The Poetical Works Of James Montgomery Vol 1 Of 3

Author : James Montgomery
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259197157
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (971 download)

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Download or read book The Poetical Works of James Montgomery, Vol. 1 of 4 written by James Montgomery and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of James Montgomery, Vol. 1 of 4: Including Several Poems Now First Collected, With a Sketch of His Life He was so disheartened by this circumstance, that, on occasion of a misuhderstanding with Mr. Harrison, he, at the end of eight months, quitted the metropolis, and returned to Wath, where he was received with a hearty welcome by his former employer. While in London, having been advised to turn his attention in prose, as mean profitable than verse, he composed an eastern story which he took one evening to-a publish er in the east end of the town. Being directed through the shop, to the private room of the great man, he' presented his manuscript in form. The prudent bookseller read the title, marked the number of pages, counted the lines in a page, and made a calculation of 'the whole; then turning to the author, who stood in astonishment at this summary mode of deciding on the merit of a work of imagination, he very civilly return ed the copy, saying, Sir, your manuscript is too small it won't do for me - take it to he publishes these kind of things. Montgomery retreated with so much confgeion from the presence of the bookseller, that in passing through the shop, he dashed his unfortunate head against a patent lamp, broke the glass, spilled the oil, and making an awkward apology to the shopmen, who were tittering behind the counter, to the no small mortification of the poor author, be rushed into the street, equally unable to restrain his venation. Or his laughter, and retired to his home, filled with chagrin and disappointment at this ludicrous and untoward misadventure. 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.