A FIRST POETRY BOOK.

Athenæum.-"It is a rare thing to meet with a poetry book for children so exactly
adapted to their capacity and likings as that of Miss Woods. The selection of pieces
shows excellent taste and judgment. The little folks for whom they were compiled cannot
fail to readily apprehend and heartily enjoy them, while they are at the same time favour-
ably influenced by the healthy tone of feeling pervading them, and the sound instruction
which is all the more likely to have effect through being gently instilled rather than forcibly
obtruded. It is much to be desired that the success of the work may be such as to induce
the compiler to carry out her intention of publishing selections on a similar plan for the
middle and upper dívisions of high schools.'

Journal of Education.-"Four-fifths of the poems are, in our judgment, thoroughly
fitted for boys and girls from the ages of seven to ten. Moreover, the collection is not in
the least hackneyed, and we have to thank Miss Woods for introducing us to a number of
perfect little gems which we had never met with before. Not only has Miss Woods en-
joyed the advantage of applying to her pieces the touchstone of school experience, but she
has ranged far afield and gathered from the rich store that lies buried in the rubbish of
journals and magazines, and trusted to her own poetic instinct to discover the gold amongst
the dross. More than half the poems are anonymous, or by comparatively unknown
authors."

A SECOND POETRY BOOK.

Spectator.-"One notable feature of this selection is its originality. Miss Woods does
not follow the common track of compilers. Some of the most popular of English poems-
poems that generally take their place in books of this class as it were by natural right-
are not to be found here.
On the other hand there are lyrics from poets whose
names are probably unknown to the general reader, and will certainly be unknown to the
children for whom this volume is designed.
In her selection from the writings of

living poets-some well known, and others familiar only to voracious readers of verse-
Miss Woods displays excellent judgment. The book is intended, as the title-page shows,
for schools, but the dainty little volume will prove an excellent companion during the
vacation season to any reader who loves good poetry."

Athenæum.-"Encouraged by the success of her First Poetry Book, Miss Woods has
compiled A Second Poetry Book, as to which, in the main, the praise given to the former
work applies. Lest any readers should regret the absence of some favourite pieces, the
preface states that these are reserved for another volume. The present compilation is
intended for girls from eleven to fourteen or fifteen, and the very sensible lines laid down
in the preface are well adhered to. Some originality is shown in the selection, a number
of poems by living writers being included which are not to be found in other anthologies.'
Journal of Education.-"There is a great variety in the selections, and we notice some
admirable poems of their kind, which will be new to the general reader, as well as to
teachers, to whom we heartily commend the book. Teachers of upper grade schools,

as well as of elementary ones, will do well to procure this series.'

"

Academy.-"It is just a year ago since we welcomed the First Poetry Book, which
Miss Woods, of Clifton, had compiled for the lower forms of high schools for girls. We
are not surprised that its success has induced her to publish a similar volume for middle
forms, and also to promise yet a third in the future. As before, we found a sound judg.
ment and a catholic taste, the number of selections from American authors other than
Longfellow being unusually large."

A THIRD POETRY BOOK.

Spectator.-"Miss Woods takes the widest range in her anthology, and gathers some
of her flowers in fields but slightly known.
Delightful from its variety and fresh-
A lover of poetry must be well read in English who will not find in it poems with
which he is unacquainted, and he will find little indeed that he can afford to pass by with
indifference."

ness.

Saturday Review.-"Carefully and wisely prepared.

We are not sure whether
it will not be more prized when school-days are over for ever than even in the 'Upper
Forms' of the compiler's modest design."

Athenæum.-"Contains a great deal of fine poetry carefully selected."

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Golden Treasury Series

POET'S WALK

AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH POETRY

CHOSEN AND ARRANGED BY

MOWBRAY

NEW ANd revised EDITION

London

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED

NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

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CONTENTS

BOOK THE FIRST

BOOK THE THIRD

Please name the card or book required.

Macmillan's Recitation Cards & Books

A SELECTION OF COPYRIGHT POETRY.

Standard I.-I. Grasmere (C. G. Rossetti); 2. The Fountain (F. H.
Doyle); 3. The Sands of Dee (Kingsley); 4. The Sailor Boy (Tennyson);
5. Earl Haldan's Daughter (Kingsley); 6. A Green Cornfield (C. G. Rossetti)
and The City Child (Tennyson); 43. Little White Lily (G. MacDonald); 44.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (E. Field); 45. Sweet and Low, and Minnie and
Winnie (Tennyson); 46. The Worm (T. Gisborne) and A Wish (Mrs. Craik);
47. The Harper (T. Campbell); 48. Robin Redbreast (W. Allingham).

Standard II.—7. A Farm Walk (C. G. Rossetti); 8. The Death of the
Old Year (Tennyson); 9. The Mango Tree (Kingsley); 10. The Goose
(Tennyson); 11. Child's Talk in April (C. G. Rossetti); 12. The May Queen
(Tennyson) and May (C. G. Rossetti); 49. The Fountain (J. R. Lowell) and
The Use of Flowers (Mary Howitt); 50. Baby (G. MacDonald), The Bee
and the Flower (Tennyson), and Boats sail on the Rivers (C. G. Rossetti); 51.
The Coming of Spring (Mary Howitt); 52. The Orphan Children (Anon.);
53. The Fairy Shoemaker (W. Allingham) and The Wind (C. G. Rossetti);
54. Running after the Rainbow (Mrs. Craik) and The Owl (Tennyson).

Standard III.-13. Brother Bruin and Golden Glories (C. G. Rossetti); 14.
A New Forest Ballad (Kingsley); 15. Twilight Calm (C. G. Rossetti); 16.
The Fusiliers' Dog (F. H. Doyle); 17. Johnny (C. G. Rossetti); 18. The
Captain (Tennyson); 55. Spring (Thomas Nash) A Storm Song (Bayard
Taylor) and The Song of the Western Men (R. S. Hawker); 56. Creeping
Jenny (Emily H. Hickey); 57. The Little Mushroom-Girl (Mrs. Craik),
Willie's Robin (Mrs. Craik), and A Farewell (Charles Kingsley).

Standard IV.-19. The Victim (Tennyson); 20. Balaclava (F. H. Doyle);
21. The May Queen (Tennyson); 22. A Bird's-Eye View (C. G. Rossetti);
23. The Old Cavalier (F. H Doyle) and Young and Old (Kingsley);
24. A Year's Windfalls (C. G. Rossetti); 58. The Honour of Bristol (Anon.);
59. In the Children's Hospital (Tennyson), The Three Fishers (Charles
Kingsley), and Ring Out, Wild Bells (Tennyson); 60. The Pipes of Lucknow
(Whittier) and A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea (A. Cunningham).

Standard V.-25. The Sleeping Beauty (Tennyson); 26. The Forsaken
Merman (M. Arnold); 27. The Mother and Daughter (F. H. Doyle); 28.
A Royal Princess (C. G. Rossetti); 29. Excalibur (Tennyson); 30. The
Revenge (Tennyson); 61. Ye Mariners of England (Campbell), The Loss of
"The Royal George" (Cowper), and Rule Britannia (Thomson); 62. A
Welcome (Charles Kingsley) and The Song of Night (Felicia Hemans); 63.
The Church of Brou (Matthew Arnold).

Standard VI.-VII.-(Selections from Tennyson.) 31. Recollections of the
Arabian Nights; 32. The Tournament; 33. The Voyage of Maeldune and
The Deserted House; 34. The Passing of Arthur; 35. Dora; 36. The Lady
of Shalott; 37. Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington; 38. The
Brook; 39. The Dying Swan and Songs from The Princess; 40. Sir Galahad
and Mariana; 41. The Lotos Eaters; 42. The Defence of Lucknow and The
Charge of the Light Brigade; 64. The Charge of the Heavy Brigade, The
Pilgrim (J. Bunyan), True Greatness (Lady E. Carew), and Edwin and Paul-
inus (Unknown); 65. The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire (Jean In-
gelow) and The Omnipotent (Scott); 66. A Dream of Fair Women ( Tennyson).
Nos. 1-42 in Thumb Case, 3/6; Nos. 43-66 in Thumb Case, 2/6