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Excerpt from The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Vol. 13: Reprinted From the Originals, With the Last Corrections of the Authors; Together With the Poems of Charles Wesley Not Before Published The appearance of the last Volume of the Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley imposes on the Editor the pleasing duty of acknowledging the kind reception generally given to his labours, and the assistance he has received from various quarters. In addition to many friends who have tendered him advice, he has had the privilege of consulting, on every difficult question, the late Rev. Dr. Hoole, without whose aid in deciphering and transcribing Charles Wesley's short-hand, this collection would have wanted some interesting poems; and also the Rev. Thomas Jackson, the biographer of Charles Wesley, who about thirty years ago issued a prospectus of a uniform edition of his works, and who has happily been spared to witness, in venerable age, the completion of an undertaking which he has so long desired. To Mr. C. D. Hardcastle, of Sunderland, he has been indebted for the loan of a rare title-page. For the Index to the first line of every verse (except the first of every hymn in Volumes I. to VIII.), he and his readers are chiefly indebted to the pains and patience of two gentlemen, the Rev. Julius Brigg, of Hawes, Yorkshire, and Mr. William Sugden, B.A., Head Master of the Wesleyan Normal Training Institution, Westminster. 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.