Memoir of Frank Russell Firth (Classic Reprint) ~ Paperback ~ Frank Russell Firth

Excerpt from Memoir of Frank Russell Firth Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise(That last infirmity of noble minds)To scorn delights and live laborious days;But the fair guerdon, when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life, But not the praise. And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love.There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies, That sing, and, singing, in their glory move, And wipe the tears forever from his eyes. - Milton. ... What is excellent, As God lives, is permanent;Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain;Hearts' love will meet thee again. - Emerson. 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.