Author : Emily Pfeiffer
Release : 2018-03-22
Genre : Poetry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 737/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Gerard's Monument by : Emily Pfeiffer

Download or read book Gerard's Monument written by Emily Pfeiffer. This book was released on 2018-03-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gerard's Monument: And Other Poems Cause of Charles the First, yielded up his life in 1650, at the battle of vvigan. 1h Pagham harbour, which was formed by an irruption of the sea in the early part of the fourteenth century, there is a spot known to the fishing population of the coast, as the Hushing Strange and weird noises may be heard issuing as from the sea, when the tide is high 3 while at low water, the air may be felt rushing through the shingle, as if to supply the void made in some large cavity beneath, by the withdrawal of the tide. It is here that the goldsmith has been supposed to be labouring in atonement of his broken vow. Having thought it expedient to address her public in her own person thus far, the author feels it would be abrupt to stop here. If the half of a jest lies in the ear of him who hears it, so a book, as a book, can scarcely be said to exist, before it has found a recipient Public. The author therefore commends her work to the sympathy of the reader; whom, under all condi. 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.