The Cyr Readers: Book 8 / Arranged by grades

ARRANGED BY GRADES BY ELLEN M. CYR BOOK EIGHT BOSTON, U.S.A. GINN & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS The Athenæum Press 1901 Copyright, 1899, 1901 By GINN & COMPANY —— ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

TO MY LITTLE SON Ruel Stevenson Smith


THE appreciative reading of a piece of good literature is an experience far reaching in its influence. There is a delight in following a great author as he reveals the treasure of his thought or presents to the imagination the beauty which he beholds and interprets.
The study of literature assists one to enjoy these experiences and profit by them.
Among the countless books which have been written are a few which have been chosen by all mankind. They stand the test of time and change; for they are the outcome of those giant souls, who were not limited by time nor space and who seemed to gaze with far-seeing eyes into eternity.