Excerpt from The Hymns and Songs of the Church: With an Introd, by Edward Farr George Wither (second son of Richard Wither by the daughter oi - Poynter) had issue three sons, viz., George Wither the poet, James Wither, and Anthony Wither. 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 The Hymns and Songs of the Church: With an Introd, by Edward Farr Among the numerous poets of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries there is scarcely a name more worthy of honour than that of George Wither. Some writers have, indeed pronounced Wither a fanatical rhymer and an intemperate Puritan. Such was the judgment of Ritson, Heylin, Dryden, Swift and Pope: all writers of undoubted talent, but whose criticism and taste must have been governed by prejudice. In the "neglected leaves" of Wither, Dr. Southey discerned "felicity of expression;" "tenderness of feeling;" and "elevation of mind;" and Sir Egerton Brydges, Mr. Park, Mr. Willmott, and that truly Christian poet and critic, James Montgomery, have all borne testimony to Withers merits. The cloud which obscured his merits as a poet, arose from his mingling in the political warfare of the turbulent period in which he lived. Sir Egerton Brydges in his Restituta has thus given the pedigree of the poet. "Thomas Wither of the County of Lancaster, Esq., left three sons. 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.

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