Farm Ballads
Carleton, Will, 1845-1912
English
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FARM BALLADS
By Will Carleton
PREFACE.
These poems have been written under various, and, in some cases,difficult, conditions: in the open air, "with team afield;" in thestudent's den, with the ghosts of unfinished lessons hovering gloomilyabout; amid the rush and roar of railroad travel, which trains of thoughtare not prone to follow; and in the editor's sanctum, where the daintyfeet of the Muses do not often deign to tread.
Crude and unfinished as they are, the author has yet had the assurance topublish them, from time to time, in different periodicals, in which, it isbut just to admit, they have been met by the people with unexpected favor.While his judgment has often failed to endorse the kind words spoken forthem, he has naturally not felt it in his heart to file any remonstrances.
He has been asked, by friends in all parts of the country, to put hispoems into a more durable form than they have hitherto possessed; and itis in accordance with these requests that he now presents "Farm Ballads"to the public.
Of course he does not expect to escape, what he needs so greatly, thediscipline of severe criticism; for he is aware that he has often wanderedout of the beaten track, and has many times been too regardless of theestablished rules of rhythm, in his (oftentimes vain) search for theflowers of poesy.
But he believes that The People are, after all, the true critics, and willsoon ascertain whether there are more good than poor things in a book; andwhatever may be their verdict in this case, he has made up his mind to behappy.
W. C.
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