This anthology is a vibrant collection of poems, short stories, and verses from a diverse group of writers, each offering their unique voice and perspective. From the depths of emotion to the heights of imagination, these works explore the human experience in its many forms—love, loss, joy, reflection, and beyond. Each piece is carefully crafted to evoke thought and feeling, creating a rich tapestry of literary expression. Whether you are drawn to the brevity of a verse or the complexity of a story, this collection offers something for everyone, inviting readers to journey through the minds of creative storytellers.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Excerpt from Poetic Buds Pursue thy flight on fancy's wing! In sympathetic numbers tell The woes a guileless maid befell! Down in a vale, beside a wood, A lowly white-thatched cottage stood 'tis years ago, and matters not The name, but 'twas a lovely spot Soft verdure clothed the sloping hills, Profusely veined with purling rills; Bright-foliaged trees waved high around The craggy steeps with pines were crowned. Here flowers in wild luxuriance grew; And birds to its safe coverts flew. Sweet Philomel her dreamy song Would often through the night prolong. 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.

Excerpt from Buds, Blossoms, and Leaves: Poems IN the long, still hours of solitude and loneliness, my untaught lyre has breathed the strains I 've gath-i ered here. Hastily, and Without arrangement, they were written, and thus are they bound together in this little volume; and like a tiny bark, freighted With human hopes and human fears, it is cast upon the uncertain tide of literature, to sink or or perish, as friends do most applaud, or critics most. 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.