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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...be rare sport Eor devils and salamanders.--Once the world Hung like a drop of water in the air; Now 'tis an atom of dust, and, by and by, It is to go out like a spark of fire; And so God puffs the little wonder out: Hear this, ye little demigods of earth!--Now the swift hours are wearing to the morn, And silence reigns o'er all the populous town; Save now and then some figure in the gloom, Reeling or hurrying along the street To tell me that foul sin is yet awake, Or sorrow has not slept. Here comes the Morn; Not like the merry maid that calls the lark And wakens labor to a joyful task; Nor with her rosy sister hand in hand--Young Health, with blushing cheeks and dewy lips, And eyes that laugh as gaily as the sun; But dull-eyed as the slave she calls to work, Looks wearily upon a world uncheered By dew-eyed flower or sprightly song of bird, Or aught that can awake the heart to joy.--Still on the Earth! cries Merlie, fie for shame! Heaven's a sweet place, and hell a lively one, But this is neither one thing nor the other. When comes your book to set the world on fire? Ha! so we dream of rising some fine day And see the sun come down to shine on us, But find it glaring like a cyclop's eye, While critics buzz like flies about one's face And drop their nether venom here and there. I went to hell with Dante yesternight And rose this morning with an humble heart. I have a volume lying in the press: Faith, there I'll let it lie, for it contents me As little as I do content myself: As I was looking down into my heart I saw the Devil looking up at me: My book has caught some foul spots from my heart, And I would cast it deep into the sea, Like a rich goblet with a tempting draught, Ere a pure lip were tainted with its kiss, Or drank down sorrow from its golden mouth...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1231227583
- ISBN 13 9781231227589
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages48
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