Songs of an Idle Hour

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. To the first, he says, (deg)that in ignorance of any law defining one's mode of recreation, he has spent the idle hours of an active life in watching the peculiar antics of the impractical, the winged steed, Pegasus; and if unconsciously he has done wrong, he fully acknowledges the crime, but not the intent, and asks, but begs not, to be forgiven.