Poems That Every Child Should Know
Poems Every Child Should Know
When the shadows are long
POEMS THAT EVERY
CHILD SHOULD KNOW
A SELECTION OF THE BEST POEMS
OF ALL TIMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
EDITED BY
MARY E. BURT
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NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
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Copyright, 1904, by
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Contents (not listed in original)
CONTENTS PART I 1. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Henry W. Longfellow 2. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Jeremiah Eames Rankin 3. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Isaac Watts 4. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 5. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Samuel T. Coleridge 6. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Anonymous 7. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Robert Browning 8. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 An Old Song 9. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Rudyard Kipling 10. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Rudyard Kipling 11. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Robert Louis Stevenson 12. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 George Macdonald
13. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Susan Coolidge 14. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 William Miller 15. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Edward Lear 16. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Eugene Field 17. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 Eugene Field 18. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19 Anonymous 19. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Isaac Watts 20. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Anonymous 21. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 Samuel T. Coleridge 22. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 Charles Kingsley 23. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Felicia Hemans 24. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 James T. Fields 25. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Henry W. Longfellow 26. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 Alfred Tennyson 27. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 Jane Taylor 28. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 William Wordsworth
29. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 Clement Clarke Moore 30. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 Francis Scott Key 31. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 Lewis Carroll 32. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 William Cowper 33. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 Hannah Flagg Gould 34. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Alfred Tennyson 35. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41 William Makepeace Thackeray 36. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 William Lisle Bowles 37. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43 Robert Browning 38. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 William Cullen Bryant 39. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 Albert Gorton Greene 40. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 Charles Mackay 41. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 John Keats 42. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 James Hogg 43. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Mary Howitt
44. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53 Thomas Campbell 45. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53 Oliver Wendel Holmes 46. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 James Whitcomb Riley 47. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Walt Whitman 48. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 William Shakespeare 49. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59 Charles Dickens 50. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................60 Ben Jonson 51. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................60 Mary E. Burt 52. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 John Pierpont 53. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64 Bayard Taylor 54. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 Alfred Tennyson 55. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67 John G. Whittier 56. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68 Thomas Buchanan Read 57. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................71 Celia Thaxter 58. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72 Alfred Tennyson 59. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................75 Alfred Tennyson
60. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................79 Henry W. Longfellow 61. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................82 William Wordsworth 62. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83 Robert Burns 63. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................85 Epes Sargent 64. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................86 Alfred Tennyson 65. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89 Leigh Hunt 66. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................90 J. T. Trowbridge 67. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................92 Robert Burns 68. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................94 Robert Burns 69. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................96 John G. Whittier 70. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................103 Sir Walter Scott 71. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................105 Thomas Campbell 72. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................107 Alfred Tennyson 73. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................110 Sidney Lanier 74. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................111 George Macdonald
75. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................114 Catherine C. Liddell 76. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................115 Charles Tennyson Turner 77. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................116 William Blake 78. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................117 J. G. Holland 79. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................117 Robert Southey 80. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................120 William Wordsworth 81. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................122 Oliver Wendell Holmes 82. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................124 Alfred Tennyson 83. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................125 Rudyard Kipling 84. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................126 Sir Walter Scott 85. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................128 Fitz-Greene Halleck 86. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................131 Isaac McClellan 87. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................133 William Collins 88. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................133 Henry Holcomb Bennett 89. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................134 Thomas Campbell
90. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................136 Stephen Collins Foster 91. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................137 Stephen Collins Foster 92. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................138 Henry W. Longfellow 93. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................142 Robert Burns 94. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................145 Robert Southey 95. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................148 James Russell Lowell 96. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................149 Mary Emily Bradley 97. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................151 Robert Burns 98. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................152 George W. Cable 99. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................153 Alfred Tennyson 100. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................154 Rudyard Kipling 101. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................158 Lord Byron 102. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159 Thomas Hood 103. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................160 Kate Putnam Osgood
104. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................162 Eugene Field 105. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................164 Katherine Miller 106. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................165 Selleck Osborne 107. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................166 Robert Southey 108. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................169 Joaquin Miller 109. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................171 James Russell Lowell 110. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................173 Robert Browning 111. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176 C. Wolfe 112. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................177 Lord Byron 113. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................179 Thomas B. Macaulay 114. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................184 Leigh Hunt 115. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................186 Robert Southey 116. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................188 Anonymous 117. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................190 William Cowper 118. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................192 Felicia Hemans
119. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................193 Thomas B. Macaulay 120. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................211 William Cullen Bryant 121. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................217 James Russell Lowell 122. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................218 Henry W. Longfellow 123. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................219 Sidney Lanier 124. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................220 Sir Henry Wotton 125. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................220 John Howard Payne 126. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................222 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 127. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................222 George Pope Morris 128. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................223 Henry Francis Lyte 129. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................224 John Henry Newman 130. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................225 Thomas Moore 131. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................226 William Douglas 132. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................227 Henry W. Longfellow 133. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................228 Samuel Francis Smith
134. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................229 Felicia Hemans 135. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................231 Alfred Tennyson 136. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................233 Edith M. Thomas 137. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................234 Leigh Hunt 138. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................234 Thomas Moore 139. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................235 John Lyly 140. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................236 Anonymous 141. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................240 Henry W. Longfellow 142. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................246 Alfred Tennyson 143. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................253 Alfred Tennyson 144. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................256 Hannah Flagg Gould 145. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................259 Felicia Hemans 146. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................260 Matthew Arnold 147. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................265 Robert Burns 148. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................266 Thomas Moore
149. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................267 John Burroughs 150. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................268 Percy Bysshe Shelley 151. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................271 Charles Kingsley 152. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................272 Samuel Rogers 153. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................272 William Wordsworth 154. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................273 Alexander Pope 155. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................274 Robert Burns 156. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................275 Edith M. Thomas 157. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................275 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 158. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................277 Jean Ingelow 159. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................283 Sir Walter Raleigh 160. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................285 Rudyard Kipling 161. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................286 Edward Dyer 162. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................287 Thomas Moore 163. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................288 Samuel Woodworth 164. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................289 Edgar Allan Poe
165. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................296 James Montgomery 166. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................299 A. L. Barbauld 167. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................300 William Shakespeare 168. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301 William Shakespeare 169. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301 William Shakespeare 170. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................302 Thomas Hogg 171. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303 George Eliot 172. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................304 William Wordsworth 173. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................304 John Milton 174. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305 William Wordsworth 175. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................306 Thomas Gray 176. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................312 Robert Browning 177. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................320 Robert Browning 178. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................321 Rudyard Kipling 179. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................322 Percy Bysshe Shelley
180. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................323 William Knox 181. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................326 John Keats 182. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................326 Robert Browning 183. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333 Ralph Waldo Emerson 184. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................335 Alfred Austin 185. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................337 Rudyard Kipling 186. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................342 Edwin Markham 187. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................344 Walt Whitman - ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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