The Poetical Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden, Vol. 1

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden, Vol. 1: With "a Cypresse Grove" We have likewise diverged from the Maitland Club edition in the matter of punctuation. In that edition the punctuation is modernised. We have adhered to Drummond's own punctuation, not only because it would be difficult to imagine any writer bringing greater care to the revision of his text, but also and principally in view of the fact that his punctuation was based on rhythmic rather than on logical considerations. It is a risky proceeding to interfere with the settled punctuation of a poet of any period, and more especially of that period to modify it in any way in the case of a poet whose reputa tion must ultimately rest largely on the rhythmic qualities of his verse becomes a positive injustice. 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.