Excerpt from Voices From the Mountains The aim of this compilation is to preserve in collective form poems I have written since the first of those books issued from the press. Included also are a few others, some of which have been revised and, I trust, improved since their original appearance. Most of these verses were composed among my native mountains - hence the title chosen for this volume. They embrace a variety of themes, ranging from grave to gay, from lively to severe, and are sent forth in the hope that they will carry to those who read them some portion of the pleasure that accompanied their creation. 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.