INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
TO SLEEP. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.
THE OLD FAMILIAR FACES. BY CHARLES LAMB.
WHEN IN DISGRACE. BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.
"THOUGH LOST TO SIGHT, TO MEMORY DEAR." THOMAS MOORE.
INTRA MUROS. BY MARY C. GELLINGTON.
FATE. BY SUSAN MARR SPALDING.
A HOLY NATION. BY RICHARD REALF.
BREAK, BREAK, BREAK. BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
THERE IS NO DEATH. BY J. L. McCREERY.
THE FOOL'S PRAYER. BY E. R. SILL.
ROCK ME TO SLEEP. BY ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN.
THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. BY LORD BYRON.
THE DEATH BED. BY THOMAS HOOD.
VIRTUE IMMORTAL. BY GEORGE HERBERT.
TO LUCASTA, ON GOING TO THE WARS. BY RICHARD LOVELACE.
CHERRY RIPE. BY THOMAS CAMPION.
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE. BY PAKENHAM BEATTY.
O, CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! BY WALT WHITMAN.
BABYHOOD. BY JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND.
REMEMBRANCE. BY EMILY BRONTE.
PSALM XLVI.
FOR ALL THESE. BY JULIET WILBOR TOMPKINS.
RUTHLESS TIME. BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE. (From "Troilus and Cressida.")
A DEED AND A WORD. BY CHARLES MACKAY.
TWO LOVERS. BY GEORGE ELIOT.
DRIFTING. BY THOMAS BUCHANAN READ.
DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER. BY GEORGE H. BOKER.
EVENING SONG. BY SIDNEY LANIER.
THE BRIDGE. BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, LIKE THE NIGHT. BY LORD BYRON.
THE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENT ON HIGH. BY JOSEPH ADDISON.
LUCY. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.
AN EMPEROR'S DAUGHTER STANDS ALONE. BY GEOFFREY CHAUCER.
DELIGHT IN DISORDER. BY ROBERT HERRICK.
OFT IN THE STILLY NIGHT. BY THOMAS MOORE.
JIM BLUDSO. JOHN HAY.
MORAL. BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
BEDOUIN LOVE SONG. BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
SALLY IN OUR ALLEY. BY HENRY CAREY.
ELIA. BY E. J. McPHELIM.
SONG. BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.
LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT. BY CARDINAL NEWMAN.
AN UNTIMELY THOUGHT. BY THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.
PSALM XIX.
THE POMPADOUR'S FAN. BY AUSTIN DOBSON.
THE BANKS O' DOON. BY ROBERT BURNS.
BALLADE OF NICOLETE. BY GRAHAM R. TOMSON.
NIGHT. BY JOSEPH BLANCO WHITE.
THE SHEPHERD'S RESOLUTION. BY GEORGE WITHER.
THE SONG OF THE MYSTIC. BY FATHER RYAN.
GO, LOVELY ROSE. BY EDMUND WALLER.
THE LAST LEAF. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
THE SONG OF THE SHIRT. BY THOMAS HOOD.
THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET. BY SAMUEL WOODWORTH.
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
"ONE TOUCH OF NATURE." WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE. ("From Troilus and Cressida.")
A REQUIEM. BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
REQUIESCAT. BY MATTHEW ARNOLD.
AT THE CHURCH GATE. BY W. M. THACKERAY.
HE'D HAD NO SHOW. BY SAM WALTER FOSS.
TO THE CUCKOO. BY JOHN LOGAN.
HER MORAL. BY THOMAS HOOD.
SERENADE. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
ODE ON A GRECIAN URN. BY JOHN KEATS.
TO ALTHEA FROM PRISON. BY RICHARD LOVELACE.
SONG. BY JOHN BUNYAN.
BELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS. BY THOMAS MOORE.
THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.
ODE ON SOLITUDE. BY ALEXANDER POPE.
PATRIOTISM. BY SIR WALTER SCOTT.
ROCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP. BY EMMA WILLARD.
THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN. BY ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. BY LEIGH HUNT.
BUGLE SONG. BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
OPPORTUNITY. BY JOHN J. INGALLS.
MIGNON'S SONG FROM "WILHELM MEISTER."
PSALM LXXXIV.
THANATOPSIS. BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES. BY FRANCIS WILLIAM BOURDILLON.
THE HERITAGE. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
A DITTY. BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
PSALM CXXI.
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER. BY FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
FROM "IN MEMORIAM." BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER. BY THOMAS HOOD.
MARY'S DREAM. BY JOHN LOWE.
ON A BUST OF DANTE. BY T. W. PARSONS.
BALLAD OF OLD TIME LADIES. BY FRANaeOIS VILLON.
SONG OF THE WESTERN MEN. BY ROBERT STEPHEN HAWKER.
THE SHEPHERDESS. BY ALICE MEYNELL.
INVICTUS. BY W. E. HENLEY.
'TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER. BY THOMAS MOORE.
MUSIC, WHEN SOFT VOICES DIE. BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
A SEA SONG. BY ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
SONG FROM "PIPPA PASSES." BY ROBERT BROWNING.
THE WAITING. BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.
A MATCH. BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE.
COUNSEL TO VIRGINS. BY ROBERT HERRICK.
WHY SO PALE AND WAN? BY SIR JOHN SUCKLING.
THALASSA! THALASSA! BY BROWNLEE BROWN.
AN INDIAN SERENADE. BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
THE FOUNT OF CASTALY. BY JOSEPH O'CONNOR.
THE ROSE. BY PIERRE RONSARD.
FAITH. BY THOMAS CHATTERTON.
THE SONG OF THE CAMP. BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
UPHILL. BY CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI.
DOUGLAS, DOUGLAS, TENDER AND TRUE. BY MISS MULOCK.
TEARS, IDLE TEARS. BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
HIGHLAND MARY. BY ROBERT BURNS.
THE LAMB. BY WILLIAM BLAKE.
PSALM XXIV.
SELF-DEPENDENCE. BY MATTHEW ARNOLD.
THE ARSENAL AT SPRINGFIELD. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
ALL. BY FRANCIS A. DURIVAGE.
LIFE. BY MRS. A. L. BARBAULD.
THE DAFFODILS. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.
SONG ON MAY MORNING. BY JOHN MILTON.
GROUNDS OF THE TERRIBLE. BY HAROLD BEGBIE.
IN THE GRAVEYARD. BY MACDONALD CLARKE.
BONNY DUNDEE. BY SIR WALTER SCOTT.
BORDER BALLAD. BY SIR WALTER SCOTT.
TO THE DANDELION. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
THE BALLAD OF THE BOAT. BY RICHARD GARNETT.
NEARER HOME. BY PHOEBE CARY.
THE TIGER. BY WILLIAM BLAKE.
ANNABEL LEE. BY EDGAR ALLAN POE.
TODAY. BY THOMAS CARLYLE.
MY BOAT IS ON THE SHORE BY LORD BYRON.
INDIAN SUMMER. BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.
SCOTS WHA HAE. BY ROBERT BURNS.
JERUSALEM, THE GOLDEN. TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN, BY JOHN M. NEALE.
MISCONCEPTIONS. BY ROBERT BROWNING.
JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO. BY ROBERT BURNS.
MAID OF ATHENS, ERE WE PART. BY LORD BYRON.
TO CELIA. BEN JONSON.
A LOVER'S QUARREL. BY AUSTIN DOBSON. NELLIE.
KUBLA KHAN. BY SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.
A BALLAD UPON A WEDDING. BY SIR JOHN SUCKLING.
CROSSING THE BAR. BY ALFRED TENNYSON.
JUNE. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
THE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA'S HALLS. BY THOMAS MOORE.
THE BELLS OF SHANDON. BY FRANCIS MAHONY.
THE GARRET. BY W. M. THACKERAY.
ON A GIRDLE. BY EDMUND WALLER.
SOLILOQUY FROM MACBETH. BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.
THE DAY IS DONE. BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
LITTLE BREECHES. BY JOHN HAY.
FLYNN OF VIRGINIA. BY BRET HARTE.
WARBLE FOR LILAC-TIME. BY WALT WHITMAN.
PORTIA'S SPEECH ON MERCY. BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.
THE PARADOX OF TIME. BY AUSTIN DOBSON.
NOCTURNE. BY THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.
THE SOCIETY UPON THE STANISLAUS. BY BRET HARTE.
NATHAN HALE. BY FRANCIS MILES FINCH.
THE SONG OF CALLICLES. BY MATTHEW ARNOLD.
SONG FROM "MARMION." BY SIR WALTER SCOTT.
THE GRASS. BY EMILY DICKINSON.
THE WIDOW MALONE. BY CHARLES LEVER.
MY WIFE AND CHILD. BY GENERAL HENRY R. JACKSON.
JONATHAN TO JOHN. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
SOLILOQUY FROM "HAMLET." BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.
TO A WATER FOWL. BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. BY GENL. WILLIAM H. LYTLE.
O, WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD? BY WILLIAM KNOX.
THE THREE FISHERS. BY CHARLES KINGSLEY.
PSALM XLVIII.
THE ISLES OF GREECE. BY LORD BYRON.
INDEX.
This etext was transcribed by Les Bowler.
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