January Searle
Published: 2017-10-14
Total Pages: 196
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Excerpt from The Life, Character, and Genius, of Ebenezer Elliott: The Corn Law Rhymer I have to Speak in this paper Upon the genius and character of Ebenezer Elliott, whose stormy life 1s now ended, and whose great musical heart lies still and silent m the grave. And although, if I consulted my own feelings, the love which I bore the departed poet would prompt me to Write a threnody over his ashes, rather than a. Cool analysis of iiis mind and writings, yet I will endeavour to merge all private sympathies in this discourse, and treat my subject in a Catholic spirit, from the historical point of View alone. 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.