Download or read book In Praise of Old Gardens (Classic Reprint) written by Vernon Lee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-21 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In Praise of Old Gardens So in hours of deepest gloom, When the Springs of gladness fail, And the roses in their bloom Droop like maidens wan and pale, We shall find some hope that lies Like a silent germ apart, Hidden far from careless eyes, In the garden of the heart. 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.