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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Gems from the Best Authors, Grave and Gay
Author: Gems from the Best Authors, Grave and Gay
Author: Edward John HardingPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781341263125
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Gems From the Best Authors
Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334133220
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Excerpt from Gems From the Best Authors: Grave and Gay I have occasionally amused my fancy by feigning the existence of a future state for books - a whole phantasmal world inhabited by the ghosts of dead and gone epics, dramas, romances, and where all the characters of fiction glide murmuring by, veritable shadows of shades. Over the portico would be inscribed Habent sua fata libelli; and the three kingdoms would all be thronged. In the infernal regions proper, we should look to find Heine and Swift and all the swarm of gross and profane writers, and with them whatever in literature is trite or dull or insincere, for in art these are among the cardinal sins. That which is not good in literature is bad; there is no mean or borderland. Neither gods nor men nor birds of the air can endure an indifferent bard. Yet better a quavering note than a false one; and for your dis sembling poet the deepest dungeons are in store. Many a sonnet that in its day was greatly praised, resembling with its mincing gait and affected phrase some fine coquette, now lies quite chapfallen, spite of all its airs and graces and paint an inch thick. For a lie is in its nature mortal and vulnerable; your glass and plaster will sooner or later crack and crumble, how bravely soever they aunt it in robes of silver or bronze; that which a man but half feels, but half believes, is forever at war with itself, and will die self-slain. False taste of a certain sort we call meretricious the phrase implies a harsh censure, but a just one. A fair and honest thought will never be over-dressed. A noble conception, a fine fancy, how ever it may snfier in effectiveness or grace when clothed in other language, will still retain some power to thrill or charm, for beauty is unchangeable in its essence; but how woefully the poverty of many a pompous phrase is exposed by stripping it of its rhetoric! One that wraps the drapery of his couch about him does but tuck himself up in his bed-clothes; and 1f the latter is not a striking or poetical image, then neither is the former. But take such an image as this. 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."
Treasures of Literature and Art
Author: Edward J. HardingGleanings from popular authors
Author: Edward John HardingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Gleanings from Popular Authors
Author: The Publishers Weekly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
Gleanings from Popular Authors
Author: Edward John HardingPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290851664
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Peerless Reciter, Or, Popular Program
Author: Henry Davenport NorthropPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elocution
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Gleanings from Popular Authors
Author: Edward John HardingPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781354437261
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.