Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Writings of William Hayley, Esq., The Friend and Biographer of Cowper, Written by Himself, Vol. 2 of 2: With Extracts From His Private Correspondence and Unpublished Poetry, and Memoirs of His Son Thomas Alphonso Hayley, the Young Sculptor So many particulars of the Poet's life are minutely recorded in his biographical tribute to the memory of his son; his own feelings and sentiments are so copiously displayed in the series of letters, which he inserted in his affectionate memorial, that the present history will hasten to the period, when it pleased Heaven to deprive a tender father of that singularly, interest ing child, whose education and welfare had been the primary objects of his incessant attention. Hayley always regarded his son with peculiar affection; and the talents, which he evinced, were a continual source of the, most consolatory, and enlivening sensations in his paternal bosom. 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 Memoirs of the Life and Writings of William Hayley, Esq., The Friend and Biographer of Cowper, Written by Himself, Vol. 2 of 2: With Extracts From His Private Correspondence and Unpublished Poetry, and Memoirs of His Son Thomas Alphonso Hayley, the Young Sculptor Incidents and compositions from the death of the young artist, to the end of 1800. 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.