Excerpt from June on the Miami: An Idyl More than half a century ago the author be gan the composition of the poem, June on the Miami, an early version of which appeared in his first published volume, issued in 1871. And w long out of print. But the attractive theme which had so strongly impressed his imag ination in his boyhood, continued to engross his fancy, demanding ampler treatment; and after the lapse of forty years he undertook the recon struction of the entire piece, adding much that is new and retouching almost every line of the original. The idyl in its completed form is here. 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.