The Literary Remains of the Late Drake (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Literary Remains of the Late Drake Book was to have been edited with a memoir by two of his friends, who knew him best and would have paid to his memory the largest measure of justice and respect. They were Captain and Mrs. Burton. Most unfortunately it has been found impossible by them to carry out the task. I am sorry, for the sake of the memoir, that it was not written by Captain burton. He sent me, however, a contribution which will be found in its place. It is hoped that the pages which are here reprinted, fragmentary as they are, will be accepted as no unworthy monument of the few years. 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.