ALSO, BY THE SAME EDITOR,

New Edition, foolscap 8vo., pp. 466,
Price six shillings, bound in cloth,

STUDIES IN ENGLISH POETRY,

With short Biographical Sketches and Notes ex-
planatory and critical; intended as a text-book for
the higher classes in Schools, and as an Introduc-
‘tion to the Study of English Literature.

Extracts from Critical Notices.

“ The favour with which Mr. Payne’s compilation of ‘Se-
lect Poetry for Children’ has been received, has encouraged
him to prepare the present volume, which is intended as a
text-book for the higher classes in schools. The work is
divided into two parts, the first consisting of well-chosen
miscellaneous extracts and poems; and second, of poems
and extracts from the best English poets, chronologically
arranged, from Chaucer to Burns, and accompanied by bio-
graphical and critical notices. The plan and the execution are
equally good. The notes appended to the various pieces not
only explain obsolete words and allusions that would other-
wise be unintelligible to many youthful readers, but conve
a considerable amount of general information, and are cal.
culated to aid materially in the cultivation of a pure poeti-
cal taste. Altogether, it is an excellent reading book of
poetry.” — Watchman,

“The selection is both extensive and varied, includin
many of the choicest specimens of English poetry, an
eminently adapted to purify the taste, and to invigorate
some of the best affections of the heart. * ® * * We
can honestly recommend the volume to the favour and con-
fidence of our readers.”-—Eelectic Retieto.-