The Two Angels, and Other Poems PDF Download

Author: Alexander Anderson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330818077
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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Excerpt from The Two Angels, and Other Poems: With an Introductory Sketch by George Gilfillan The appearance of a new volume of Poems from the pen of Mr Alexander Anderson, of Kirkconnel, so widely known by the nom-de-plume of "Surfaceman," seems to justify a short sketch of his life, and an appraisement of his poetry. This account shall at least have the two merits of Sincerity and of Shortness. And first, of the events of his life. Mr Anderson was born on the 30th of April 1845, at Kirkconnel, a small village at the upper end of Dumfriesshire; his boyhood was spent at Crocketford, another small village in the lower end of Galloway. At a humble school he gained the rudiments of his early education. Here, he tells us himself, he was not remarkable for any particular cleverness or aptitude for learning. He was a good penman, however, took great delight in acquiring what Dominie Sampson calls "a firm, current, clear, and legible hand," and became a caligrapher. The notanda about himself, which he has kindly sent us, and his correspondence, prove that he can write in both senses of the term - not scrawl inscrutabilities, as too many of his kindred are in the habit of doing. He was a good sketcher, too, and enjoyed a local fame for colouring. 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.