Excerpt from With Elia and His Friends: In Books and DreamsSo thinks Professor Dowden; and some, we would fain believe, will not grumble at finding here the old familiar faces of which we never really tire for long. Oh, dear; oh, dear! Once exclaimed Southey, there is such a comfort in one's old coat and old shoes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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