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Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from The Art of Preserving Health: A Poem, in Four Books; With a Critical Essay by J. Aiken, M.D. And Notes by Dr. Alcott But there are subjects, the nature of which render such a combination scarcely possible, and in which every attempt to produce it, can only yield an incon gruous mixture of ill-placed ornament and defective instruction. These are especially to be found in those arts of life which depend upon the application of me chamical rules, or the practical skill acquired by ex perience. To describe the minute processes of ma nual art in verse, in such a manner as that they shall be understood, is not only a very difficult task, but a wholly fruitless one since, after all, the description cannot be so clear and precise as one written in prose, nor can the verse rise to poetry. We may, indeed, admire the skill shewn in the attempt to de corate a barren subject, but we must regret that the writer's talents were so ill employed. So obvious is this conclusion, that we may be assured no one ever wrote a didactic poem for the simple purpose of. 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., Poetry By Individual Poets<

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Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2017, Medium: Taschenbuch, Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Titel: The Art of Preserving Health, Titelzusatz: A Poem, in Four Books. With a Critical Essay by J. Aiken, M.D. And Notes by Dr. Alcott (Classic Reprint), Autor: Armstrong, John, Verlag: Forgotten Books, Sprache: Englisch, Schlagworte: POETRY // General, Rubrik: Belletristik // Lyrik, Dramatik, Essays, Seiten: 150, Informationen: 23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam, Gewicht: 211 gr, Verkäufer: averdo Belletristik<

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