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Excerpt from "The Last Cigar" And Other Poems: And Other Poems
The friends who have gathered for publication the poems contained in this volume have invited me to add to it, by way of preface, a few words concern ing the author Of the verses herein presented. At the time Of Col. Fabens' death I thought and suggested to others, that some account of his varied and adventurous life should be prepared, if not other wise, at least as a contribution to the history of his native town. This task has not as yet been under taken, and the limits here assigned me allow only the briefest mention Of some Of the leading facts which mark his record. Joseph Warren Fabens was born in Salem, Mass, where a number of his relatives still reside. Contem plating probably a professional career he entered Har vard College at the age of sixteen years. His health, however, was not sufficient for the endurance of the college curriculum. His studies were renounced in the hope that a sea voyage and European travel would prove beneficial to him. On his return home he made a second effort to attain a professional edu cation, entering the Theological Seminary at Andover, which, however, he was soon obliged to leave. It now became evident that he was physically unable to en dure the severe strain of study, and an opening in another direction was sought by him. 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.
