Excerpt from Wood Notes A number of these poems appeared in John Martin's Book, The Youth's Companion, The Churchman, The New York Evening Post, The New York Times, The Boston Transcript, and The Cornwall Press. 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Excerpt from Wood-Notes Wild Prefaces are, I believe, out of date now; nevertheless, at the risk of being counted Old-fashioned, I wish to say a'few words to my readers on launching upon the market this collection of verse. A few years ago, I had printed a small booklet of verse, and the same received very favorable notice, not only from home papers, but also from many of the leading newspapers, both in the East and West; the whole edition of one thousand Oopies was sold out in fifteen days, which was very gratifying to me, and since then I have often been importuned to risk something on a larger scale. This I have now done, in issuing the present volume Of wood-notes wild. I may not even be rated as a fourth class writer Of verse, but let us remember that every star is not a comet, every flower is not a rose, and every hill is not an alp; and if I have been endowed with a small share Of the poetic fire, surely I am justified in making use of it, humble though it be. There has been no attempt made at classification, but, to please a whim Of my own, I have had the pieces printed in the order in which they were written. I now leave wood-notes wild in the hands of, and to the mercy of, a generous public, and I hope that none of my readers will lay aside this collection of verse without having received some crumbs Of pleasure. 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 Woodnotes: For All Seasons The humming-bird there, and the gay paroquet, But even than they thou art lovelier yet, Sweet bird with the plumage of white. For purity rests on thy feathers of snow, Thy dark eye is sad, gentle Dove; And e'en in the varying tones of thy coo, There's an accent of sadness and tenderness too, Like the soft farewell whisper of love. 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 Wood-Notes and Church-Bells A Sparrow lighted chirping on a spray Close to my window, as I knelt in prayer, Bowed by a heavy load of anxious care. 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 Wood Notes Wild, Notations of Bird Music The editor, no more of an ornithologist and much less Of a musician than the author, cannot hope that he has steered clear of error; he hopes only for the general judgment that the work were better done crudely than not at all. A most grateful acknowledgment is made to the many authors, editors, publishers, and proprietors whose names appear, in connection with their several contributions, in the index and in the list at the end of the volume. 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 Woodnotes of a Wanderer The Eglinton Park Meeting, the leading poem in the second edition, is among the latest of his writings and, if we may judge from the strong poetical vein per vading it, his genius appears only to require cultiva tion to undertake a more daring flight. Written in the strain of Tenant's Anster Fair, ' The Eglinton Park Meeting is a running commentary on everything that came within the author's observation, and is a poem of undoubted merit. 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 Wood-Notes; Or, Carolina Carols, Vol. 2 of 2: A Collection of North Carolina Poetry Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of North Carolina. 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.