Excerpt from Homely Rhymes, Poems and Reminiscences [This volume is a reprint of Poems published in 1843, which have been long out of print. Upwards of fifty poems not included in any former collection have been added. The whole have been arranged by the Author, who has prefaced the volume with some Reminiscences of his Life.] 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.