Excerpt from Sacred Poetry: Selected From the Works of the Rev. Charles Wesley, M. An;, Of Christ Church, Oxford, and Presbyter of the Church of EnglandA celebrated writer, in delineating the inuence of poetry on the character and morals of a nation, de clares: Let me but make the ballads of a nation, I care not who make their laws.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.

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