Excerpt from Lyrics and Songs, Sacred and Secular The authoress of the poems in this little book has composed them from time to time during the leisure hours of some few years. When they were begun, there was intention of publication but, as they have been well received by many readers and advisers, she has decided to have them printed in book form. She desires very cordially to thank the editors of The Pilot, The Sacred Heart Review and The Dedham Transcript, for their courtesy in allowing them to appear in their respective columns. With the hope that these efforts may receive from the public due consideration, she commends them accordingly. 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 techlogy 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.