Excerpt from Classical English Poetry: For the Use of Schools, and Young Persons in General This tenth Editionahas been carefully revised, and seme pieces, not in any former impression, have been inserted from living or recent poets of deserved eminence. Among the rest, are a few pieces from the pen of the late Mr. Pratt, my origi nal coadjutor in compiling the volume. It is my Wish, should the plan meet with encouragement, and health and life be allowed, to publish a selection. From the works of that esteemed poet and novelist, with Biographical and Critical Remarks. 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.