Produced by Al Haines
NARRATIVE AND LYRIC POEMS
(FIRST SERIES)
FOR USE IN THE LOWER SCHOOL
WITH ANNOTATIONS BY
O. J. STEVENSON, M.A., D.PAED.,
Professor of English, Ontario Agricultural College.
TORONTO
THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, LIMITED
Copyright, Canada, 1912, by THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, LIMITED,
Toronto, Ontario.
PREFACE
The Narrative and Lyric Poems contained in this volume are those prescribed by the Department of Education for examination for Junior and Senior Public School Diplomas, and for the Senior High School Entrance, and Entrance into the Model Schools. (Circular 58.)
In arranging the order of the poems, the Editor has taken into consideration the character of the selections with the object both of grading them in the order of increasing difficulty, and of securing variety in the subjects treated. The teacher may, however, follow his own judgment as to the order in which the poems should be taken up in class.
In the annotations the chief points of difficulty have been explained. In the case of a number of the poems, different editions of the poets' works contain different readings. In such cases we have followed the readings that are best known and that have been recognized by the best authorities.
CONTENTS
The Meeting of the Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moore
Jock o' Hazeldean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott
Horatius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macaulay
Alice Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott
The Solitary Reaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wordsworth
The Island of the Scots . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aytoun
Dickens in Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harte
A Musical Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Browning
Gradatim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland
The Battle of the Lake Regillus . . . . . . . . Macaulay
The Vision of Sir Launfal . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell
The Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Longfellow
British Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wordsworth
The Courtship of Miles Standish . . . . . . . . Longfellow
Sohrab and Rustum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arnold
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use i
- 2: And awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean
- 3: Unwatched along Clitumnus Grazes the milk white steer
- 4: 135 Astur hath stormed Janiculum
- 5: But the banner of proud Clusium Was highest of them all
- 6: 300 XXXVII Aunus from green Tifernum
- 7: With shield and blade Horatius
- 8: 450 LIV Back darted Spurius Lartius
- 9: 485 Nought spake he to Lars Porsena
- 10: 545 And they made a molten image
- 11: Which connected Rome with Janiculum
- 12: Which is a tributary of the Tiber
- 13: In good greenwood So blithe Lady Alice is singing
- 14: 110 But merrier were they in Dunfermline 18 gray
- 15: The Rhine is running deep and red
- 16: Though the shot flew sharp and deadly
- 17: What meed of thanks was given to them let aged annals tell
- 18: At the battle of Killecrankie 1689 he was mortally wounded
- 19: While turbidly flowed the river
- 20: The battle of the lake regillus
- 21: 60 And how the Lake Regillus Bubbled with crimson foam
- 22: Did Aulus and Aebutius Set forth with their array
- 23: From the white streets of Tusculum
- 24: 300 XVI But far to north Aebutius
- 25: Down Aulus springs to slay him
- 26: Cossus gallops off to summon Herminus
- 27: XXVII Mamilius spied Herminius
- 28: Aulus prepares to mount black Auster
- 29: XXXVII Sempronius Atratinus Sate in the Eastern Gate
- 30: A battle was fought at Lake Regillus B
- 31: And conscripti to the plebeian element in the senate
- 32: The Velian hill was not far from the Forum in Rome
- 33: 25 Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold
- 34: Sir Launfal flashed forth in his unscarred mail
- 35: And a loathing over Sir Launfal came
- 36: II Sir Launfal turned from his own hard gate
- 37: VII As Sir Launfal mused with a downcast face
- 38: The Grail was taken to England by Joseph of Arimathea
- 39: The surcoat of a Christian knight
- 40: Miles Standish the Puritan Captain
- 41: 30 Thereupon answered John Alden
- 42: 135 Since Rose Standish died
- 43: 195 Must I relinquish it all
- 44: To Priscilla the Mayflower of Plymouth
- 45: Miles Standish the Captain of Plymouth
- 46: Heard the voices of men through the mist
- 47: So spake the Captain of Plymouth
- 48: The stalwart Captain of Plymouth
- 49: To say farewell to the Mayflower
- 50: That floats in the ether above me
- 51: Priscilla was standing beside him
- 52: 680 Mute and amazed was Alden
- 53: 730 Urged by importunate zeal
- 54: And the other was called Wattawamat
- 55: And won by the stalwart Miles Standish
- 56: But Bertha the Beautiful Spinner
- 57: That has come to forbid the betrothal
- 58: Forgetful of bride and of bridegroom
- 59: The Mayflower anchored in Plymouth Harbour
- 60: 17 The Mayflower set sail for England on April 5
- 61: And gave him his daughter Tahminah
- 62: And now The Tartars built there Peran Wisa's tent
- 63: 90 Peran Wisa fails to dissuade Sohrab
- 64: And then Gudarz said Ferood
- 65: Then Rustum made reply O Gudurz
- 66: Mildly Sohrab heard his voice
- 67: Did Rustum stand Here on this field
- 68: And Sohrab kindled at his taunts
- 69: Sohrab says his fall will be avenged by Rustum
- 70: Which was in Ader baijan born to him
- 71: 645 But Sohrab answer'd him in wrath
- 72: Nor slak'd my thirst at the clear Helmund stream
- 73: 795 And carry thee away to Seistan
- 74: And Rustum gaz'd on Sohrab's face
- 75: Another name for the river Jaxartes