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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

EMPIRE DAY

THIRD READER

TO-DAY

FORTUNE AND THE BEGGAR

THE LARK AND THE ROOK

THE PICKWICK CLUB ON THE ICE

TUBAL CAIN

PROFESSOR FROG'S LECTURE

A SONG FOR APRIL

HOW THE CRICKETS BROUGHT GOOD FORTUNE

THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM

THE RIDE FOR LIFE

IAGOO, THE BOASTER

THE STORY OF A FIRE

THE QUEST

THE JACKAL AND THE PARTRIDGE

HIDE AND SEEK

THE BURNING OF THE "GOLIATH"

HEARTS OF OAK

A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA

THE TALENTS

A FAREWELL

AN APPLE ORCHARD IN THE SPRING

THE BLUEJAY

A CANADIAN CAMPING SONG

THE ARGONAUTS

THE MINSTREL-BOY

MARY ELIZABETH

THE FROST

CORN-FIELDS

SOUTH-WEST WIND, ESQ.

THE MEETING OF THE WATERS

LOVE

THE ROBIN'S SONG

WORK OR PLAY

BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE

THE WHISTLE

A CANADIAN BOAT SONG

THE LITTLE HERO OF HAARLEM

FATHER WILLIAM

DAVID AND GOLIATH

THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

MAGGIE TULLIVER

THE CORN SONG

SPORTS IN NORMAN ENGLAND

A SONG OF CANADA

A MAD TEA PARTY

THE SLAVE'S DREAM

THE CHASE

THE INCHCAPE ROCK

A ROUGH RIDE

THE ARAB AND HIS STEED

THE POET'S SONG

ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE

THE MAPLE

DAMON AND PYTHIAS

THE WRECK OF THE ORPHEUS

THE TIDE RIVER

WISDOM THE SUPREME PRIZE

THE ORCHARD

INSPIRED BY THE SNOW

THE SQUIRREL

SOLDIER, REST

FISHING

THE FOUNTAIN

BREAK, BREAK, BREAK

THE BED OF PROCRUSTES

"BOB WHITE"

RADISSON AND THE INDIANS

THE BROOK

"DO SEEK THEIR MEAT FROM GOD"

A SONG OF THE SEA

LITTLE DAFFYDOWNDILLY

THE SANDPIPER

FROM "THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT"

THE LEGEND OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER

WILLIAM TELL AND HIS SON

A MIDSUMMER SONG

THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW

THE SONG IN CAMP

AFTERGLOW

KING RICHARD AND SALADIN

ENGLAND'S DEAD

HOHENLINDEN

THE DREAM OF THE OAK TREE

A PRAYER

THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS

'TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

A ROMAN'S HONOUR

THE FIGHTING TEMERAIRE

DON QUIXOTE'S FIGHT WITH THE WINDMILLS

THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN'S NEST

MOONLIGHT SONATA

THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

TO THE CUCKOO

THE STORY OF A STONE

THE SNOW-STORM

THE HEROINE OF VERCHERES

JACQUES CARTIER

ANTS AND THEIR SLAVES

LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT

THE JOLLY SANDBOYS

THE GLADNESS OF NATURE

OLD ENGLISH LIFE

PUCK'S SONG

THE BATTLE OF QUEENSTON HEIGHTS

THE BUGLE SONG

CHARITY

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

THE BARREN LANDS

A SPRING MORNING

CROSSING THE BAR

Transcriber's Notes:

1. The list of illustrations has been added after the table of contents for your convenience.
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