On the Wave

Excerpt from On the Wave: And Other Poems To say that we arc careless of the impression which our labours may stamp upon the public mind, would be both remote from our aim and inconsistent with a generous purpose; yet, with the certainty of displeasing most, I have only to offer for the issue of the present incomplete and in many ways defective work, the hope which has given origin to it, that, in enabling me to retain possession of that spot which the memory of past generations and the recollections of my youth have rendered dear to me, it may offer to me that asylum of future leisure and retirement that shall be crowned with the consummation of an effort that, to use the expression of a greater, the public shall not willingly let die. 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.