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Title: Xeniola. Poems, including translations from Schiller and De la Motte Fouque .Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Anster, John; 1837. x. 174 p.; 8 . 993.l.2.

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Fa u s T. PRELUDE AT THE THEATRE. Manager. Dramatic Poet. Mr. Merryman. Manager. My two good friends, on whom I have depended, At all times to assist me atid advise; Aid your old friend once more?to-night he tries (And greatly fears the: fate that may attend it) For German lands a novel enterprise. To please the public I am most desirous j " Live and let live," has ever been their maxim, Gladly they pay the trifle that we tax 'em, And gratitude should with new zeal inspire us. Our temporary theatre's erected, Planks laid, posts raised, and something is expected. Already have the audience ta'en their station, With eye-brows lifted up in expectation; Thoughtful and tranquil all?with hopes excited, Disposed to be amused?amazed?delighted! I know the people's taste?their whims?caprices, Could always get up popular new pieces j But never have I been before so harassed As now?so thoroughly perplext, embarrassed I Every one reads so much of every thing: The books they read are not the best, 'tis true: But then they are for ever reading?reading ! This being so, how can we hope to bring Any thing out, that shall be good and new ? What chance of now as formerly succeeding ? How I delight to see the people striving To force their way into our crowded booth, Pouring along, and fighting, nail and tooth, Digging with elbows, through the'passage driving, As if it were St. Peter's gate, and leading To something more desirable than Eden; Long before Four, while daylight's strong as ever, All hurrying to the box of the receiver, Breaking their necks for tickets?thrusting?jamming, As at a baker's door in time of famine ! On men so various in their disposition, So different in manners?rank?condition; How is a miracle like this effected ? The poet?he alone is the magician. On thc...