Download or read book A Wreath of Columbia's Flowers, 1858 (Classic Reprint) written by Frances J. Crosby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Wreath of Columbia's Flowers, 1858 IT may be fairly inferred, from the title Of this little work, that the writer, who, from her long connection with the New York Institution for the Blind, is well known to the public, assumes that the productions it contains are the efibrts Of native American genius, and that this fact claims for it the patronage of those who love to encourage every well-directed effort Of their countryw'omen. We are too apt to believe the capabilities and endowments of those who come to us from afar, superior to our own and they are not a few who allow volumes to grow dingy and dusty on their Shelves, while they read those Of an inferior order, brought to them from foreign lands. It IS this pre vailing spirit Of the times we deplore, and encourage the perusal Of American literature - not to the exclu sion Of anything that is good - but that we may learn to appreciate ourselves, and our own resources, and thus be the better able to test the merits Of those about us. For those who have but little fondness for poetry, the writer has diversified her work with stories which are natural and true to life. And She now submits it to the American public, with a heart ever grateful for their patronage, never insensible to their worth, nor Indiffer. 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.