Excerpt from The African Slave: With Other Poems and SongsEncouraged by the favourable reception of the first c Number of fmy Poems; from my generous li'riends and the Public, I again take the liberty of claiming their indulgence; and trust they Will be kind enough to pardon me for obtruding upon their notice a Second, Number. Well am I aware that these Phems are not the productions of sovereign genius. No - they are onlv the effusions of a mind possessed of some of the peculiar feelings of human nature; and I, shall be highly gratified, should the ideas they suggest impart halfthe energy and glowmg enthusiasm which I felt when coma posing them. The discrimination of my Readers: Will readily point out the inaccuracies that may occur in these pages but I hope they will accompany them censure with moderation and candour -n0r giveway to. Those censorious reections that are-too often the re sult of insensibility and ignorance. I can estimate, according to their true value, obligatlons of friendship and for these obligations, which have been many, gra.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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