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William Henry Tompkins

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Description:Excerpt from Robert of Kincaid: A Tale of the Douglas For a writer to trespass within the territory of a master may appear little less than criminal; and to choose for his field of action, a land whose every hill and dale, whose mountains, lochs and torrents still echo on a clear dawn with the tender songs of a Burns; or as the twilight fades into dusk, throng with the romantic and knightly legends of a Scott, may seem to invite criticism and provoke comparisons whose sweetness is like unto gall. But the writer is less guilty than he looks. That William, the Eighth Earl of Douglas, was born in Scotland in the fifteenth century, can not with reason be charged to the misdeeds of the author, nor should he be expected to apologize for the circumstances of a Scottish birth. Blame history, not the writer! When men love and hate, when they thirst for power and fame, time and locality, if their blood be red, become as incidents, stage settings as it were. Courage that can laugh down defeat, inspires the heart, whether it illuminates the throne of an Eastern Satrap or is obscured in a Pennsylvania coal mine. So it is men, more than places, that the writer has sought to portray; wounded hearts, baffled ambitions, more than romantic scenery; rather the dark solitudes of the mind than the secret dungeons of a mediaeval castle. 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."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Robert of Kincaid: A Tale of the Douglas (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Robert of Kincaid: A Tale of the Douglas (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Robert of Kincaid: A Tale of the Douglas For a writer to trespass within the territory of a master may appear little less than criminal; and to choose for his field of action, a land whose every hill and dale, whose mountains, lochs and torrents still echo on a clear dawn with the tender songs of a Burns; or as the twilight fades into dusk, throng with the romantic and knightly legends of a Scott, may seem to invite criticism and provoke comparisons whose sweetness is like unto gall. But the writer is less guilty than he looks. That William, the Eighth Earl of Douglas, was born in Scotland in the fifteenth century, can not with reason be charged to the misdeeds of the author, nor should he be expected to apologize for the circumstances of a Scottish birth. Blame history, not the writer! When men love and hate, when they thirst for power and fame, time and locality, if their blood be red, become as incidents, stage settings as it were. Courage that can laugh down defeat, inspires the heart, whether it illuminates the throne of an Eastern Satrap or is obscured in a Pennsylvania coal mine. So it is men, more than places, that the writer has sought to portray; wounded hearts, baffled ambitions, more than romantic scenery; rather the dark solitudes of the mind than the secret dungeons of a mediaeval castle. 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."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Robert of Kincaid: A Tale of the Douglas (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Robert of Kincaid: A Tale of the Douglas (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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