Complete Poems

Vexed by the travesties on editing and mere carelessness of Walter earlier (1817) and Turnbull later (1856) in their so-called editions of the Poems of Father Southwell of both of which more, with specific proofs, in the sequel I had long wished worthily to reproduce this sweet Singer; and having fortunately come into possession of the original and early editions each rarer and costlier than another and a still more fortunate find of his own mss. in Stonyhurst College all of which were cordially and unreservedly placed at my service by the Rector, the very Reverend Father Purbrick, S.J., I am at last enabled to do so, not without a good hope of grateful acceptance by competent students and lovers of our poetic Literature. I would now give account of previous editions, and thereafter show what we have tried to accomplish in advance of them. As distinguished from some of his Prose Writings, which were furtively printed in his own house in London (1593-4), the Poems of Southwell were wholly Father John Gerard, the Poet sfriend, is our authority. His words are :P. Southwellus, qui in modo juvandi et lucrandi animos excelluit, totus prudens et pius, mansuetus etiam et amabilis ....(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org