Rural Rhymes and Sketches in East Lothian (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Rural Rhymes and Sketches in East Lothian It is with not a little diffidence and misgiving that I send forth this volume - a mere fragmentary selection, as it is, from Rhymes and Sketches, which I have from time to time contributed to the press, under the signatures, and in the assumed characters, of "Thomas Pintail" and "Samuel Mucklebackit." For I am well aware that the cordial reception most of the pieces met with on their debut in their native locality, may not prove to have been an earnest of their success in the world at large. But "the die is cast, " and whatever the fate of this humble literary venture may be, I must now await and accept it with what patience, and, if need be, fortitude I may. I have nothing to advance in the way of anticipating honest, or disarming hostile, criticism. I desire to stand or fall by its merits or demerits alone. 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.