Lyrics of Life (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Lyrics of Life If a preface be an apology for publishing a book, it would seem eminently fitting that a few apologetic lines should especially preface and accompany a book of poems. Why? Because in an age flooded by fiction, storied by magazines, gorged by the daily press, the spare time and thought of the average reader is thereby consumed, and unless he have poetry in his nature, a book of poems will be but little sought after. A true reader of poetry must have some poetry in his soul, and thus be enabled to attain, in a degree at least, to the inspiration that must imbue the poet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.