Excerpt from The Romance of an Elderly Poet: A Hitherto Unknown Chapter in the Life of George Crabbe, Revealed by His Ten Years Correspondence With Elizabeth Charter, 1815-1825 Brought into full relief by his correspondence and that of many con temporaries, by numberless views and portraits, the Biography of the poet assumes something of the intensity of real life. When rising from these volumes, we seem to have lived with him and in his circle. Thus did the men and women of the time write and look; we might almost say thus did they speak. Through their handwritings we see into their hearts their minds are awake or asleep as are their eyes. Humble, but observant, among so many grandees and celebrities, Crabbe quietly studies them as well as himself, and takes us into his confidence. 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.