Excerpt from The African Slave: With Other Poems and Songs Encouraged by the favourable reception of the first Number'bf fmy Poems: from my generous li'fiends and the Public, I again take the of claiming their indulgence; and trust they will be kind enough to pardon me for obtruding upon then? Notice a' second, Number. Well am I aware that these Pbems are not the pioductwns of sovereign genius, Nb - they ai'e Onlv the effusions of a mind possessed of some of the peculiali feelings of human natur e; and I, shall be highly gratified, should the ideas they'snggest impart half-the energy and glowmg enthusiasm which I felt when com-l, posing them. The discrimination of my Readers will readily point out the inaccuracies that may occur in these pages but I hope they will accompany the1r censure with moderation and candour -nor giveway to, those censorious reflections that are-too often the res salt of insensibility and ignorance. I can estimate; according to their true value, ob11gat10ns of fniendship and for these obligations, wliich have been many, gra. 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.