INDEX TO FIRST LINES PAGE A capital ship for an ocean trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 A goodly host one day was mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 A little fairy comes at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4¢ A tired caterpillar went to sleep one day . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 A wind came up out of the sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Among the thistles on the hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 And where have you been, my Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . io8 Are you a Giant, great big man, or is your real name Smith? . . . . . 81 At evening when the lamp is lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 By the shores of Gitche Gumee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Came a roaring bumble-bee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 "Canary birds feed on sugar and seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Daffy-down-dilly came up in the cold . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Dark brown is the river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i9 Down in a field, one day in June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Four Princesses lived in a Green Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Girls and boys, come out to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r r Hail! Ho! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r Hark! hark! the lark at heaven's gate sings . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Have you ever heard of the Sing-away bird . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Have you ever heard the wind go "Yooooo"? . . . . . . . . . . . 3 He is not John the gardener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 He quickly arms him for the field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Here we come a-whistling through the fields so green . . . . . . . . 57 How good to lie a little while . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 I killed a robin. The little thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 I know a place where the sun is like gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 I lived first in a little house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 I'll tell you how the leaves came down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 I passed by a garden, a little Dutch garden . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 I saw a ship a-sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II I wake! I feel the day is near . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 In a palace of pearl and seaweed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 In her wimple of wind and her slippers of sleep . . . . . . . . . . 6 In the tall elm tree sat the Robin bright . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 I3I PAGE It is n't raining rain to me . . . . . • • • • • • . . . 40 John Grumblie vow'd by the light of the moon . . . . . . • • • • 95 Ladybird, ladybird 1 fly away home 1 . . . . . . . . . • • • • . 19 Little Bud Dandelion . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . . 66 Little cowboy, what have you heard . . . . . . . • • • • . . . 100 Little lamb, who made thee ? . . . . . . . . • • • • • . . • . 46 Little Prince Tatters has lost his cap 1 . . . . . . . • • • • . . • 24 Listen, children, hear me tell . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . 129 "Margery Brown on the top of the hill . . . . . . • • • • . • . 78 My country, 't is of thee . . . . . . . • • • • • • • . . • . 127 My Lady Wind is very tall . . . . . . . • • • • • . . • . • 1o Nae shoon to hide her tiny taes . . . . . . . . • • • • • . • • 35 Nothing is quite so quiet and clean . . . . . • • • • • • • . • 58 O Columbia, the gem of the ocean . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . 128 O Moon, Mr. Moon . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • . • 90 On gossamer nights when the moon is low . . . . . . • • • • • • 45 Once, in a rough, wild country . . . . . • • • • • • • . . • . 96 Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky . . . • • . • • . • 59 Said Old Gentleman Gay, "On a Thanksgiving Day . . . • • • . • 50 Said the Wind to the Moon, "I will blow you out . . . . . • • • . 61 Sea Shell, Sea Shell I . . . . . . • • • • • . • . . . . . . 6 Spring is the morning of the year . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . 47 Sweet and low, sweet and low . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . 13 The bee buzzed up in the heat . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . 2o The brown Owl sits in the ivy bush . . . . . . . • • . . . . 36 The coach is at the door at last . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . 86 The leaves were reddening to their fall . . . . . . . • • • . . . 39 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. . . . . . . . . . . . 126 The mountain and the squirrel . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • 28 The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea . . . . . . • • • . . • 71 The rosy clouds float overhead . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . 32 The Sea is a good friend of mine . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . 123 The sun was shining on the sea . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . 103 The tide is out, and all the strand . . . . . . . • • • . . . • 25 The wind blows, the wind blows . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . 34 The world's a very happy place . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . 27 The year's at the spring . . . . . • • • • • . . • . • . . . 39 There lived a sage in days of yore . . . . . . • • • • . . . • 6o There was an old man who said, "How . . . . . . . • • • • . . 118 There once was a restless boy . . . . . • • • • • • . . . . . 48 There once was a Willow, and he was very old . . . . . . • . • . 55 There were three gypsies a-come to my door . . . . . . • • • . • 15 There were three sailors of Bristol city . . . . . . • • • • . . . 119 Under the greenwood tree . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . 75 132 PAGE Up the airy mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Up into the cherry tree . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 When children are playing alone on the green . . . . . . . . . . . 112 When I was a beggarly boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 When the grass was closely mown . . . . . . . . . . . 79 When the sun sinks under the world's red rim . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Where do you think the Fairies go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Where the pools are bright and deep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Who would be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 "Why sit you here, my lass?" said he . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 With klingle, klangle, klingle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 With wild surprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 133 INDEX OF AUTHORS PAGE Allingham, William (1824-1889) The Fairies . . . . . . . . . . . . The Fairy Shoemaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . loo Alma-Tadema, Laurence London Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Blake, William (1757-1827) The Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Bostwick, Helen Barron Little Bud Dandelion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Brown, Abbie Farwell Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Browning, Robert (1812-1889) Pippa's Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bumstead, Eudora The Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Carman, Bliss Mr. Moon . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9o Carroll, Lewis (1832-1898) The Walrus and the Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1o3 Carryl, Charles Edward The Plaint of the Camel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Cary, Alice (1820-1871) The Wise Fairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Cawein, Madison The Twilight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Coolidge, Susan (Sara C. Woolsey) How the Leaves Came Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dayre, Sydney Remorse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Deland, Margaret The Fairies' Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Douglas, Marian A Good Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5o Little Sorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Drayton, Michael (1573-1631) Pigwiggen Arms Himself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Durbin, Harriet Whitney A Little Dutch Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 135 Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) PAGE A Fable . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ewing, JulianaHoratia A Friend in the Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . • 26 The Willow Man . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • • . • 55 Big Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Field, Eugene (1850-1895) The Night Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • • 3 Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) Margery Brown . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • 78 The Four Princesses . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • 89 Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909) The Christmas Tree in the Nursery . . . . . . . . . • • • • • 53 Hawkshawe, (Mrs.) Ann The Great Brown Owl . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • 36 Higginson, Ella Four-Leaf Clover . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . • • • • • 88 Hogg, James (1770-1835) A Boy's Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Hood, Thomas (1790-1845) Queen Mab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Howitt, Mary (1799-1888) The Fairies of the Caldon Low . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 108 Jewett, Sarah Orne Discontent . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • . • 76 Johnson, Margaret A Sad Little Lass . . . . . . . . . • • . • • • • • • . . 64 Larcom, Lucy (1826-1893) The Sing-away Bird . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • . . • 6 Lear, Edward (1812-1888) The Owl and the Pussy-Cat . . . . . . . . . • • • • . • • 71 Nonsense Verse . . . . . . . - . • . • • • • . • • • 118 Longfellow (1807-1882)• Daybreak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Hiawatha's Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • 113 Loveman, Robert April Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Lowell, Amy The Sea Shell 6 Lowell, James Russell (1819-1891) Aladdin . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • • • • • • • • 34 Macdonald, George The Wind and the Moon . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • . 61 Mark, Rickman (Lucas E. V.) Snow in Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 136 Miller, Hugh (1802-x856) PA68 The Babie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Mitchell, Agnes When the Cows Come Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Richards, Laura E. Prince Tatters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Riley, James Whitcomb(185z-1916) A Sea Song from the Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setoun, Gabriel (Thomas Nicoll Hepburn) Romance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The World's Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Hark I Hark! the Lark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Under the Greenwood Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Sherman, Frank Dempster Golden-Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Smith, Samuel Francis (1808-i895) America . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Southey, Caroline Bowles (1786-1854) To the Ladybird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i9 Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894) Foreign Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Where Go the Boats ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1g The Land of Storybooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Dumb Soldier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Farewell to-the Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 The Unseen Playmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11z Tennyson, Alfred (18og-1892) Sweet and Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Bee and the Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zo The New Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 The Merman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863) Little Billee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Thaxter, Celia (1835-1894) The Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chanticleer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Vandegrift, Margaret The Sandman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Von Chamisso, Albert A Tragic Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6o Warner, Anna B. Ready for Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 73 Westwood, Thomas (1814-1888) Mine Host of "The Golden Apple" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 137 PAOZ Anonymous Bumble-Bee and Clover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Twinkling Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 My Lady Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1o Come Out to Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I A Sand Castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A Bird's Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The Gray Doves' Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Sea Princess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Fairy Thrall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Here We Come A-Whistling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 The Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7o A Nautical Ballad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 The Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Columbia, The Gem of the Ocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Printed in the United States of America. 138