appeals with the greatest force to the young; enriching the imagination with thoughts and images of beauty, which in after-life become memories exercising an enduring influence, and forming a never-ending source of delight. The effect of such a work as the present should be to implant in those who use it a love of poetry, which shall lead them to desire to make acquaintance with the other writings of the authors of whose works only a few specimens are here given. That this selection may have such a result is the earnest desire of the editor, for of poetry it may be almost as truly said, as Wordsworth says of nature, in his grand lines Composed on Revisiting the Wye," that she "Never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Isles of Greece. Vision of Belshazzar. Campbell, Thomas (b. 1777, d. 1844). The Faithful Bird 175 On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture 26 Derzhavin, G. R. (b. 1743, d. 1816). Ode to the Almighty (translated) Elliott, Ebenezer (b. 1781, d. 1849). The Wonders of the Lane Emerson, G. R (b. 1824, living). The Baby's Kiss Knowles, James Sheridan (b. 1784, d. 1862). Tell's Speech Lockhart's Spanish Ballads (b. 1794, d. 1854). Logan, John (b. 1748, d. 1788). 74 ΙΟΙ 156 109 185 43 9 181 192 4I Homeric Ballads. The Dog Argus. 125 The Vale of Cashmere Where there's a Will there's a Way Othello On Mercy Polonius's Advice to Laertes |
