funeral pyre in the presence of Byron,
Hunt, and Trelawney. Some of his well-known poems are "Queen Mab,"
"Alastor," "The Revolt of Islam," "Prometheus Unbound," "Adonais," "To
a Skylark," and "Ode to the West Wind"; he also wrote a poetical
tragedy, "The Cenci." _Prometheus Unbound_, 184.

SILL, EDWARD ROWLAND. Born at Windsor, Conn., 1841; died at Cleveland,
Ohio, Feb. 27, 1887. Graduated from Yale 1861; professor of English at
University of California 1874-82. _Faith_, 112; _Life_, 99;
_Opportunity_, 56.

SOUTHWELL, ROBERT. Born about 1561; executed at Tyburn, Feb. 21, 1595.
Educated at Paris; received into the Society of Jesus 1578; returned
to England 1586; became chaplain to the Countess of Arundel 1589;
betrayed to the authorities 1592; imprisoned for three years and
finally executed. _Times Go by Turns_, 122.

STANTON, FRANK LEBBY. Born at Charleston, S.C., Feb. 22, 1857. Common
school education; served apprenticeship as printer; identified with
the Atlanta press for years, especially with the Atlanta
_Constitution_ in which his poems have been a feature, and have won
for him a unique place among modern verse writers. Some of his books
are "Songs of the Soil," "Comes One With a Song," "Songs from Dixie
Land," "Up from Georgia," and "Little Folks Down South." _A Hopeful
Brother_, 67; _A Little Thankful Song_, 181; _A Poor Unfortunate_,
137; _A Pretty Good World_, 189; _A Song of To-Morrow_, 187; _Here's
Hopin'_, 164; _Hoe Your Row_, 203; _Just Whistle_, 38; _Keep A-Goin'!_
229; _This World_, 133.

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Born at Edinburgh, Nov. 13, 1850; died at Apia,
Samoa, Dec. 4, 1894. Early education irregular because of poor
health; went to Italy with his parents 1863; at Edinburgh University
1867-73, at first preparing for engineering but later taking up law;
admitted to the bar 1875 but never practised. Various trips to the
Continent between 1873-79; visited America 1879-80; resided in
Switzerland, France, and England 1882-7; came to America again 1887-8;
voyages in Pacific 1888-91; at Vailima, Samoa, 1891-94. A conspicuous
example of a man always in poor health yet courageous and optimistic
throughout his life. Among his books are "A Lodging for the Night,"
"Travels with a Donkey," "Virginibus Puerisque," "New Arabian Nights,"
"Treasure Island," "A Child's Garden of Verse," "The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Kidnapped," "T