NOTES BY THE AUTHOR.
In these few published poems, it is not the aim of the writer, for any mark of greatness, nor has it been the intention until very recently, to convey them in book form to the reading public.
The feeling which prompted both thought and verse, has been that of sympathy, a desire for purity in rythm and tone, and simplicity of expression, with a love for the beautiful.
I am aware of the criticism which will be passed upon them, many of them being mediocre, but all, I trust, bearing the seal of His sanction, and a few at least, showing the author's faith in humankind.
Some day, greater things maybe accomplished.
S.C.H.B.
Cincinnati, October 1, 1890.
