Excerpt from Rosalind and Helen: A Modern Eclogue; With Other Poems By Mrs. Shelley we are told that Rosalind and Heler was begun at Marlow and thrown aside until she founc it in Italy, when Shelley, at her request, finished it a the Baths of Lucca in the summer of 1818. When hc had finished it, and Mrs. Shelley had transcribed it fo the press, he wrote to Peacock of it that its structure wa slight and aery, its subject ideal, - adding in a late letter, I lay no stress on it one way or the other. Tht concluding lines are natural. 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.