Chapter I: Book II: For Lower Grammar Grades

SELECTED BY
KATHARINE H. SHUTE

EDITED BY
LARKIN DUNTON, LL.D.
HEAD MASTER OF THE BOSTON NORMAL SCHOOL

SILVER, BURDETT & COMPANY
NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO
1899

COPYRIGHT, 1899,
BY SILVER, BURDETT & COMPANY.

BOSTON:
C. J. PETERS & SON, TYPOGRAPHERS.
Plimpton Press
H. M. PLIMPTON & CO., PRINTERS & BINDERS,
NORWOOD, MASS., U.S.A.

_COMPILERS' PREFACE._

The inestimable value of literature in supplying healthful recreation, in opening the mind to larger views of life, and in creating ideals that shall mold the spiritual nature, is conceded now by every one who has intelligently considered the problems of education. But the basis upon which literature shall be selected and arranged is still a matter of discussion.

Chronology, race-correspondence, correlation, and ethical training should all be recognized incidentally; but the main purpose of the teacher of literature is to send children on into life with a genuine love for good reading. To accomplish this, three things should be true of the reading offered: first, it should be _literature_; second, it should be literature of some scope, not merely some small phase of literature, such as the fables or the poetry of one of the less eminent poets; and third, it should appeal to children's natural interests. Children's interests, varied as they seem, center in the marvelous and the preternatural; in the natural world; and in human life, especially child life and the romantic and heroic aspects of mature life. In the selections made for each grade, we have recognized these different interests.

To grade poetry perfectly for different ages is an impossibility; much of the greatest verse is for all ages--that is one reason why it _is_ great. A child of five will lisp the numbers of Horatius with delight; and Scott's _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_, with its romantic color and its exquisite human tenderness, is dear to childhood, to manhood, and to old age. But the Land of Song is a great undiscovered country to the little child; by some road or other he must find his way into it; and these volumes simply attempt to point out a path through which he may be led into its happy fields.

Our earnest thanks are due to the following publishers for permission to use copyrighted poems: to Houghton, Mifflin & Co. for poems by Longfellow, Whittier, Emerson, Holmes, Lowell, Aldrich, Bayard Taylor, James T. Fields, Phoebe Cary, Lucy Larcom, Celia Thaxter, and Sarah Orne Jewett; to D. Appleton & Co. for a large number of Bryant's poems; to Charles Scribner's Sons for two poems by Stevenson, from _Underwoods_, and _A Child's Garden of Verse_; to J. B. Lippincott & Co. for two poems by Thomas Buchanan Read; and to Henry T. Coates & Co. for a poem by Charles Fenno Hoffman.

The present volume is intended for the fourth, fifth, and sixth school years, or lower grammar grades. It is the second of three books prepared for use in the grades below the high school. As no collection of this size can supply as much poetry as may be used to advantage, and as many desirable poems by American writers have necessarily been omitted, we have noted at the end of this volume lists of poems which it would be well to add to the material given here, that our children may realize the scope and beauty of the poetry of their own land.

CONTENTS

PAGE
ALICE BRAND 64
AT SEA 60

BANKS O' DOON, THE 217
BATTLE OF BLENHEIM, THE 141
BATTLE OF THE BALTIC, THE 103
BELEAGUERED CITY, THE 133
BELSHAZZAR 221
BOY AND THE ANGEL, THE 118
BRIGHTEST AND BEST OF THE SONS OF THE MORNING 157
BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE 22
BY COOL SILOAM'S SHADY RILL 30

CALM ON THE LISTENING EAR OF NIGHT 93
CA' THE YOWES 81
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, THE 89
CHILDREN IN THE WOOD, THE 71
CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS 125
COMPANIONSHIP WITH NATURE 227
CONCORD HYMN 161
CORAL GROVE, THE 63
COUNCIL OF HORSES, THE 114
CORONACH 200
CRICKET, THE 193

DAFFODILS 15
DAFFODILS, THE 13
DEATH OF NELSON, THE 164
DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB 18
DEWDROP, THE 207

ELIXIR, THE 117
ENGLAND 170
EPITAPH ON A HARE 112
EVENING (John Fletcher) 150
EVENING (John Keble) 206
EVENING WIND, THE 123
EXILE OF ERIN 215

FAREWELL, A 152
FIDELITY 108
FINE DAY, A 35
FISHERMAN, THE 211
FOR A' THAT, AND A' THAT 69

GLADIATOR, THE 228
GOOD-NIGHT 207
GRASSHOPPER, THE 192
GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD, THE 121
GREEN CORNFIELD, A 41

HALLOWED GROUND 145
HERITAGE, THE 208
HOHENLINDEN 21
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY 19
HOME THEY BROUGHT HER WARRIOR DEAD 27
HONEY-BEE, THE 15
HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE 104
"HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX" 229
HYMN OF THE NATIVITY 234
HURRICANE, THE 175

INCHCAPE ROCK, THE 43
INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP 147
INGRATITUDE 57

JOCK OF HAZELDEAN 213
JERUSALEM, THE GOLDEN 204

KINGDOM OF GOD, THE 178
KING JOHN AND THE ABBOT OF CANTERBURY 126

LADY CLARE 218
LAMENT OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 28
LIFE'S "GOOD-MORNING" 201
LLEWELLYN AND HIS DOG 105
LORD ULLIN'S DAUGHTER 211
LOVE OF GOD, THE 31

MARCH 42
MONTEREY 162
MOONRISE, A SELECTION 201
MORNING 149
MY HEART LEAPS UP WHEN I BEHOLD 37

NEW YEAR, THE 237
NIGHT 101
NOBLE NATURE, THE 179
NORTHERN SEAS, THE 61

ODE TO THE NORTH-EAST WIND 167
OH! WEEP FOR THOSE 17
O MOTHER DEAR, JERUSALEM 205
ON A FAVORITE CAT DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLDFISHES 197
ON A SPANIEL CALLED "BEAU" KILLING A YOUNG BIRD 78
ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET (Leigh Hunt) 111
ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET (John Keats) 110
O WAD SOME POWER 37

PIBROCH OF DONUIL DHU 24
PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN, THE 46
PILGRIM FATHERS, THE 84
PIPES AT LUCKNOW, THE 224
PLANTING OF THE APPLE TREE 32

QUIET, LORD, MY FROWARD HEART 149

REBECCA'S HYMN 20
REST 191
REVENGE, THE 143
RHYMED LESSON, A 82
ROYAL GEORGE, THE 91
RUTH 116

SAILOR'S WIFE, THE 135
SANDALPHON 231
SELECTION FROM CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE, A 155
SELKIRK GRACE, THE 31
SHEPHERD'S HOME, THE 77
SHERIDAN'S RIDE 172
SKYLARK, THE 39
SOLDIER AND SAILOR 137
SOLDIER'S DREAM, THE 26
SOLITARY REAPER, THE 199
SONG FROM THE LADY OF THE LAKE 216
SONG OF MARION'S MEN 99
SONG OF THE GREEKS 170
SONG OF THE SEA, A 58
SONG: "ORPHEUS WITH HIS LUTE MADE TREES" 151
SOUND THE LOUD TIMBREL 125
SPRING 38
STARS 101
STORM, THE 190
SUMMER SHOWER, THE 36
SWEET PEAS 80

THY VOICE IS HEARD THROUGH ROLLING DRUMS 148
TO A MOUSE 153
TO A WATERFOWL 202
TO DAFFODILS 14
TO THE CUCKOO 40
TO THE SMALL CELANDINE 131

UNION AND LIBERTY 97
UPON THE MOUNTAIN'S DISTANT HEAD 16

VIRTUE 208

WHEN ALL THY MERCIES, O MY GOD 177
WHEN WILT THOU SAVE THE PEOPLE? 94
WINSTANLEY 180
WIVES OF BRIXHAM, THE 86
WREN'S NEST, A 194

YE MARINERS OF ENGLAND 163

_Index of Authors._

ADDISON, JOSEPH.
When all thy Mercies, O my God 177

ANONYMOUS.
O Mother Dear, Jerusalem 205
The Children in the Wood 71
The Wives of Brixham 86

ARNOLD.
The Death of Nelson 164

BARBAULD, ANNA LETITIA.
Life's "Good-Morning" 201

BLAKE, WILLIAM.
Night 101

BROWNING, ROBERT.
An Incident of the French Camp 147
"How they brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix" 229
The Boy and the Angel 118
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 46

BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN.
March 42
Song of Marion's Men 99
The Evening Wind 123
The Hurricane 175
The Love of God 31
The Planting of the Apple Tree 32
To a Waterfowl 202
Upon the Mountain's Distant Head 16

BURNS, ROBERT.
Ca' the Yowes 81
For A' That, and A' That 69
Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots 28
O wad some Power 37
The Banks o' Doon 217
The Selkirk Grace 31
To a Mouse 153

BYRON, LORD (GEORGE NOEL GORDON).
A Selection from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage 155
Companionship with Nature, A Selection 227
Moonrise, A Selection 201
Oh! weep for Those 17
The Destruction of Sennacherib 18
The Gladiator, A Selection 228

CAMPBELL, THOMAS.
Exile of Erin 215
Hallowed Ground 145
Hohenlinden 21
Lord Ullin's Daughter 211
Soldier and Sailor 137
Song of the Greeks 170
The Battle of the Baltic 103
The Soldier's Dream 26
Ye Mariners of England 163

COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR.
Choral Song of Illyrian Peasants 125

COLLINS, WILLIAM.
How Sleep the Brave 104

CORNWALL, BARRY. (See PROCTER.)

COWLEY, ABRAHAM.
The Grasshopper 192

COWPER, WILLIAM.
Epitaph on a Hare 112
On a Spaniel called "Beau" killing a Young Bird 78
The Cricket 193
The Royal George 91

CUNNINGHAM, ALLAN.
At Sea 60

DRAYTON, MICHAEL.
A Fine Day 35

ELLIOTT, EBENEZER.
When Wilt Thou save the People 94

EMERSON, RALPH WALDO.
Concord Hymn 161

FLETCHER, JOHN.
Evening 150

GAY, JOHN.
The Council of Horses 114

GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG.
Rest 191

GRAY, THOMAS.
On a Favorite Cat, drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes 197

HEBER, REGINALD.
Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning 157
By Cool Siloam's Shady Rill 30
Holy, Holy, Holy 19

HEMANS, FELICIA.
The Graves of a Household 121
The Pilgrim Fathers 84

HERBERT, GEORGE.
The Elixir 117
Virtue 208

HERRICK, ROBERT.
To Daffodils 14

HOFFMAN, CHARLES FENNO.
Monterey 162

HOGG, JAMES.
The Skylark 39

HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL.
A Rhymed Lesson, Selections 82
Union and Liberty 97

HOOD, THOMAS.
Ruth 116

HOWITT, MARY.
The Northern Seas 61

HUNT, LEIGH.
On the Grasshopper and Cricket 111

INGELOW, JEAN.
Winstanley 180

JONSON, BEN.
The Noble Nature 179

KEATS, JOHN.
On the Grasshopper and Cricket 110
Sweet Peas, A Selection 80

KEBLE, JOHN.
Evening 206
Morning 149

KINGSLEY, CHARLES.
Ode to the North-East Wind 167

LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH.
Sandalphon 231
The Beleaguered City 133

LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL.
The Heritage 208

MICKLE, WILLIAM J.
The Sailor's Wife 135

MILTON, JOHN.
Hymn of the Nativity, A Selection 234

MOORE, THOMAS.
Sound the Loud Timbrel 125

NASH, THOMAS.
Spring 38

NEWTON, JOHN.
Quiet, Lord, my Froward Heart 149

PERCIVAL, JAMES G.
The Coral Grove 63

PERCY, THOMAS.
King John and the Abbot of Canterbury 126

PROCTER, ADELAIDE.
The Storm 190

PROCTER, BRYAN WALLER (BARRY CORNWALL).
A Song of the Sea 58
Belshazzar 221
Stars 101
The Fisherman 211

QUARLES, FRANCIS.
Good-Night 207

READ, THOMAS BUCHANAN.
Sheridan's Ride 172
The Summer Shower 36

ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA G.
A Green Cornfield 41

ST. BERNARD.
Jerusalem, the Golden 204

SCOTT, SIR WALTER.
Alice Brand 64
Coronach 200
Jock of Hazeldean 213
Pibroch of Donald Dhu 24
Rebecca's Hymn 20
Song From "The Lady of the Lake" 216

SEARS, EDMUND H.
Calm on the Listening Ear of Night 93

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM.
Daffodils, A Selection 15
England, A Selection 170
Ingratitude, A Selection 57
Song: "Orpheus with his lute made trees" 151
The Honey-bee, A Selection 15

SHENSTONE, WILLIAM.
The Shepherd's Home 77

SOUTHEY, ROBERT.
Llewellyn and his Dog 105
The Battle of Blenheim 141
The Inchcape Rock 43

TENNYSON, ALFRED.
A Farewell 152
Home they brought her Warrior dead 27
Lady Clare 218
The Charge of the Light Brigade 89
The New Year 237
The Revenge, A Selection 143
Thy Voice is heard through Rolling Drums 148

TRENCH, RICHARD C.
The Dewdrop 207
The Kingdom of God 178

WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF.
The Pipes at Lucknow 224

WOLFE, CHARLES.
The Burial of Sir John Moore 22

WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM.
A Wren's Nest 194
Fidelity 108
My heart leaps up when I behold 37
The Daffodils 13
The Solitary Reaper 199
To the Cuckoo 40
To the Small Celandine 131

THE LAND OF SONG: BOOK II.

_PART I._

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_THE LAND OF SONG: BOOK II._