Excerpt from Jacob Brown: And Other Poems IF any apology is necessary for the gathering together of these articles in verse, it should come from another source than the author. Those who have honored me by reading my first vol ume will discover a marked difference in the character of the two books. And it may be to my prejudice with some of them; but a close observation has taught me that humor is more graciously received by the general reader than mere fine sentiment. If any thing in these pages shall leave an impression that I have ih dulged a less worthy spirit, it must be regarded as growing out of an inability to make myself clearly understood. I have con ceived no satire. I have given no individuality or special dirce tion to any line in the book, and those who know me best will readily acquit me cf any design to be other than amiable and delicate in every allusion. 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.