Author : Hugh Haliburton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780259959359
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (593 download)
Book Synopsis Ochil Idylls, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) by : Hugh Haliburton
Download or read book Ochil Idylls, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) written by Hugh Haliburton and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-24 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ochil Idylls, and Other PoemsThe author of Horace in Homespun has not been able to decide whether the measure of approval accorded to his book is attributable to what he might call the capitals of classical Latinity which he daringly appropriated for the adornment of his work, or to the rude columns of Doric Scots which stand beneath them; in a word. To Horace or to Haliburton - Men and Muses! Forgive the audacity of the association. Whichever be the cause - or, not to be too modest. The main cause - the result is gratifying. It shows either that Latin is still - what it has long been in Scotland - a tongue by no means unknown and unappreciated among the common people of the North; or - and this would be, from the author's view. A more satisfactory condition of things literary that the ancient vernacular, thought by despondent patriots to be moribund, if not something more, is still vigorous enough to be intelligible, and to assert some degree of mastership in its ain house at hame.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.
