LIVERPOOL:
WEBB AND HUNT, CASTLE STREET.

LONDON:
LONGMAN AND COMPANY.

1852
280. s. 103.

CONTENTS.

PART THE FIRST.

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OLD BALLAD... Chevy-Chace . . . . . .

... The Children in the Wood . . .

... The Twa Brothers . . . . .

... The Child of Elle . . . . .

COWPER . ..... John Gilpin . . .

SOUTHEY. ..... The Battle of Blenheim .

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The Cataract of Lodore . . . .

„ ..... Judgment on a Wicked Bishop . . .

SCOTT . . . . . . Lay of the Last Minstrel . . .

COLERIDGE .... The Raven . . . . . .

Answer to a Child's Question. . .

MILTON . . . . . On May Morning . . . ..

Casabianca . . . . . .

CAMPBELL..... Ode . . . . . . . .

TAYLOR . . . . . Pride . . . . . . .

, .... . Evening Hymn . . . . . .

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God's Omnipresence . . . .

Christ our Example . . . . .

Teaching from the Stars . . .

Easter Hymn . . . . . ..

HEMANS, .

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Scott. .... Last Minstrel . . .

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.. Branksome Tower . .

...... Patriotism . . .

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Lochinvar . . . .

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. Flodden Field . .

, ... .. The Chase . . . .

... ... The Home of Douglas .

...... Ellen's Song . . .

DRYDEN ..... Alexander's Feast . .

SHAKSPERE . . . . Ariel's Song . . .

„ .... Fairy Song . . .

» · · · · Dirge . . . .. .

, .... Hubert and Arthur .

MACAULAY .... Horatius . . .

, .... Song of the Huguenots .

, . ... The Armada . . .

Gray. ..... Elegy . . . .

...... The Bard . . .

CAMPBELL....

.: Battle of the Baltic .

COLLINS . . ... Dirge . . . . .

WOLFE .... Burial of Moore . .

COWPER . .... The Rose . . .

„ ..... The Castaway. . .

BISHOP KEN ... Morning Hymn . . .

„ ... Evening Hymn . .

, ... Midnight Hymn . .

ANONYMOUS ... Luther's Hymn . .

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PART THE THIRD.

SPENSER . . ... Extracts from the Faerie Queene .. 145

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Ministering Angels . . . . . 148

SHAKSPERE . . . . Extracts . . . . . . . 149

MILTON ..... Extracts . . . . . . . 159

WALLER ..... Song . . . . . . . . 180

GOLDSMITH. .... The Deserted Village . . . . 181

COWPER ..... On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture . 184

BURNS ..... The Cotter's Saturday Night . . . 188

CRABBE . ·

A Mother's Death . . . . . 190

Scott . . . . . . Extracts . . . . . . 192

BYRON ..... Waterloo . . . . . 209

.... Italian Sunset . . . . . . 212

Macaulay. ... The Prophecy of Capys . . . . 213

CONYBEARE'S ANGLO- 1 Gudrun . . . . . . . 220

Saxon POETRY. S

DRYDEN, ... Veni Creator . . . . . . 222

ADDISON. .... Paraphrase on Psalm xxiii. . ..

GRANT (SIR ROBERT) Extracts. · · ·

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BISHOP HEBER .. Contrast . . ..

KEBLE ...... Morning Hymn .

..... Evening Hymn . . . . . . 231

BAXTER ..... Resignation . . . . . .
ANCIENT ECCLESIAS- 1 For Good Friday . . . . ..