The children of the poets : an anthology from English and American writers of three centuries

Eric S. (Eric Sutherland) Robertson

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»^ of the poctQCbilbren AN ANTHOLOGY English and American Writers of Centuries.Three Edited^ with Introduction BY ERIC S. ROBERTSON. LONDON: Walter Scott, Ik Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, AND NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. 1886. aA CONTENTS Earl of Surrey (1515-1547). PAGE The Age of Children Happiest 1 Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586). Child-Song . BretonNicholas (1558-1624) A Sweet Lullaby Robert Southwell (1560-1594). The Burning Babe , GreeneRobert (1560-1592). Sephestia's Song to her Child BEN JONSON (1574-1637). On my First Daughter On my First Son . WitherGeorge (1588-1667). Sleep, Baby, Sleep I . Old Ballad (I7th Century). The Babes in the Wood vi CONTENTS. CONTENTS. viii CONTENTS. CONTENTS. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1884). page The Reaper and the Flowers .... 110 Children Ill The Children's Hour . . . . .113 The Wreck of the Hesperus 114 John Greenleaf Whittier The Barefoot Boy 118 Vesta 121 In School-days 122 Child-songs . 123 Red Riding-Hood 125 James Ballantine (1807-1877). Creep afore ye gang ..... 127 Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1809-1861). My Child 128 .The Cry of the Children . . .129 "^ A Portrait . . ... . 133 . Charles Tennyson-Turner (1808-1879). Letty's Globe 137 Lord Tennyson As through the Land ..... 138 Sweet and Low . . . . .138, HospitalIn the Children's . , . .139 William Miller (1810-1872). Wee Willie Winkle . . . . .144 Spring 145 The Wonderfu' Wean ..... 146 Hairst . . . , . . .147 —Robert B. Brough ( 18C0). Neighbour Nelly ...... 149 X CONTENTS.

Sujets

• English poetry

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 8
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

Extrait

»^of the poctQCbilbren
AN ANTHOLOGY
English and American Writers of
Centuries.Three
Edited^ with Introduction
BY
ERIC S. ROBERTSON.
LONDON:
Walter Scott, Ik Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row,
AND NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.
1886.
aACONTENTS
Earl of Surrey (1515-1547). PAGE
The Age of Children Happiest 1
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586).
Child-Song .
BretonNicholas (1558-1624)
A Sweet Lullaby
Robert Southwell (1560-1594).
The Burning Babe ,
GreeneRobert (1560-1592).
Sephestia's Song to her Child
BEN JONSON (1574-1637).
On my First Daughter
On my First Son .
WitherGeorge (1588-1667).
Sleep, Baby, Sleep I .
Old Ballad (I7th Century).
The Babes in the Woodvi CONTENTS.CONTENTS.viii CONTENTS.