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A compilation of poetry designed for performance. This compilation focuses on the art of recitation, highlighting the importance of clarity, style, and emotional connection when presenting poetry in front of an audience. - Summary by Jessie Percival

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THE ROYAL RECITER: PREFACE

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PREFATORY

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JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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THE RED ROSE OF WAR. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK

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A SONG FOR AUSTRALIA. BY WILLIAM COX BENNET

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THE PLOUGHSHARE OF OLD ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK

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THE STORY OF ABEL TASMAN. BY FRANCES S. LEWIN

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THE GROOM'S STORY. BY A. CONAN DOYLE

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THE HARDEST PART I EVER PLAYED. BY RE HENRY

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THE STORY OF MR. KING. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY

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THE ART OF "POETRY." FROM "TOWN TOPICS."

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THE KING OF BRENTFORD'S TESTAMENT. W. M. THACKERAY

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UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED. BY J. BRUNTON STEPHENS

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THE AMENITIES OF SHOPPING. BY LEOPOLD WAGNER

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SHAMUS O'BRIEN: A TALE OF '98. BY J. SHERIDAN LE FANU

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HOME, SWEET HOME. BY WILLIAM THOMSON

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THE CANE-BOTTOM'D CHAIR. BY W.M. THACKERAY

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THE ALMA. BY WILLIAM C. BENNET

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THE MAMELUKE CHARGE. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE

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MY LADY'S LEAP. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN

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A SONG FOR THE END OF THE SEASON. BY J.R. PLANCHE

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THE AGED PILOT MAN. BY MARK TWAIN

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TIM KEYSER'S NOSE. BY MAX ADELER

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THE LOST EXPRESSION. BY MARSHALL STEELE

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A NIGHT SCENE. BY ROBERT B. BROUGH

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KARL, THE MARTYR. BY FRANCES WHITESIDE

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THE ROMANCE OF TENACHELLE. BY HERCULES ELLIS

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MICHAEL FLYNN. BY WILLIAM THOMSON

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A NIGHT WITH A STORK. BY WILLIAM G. WILCOX

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AN UNMUSICAL NEIGHBOUR. BY WILLIAM THOMSON

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THE CHALICE. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY

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LIVINGSTONE. BY HENRY LLOYD

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IN SWANAGE BAY. BY MRS. CRAIK

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BALLAD OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. BY GEORGE HENRY BOKER

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PHADRIG CROHOORE. BY JAMES SHERIDAN LE FANU

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CUPID'S ARROWS. BY ELIZA COOK

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THE CROCODILE'S DINNER PARTY. BY E. VINTON BLAKE

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"TWO SOULS WITH BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT." BY WILLIAM THOMSON

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A RISKY RIDE. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN

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ON MARRIAGE. BY JOSH BILLINGS

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THE ROMANCE OF CARRIGCLEENA. BY HERCULES ELLIS

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THE FALSE FONTANLEE. BY WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE

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THE LEGEND OF SAINT LAURA. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK

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DAVID SHAW, HERO. BY JAMES BUCKHAM

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BROTHERHOOD. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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THE STRAIGHT RIDER. (FROM "BLACK AND WHITE?" BY PERMISSION.)

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WOMEN AND WORK. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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A COUNTRY STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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THE BEGGAR MAID. BY LORD TENNYSON

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THE VENGEANCE OF KAFUR. BY CLINTON SCOLLARD

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THE WISHING WELL. BY VIRGINIA WOODWARD CLOUD

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THE TWO CHURCH-BUILDERS. BY JOHN G. SAXE

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THE CAPTAIN OF THE NORTHFLEET, BY GERALD MASSEY

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THE HAPPIEST LAND. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW

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THE PIPES AT LUCKNOW. BY J. G. WHITTIER

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THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL

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THE GRAVE SPOILERS. BY HERCULES ELLIS

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BOW-MEETING SONG. BY REGINALD HEBER

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THE BALLAD OF ROU. BY LORD LYTTON

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BINGEN ON THE RHINE. BY THE HON. MRS. NORTON

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DEEDS NOT WORDS. BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT

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OLD KING COLE. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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THE GREEN DOMINO. ANONYMOUS

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THE LEGEND BEAUTIFUL. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW

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THE BELL OF ATRI. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW

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THE STORM. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR

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THE THREE RULERS. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR

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THE HORN OF EGREMONT CASTLE. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

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THE MIRACLE OF THE ROSES. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY

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THE BRIDAL OF MALAHIDE. BY GERALD GRIFFIN

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THE DAUGHTER OF MEATH. BY THOMAS HAYNES BAYLEY

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GLENARA. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL

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A FABLE FOR MUSICIANS. BY CLARA DOTY BATES

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"ONWARD." A TALE OF THE S. E. RAILWAY. ANONYMOUS

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THE DECLARATION. BY NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS

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LOVE AND AGE. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK

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HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SUPPER. BY BRET HARTE

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HE WORRIED ABOUT IT. BY S. W. FOSS

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ASTRONOMY MADE EASY. ANONYMOUS

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BROTHER WATKINS. BY JOHN B. GOUGH

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LOGIC. ANONYMOUS

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THE PRIDE OF BATTERY B. BY F.H. GASSAWAY

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THE DANDY FIFTH. BY F.H. GASSAWAY

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"BAY BILLY." BY F.H. GASSAWAY

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THE OLD VETERAN. BY BAYARD TAYLOR

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SANTA CLAUS. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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THE IMPERIAL RECITER: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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THE ENGLISHMAN. BY ELIZA COOK

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ENGLAND GOES TO BATTLE. BY GERALD MASSEY

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ENGLAND ONCE MORE. BY FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE

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GOD DEFEND THE RIGHT. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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THE VOLUNTEER. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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DOWN IN AUSTRALIA. BY GERALD MASSEY

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AUSTRALIA SPEAKS. BY GERALD MASSEY

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AN IMPERIAL REPLY. BY GERALD MASSEY

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THE BOYS' RETURN. BY GERALD MASSEY

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"SOUND THE ASSEMBLY!" BY CLEMENT SCOTT

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THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR. BY RUDYARD KIPLING

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FOR THE EMPIRE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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WANTED—A CROMWELL. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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ENGLAND'S IRONSIDES. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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THE THREE CHERRY-STONES. ANONYMOUS

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THE MIDSHIPMAN'S FUNERAL. BY BARLEY DALE

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LADYSMITH. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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THE SIX-INCH GUN. "THE BOMBSHELL"

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ST. PATRICK'S DAY. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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THE HERO OF OMDURMAN. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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BOOT AND SADDLE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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THE MIDNIGHT CHARGE. BY CLEMENT SCOTT

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MAFEKING. BY REV. A. FREWEN AYLWARD

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THE FIGHT AT RORKE'S DRIFT. BY EMILY PFEIFFER

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RELIEVED! (AT MAFEKING.)

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HOW SAM HODGE WON THE VICTORIA CROSS. BY WILLIAM JEFFREY PROWSE

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THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. BY R.T.S. LOWELL

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A BALLAD OF WAR. BY MENELLA BUTE SMEDLEY

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THE ALMA. BY RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH

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AFTER ALMA. BY GERALD MASSEY

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BALACLAVA. BY LORD TENNYSON

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AFTER BALACLAVA. BY JAMES WILLIAMS

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INKERMAN. BY GERALD MASSEY

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KILLED IN ACTION. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS

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AT THE BREACH. BY SARAH WILLIAMS

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SANTA FILOMENA. BY H. W. LONGFELLOW

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THE LITTLE HATCHET STORY. BY BURDETTE

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THE LOSS OF THE "BIRKENHEAD." SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE

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ELIHU. BY ALICE CAREY

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THE LAST OF THE "EURYDICE." BY SIR NOEL PATON

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THE WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS. BY H.W. LONGFELLOW

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ENGLAND'S DEAD. BY FELICIA HEMANS

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MEHRAB KHAN. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE

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THE RED THREAD OF HONOUR. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE

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THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE

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A FISHERMAN'S SONG. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. BY LORD BYRON

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THE LAY OF THE BRAVE CAMERON. JOHN STUART BLACKIE

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A SONG FOR STOUT WORKERS. BY JOHN STUART BLACKIE

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AT THE BURIAL OF A VETERAN. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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NAPOLEON AND THE BRITISH SAILOR. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL

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THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. BY REV. CHARLES WOLFE

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AT TRAFALGAR. BY GERALD MASSEY

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CAMPERDOWN. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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THE ARMADA. BY LORD MACAULAY

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MR. BARKER'S PICTURE. BY MAX ADELER

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THE WOODEN LEG. BY MAX ADELER

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THE ENCHANTED SHIRT. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY

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JIM BLUDSO. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY

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FREEDOM. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

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THE COORTIN'. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

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THE HERITAGE. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

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LADY CLARE. BY LORD TENNYSON

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BREAK, BREAK, BREAK. BY LORD TENNYSON

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THE LORD OF BURLEIGH. BY LORD TENNYSON

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DORA. BY LORD TENNYSON

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MRS. B.'S ALARMS. BY JAMES PAYN

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SHELTERED. BY SARAH ORME JEWETT

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GUILD'S SIGNAL. BY BRET HARTE

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BILL MASON'S BRIDE. BY BRET HARTE

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THE CLOWN'S BABY. FROM "ST. NICHOLAS."

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AUNT TABITHA. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

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LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE. BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

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THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUTH. BY EUGENE FIELD

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RUBINSTEIN'S PLAYING. ANONYMOUS

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OBITUARY. BY WILLIAM THOMSON

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THE EDITOR'S STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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NAT RICKET. BY ALFRED H. MILES

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'SPÄCIALLY JIM. FROM "HARPER'S MAGAZINE."

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'ARRY'S ANCIENT MARINER. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN

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THE AMATEUR ORLANDO. BY GEORGE T. LANIGAN

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A BALLAD OF A BAZAAR. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN

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A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS. BY THOMAS HOOD

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'TWAS EVER THUS. BY HENRY S. LEIGH

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MISS MALONEY ON THE CHINESE QUESTION. BY MARY MAPES DODGE

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THE HEATHEN CHINEE. BY BRET HARTE

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HO-HO OF THE GOLDEN BELT. BY JOHN G. SAXE

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THE HIRED SQUIRREL. A RUSSIAN FABLE

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BALLAD OF THE TRAILING SKIRT. NEW YORK "LIFE."

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TO THE GIRL IN KHAKI. "MODERN SOCIETY."

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THE TENDER HEART. BY HELEN GRAY CONE

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A SONG OF SARATOGA. BY JOHN G. SAXE

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THE SEA. BY EVAL. OGDEN

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A TALE OF A NOSE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS

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LEEDLE YAWCOB STRAUSS. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS

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DOT BABY OF MINE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS

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A DUTCHMAN'S MISTAKE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS

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THE OWL CRITIC. JAMES T. FIELDS

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THE TRUE STORY OF KING MARSHMALLOW. ANONYMOUS

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THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS. BY THOMAS INGOLDSBY (REV. R.H. BARHAM)

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TUBAL CAIN. BY CHARLES MACKAY

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THE THREE PREACHERS. BY CHARLES MACKAY

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SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE. BY ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH

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PATRIOTISM. BY LORD TENNYSON

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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. BY GERALD MASSEY

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RING OUT, WILD BELLS. BY LORD TENNYSON

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RULE, BRITANNIA! BY JAMES THOMSON

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