Lines in Pleasant Places
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Shillaber, B. P.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Lines in Pleasant Places: Rhythmics of Many Moods and Quantities, Wise and Otherwise We are told that when the late Pythagoras discovered his champion problem - the forty-seventh - that is to-day most popular in places where it is least understood, he made a great to-do about it, shouting "Eureka!" and indulging in other eccentric demonstrations; so the author of this unpretending volume, when the idea of publishing came upon him, received it as if it were a new revelation, and said, "I´ll print it!" the difference betwixt his ejaculation and that of Pythagoras, aforesaid, being that his was in plain English. But there was a financial difficulty in the way which looked portentous, and then, recalling the aphorism of the eminent financier, who made a fortune by borrowing ninepences, that "friendship unutilized is capital wasted," he drew up the mild appeal to "His Friends," that needs but to be alluded to here, which achieved a success far beyond his expectations, for which he is duly grateful. The tutelar genius which inspired his previous books, does not prominently appear in this, though the benignant influence of Mrs. Partington may be felt in its pages, warming, by its tranquil glow, without provoking the reader to the frenzy of mirth, and, like Cowper´s cup of tea, may "cheer, but not inebriate." 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.
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