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Golden Treasury Series

SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY COVENTRY PATMORE

PREFACE

INDEX OF FIRST LINES

CONTENTS

I

THE CHILD AND THE PIPER

II

ON MAY MORNING

III

THE APPROACH OF THE FAIRIES

IV

ANSWER TO A CHILD'S QUESTION

V

THE BROOK

VI

STARS

VII

THE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE

VIII

THE KITTEN AND FALLING LEAVES

IX

THE FERRYMAN, VENUS, AND CUPID

X

SONG

XI

LUCY GRAY

XII

RAIN IN SUMMER

XIII

EPITAPH ON A HARE

XIV

ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL

XV

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCY

XVI

WINTER

XVII

THE INCHCAPE ROCK

XVIII

WRITTEN IN MARCH

XIX

LORD RANDAL

XX

JOHN BARLEYCORN

XXI

MARY-ANN'S CHILD

XXII

THE USEFUL PLOUGH

XXIII

A WREN'S NEST

XXIV

A FINE DAY

XXV

CASABIANCA

XXVI

SIGNS OF RAIN

XXVII

HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX

XXVIII

THE RAINBOW

XXIX

THE RAVEN AND THE OAK

XXX

ODE TO THE CUCKOO

XXXI

ROBIN HOOD AND ALLIN A DALE

XXXII

VIOLETS

XXXIII

THE PALMER

XXXIV

THE FORSAKEN MERMAN

XXXV

THE SANDS O' DEE

XXXVI

THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE

XXXVII

A SEA DIRGE

XXXVIII

THE ANCIENT MARINER

XXXIX

SONG OF ARIEL

XL

HOW'S MY BOY?

XLI

THE SPANISH ARMADA

XLII

THE TAR FOR ALL WEATHERS

XLIII

THE FISHERMAN

XLIV

THE SAILOR

XLV

THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS

XLVI

A CANADIAN BOAT SONG

XLVII

ROSABELLE

XLVIII

THE BALLAD OF THE BOAT

XLIX

VERSES

L

HOME-THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD

LI

THE DREAM OF EUGENE ARAM

LII

THE BELEAGUERED CITY

LIII

JAFFAR

LIV

COLIN AND LUCY

LV

THE REDBREAST CHASING THE BUTTERFLY

LVI

THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

LVII

ROBIN REDBREAST

LVIII

THE OWL

LIX

HART LEAP WELL

LX

THE SUMMER SHOWER

LXI

THE MOUSE'S PETITION

LXII

THE GRASSHOPPER

LXIII

THE SHEPHERD'S HOME

LXIV

THE LORD OF BURLEIGH

LXV

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL

LXVI

EVENING

LXVII

THE PARROT

LXVIII

SONG

LXIX

THE BLIND BOY

LXX

FALSE FRIENDS-LIKE

LXXI

GOODY BLAKE AND HARRY GILL

LXXII

THE JOVIAL BEGGAR

LXXIII

BISHOP HATTO

LXXIV

THE OLD COURTIER

LXXV

JOHN GILPIN

LXXVI

THE MILKMAID

LXXVII

SIR SIDNEY SMITH

LXXVIII

THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN

LXXIX

THE TIGER

LXXX

KING JOHN AND THE ABBOT OF CANTERBURY

LXXXI

THE FAIRIES

LXXXII

THE SUFFOLK MIRACLE

LXXXIII

THE NIGHTINGALE

LXXXIV

ON A FAVOURITE CAT DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLDFISHES

LXXXV

THE FOX AT THE POINT OF DEATH

LXXXVI

THE OLD MAN'S COMFORTS, AND HOW HE GAINED THEM

LXXXVII

THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

LXXXVIII

YE MARINERS OF ENGLAND

LXXXIX

NAPOLEON AND THE SAILOR

XC

BOADICEA

XCI

THE SOLDIER'S DREAM

XCII

LOVE AND GLORY

XCIII

AFTER BLENHEIM

XCIV

THE SAILOR'S MOTHER

XCV

MAHMOUD

XCVI

AUTUMN

XCVII

THE RAVEN

XCVIII

THE NIX

XCIX

THE SEVEN SISTERS; OR, THE SOLITUDE OF BINNORIE

C

THE BEGGAR MAID

CI

THE WILD HUNTSMAN

CII

TO DAFFODILS

CIII

THE HOMES OF ENGLAND

CIV

MARY THE MAID OF THE INN

CV

THE WITCHES' MEETING

CVI

ADELGITHA

CVII

THE COUNCIL OF HORSES

CVIII

ST. ROMUALD

CIX

LADY ALICE

CX

THE OUTLANDISH KNIGHT

CXI

SPRING

CXII

SWEET WILLIAM'S GHOST

CXIII

THE FOUNTAIN

CXIV

FAIR ROSAMUND

CXV

THE HITCHEN MAY-DAY SONG

CXVI

THE SPANISH LADY'S LOVE

CXVII

LITTLE WHITE LILY

CXVIII

MINSTREL'S SONG IN ELLA

CXIX

AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG

CXX

NONGTONGPAW

CXXI

POOR DOG TRAY

CXXII

THE FAITHFUL BIRD

CXXIII

LORD ULLIN'S DAUGHTER

CXXIV

THE SEA

CXXV

FIDELITY

CXXVI

THE FOX AND THE CAT

CXXVII

THE DOG AND THE WATER-LILY

CXXVIII

AN EPITAPH ON A ROBIN-REDBREAST

CXXIX

BAUCIS AND PHILEMON

CXXX

LULLABY FOR TITANIA

CXXXI

LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ELLINOR

CXXXII

QUEEN MAB

CXXXIII

YOUNG LOCHINVAR

CXXXIV

INCIDENT

CXXXV

KING LEAR AND HIS THREE DAUGHTERS

CXXXVI

THE BUTTERFLY AND THE SNAIL

CXXXVII

THE DÆMON LOVER

CXXXVIII

THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE GLOW-WORM

CXXXIX

THE LADY TURNED SERVING-MAN

CXL

PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED

CXLI

TO A WATER FOWL

CXLII

ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD

CXLIII

SIR JOHN SUCKLING'S CAMPAIGN

CXLIV

THE NUN'S LAMENT FOR PHILIP SPARROW

CXLV

TO A BUTTERFLY

CXLVI

THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY

CXLVII

THE UNGRATEFUL CUPID

CXLVIII

THE KING OF THE CROCODILES

CXLIX

THE LION AND THE CUB

CL

THE SNAIL

CLI

THE COLUBRIAD

CLII

THE PRIEST AND THE MULBERRY-TREE

CLIII

THE PRIDE OF YOUTH

CLIV

SIR LANCELOT DU LAKE

CLV

THE THREE FISHERS

CLVI

ALICE FELL; OR, POVERTY

CLVII

THE FIRST SWALLOW

CLVIII

THE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD

CLIX

THE THRUSH'S NEST

CLX

THE LAST OF THE FLOCK

CLXI

THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN'S NEST

CLXII

SONG

CLXIII

TIMOTHY

CLXIV

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

1—THE MAGIC SLEEP

II—THE FAIRY PRINCE'S ARRIVAL

CLXV

CHORAL SONG OF ILLYRIAN PEASANTS

CLXVI

THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB

CLXVII

THE WIDOW BIRD

CLXVIII

DORA

CLXIX

A WITCH

CLXX

NURSERY RHYMES

CLXXI

THE AGE OF CHILDREN HAPPIEST

CLXXII

THE NOBLE NATURE

CLXXIII

THE RAINBOW

INDEX OF WRITERS

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