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Then loud the warder blew his horn,

And call'd till he was hoarse,

"I see a bold knight, and on his shield bright
He beareth a flaming cross.'

Then down the lord of the castle came,
The red-cross knight to meet;
And when the red-cross knight he 'spied,
Right loving he did him greet.

"Oh! I am come from the Holy Land,
Where saints did live and die;
Behold the device I bear on my shield,
A red-cross knight am I!

And we have fought in the Holy Land,
And have won the victory;

For with valiant might did the Christians fight,
And made the proud Pagans fly."

"Thou'rt welcome here, dear red-cross knight,
Come, lay thine armour by,

And for the good tidings thou dost bring,
We'll feast right merrily;

For all in my castle shall rejoice

That we've gain'd the victory;

And the bells shall be rung, and the mass shall be

sung,

And the feast eat merrily!

Percy's Reliques.

EVENING SONG.

SOFTLY fall the shades of evening,
O'er the valley, hush'd and still,
As the sun's last rays are falling
From the distant western hill.
Balmy mists have lull'd to slumber
Weary tenants of the tree;
Stars in bright and glorious number
Sparkle on the waveless sea.

Softly fall the shades of evening
On the bosom of the deep;

Winds in gentle whispering murmurs
Woo the sweet wild flowers to sleep.
Far on high the moon ascending,
Sheds on all her peaceful beams,
From her silvery throne she smileth-
Smileth on a world of dreams.

W. H. Godfrey.

FAIRIES' SONG.

WHERE the bee sucks there lurk I,

In a cowslip's bell I lie ;

There I couch when owls do cry;

On a bat's back do I fly,

After sunset merrily

Merrily, merrily, shall I live now,

Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.

All we fairies that do roam,
By the triple Hecate's beam,
From the presence of the sun
Follow darkness as a dream :
Over hill, over dale,

Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,

Thorough flood, thorough fire

Merrily, merrily, shall we live now,

Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.

Shakspeare.

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THE sun is down, the day gone by,
The stars are twinkling in the sky;
Nor torch nor taper longer may
Eke out a blithe but stunted day ;
The hours have pass'd with stealthy flight,
We needs must part: good night, good night!
Sweet sleep be with us, one and all;

And if upon its stillness fall

The visions of a busy brain,

We'll have our pleasure o'er again,

To warm the heart, to charm the sight;

Sweet dreams to all. Good night! good night!

Miss Baillie.

GOOD

NIGHT.

To each weary, toil-worn wight,
Now the day so sweetly closes,

Every aching brow

reposes

Peacefully till morning light.

Good night!

Home to rest!

Close the eye and calm the breast:
Stillness through the streets is stealing,
And the evening bell is pealing,

And the night calls, softly, "Haste
Home to rest!

So good night!

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Slumber on till morning light;
Slumber till another morrow
Brings its store of joy or sorrow;
Fearless in the Father's sight,
Slumber on. Good night!

(From the German `

Index.

A.

......

A barking sound the shepherd hears
A cloud lay cradled near the setting sun
A fire's a good, companionable friend

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Wordsworth 101

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Mary Howitt 143

120

151

L. Hunt 79

Faber 157

A Happy New Year, saith the old church bell.
A hare her speed of foot was vaunting
Ah! little ranting Johnny!

A Lady a party of pleasure made
A little tree stood up in the wood
A little word in kindness spoken...
All night the booming minute-gun
A lovely flower of rainbow hue..
And wherefore do the poor complain?
A peasant to his lord paid yearly court..
Are there who, always fond of changing
As I lay a-thinking..

Rückert 158

125

Hemans 185

.M. Colling 129

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Southey 144
Cowper 124
74

Barham 112

As slow and solemn yonder deepening knell.. Southey 107
As slow our ship her foaming track .....
.... Moore 84
As they drew nigh the land, which now was seen.. Byron 62
A speech, both pithy and concise.... Lady F. Hastings 155
As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night
A tortoise,-not I hope the same

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Pope 32
152

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At the corner of Wood Street, when daylight appears

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Beautiful nightingale! who shall portray
Behold her single in the field
Blow, blow, thou winter wind!

.....Scott 45
Wordsworth 84

Shakspeare 177

Blow, gentle gales....

Blow high, blow low..
Blow, warder, blow..

Born of the bog and the stifling fog
Bright chanticleer proclaims the dawn
But who the melodies of morn can tell?.
By the moon we sport and play

C.

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Calm is the fragrant air

Wordsworth 30

72

Cold was the night-wind, drifting fast the snow.. Southey 82

Charming little valley

Come away! Come away!.

Come follow, follow me..

Come, peace of mind, delightful guest!

Come, boys, sing!-sing of the yellow corn

Shirley 174

Eastman 49

190

Cowper 138

Come, rude Boreas..

Come, Spring, O come

Come, Patrick, clear up the storms on

Come to the sunset tree!

Content with poverty, my soul I arm..

Stevens 201
Caswall 1

your brow

Hon. Mrs. Norton

77

Hemans 95

Dryden 142

D.

Dark and dismal as the tomb..

Darkness was deep'ning o'er the seas..

Day is past

Dear boy, throw that icicle down

Dear native regions, I foretell..

Caswall 105

65

Hemans 32

Bloomfield 85

Deserted by the waning moon..
Dewy twilight! silent hour!

Did you but know, when bathed in dew
Do you recall what now is living only

E.

Exalting love, by the great Father....

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F.

Fair daffodils, we weep to see...

Fair streamlet running

...Herrick 73
Mackay 59

Fair Tree of Winter! fresh and flowering.. Montgomery 54

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