Excerpt from Ancient Nahuatl Poetry: Containing the Nahuatl Text of XXVII Ancient Mexican Poems; With a Translation, Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary The passionate love with which the Nahuas cultivated song, music and the dance is a subject of frequent comment by the historians of Mexico. These arts are invariably mentioned as prominent features of the aboriginal civilization no pub lic ceremony was complete without them; they were indis pensable in the religious services held in the temples; through their assistance the sacred and historical traditions were pre served; and the entertainments Of individuals received their chief lustre and charm from their association with these arts. 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.