Excerpt from The Fawn of Spring-Vale, the Clarionet, and Other Tales, Vol. 2 of 3 The human face only is theirs; but though the light which stamps it with the glory of divine, breaks not from the eye, it shines in the heart, and emanates from the whole countenance. Why otherwise is it that the habitual smile of a blind man is so ineffably radiant and serene and why is it that it is habitual? Because the lustre of a pure mind, and the meekness of an inoffensive heart, communicate at all times to the features an expression of more touching grace than could the beauty of the most lustrous eye without them. 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 Fawn of Spring-Vale, Vol. 1 of 3: The Clarionet, and Other Tales I know it may, and probably will, be Objected to me, that the plan of the tale is borrowed from Wordsworth. In justice to myself, however, I am bound to say that the Clarionet was within a few pages of its conclusion when the matter was pointed out to me and I need scarcely inform my readers, that I felt the moment in which I disco vered myself thinking in a manner analogous to that great man to be one of the proudest and hap piest-of my life. 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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