ADVERTISEMENT. He A SMALL proportion of the Poems in this volume was prepared for the press by the Author. Of the remainder, it is probable that several have not received his last corrections; and that some were not intended for publication. But in making the selection from a much larger number, the Editor has had no guide but his own discretion. has generally, but not uniformly, chosen such as appeared to him most finished. In some cases, he has seen in a hasty sketch sufficient interest to atone, in his opinion, for one or more weak or imperfect lines. A word here and there may have been mistaken from the imperfection of the manuscript; and better copies of some of the pieces, now first printed, may be in existence. These, and other inaccuracies, should such be detected, will, it is hoped, be pardoned in a posthumous publication. The fine sonnets on Homer," and on "Freedom," are variations, and, as the Editor thinks, improvements upon those bearing the same name in the first volume, with which it may be interesting to compare them. ST. MARK'S COLLEGE, CHELSEA, December 22nd, 1850. SONNETS. I. TO S. T. COLERIDGE. If when thou wert a living man, my sire, If while a militant and suffering saint, Thy perfect and immortal self to paint? |