Waifs of the Mind (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Waifs of the Mind (Classic Reprint) written by W. V. Newson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Waifs of the Mind One of these was the English poet, Matthew Prior, a man with a penchant for figures and skill in questions of commerce. Because of these peculiarities, we find that in the year 17] I. The Lord Treasurer of England called upon him to assist in bringing about a much-desired treaty with France. Dear Matt, wrote Bolingbroke to the poet. Hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen. Who are much better politicians than the French are poets. Another notable exception among commercially-minded poets is to be found in the author of this collection of verses. Entitled Waifs of the Mind. Nothing approaching a dalliance or a dawdling attitude of mind can be found in the life history of Mr. Newson, who, for over fifteen years. Has held the arduous and important office of Deputy Provincial Treasurer of the Province of Alberta. For a certainty, in this capacity, our poet can have no delicate susceptibilities concerning the accumulation of uncleanly cash; no obsessions that the sacred claw of literature must never. Never scrape for a living; no beliefs that a poet must wear his life away in isolation from his kind. There was once a clever man who warned his age to beware of dreamers, they were such practical persons. 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.