Another book of verses for children

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II The Green Linnet

Allan Cunningham

William Cowfier

(now Lady) Throckmorton's Bull-

William Cowfier

Mrs. Hawks haw . Thomas Miller

. J. Logan

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85 86

88 89 90

The Great Brown Owl

The Owl

The Death of Master Tommy Rook The Jackdaw ....

Man's Medley ....

Eliza Cook

William Cowper George Herbert

Human Nature .

The Lost Lamb

The Little Hare

The Girl Describes her Fawn

King Bruce and the Spider

TheColubriad .

A Bunny Romance

Easy .

The Knight's Leap

The Supper

Miles Keogh's Horse

Home, Pup !

Poor Dog Tray .

Helvellyn .

Anon.

Thomas Westwood

Andrew Marvell

Eliza Cook

Oliver Herford

R. C. Lehinatin

. John Hay

. William Cory

Sir Walter Scott

The Country Faith .

The Town and Country Child .

The Praise of a Countryman's Life

The Farm .

Farewell to the Farm

Bees a-Zwarmen

The Water-Mill

The Windmill .

The D'rection-Post

Guy Faux's Night

In the Churchyard —

I. — Upon a Child II. — Epitaph .

. Norman Gale

Allan Cunningham

. John Chalkhill

Jane Taylor

R. L. Stevensoji

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93 96

113 116

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127 128

131 132

134 135 136 138

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III. — Lucy . . . William Wordsworth

IV. — Reden ov a Headstuone . William Barnes The Waits : Two Old Country Songs —

I. — In Bethlehem City .... Anon. II. — Lazarus „

The Brook

The Tide River

The Cataract of Lodore

The Secret of the Sea

The Merman

Sweet and Low .

The Fishermen .

The Ship-builder

The Ship-builders

The Diver .

The Lighthouse

Ye Gentlemen of England

The Sea-Deeps .

A Sea Dirge

Charles Rings ley 153

. Robert Southey 154

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. /. G. Whittier 161

. /. G. Whittier 164

Edward Sydney Tylee 167

'. Martin Parker 170

Shakespeare 172

Sir Patrick Spens

The Golden Vanity .

The Inchcape Rock .

The Death of Lord Nelson

Skipper Ireson's Ride

The Discoverer of the North Cape

The Captain's Last Hail .

The Last Buccaneer .

Captain Lean ....

H

Anon.

. Old Song

Robert Southey

Anon.

W. Longfellow

W. E. Penney

WHEN GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMAMMA

WAS J

YOUNG

The Fault and the Correction —

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I.— The Mimic .

Anon.

II. — The Mocking-Bird n

Mrs. Turner's Object-Lessons —

I. — New Shoes .

Elizabeth Twner

II. — A Very Good Boy n »

III. — Grateful Lucy

IV. — Disobedience

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V. — Charity .

VI.— Dangerous Sport

VII. — The Fan

VIII. — The Good Girl

IX. — The Letter .

X. — Excellent Jane n v

Jane and Eliza .

Anon.

The First of April

The Remedy .

Anon.

Two Examples —

I. —The Young Englisl

1 Gentleman Mrs. Sewell

II. — The Elegant Girl

Anon.

The Sluggard . ,

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EASY LESSONS IN GRAMMAR AND GEOGRAPHY

Grammar in a Nutshell Anon.

The Vowels Mrs. Barbauld

First Latin Lesson Anon.

French and English ..... Thomas Hood The Young Letter-Writer . . Charles and Mary Lamb

Puns Theodore Hook

The Best Alphabetical Poem .... Anon. A Little Alphabetical Poem .... „

Geography —

I. — Wales Z.

II. — Normandy „

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231 231

III. — Brittany L. 232

IV. — Spain „ 232

V. — Germany „ 233

VI. — Holland „ 233

VII. — India „ 234

Anon.

Thomas Westwood

Anon.

To One Choosing a Kitten

Kitten Gossip .

The Kitten and Falling Leaves

Symmetry ....

Question and Answer

The Nature of the Cat —

I. — The Cat's Greediness II. — The Cat's Friends .

III. — The Cat's Cruelty .

IV. — The Cat's Conscience V. — The Cat's Cleanliness

VI. — The Cat's Sleeplessness Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat drowned in a Tub

of Goldfishes Thomas Gray

Kit's Cradle . . . . . . Mrs. Ewing

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248 249

Old-Fashioned Nonsense —

I. — The Little Guinea-pig . . . Anon.

II. — The Comical Girl . . . M. Pelham

III. — The Elderly Gentleman . . . Anon.

The Best Nonsense Rhyme .... Anon. Mr. Monkhouse's Recent Nonsense Rhymes

Cosmo Monkhouse

Two Others Anon.

Mr. Belloc M.P.'s Excellent Nonsense —

I. — The Yak .... Hilaire Belloc

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259 260

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II. — The Big Baboon . . . Hilaire Belloc 261 III. — The Python .

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Anon. 264

IV.— The Vulture .

VII. — W .

Homoeopathic Soup .

Greedy Jane „ 265

Lines on the Birthday of Sir Thomas White

R. H. Bar nam 265 The Court of Aldermen at Fishmongers' Hall . Anon. 267

Little Billee W. M . Thackeray 268

Bunches of Grapes Walter Ramal 270

The Carpenter's Shop . . . Mrs. Hawkshaw 273 Report of an Adjudged Case not to be Found in Any of

the Books ..... W. Coivper 276 Cobbler ! Stick to your Last ; or, The Adventures of Joe

Dobson B. A. T. 277

Whittington and his Cat Anon. 280

The Beautiful Damsel ; or, The Undaunted Female „ 286

The Milkmaid Jeffreys Taylor 288

Prince Dorus Charles Lamb 289

The Jackdaw of Rheims . . . R. H. Barham 299

King John and the Abbot of Canterbury . . Anon. 303

The Priest and the Mulberry-Tree . . T. L. Peacock 307

The Wonderful One-Hoss-Shay . . O. W. Holmes 308

The Enchanted Shirt John Hay 312

I. — His Strength II. — His Death .

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The Destruction of Sennacherib

The Battle of Agincourt

The Armada

Mary Ambree .

Sir Beville

The Soldier's Dream .

A Ballad for a Boy .

Napoleon and the Sailor

The Pipes at Lucknow

John Burns of Gettysburg

Barbara Frietchie

Battle Bunny .

Lord Byron 335

Michael Drayton 336

Lord Macaulay 340

Anon. 344

. R. S. Hawker 347

. William Cory 349

Bret Harte 358

Bret Harte 364

'The Rose and the Ring 1 . . . W.M.Thackeray Randolph Caldecott ....... L.

Mr. Lang's Fairy Books . . . . St. John Lucas

Lewis Carroll . . . . • . . E. V. Lucas

Night

Bed-Charm

Nannarisima

The Dustman .

Wee Willie Winkie .

Sleepy Man

My Bed is a Boat

'I Met at Eve' .

A Star-Fancy for a Child

Robin Goodfellow

Oberon's Feast .

William Blake Anon.

William Miller

C. G. D. Roberts

G. Forrester Scott

Anon.

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387 387 388 389 393

THE LESSON BEAUTIFUL

On Another's Sorrow .... William Blake 397

Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel A Child's Hymn of Praise .

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Leigh Hunt 398 Jaiie Taylor 400

POEMS /AT THE NOTES

Of the Fatted Swine .

Of the Boy and Butterfly An Impetuous Resolve The Conjurer The Gardener .

Song of the Cyclops .

The Obedient Dog .

Faithless Sally Brown Faithless Nelly Gray .

John Bunyan

J. W. Riley . L.

Thomas Dekker

J. Huddesford

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A FAREWELL BUNCH

'I Don't Care' L. E. Tiddeman 421

Choosing a Name . . . Charles and Mary Lamb 422

The Cricket ..... William Cowper 423

The Fly Walter Ramal 424

Counsel to those that Eat —

I. — Chocolate Cream L. 425

II. — Hot Potatoes .

III. — Oranges .

The Cornish Emigrant's Song The Barber The Visit to the Zoo .

A Thanksgiving for his House

R.S.

Hawker . L.

The Country Round .

When Great-Great-Grandmamma was Young

Easy Lessons in Grammar and Geography

The Genius of the Hearthrug .

A Budget of Stories .

< Good Night ' .

The Lesson Beautiful

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