Excerpt from Lays of the Western Gael: And Other Poems Hibernian Nights' Entertainments preceding these; and, in spite of a highly successful debut in English literature by The Forging of the Anchor, which at once took its place' among the poems of the English language, which are the vital and peculiar possessions of the people, and other poetical work, which would have given him a distinct place among English poets, the chief labour and success of his literary life were in the interpretation of Celtic history and poetry ...
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Excerpt from Lays of the Western Gael: And Other Poems Hibernian Nights' Entertainments preceding these; and, in spite of a highly successful debut in English literature by The Forging of the Anchor, which at once took its place' among the poems of the English language, which are the vital and peculiar possessions of the people, and other poetical work, which would have given him a distinct place among English poets, the chief labour and success of his literary life were in the interpretation of Celtic history and poetry and spirit, and were by him so regarded. He did it alike with the learning of the profound and accurate scholar and the genius of the poet, He did not study the ancient Celtic literature and bardic remains of Ireland in the Spirit of the archaeologist and antiquarian, although with equal diligence and accuracy, but with a sympathetic appreciation of its pervading elements of poetry and the genius of the Celtic race. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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