Irish Literature, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Irish Literature, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by Justin McGarthy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-04 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Irish Literature, Vol. 4 To fawn, to crouch, to wait, to ride, to run, To spend, to give, to want, to be undone. In Ireland he saw a different state of things. The poets might almost be described as the patrons, for theirs it was to distribute praise or dispraise in poems, the which, says Spenser, are held in so high regard and estimation amongst them that none dare displease them, for feare to runne into reproach through their Offense, and be made infamous in the mouths of all men. Their compositions were sung at all feasts and meetings by other persons, and these also, to his surprise, receive great rewards and reputation. Certain it is, though strange, that Edmund Spenser, had he been the least hard in the pettiest principality of Ireland, instead of being the first poet of the monarch of Great Britain, would not have died of hunger. Neglected and starving in Westminster, may he not have regretted his political efforts to destroy the one national organism which above all others had ever generously encouraged the representatives of liter ature? 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.