Author: Wilhelmina BainesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331007975
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Excerpt from Lays From Legends and Other Poems We see three rocky islands in the bay. 'Twas here of old the Sirens held their sway; And still, while gazing on the beauteous scene, We see the sister group as in a dream, And fancy that we hear the fatal sound, Tempt us to linger on the enchanted ground. This is the story that traditions tell. The Sirens, gifted with a mystic spell Of fascination, all who sailed along And heard the echoes of their rapturous song 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.