The Georgic

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Excerpt from The Georgic: A Contribution to the Study of the Vergilian Type of Didactic PoetryThe subject that I have undertaken is a large one, leading into many almost untouched fields. The little that I have accomplished is hardly more than an introduction to the subject. I have regretted to leave unstudied so many developments Of the georgic, particularly in Italian literature, however, altho I have worked badly, I have hoped that I might awaken in others, who can work well, an interest in this curious and long-neglected type of poetry.I wish to make grateful acknowledgment to Mr. Hyder E. Rollins, who very kindly read for me at Harvard rare editions Of John Lawrence's Paradise Regained, or The Art of Garden ing, and Charles Clifford's The British Angler, interesting poems that would otherwise have been inaccessible to me, and to Professor Wilfrid P. Mustard, whose untiring aid has been invaluable to me, not only in the use Of Greek and Latin mate rials, but at every other point connected with my work. Finally, I wish to thank Professor Bright, to whom I owe chiefly what little may be of worth in this study. My faults in workmanship, particularly in the last chapters written amidst many difficulties and interruptions, I regret, mainly, because they indicate SO great a departure from the ideals Of scholarship that I have acquired under his guidance and inspiration.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.