Excerpt from Poetry of Germany: Consisting of Selections From Upwards of Seventy of the Most Celebrated Poets, Translated Into English Verse, With the Original Text on the Opposite Page If it be true, what has been so often said, that only a poet can be a good translator of poetry, the Author trembles for the success of his work, for, though he has been guilty of rhyme, he now appears before the public for the first time in verse. That not only poems which have been frequently translated are admitted into this collection, but also some which have been translated by Bulwer, Hemans, Longfellow, and other distinguished poets, is a pre sumption in excuse of which a few words may not be out of place. It was intended to present the English reader not merely with what was new, but with a complete outline of modern German poetry; hence. 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.