A POETICAL READING-BOOK; SELECTED FOR THE USE OF THE JUNIOR CLASSES IN SCHOOLS. BY WILLIAM M'GAVIN. GLASGOW: WILLIAM HAMILTON, 33 BATH STREET; THE Editor desires to acknowledge the kindness of the following gentlemen who have permitted him to make use of their copyrights, Rev. Mr. Curwen, Horace Moule, Esq., T. Westwood, Esq., Messrs. Macmillan, Cambridge, and Messrs. Strahan, Messrs. Griffith & Farran, and Mr. A, W. Bennett, London. INDEX. A gold and silver cup upon a pillar green, Bee, To a Before all lands in east or west, Before the stout harvesters falleth the grain, Before the bright sun rises over the hill, Beggarman, The Bramble flower, To the Brothers, I have done my best, Daisy, The - Description of night, Don't kill the birds, Down in my solitude under the snow, Down the deep and miry lane, D'ye know the little wood-mouse, Evening, Evening parting, The First day of March, The First grief, The First Swallow, The Four Sisters, The Frog and toad, The Garland of Spring-flowers, Gently flow through sun and shadow, Get up little sleeper, the morning is bright, Gleaner, The Go forth my heart, thy powers employ, Groves of Lee, The Hail! beauteous stranger of the grove, Happy life, The Here I come creeping every where, - How happy is he born or taught, I come to earth on the northern blast, I have four sisters beyond the sea, I knew a boy whose infant feet had trod, In health and vigour waking, In the barn the tenant cock, In the young merry time of spring, Invitation to walk abroad, 20 45 Irish Harper and his dog, It is the first mild day of march, Jack Frost, John Barleycorn, Labourer's welcome, The Lady-bird, lady-bird, fly away home, Lady-bird, lady-bird, why do you roam? Lark, To the Little Bell, - Little bird with bosom red, 25 34 61 26 52 25 31 16 11 24 60 18 56 Mountain Shepherd boy, The My fair-haired boy! as thus I gaze, 48 66 43 Northern Seas, The Now o'er the drowsy earth still night prevails, Oh! call my brother back to me, Oh, ye spring flowers! oh, ye early friends! Once there was a little boy, One moonlight Yule-tide, long ago, On the green banks of Shannon, Open air enjoyment, Orphan boy, The O silent mere! about whose marges spring, Pansies, lilies, king-cups, daisies, Pet lamb, The Pettychap's nest, The - Piped the blackbird on the beechwood spray, Poet's resting place, Poor man's day, The Reapers, The Remember the poor, Robin Redbreast, The Summer longings, Summer shower, The Sunset, Sun, The The dew was falling fast, The frost looked forth, The gorse is yellow on the heath, The last year's leaf its time is brief, 39 70 19 50 16 66 47 28 |