Poetry answers better than prose if well recited or read, and a child is generally rapturously listened to if it can do the thing with spirit and not like a lesson.
895. The Lifeboat, and Other Poems. By George R. Sims. (Fuller) 1s.
The first of these has been known to excite tears where the audience had not been demoralised by overmuch of the comic.
896. The Platelayer. In May Procter’s Poems.
897. The Noble Mercer. By Jean Ingelow.
The story of Winstanley’s lighthouse at the Eddystone. Rather long, but very effective.
898. Brough Bells. By Southey.
The legend of the bells given by John Brunskill to Brough.
899. The Bear and the Goblin. By the Rev. F. Dawson.