Download or read book Select Works of the British Poets written by John Aikin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series From Falconer to Sir Walter Scott; With Biographical and Critical Notices In the task of selecting, the compiler has kept in view, accord ing to the best of his judgment, what appears to havebeenthe leading principle of his predecessor, namely, to choose the most popular works of the best poets. The notices have been neces sarily compiled entirely from British authorities. 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.