Let the mother add to the poet's rhyme the music of her soft
and beloved voice; let great fiction be read to the breathless
group of curly heads about the fire; and the wonders of science
be enrolled, the thrilling scenes and splendid personalities of
history displayed. Children thus inspired may be trusted to
become sensitive to literature long before they know what the
word means, or have reasoned at all upon their mental
experiences.
RICHARD BURTON.
LUCAS, E.V. (Editor).
A Book of Verses for Children.
Holt. 2.00
Mr. Lucas has shown his unvarying good taste in compiling this
charming volume. Most of the poems are British, and among them are
many delightful old songs and rhymes, verses of bygone days, ballads,
and carols.
WIGGIN, K.D. (S.), and N.A. SMITH (Editors).
The Posy Ring.
Doubleday. 1.25
This admirable collection of poems, chosen from the standpoint of (p. 68)
childish enjoyment, forms a lane of lovely verse leading into the
great highway of literature. The poems are classified under different
headings such as The Flower Folk, Other Little Children, Playtime,
Story time, and Bedtime.
RELIGION AND ETHICS
Honest myrth in measure, is a pleasaunt thyng,
To wryte and to rede well, be gyftes of learnyng;
Remember this well, all you that be young,
Exercise vertue, and rule well your toung.
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