Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell, Vol. 1 of 2
Among the works of the later poets of Great Britain, whether we consider their classical beauty or lyrical inspiration, none are more worthy of note than those of Thomas Campbell. Though Scottish born, like his countryman Thomson, he was eminently an English writer. His works are in that tongue unmingled with a dialect of which little can be said in praise, and though spoken between districts in which the English and Gaelic prevail, yet not well recognized by the people who speak either of those languages. His family belonged to the clan of the Campbells, one of the most powerful in the records of barbarian feudality, when lord and serf or villain divided a semi-civilized people throughout these Islands, too many remnants of the customs and laws of which still aflict both countries. 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.
