and style of the
several authors, and still keep the book down to reasonable proportions.
His biographical sketches of the poets are admirable, giving just the
information a reader cares for. We think Mr. Sargent's work is even
better than Mr. Bryant's, and that is of itself no small praise.--_Troy
Press._

We have in this volume the choicest from what would fill many library
shelves, and also, at hand here, many fragmentary pieces, familiar
favorites, but such as otherwise we should not know where to find when
wanted.--_The Advance_, Chicago.

The selections are so judiciously made and so handsomely clothed that
the public cannot fail to be grateful, both for the skill of the editor
and the taste of the publishers.--_Christian Advocate_, N. Y.

PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK.

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Obvious punctuation and printer's errors have been corrected. See below
for the detailed list.

page 6--typo fixed: changed 'feeche' to 'fecche'
page 47--spelling normalized: changed 'wide-spread' to 'widespread'
page 54--typo fixed: changed 'London' to 'Loudun'
page 92--spelling normalized: changed 'thunderbolt' to 'thunder-bolt'
page 129--spelling normalized: 'sparrowhawk' changed to 'sparrow-hawk'
page 138--spelling normalized: changed 'glowworm' to 'glow-worm'
page 182--typo fixed: changed 'Georgic' to 'Georgics'
page 189--spelling normalized: changed 'hedgepig' to 'hedge-pig'
page 201--typo fixed: changed 'Biesly' to 'Beisly'
page 202--typo fixed: changed 'Georgic' to 'Georgics'
page 213--typo fixed: changed 'Biesly' to 'Beisly'
page 316--spelling normalized: changed 'merrymakings' to 'merry-makings'
page 327--spelling normalized: changed 'Lord-Mayor's Day' to 'Lord
Mayor's Day'
page 353--typo fixed: changed 'Jeafferson' to 'Jeaffreson'
page 394--typo fixed: changed 'Skakespeare' to 'Shakespeare'
page 399--spelling normalized: changed 'One-and Thirty' to
'One-and-Thirty'
page 486--typo fixed: changed 'Ceila' to 'Celia'
page 542--typo fixed: changed 'Shakepeare' to 'Shakespeare'
page 548--spelling normalized: changed 'Leet-Ale' to 'Leet Ale'
page 549--typo fixed: changed 'Belemite' to 'Belemnite'
page 549--spelling normalized: changed 'Blindworm' to 'Blind-worm'
page 552--spelling normalized: cha