The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Vol. 2 of 2

Download or read book The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Vol. 2 of 2 written by Matthew Prior and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior, Vol. 2 of 2: Now First Collected, With Explanatory Notes, and Memoirs of the Author The noble images and refleetions, the profound reafonings upon human aetions, and excellent precepts for the government of life, which are found in the Proverbs, Eccleftafles, and Other books, com'monly attributed to Solomon, afford fubjeeis for finer poems in every kind, than have, I think, yet appeared in the Greek, Latin, or any modern language: how far they were verfe in their original, is a differtation not to be enter ed into at prefent. 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."