Old James, the Irish Pedlar

Excerpt from Old James, the Irish Pedlar: Written for the American Sunday-School Union I'M going to tell you (the lady began) A story, dear children, about a great man. You have heard about many called great upon earth Sometimes from their riches, sometimes from their birth; Sometimes from the mighty exploits they have done, The battles they've fought, or the kingdoms they've won; Sometimes from their learning, their titles, or power; Sometimes from their beauty, - that perishing żower; But though in a great many lands I have been, And many great people, like these, I have seen The prize for true greatness I freely award. 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.