The Seasons And Castle Of Indolence To Which Is Prefixed The Life Of The Author

Author : James Thomson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259202561
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book The Seasons (Classic Reprint) written by James Thomson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Seasons: With the Castle of IndolenceWhen the Author of the seasons came to London in pursuit of patronage and'fame, his first want, as his biographer informs us, was a pair of shoes. For the supply of all his necessities, his whole fund was his winter, which for a time could find no pur chaser; till, at last, Mr. Millar, a bookseller in the Strand, was persuaded to buy it at a low price; and this low price he had for some time reason to regret. We are not informed what estimate Thom son himself had formed of his production: whether with self-supported confidence he anticipated the reception it would eventually meet with from the public, or whether he was satisfied to dispose of his unproductive treasure for a sum that provided for the wants of the moment - as he would have disposed of a precious stone of uncertain value to the first lapi dary who would set a price upon it. In his most san guine and ambitious moments he could not have ven tared to hope, that the poem would ultimately not only amply reward its purchaser, but take its rank among productions which are considered as, eras in our literature, and become identified with the lan guage.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.