Excerpt from Echoes of Old Cumberland: Poems and Translations<br><br>This Volume is inscribed to the People of Cum berland and of Westmorland, to whom it may be of most interest; in the h0pe that the endeavour to preserve a picture of local scenes, and in either County, a record of habits and customs which are passing away from us, will be a better apology for its publication, than the request of friends 3 or the wish that these, the recreations of many years, may entitle the Writer to a kind remembrance. Several of the earlier Pieces have appeared many.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.