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Excerpt from Legends, Lyrics and Hymns This little book of verses is presented to the public as the third volume of a series, designed principally for the innocent amusement and instruction of Catholic youth, and of which "The Two Victories," and "The Rector's Daughter," form the first numbers. As the issuing of a volume of poems as one of a series, whose object is so professedly humble, may, perhaps, at first sight, appear somewhat ambitious or misplaced, I deem it necessary to offer a word of explanation as to the motives which have influenced me in taking this step. During the last few years I have occasionally occupied my leisure moments in writing simple poems, sometimes for college purposes, and sometimes as contributions to the various Catholic periodicals of the day. I have frequently been urged to publish these poems in a collected form; and influenced quite as much by the solicitations of, it may be, partial friends, as by my own inclinations, I have at length done so. I have selected from my published poems such as I deemed suited to the object of this little volume. 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.