..378
KNOX, WILLIAM.-A Scottish poet, born 1789.
Is widely known as the author of the poem, "Oh,
Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud?"
Died 1825.
Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be
Proud......
........565
..434
LACOSTE, MARIE R.-An American poet, born
in Georgia, about 1842. Known as the author of
"Somebody's Darling," a short poem which
ap-
peared anonymously in 1863, and achieved a wide
popularity.
Somebody's Darling...................................
..533
The One Gray Hair........
.....706
LANG, ANDREW.-A British poet, born in Scot-
land, 1844. Popular also as a translator.
Ballade of a Girl of Erudition...........
.....683
The Paradise of Progress.....................
LATHROP, GEORGE PARSONS.-An Americas
author, born at Honolulu, in Hawaii, in 1851. Was
assistant editor of the Atlantic Monthly, and editor
of Boston Courier. Married a daughter of Nathan-
iel Hawthorne. Among his works are noted “A
Study of Hawthorne," "Afterglow" and "Spanish
Vistas."
LATIMER, HUGH, BISHOP.-An English bishop
and reformer, born about 1490. He was admired
by Henry VIII., who conferred upon him the bish
opric of Worcester. But Latimer, displeased with
the king, remonstrated with him on his cruelties.
Afterwards resigned his bishopric, and, on the fall
of his patron, Lord Cromwell, was sent to the Tow-
er. In the reign of Mary he was condemned as a ber-
etic, and in 1555 was burned at the stake. His ser-
mons have often been printed.
Tenterden Steeple and Goodwin Sands......582
LAZARUS, EMMA.-An American poet, born in
New York City, 1849, of a Hebrew family. Pub-
lished "Poems and Ballads from Heine,” and oth-
LEWIS, MATTHEW (“MONK”).
The Fault of the Puppy.
Rosalind's Madrigal...............................
LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH.-One of the
LARCOM, LUCY.—An American poet, born in most gifted of poets, born in Portland, Me., I807.
The Birth of St. Patrick..
LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL-A distinguished
American poet, grandson of Judge Lowell, born at
Cambridge, Mass., in 1819. Before leaving college,
he published a class poem. "Conversations on
Some of the Old Poets," which are a series of well-
studied criticisms. "The Vision of Sir Launfal,"
and "A Fable for Critics," are well known pro-
ductions. But his most remarkable work is the
"Biglow Papers," a collection of humorous
on political subjects, written in the Yankee dialect,
and published in 1848. He succeeded Mr. Long-
fellow as professor of Modern Literature at Har-
vard in 1854.
LYTTON, EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON,
EARL.-An English poet, only son of Edward
Bulwer, Baron Lytton, the celebrated novelist,
was born 1831. He entered the diplomatic ser-
vice in 1849, and while secretary of embassy
at Paris, in 1873, he succeeded to the titles of his
father.
He published under the pseudonym of
Owen Meredith," several volumes of verse, in-
cluding '
"Lucile" and others.
The Chess-Board.......
MACAULAY, THOMAS BABINGTON, LORD.-A cel-
ebrated English historian, orator, essayist and
poet. At a very early age he exhibited signs
of superiority and genius, and more especially of
that power of memory which startled every one by
its quickness, flexibility and range. Besides the
"History of England"-his greatest work-and the
"Essays," he wrote a collection of beautiful historic
ballads, the well-known "Lays of Ancient Rome"
being the principal. Died 1859.
Ivry
Milton, Dante, and Eschylus..
The Armada..........
The Father of History..
MACDONALD, GEORGE.-A distinguished Scottish
novelist, born 1824. Most of his works are written
for some religious or didactic purpose.
Better Things.....
The Baby....
MACKAY, CHARLES.-A Scottish poet and writer
of songs, born at Perth, 1814. Author of "Le-
gends of the Isles" and many other works.
Little at First, but Great at Last...
Valor and Virtue........
What Might be Done.........
Fragments of Ancient Poetry, translated from
the Gaelic or Erse Language," which were so well
received that a subscription was formed to enable
the author to collect additional specimens of nation-
al poetry,. The result of his researches was "Fin-
gal, an Ancient Epic Poem," in six books, together
with several other poems, professedly translated
from originals by Ossian, the son of Fingal, a Gaelic
prince of the 3rd. century. These poems found
many enthusiastic admirers throughout Europe,
although their authenticity has been doubted. Mac-
pherson died in 1796.
Desolation of Balclutha...
..... 75
MAHONY, FRANCIS.-An Irish writer and wit,
born about 1805, who wrote under the assumed
name of "Father Prout." Died 1866.
The Bells of Shandon.........
MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER.-An English dramatic
genius, born 1564. He was an actor, addicted to
the lowest vices, and was killed in a quarrel with
a footman in 1593. "Edward the Second" is one
of his best works. The "Jew of Malta" was the
foundation of Shakspere's "Merchant of Venice;"
and his "Dr. Faustus" the groundwork upon which
Goethe built his "Faust."
The Passionate Shepherd to his Love........189
MARSH, JULIET C.
Spoken after Sorrow............
..116
MARSTON, PHILIP BOURKE.-An English poet,
son of Westland Marston, the dramatist; was born
in 1850. He became totally blind. In youth he
was the devoted friend of Swinburne and Dante G.
Rossetti. Among his works are "Song Tide" and
"Wind Voices." Died 1887.
Love's Ghost..........................
..........148
MARVELL, ANDREW.-An English patriot and
publicist, gaining, by the purity and disinterested
ness of his life, the appellation, "Honest Andrew
Marvell;" born 1620. As a political writer, and
as a poet and satirist, his merits are of the highest
order. Died 1678.
Ode: The Spacious Firmament on High....248
MASSEY, GERALD.-An English poet, born in
1828. His "Ballad of Babe Christabel " is well
known.
Death of the Babe Christabel.......
Tis Like a Tale of Olden Times....
MASSINGER, PHILIP.-An eminent English dram-
atic poet, born in 1584. Eighteen of his dramas are
extant, mostly tragedies and tragi-comedies. Died
Longing for Death.
MATTHEWS, J. N.
There is no Rest......
MEREDITH, GEORGE.—An English author, born
about 1828. Has attained a wide popularity as a
MILTON, JOHN.-An immortal poet, and, if we
except Shakspere, the most illustrious name in Eng-
lish literature; born in London in 1608. He had
read all the Greek and Latin writers, and wrote
Latin verses with classic elegance. In studious re-
tirement he composed his beautiful poems, "Co-
mus," "L'Allegro;" "Il Penseroso,” and “Lyci-
das." About 1657 he planned a great epic poem,
the result of his deliberation and long choosing,
being "Paradise Lost," an epic that ranks with
Homer's "Iltad," and Dante's "Divine Comedy.”
In prose, Milton evinced an equal power, his poli-
tical writings exerting a special influence on his
His later years, including the period of
times.
the production of "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise
Regained," were passed in total blindness. Died
in 1674.
From the "Masque of Comus".
Hymn on the Morning of Christ's Nativity 205
Il Penseroso......
MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL-A charming Eng-
lish writer, born 1786. In order to relieve the pe
cuniary embarrassments of her father, she devoted
herself to literature at an early age. Her works
have now the favor of all classes and have passed
through many editions.
Song: The Sun is Careering in Glory and
Might.........
..849
MONTROSE, JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUIS OF.-A
Scottish noble, and a distinguished royalist leader
under Charles I., known in English history as the
"Great Marquis," was born in 1613. Received an
excellent education, and attained great military
prominence. Was executed at Edinburgh in 1650.
Ballad I'll Never Love Thee More..........144
MOORE, CLEMENT C., LL.D.-An American
poet and scholar, born in New York, 1779. Was a
son of Bishop Moore of the Episcopal Church, and
professor of Hebrew and Greek literature in the
Protestant Episcopal Seminary in New York. His
poem, "The Visit of St. Nicholas" is universally
familiar. Died in 1863.
The Visit of St. Nicholas.........................647
MOORE, THOMAS.-Ireland's national poet-
"the poet of all circles," as Byron styled him-was
born in Dublin, 1779. His principal works are
"Lalla_Rookh," an Oriental poem; "The Two-
penny Post Bag," a witty satire directed against the
Tories; "The Fudge Family in Paris," "Loves of
the Angels," and his popular "Irish Melodies."
He was a poet of the fashionable world. Died
1852.
As by the Shore, at Break of Day.............275
Beauty and Song........
Believe Me, if all those Endearing Young
Charms......
.177
Come, Ye Disconsolate............................................................................ .209
Evening Calm......
Farewell, but Whenever You Welcome
the Hour.....
"Filled with Balm the Gale Sighs On"
Oft in the Stilly Night..........
Song: Could Love Impart by Nicest Art...131
They Come, the Merry Summer Months.....322
MOULTON, LOUISE CHANDLER.-An American
author, born in Connecticut in 1835. Mrs. Moul-
ton's poems, and especially her sonnets, are of a
high order.
The Strength of the Hills................................................475
MUHLENBERG, REV. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS.-A
well-known American clergyman and poet, born in
Philadelphia in 1796. Of his literary productions,
his hymn, "I would not live alway
known. Died in New York in 1877.
I Would Not Live Alway......................211
NAIRNE. LADY CAROLINA.-A Scottish poet,
born in 1766, famed for her beauty. Among her
works are: "The Land o' the Leal," and "The
Laird 'o Cockpen." Died 1845.
The Land o' the Leal.........
NICHOLLS, MRS.
Indian Summer...........
NORTON, MRS. CAROLINE E. S.-An English
poet, and grand-daughter of the Right Hon. R.
Brinsley Sheridan. Born in 1808. At a very early
age she gave proofs of the literary talents heredita-
ry in her family. The "Child of the Islands," and
the "Undying One" are the most important of her
later works. Died 1877.
To the Duchess of Sutherland..................453
O'HARA, THEODORE.-An American poet, born
in Kentucky, about 1820. Is best known for his
...277
The Harp that Once Through Tara's Halls 277 poem, "The Bivouac of the Dead." Died 1867.
The Lake of the Dismal Swamp...
The Peri's Offering...........
The Traitor....
Yes, 'tis not Helm nor Feather........
MORE, HANNAH.- An English moralist and
miscellaneous writer, born in 1744. She was the
friend of Garrick, Dr. Johnson, and other eminent
men of that period, by whom she was greatly es-
teemed for her character. She devoted herself to
compositions of a moral and religious nature.
Died 1833.
..........605
MORRIS, GEORGE P.-An American poet and
journalist, born in Philadelphia in 1802. In 1846
he became associated with Mr. N. P. Willis in the
publication of the Home Journal. As a writer of
lyrics he is well known, and, with Mr. Willis, ed-
ited "Prose and Poetry of Europe and America."
Died 1864.
To me the World's an Open Book............381
Woodman, Spare that Tree...........................................!
....399
Atheism, and the Popular Theology." Died in 1860 of Palestine," published in 1816, established his re-
at Florence, Italy.
putation. Was a splendid writer of hymns. Died
1866.
The Seasons of Life.....................................
PARNELL, THOMAS.--A British poet, born in Dub-
lin, 1679. He was intimate with Addison, Con-
greve, Swift and Pope. "The Hermit" is one of
his best poems.
The Hermit...........
PAYNE, JAMES.
The Tired Woman's Epitaph...................690
PAYNE, JOHN HOWARD.-An actor and drama-
tist, born in New York, 1792. From childhood he
was considered a prodigy. In his 13th year he
was a writer for the press and editor of the Thespi-
an Mirror. At the age of 16 he appeared on the
New York stage, and in 1812 he went to England
and made his debut at Drury Lane in his 21st year.
Home, Sweet Home" first appeared in Payne's
"Clari, the Maid of Milan." He died at Tunis,
while United States Consul there, in 1852.
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Home, Sweet Home.........
.......466
PEABODY, OLIVER W. B.-An American author,
born about 1790. Was associate editor of the
North American Review and professor of English
literature in Jefferson College, La. Died 1847.
The Backwoodsman......
..409
PEALE, REMBRANDT.-An American artist, and
also an author of note, born in Pennsylvania, 1778.
Was the son of Charles Wilson Peale, the eminent
portrait painter. Died 1860.
Don't be Sorrowful, Darling....................168
PECK, SAMUEL MINTURN.
Is She Biding?..
POPE, ALEXANDER.-A celebrated English poet,
born 1688. His precocity was remarkable and he
began to write verses, as he himself says, farther
back than he could well remember. His "Pastor-
als," " Essays on Criticism," "The Rape of the
Lock," and the "Messiah," were all written and
published before 1712. The translation of the
"Iliad" and his philosophic poem, "The Essay on
Man," are among his principal works. He is noted
for the keenness of his satire and the brilliancy of
his antithesis. Died 1744.
PRAED, WINTHROP MACKWORTH.-An English
poet and lawyer, born 1802. He gained prizes
while at Cambridge for the Greek ode and epigram
and for two English poems. His poetry is highly
commended for wit and elegance. Died 1839.
The Belle of the Ball...
The Vicar........
PRENTICE, GEORGE DENNISON.- An American
poet and journalist, born in Connecticut, 1802. He
conducted the Louisville Journal, which soon se
quired the reputation of one of the ablest and
most brilliant papers in the country. Died 1870.
Sometime....
.......579
PRESTON, MARGARET J.-An American poet,
born in Virginia, 1888. Among her books are
"Silverwood," "Beechenbrook " and others.
PRICE, SIR UVEDALE.-An English gentleman,
born in 1747. Wrote a book on the subject of
landscape-gardening, entitled "An Essay on the
Picturesque as compared with the Sublime and
Beautiful." Died 1829.
Twilight......
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