The Gentle Shepherd Ec

Author : Allan Ramsay
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656009497
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Gentle Shepherd, Vol. 1 written by Allan Ramsay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Gentle Shepherd, Vol. 1: A Pastoral Comedy; With Illustrations of the Scenery: An Appendix, Containing Memoirs of David Allan, the Scots Hogarth; Besides Original, and Other Poems Connected With the Illustrations: And a Comprehensive Glossary Although many of ramsay's poems are faithfuls ly drawn from nature, and contain correct and hu morons descriptions of life and manners, as they were exhibited to him at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and, in so far, are of considerable im portance in the domestic history of Scotland; the gentle shepherd is the work on which his ce lebrity rests, and the interest in the particulars of its author's life depends. EU rns, though his superior in pathos, fire, and elegance; in throwing out 'a short-lived flash of genius and in the freedom, boldness, and taste, with which he could, beautifully, and sometimes humorously, paint a single image, or. 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.