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Excerpt from Fragments of Prose Poetry This volume contains some fragments of prose and poetry written by my husband during a period of many years, and on divers subjects; - as such it cannot but appear to a certain degree heterogeneous and disconnected. And yet the singleness of purpose and steadfastness of endeavour which are shown throughout will, I think, give it a sufficient unity in the eyes of those who have sympathised with the author s aspirations or shared his hopes. My husband did not wish the autobiographical chapters at the beginning of this volume to appear until three or four years after his death. A few passages have been omitted from them on account of their references to people still living, but on the other hand, the chapters have been supplemented by various letters, which bring out their true significance and illustrate the progress of the author's earnest thought, from the early years of childhood down to the very last moments of his life upon this earth. There remain many beautiful letters of my husband's both to myself and to friends. 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.