CONTENTS.FIRST GRADE.The BabyGeorge Macdonald7The Little PlantAnon.8Sleep, Baby, SleepE. Prentiss9One, Two, ThreeMargaret Johnson9Three Little Bugs in a BasketAlice Cary10Whenever a Little Child is BornAgnes L. Carter11Sweet and LowAlfred Tennyson12The Ferry for ShadowtownAnon.13My ShadowR. L. Stevenson14Quite Like a StockingAnon.15The Owl and the Pussy-CatEdward Lear16Forget-me-notAnon.17Who Stole the Bird’s Nest?Anon.18Two Little HandsAnon.20The DandelionAnon.21A Million Little DiamondsM. Butts21Daisy NursesAnon.22At Little Virgil’s WindowEdwin Markham23DandelionsAnon.23Memory GemsSelected24SECOND GRADE.Seven Times OneJean Ingelow25Christmas EveAnon.26Morning SongAlfred Tennyson27Suppose, My Little LadyPhœbe Cary28The Day’s EyeAnon.29The Night WindEugene Field30The Blue-bird’s SongAnon.31SupposeAnon.32Autumn LeavesAnon.33If I Were a SunbeamLucy Larcom34Meadow TalkCaroline Leslie35The Old LoveCharles Kingsley36Bed in SummerR. L. Stevenson36Three CompanionsDinah M. Craik37The WindR. L. Stevenson38The MinuetMary Mapes Dodge39Wynken, Blynken and NodEugene Field40Pretty Is That Pretty DoesAlice Cary42LullabyJ. G. Holland43THIRD GRADE.DiscontentSarah O. Jewett45Our FlagAnon.46Song from “Pippa Passes”Robert Browning47Little Brown HandsM. H. Krout48Winter and SummerAnon.49The BrookAlfred Tennyson50The Wonderful WorldW. B. Rands52Don’t Give UpPhœbe Cary53We Are SevenWordsworth54The Land of CounterpaneR. L. Stevenson57The Brown ThrushLucy Larcom58The Silver BoatAnon.59The DandelionAnon.60Afternoon in FebruaryLongfellow61NikolinaCelia Thaxter62LostCelia Thaxter63Robin or I?Sarah E. Sprague65FOURTH GRADE.PsalmXXIIIBible67The Mountain and the SquirrelRalph W. Emerson68Abou Ben AdhemLeigh Hunt69Bugle SongAlfred Tennyson70Little Boy BlueEugene Field71Pittypat and TippytoeEugene Field72Red Riding HoodWhittier75The Sandpiper and ICelia Thaxter77In School DaysWhittier78Take CareAlice Cary80A Life LessonJames W. Riley82FIFTH GRADE.The Village BlacksmithLongfellow83Love of CountryScott85The DaffodilsWordsworth86A Child’s Thought of GodMrs. Browning87From My Arm-chairLongfellow88A Song of EasterCelia Thaxter90The Joy of the HillsEdwin Markham92In Blossom TimeIna Coolbrith93The Stars and the FlowersLongfellow95Meadow LarksIna Coolbrith98The Arrow and the SongLongfellow99The Fiftieth Birthday of AgassizLongfellow100SIXTH GRADE.Break, Break, BreakAlfred Tennyson103Columbus—WestwardJoaquin Miller104The Day is DoneLongfellow106The Landing of the PilgrimsMrs. Hemans108He Prayeth BestColeridge109Each and AllEmerson110Paul Revere’s RideLongfellow112Battle Hymn of the RepublicJulia Ward Howe116The Barefoot BoyWhittier118Lincoln, the Great CommonerEdwin Markham120OpportunityEdward R. Sill122A SongJames W. Riley123To a FriendHalleck124SEVENTH GRADE.PsalmCXXIBible125Rain in SummerLongfellow126A Psalm of LifeLongfellow130Hymn on the Fight at ConcordR. W. Emerson131To a Water-fowlWilliam C. Bryant132The HeritageJames R. Lowell134Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardThomas Gray136GradatimJ. G. Holland143God Save the FlagO. W. Holmes145LifeEdward R. Sill146EIGHTH GRADE.Hymn to the NightLongfellow147The BuildersLongfellow148Polonius’ Advice to LaertesShakespeare150ThanatopsisW. C. Bryant151The American FlagJos. R. Drake155Speech at the Dedication of the National Cemetery at GettysburgAbraham Lincoln157To a SkylarkShelley159The Launching of the ShipLongfellow164RecessionalRudyard Kipling166The Ladder of St. AugustineLongfellow168The Chambered NautilusO. W. Holmes170To the Young People of Oakland, Cal.William McKinley172BRIEF MEMORY GEMS AND PROVERBS.First and Second Grades173Third and Fourth Grades176Fifth and Sixth Grades180Seventh and Eighth Grades184Poor Richard’s Sayings187
GRADEDMemory Selections