The Poetical Works Of Elijah Fenton

Author : Elijah Fenton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332992584
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Poetical Works of Elijah Fenton written by Elijah Fenton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Elijah Fenton: With the Life of the Author This tragedy is founded on the fiery of Herod and Mariamne, related in the Speetator, and taken from Jofephus. Mariamne, fays Dr. Johnfon, is written in lines of ten fyllables, with few of thofe re dundant terminations which the drama not only admits, but requires, as more nearly approaching to real dia logue. The tenor of his verfe is fo uniform that it cannot be thong t cafual, and yet upon what principle be f0 con rueted it, is difficult to difcover. The Dot'tor relates the following anecdote, brought to his recollection by the mention of this play. 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."