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Excerpt from The Complete Poems of Robert Herrick, Vol. 1 of 3: Edited, With Memorial Introduction and Notes
In 1859 we have the following: The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick, containing his Hesperides and Noble Numbers. With a Biographical Memoir by E. Walford, m.a., Late Scholar of Baliol Coll., Oxford. London: Reeves and Turner, 238 Strand. 1859. (post pp. Xi. And and finally in 1869, this Hesperides the Poems and other Remains of Robert Herrick now First Collected. Edited by W. Carew Hazlitt. London: John Russell Smith, Soho Square, 1869. (2 vols., cr. Vol. I. Pp. Xxx. And 1 - 255 Vol. II., pp. 256 526: copies also on large paper). Mr. Hazlitt disavows responsibility for the text, which is virtually that of Pickering''s of 1846 but in the Biographical Notice he has intercalated some additions and corrections within brackets, and in Appendices added Poems from mss., etc. Of these and the different editions enumerated more will be found in the memorial-introduction (ii. Critical).
For all these Eight editions the admirer of Herrick is grateful. N one is without its own merits. Therefore none ought to be undervalued.
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In 1859 we have the following: The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick, containing his Hesperides and Noble Numbers. With a Biographical Memoir by E. Walford, m.a., Late Scholar of Baliol Coll., Oxford. London: Reeves and Turner, 238 Strand. 1859. (post pp. Xi. And and finally in 1869, this Hesperides the Poems and other Remains of Robert Herrick now First Collected. Edited by W. Carew Hazlitt. London: John Russell Smith, Soho Square, 1869. (2 vols., cr. Vol. I. Pp. Xxx. And 1 - 255 Vol. II., pp. 256 526: copies also on large paper). Mr. Hazlitt disavows responsibility for the text, which is virtually that of Pickering''s of 1846 but in the Biographical Notice he has intercalated some additions and corrections within brackets, and in Appendices added Poems from mss., etc. Of these and the different editions enumerated more will be found in the memorial-introduction (ii. Critical).
For all these Eight editions the admirer of Herrick is grateful. N one is without its own merits. Therefore none ought to be undervalued.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Robert Herrick
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ISBN - 9781527967212
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 473
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Author
Robert Herrick
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ISBN - 9781330494165
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 475
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