Download or read book Sonnets of the Sacred Year (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel John Stone and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-19 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sonnets of the Sacred Year Owrite in it was to remove as far as possible from the ordinary metrical forms. Again, if what Henry Reed, the author Of those Lectures on the British Poets Which have been SO widely read in England and America, has said is true, that the public taste for the Sonnet is reviving, it seemed well worth while to make any effort, however humble, to minister to this appreciation Of one Of the noblest forms Of all noble verse, and also to help to give it a tone in harmony with the everlasting chime. And, once more, the writer, far from feeling that he is driven by the necessity Of being original to the use Of a metre which is not the best vehicle for thought on sacred subjects, was strongly convinced that there was no measure better adapted for his purpose than this, and that the general testimony Of English literature at its best serves to show that in our language at least the Sonnet is especially fitted for subjects that are grave, dignified, and contemplative. It is scarcely likely that this fact will be clear and this Opinion acceptable to every reader, and therefore it has been thought advisable to introduce the series with some remarks on the origin, history, and character Of this species Of verse, with particular reference to the distinctive position which it holds in English literature. 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.