Page 462. Incorrect Speaking.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 462. Charity.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 463. My Birth-day.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 464. The Beasts in the Tower.
(?) Charles Lamb. There is a hint of Blake's "Tiger, tiger burning bright" (which Lamb so greatly admired) in—
That cat-like beast that to and fro
Restless as fire doth ever go.
Page 466. The Confidant.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 466. Thoughtless Cruelty.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 467. Eyes.
(?) Charles Lamb.
Page 468. Penny Pieces.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 469. The Rainbow.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 470. The Force of Habit.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 470. Clock Striking.
(?) Charles Lamb. The late R.H. Shepherd, in his edition of Lamb, remarks upon the resemblance between lines 10 and 11 and the couplet in "Hester"—
if 'twas not pride It was a joy to that allied—
as proving Charles Lamb to be the author.
Page 471. Why not do it, Sir, To-day?
(?) Charles Lamb.
Page 471. Home Delights.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 472. The Coffee Slips.
(?) Charles Lamb.
Page 473. The Dessert.
(?) Charles Lamb.
Page 474. To a Young Lady, on being too fond of Music.
(?) Mary Lamb. Melesinda also was the name of the heroine in "Mr. H."
Page 475. Time spent in Dress.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 476. The Fairy.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 476. Conquest of Prejudice.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 478. The Great Grandfather.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 479. The Spartan Boy.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 480. Queen Oriana's Dream.
By Charles Lamb. Reprinted by him in his Works, 1818, the text of which is here given.
Page 481. On a Picture of the Finding of Moses, etc.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 483. David.
(?) Mary Lamb.
Page 486. David in the Cave of Adullam.
Reprinted by Lamb, with Mary Lamb's name to it, in the Works, 1818, the text of which is here given. This was the last poem in Poetry for Children.
* * * * *
Page 488, Summer Friends.
By Mary Lamb. This poem was sent by Robert Lloyd to his wife in April, 1809, as being one of the poems which Mary Lamb was writing for Poetry for Children. It was not, however, included in that collection.
Page 488. A Birth-day Thought.
This poem is printed by Mylius in his First Book of Poetry. In the edition of 1811 the initials M.L. are appended; in later editions, C.L. Hence it is included here. But we have no proof that M.L. stands for Mary Lamb, or C.L. for Charles Lamb; although the coincidence would be very striking if they did not.
Page 489. The Boy, the Mother, and the Butterfly.
These verses, which have not before been collected with Lamb's
writings, exist in an album which belonged probably to Thomas
Westwood, son of the Lambs' providers at Enfield. They are signed
Charles Lamb and dated October 9, 1827, at Enfield Chase.
* * * * *
Page 490. PRINCE DORUS, OR FLATTERY PUT OUT OF COUNTENANCE.
Apart from the internal evidence, which is very strong, I think, the only reason for attributing this tale to Charles Lamb is an entry in Crabb Robinson's diary for May 15, 1811: "A very pleasant call on Charles and Mary Lamb. Read his version of Prince Dorus, the Long-Nosed King." In his reminiscences of Lamb and others (in MS.) Robinson said, under 1811: "C. Lamb wrote this year for children a version of the Nursery Tale of Prince Dorus. I mention this, because it is not in his collected works and like two vols. of Poems for Children likely to be lost. I this year tried to persuade him to make a new version of the old Tale of Reynard the Fox. He said he was sure it would not succeed—sense for humour, said L., is extinct." What particular version of the story was used by Lamb we cannot tell, but in a little book called Adventures of Musul; or, The Three Gifts, printed for Vernor & Hood and E. Newbery in 1800, "The Prince that had a Long Nose" is one of the tales. Lamb's version does not call for annotation.
INDEX
A
"Adventures of Ulysses," 240, 505.
"All's Well that Ends Well," 115.
Allsop, Thomas, and Coleridge, 509.
Amwell and the Lambs, 510.
"Anger," 429, 518.
"Ann Withers," 334, 511.
Anti-Jacobin and Review, The, 499.
"Arabella Hardy," 384, 513.
"As You Like It," 44.
B
Baldwin, Edward (Godwin's pseudonym), 500.
Barbauld, Mrs., Lamb on, 500.
Barton, Bernard, Lamb's letters to, 505, 508.
"Beasts in the Tower, The," 464, 520.
"Beggar Man, The," 451, 520.
Bells and Lamb, 513.
"Birthday Thought, A," 488, 522.
Blake, William, 503, 520.
Blakesware and the Lambs, 511.
"Blindness," 429, 518.
"Boy and the Sky-lark, The," 447, 519.
"Boy and the Snake, The," 413, 516.
"Boy, Mother, and Butterfly, The," 489, 522.
"Breakfast," 453, 520.
"Broken Doll, The," 425, 518.
"Brother's Reply, The," 457, 520.
Burney, Martin, and the Lambs, 502, 510, 518.
"Butterfly, The," 406, 516.
C
"Changeling, The," 334, 511.
Chapman, George, his Homer, 505, 507.
"Charity," 462, 520.
"Charlotte Wilmot," 375, 513.
"Choosing a Profession," 452, 520.
"Chusing a Name," 408, 516.
Clairmont, Mrs. (afterwards Mrs. Godwin), 499.
"Cleanliness," 417, 517.
"Clock Striking," 470, 521.
"Coffee Slips, The," 472, 521.
Coleridge, S.T., Lamb's letters to, 500, 505, 515.
—— on Mrs. Leicester's School, 509.
"Comedy of Errors," 136.
"Confidant, The," 466, 521.
"Conquest of Prejudice," 476, 521.
"Crumbs to the Birds," 408, 516.
"Cymbeline," 81.
D
"David," 483, 521.
"—— in the Cave of Adullam," 486, 522.
"Dessert, The," 473, 521.
"Discontent and Quarrelling," 410, 516.
"DORUS, PRINCE," 490, 522.
"Duchess of Malfi," Lamb's paraphrase from, 449, 519.
"Duty of a Brother, The," 426, 518.
E
Elia in translation, 504.
"Elinor Forester," 350, 511.
"Elizabeth Villiers," 319, 510.
"Emily Barton," 360, 511.
"End of May, The," 422, 518.
"Envy," 404, 516.
"Eyes," 467, 521.
F
"Fairy, The," 476, 521.
"Farmhouse, The," 328, 310.
"Father's Wedding Day, The," 350, 511.
"Feigned Courage," 424, 518.
Fénélon, his Telemachus, 507.
Field, Mary, the Lambs' grandmother, 511.
"First Going to Church," 378, 513.
"—— of April, The," 416, 517.
"—— Tooth, The," 415, 517.
"Force of Habit, The," 470, 521.
G
Gillray, James, his caricature of Lamb, 499. Glanvill, Joseph, on witchcraft, 513. Godwin, Mrs., Lamb's hostility to, 500. —— her choice in pictures, 502. —— her preface to Mrs. Leicester's School (?), 509. — William, his meeting with Lamb, 499. —— becomes a publisher, 500. —— his influence on Lamb's career, 500. —— his preface to Tales from Shakespear, 503. —— his criticism of The Adventures of Ulysses, 506. —— Lamb's reply to him, 506. "Going into Breeches," 419, 517. "Good Temper," 460, 520. "Great Grandfather, The," 478, 521.
H
"Hamlet," 199.
Hazlitt, Sarah. See Sarah Stoddart.
Hazlitt, William, 500, 501.
Hodgkins, Thomas, Godwin's manager, 500.
"Home Delights," 471, 521.
Homer, in Chapman's translation, 505, 507.
I
"Incorrect Speaking," 462, 520.
J
"JOHN WOODVIL" quoted, 513.
"Journey from School and to School, The," 434, 518.
Juvenile literature, Lamb on, 500.
K
"King Lear," 92.
"KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS," 389, 513.
L
Lamb, Charles, and books for children, 499. —— and William Godwin, 499, 505. —— and Mrs. Godwin, 500, 502. —— on Mrs. Barbauld and Mrs. Trimmer, 500, 501. —— and Tales from Shakespear, 501. —— and the Godwins' illustrator, 502. —— and The Adventures of Ulysses, 505. —— kisses Chapman's Homer, 505. —— commends it to Coleridge, 505. —— on publishers and authors, 506. —— and Mrs. Leicester's School, 508. —— his affection for St. Dunstan's giants, 512. —— and Stackhouse's picture of the witch, 513. —— his father and Lincolnshire, 513. Lamb, Charles, and church bells, 513. —— his first children's book, 513. —— and The King and Queen of Hearts, 513. —— and Poetry for Children, 515. —— his union with his sister, 515. —— and Prince Dorus, 522. — Elizabeth, the Lambs' mother, 512. — John, the Lambs' father, 513. —— the Lambs' brother, his poem, 451, 520. —— his lameness, 517. — Mary, and Tales from Shakespear, 501. —— her difficulty with "All's Well that Ends Well," 502. —— her anonymity, 504. —— and Mrs. Leicester's School, 508. —— her "new source of the pathetic," 509. —— a preface in her name, 509. —— her memory of Mackery End (?), 510. —— her recollections of Blakesware, 511. —— her relations with her grandmother, 511. —— her first play, 511. —— on her aunt Hetty and her mother, 512. —— and Poetry for Children, 515. —— her union with her brother, 515. "Lame Brother, The," 418, 517. Landor, Walter Savage, on Mrs. Leicester's School, 508. "LEICESTER, MRS., HER SCHOOL," 316, 508. Lloyd, Robert, and the Lambs, 515. Looking Glass, The, 514. "Louisa Manners," 328, 510. "Love, Death, and Reputation," 449, 519.
M
"Macbeth," 106.
Mackery End and the Lambs, 510.
"Magpye's Nest, The," 445, 519.
Manning, Thomas, Lamb's letters to, 501, 505.
"Margaret Green," 354, 511.
"Maria Howe," 368, 512.
"Measure for Measure," 148.
"Memory," 431, 518.
"Men and Women, and the Monkeys, The," 449, 519.
"Merchant of Venice, The," 69.
"Merchant's Daughter, The," 375, 513.
"Midsummer Night's Dream," 13.
"Mimic Harlequin, The," 430, 518.
"Moderation in Diet," 460, 520.
"Motes in the Sunbeams," 413, 516.
"MRS. LEICESTER'S SCHOOL," 316, 508.
—— in translation, 510.
"Much Ado About Nothing," 33.
Mulready, William, 500, 503, 515.
"My Birthday," 463, 520.
Mylius, W.F., his gleanings from Lamb, 516.
N
"Neatness in Apparel," 412, 516.
Newbery's art of advertisement, 512.
"New-born Infant, The," 412, 516.
"Nurse Green," 459, 520.
"Nursing," 420, 518.
O
Odyssey, The. See Chapman.
"Offer, The," 456, 520.
"On a Picture of the Finding of Moses," 481, 521.
"On the Lord's Prayer," 442, 519.
"Orange, The," 435, 518.
"Othello," 213.
P
"Parental Recollections," 455, 520.
"Peach, The," 407, 516.
Pearson, Miss, 512.
"Penny Pieces," 468, 521.
"Pericles," 225.
Plumer, Mrs., and Mary Lamb, 511.
"POETRY FOR CHILDREN," 404, 515.
"PRINCE DORUS," 490, 522.
Q
"Queen Oriana's Dream," 480, 521.
R
"Rainbow, The," 469, 521.
"Reaper's Child, The," 404, 516.
"Repentance and Reconciliation," 411, 516.
"Reproof, The," 432, 518.
"Ride, The," 405, 516.
Robinson, Crabb, and Lamb, 522.
—— and Landor, 508.
"Romeo and Juliet," 184.
"Rook and the Sparrows, The," 409, 516.
S
"Sailor Uncle, The," 319, 510.
St. Dunstan's giants, 512.
"Sea-Voyage, The," 384, 513.
"SHAKESPEAR, TALES FROM," 1, 501.
Shakespeare, William, and the Lambs, 1, 501.
"Sister's Expostulation on the Brother's Learning Latin, The," 456, 520.
"Sparrow and the Hen, The," 450, 519.
"Spartan Boy, The," 479, 521.
Stoddart, Sarah, Mary Lamb's letters to, 501, 502, 508, 512.
"Suffer Little Children…," 443, 519.
"Summer Friends," 488, 522.
"Susan Yates," 378, 513.
Swinburne, Mr. A.C., on Lamb, 519.
T
"TALES FROM SHAKESPEAR," 1.
—— how written, 501.
—— how illustrated, 502.
—— Godwin's preface, 503.
—— translation, 504.
"Taming of the Shrew," 126.
Telemachus, The Adventures of, 507.
"Tempest, The," 3.
"Text, The," 421, 518.
"Thoughtless Cruelty," 466, 521.
"Three Friends, The," 437, 519.
"Time Spent in Dress," 475, 521.
"Timon of Athens," 173.
"To a River in which a Child was Drowned," 416, 517.
"To a Young Lady, on being Too Fond of Music," 474, 521.
Translations of Lamb's work, 504, 510.
Trimmer, Mrs., Lamb on, 501.
"Twelfth Night," 161.
"Two Bees, The," 432, 518.
"—— Boys, The," 455, 520.
"—— Gentlemen of Verona," 58.
U
"ULYSSES, ADVENTURES OF," 240, 505.
V
"Visit to the Cousins," 360, 511.
W
"Wasps in a Garden," 427, 518.
Webster, Thomas, and Lamb, 519.
"Weeding," 454, 520.
"What is Fancy?" 428, 518.
"Which is the Favourite?" 451, 519.
"Why not do it, Sir, To-day?" 471, 521.
"Winter's Tale, The," 23.
"Witch Aunt, The," 368, 512.
Wollstonecraft, Mary, 499.
"WOODVIL, JOHN," quoted, 513.
Wordsworth, William, Lamb's letters to, 502, 514.
"Written in the First Leaf of a Child's Memorandum-Book," 430, 518.
Y
"Young Letter-Writer, The," 436, 519.
"—— Mahometan," 354, 511.
INDEX OF FIRST LINES
A bird appears a thoughtless thing, 408.
A child's a plaything for an hour, 455.
A Creole boy from the West Indies brought, 452.
A dinner party, coffee, tea, 453.
A dozen years since in this house what commotion, 463.
A little boy with crumbs of bread, 409.
A little child, who had desired, 470.
A Sparrow, when Sparrows like Parrots could speak, 450.
A wicked action fear to do, 447.
Abject, stooping, old, and wan, 451.
After the tempest in the sky, 469.
An infant is a selfish sprite, 425.
Anger in its time and place, 429.
Anna was always full of thought, 466.
As busy Aurelia, 'twixt work and 'twixt play, 454.
Brothers and sisters I have many, 451.
But a few words could William say, 432.
Can I, all gracious Providence, 488.
Come my little Robert near, 417.
David and his three captains bold, 486.
Dear Sir, Dear Madam, or Dear Friend, 436.
Did I hear the church-clock a few minutes ago, 470.
Do, my dearest brother John, 406.
For gold could Memory be bought, 431.
Henry was every morning fed, 413.
High on a Throne of state is seen, 390.
Horatio, of ideal courage vain, 424.
I am to write three lines, and you, 429.
I have got a new-born sister, 408.
I have taught your young lips the good words to say over, 442.
I keep it, dear Papa, within my glove, 468.
I saw a boy with eager eye, 455.
I'll make believe, and fancy something strange, 430.
If you go to the field where the Reapers now bind, 404.
In a stage-coach, where late I chanc'd to be, 429.
In days of yore, as Ancient Stories tell, 490.
In many a lecture, many a book, 475.
In whatsoever place resides, 460.
In your garb and outward clothing, 412.
Incorrectness in your speech, 462.
It is not always to the strong, 483.
Joy to Philip, he this day, 419.
Lately an Equipage I overtook, 405.
Lucy, what do you espy, 467.
Mamma gave us a single Peach, 407.
Mamma heard me with scorn and pride, 432.
Mamma is displeased and look very grave, 411.
Miss Lydia every day is drest, 410.
My father's grandfather lives still, 478.
My neat and pretty book, when I thy small lines see, 430.
My parents sleep both in one grave, 418.
O hush, my little baby brother, 420.
O what a joyous joyous day, 434.
O why your good deeds with such pride do you scan, 462.
On a bank with roses shaded, 480.
Once on a time, Love, Death, and Reputation, 449.
One Sunday eve a grave old man, 421.
Our Governess is not in school, 422.
Said Ann to Matilda, I wish that we knew, 476.
Shut these odious books up, brother, 456.
Sister, fie, for shame, no more, 457.
Smiling river, smiling river, 416.
Tell me what is the reason you hang down your head, 416.
Tell me, would you rather be, 456.
The drunkard's sin, excess in wine, 460.
The month was June, the day was hot, 435.
The motes up and down in the sun, 413.
The Swallow is a summer bird, 488.
The wall-trees are laden with fruit, 427.
There, Robert, you have kill'd that fly, 466.
This Picture does the story express, 481.
This rose-tree is not made to bear, 404.
Three young maids in friendship met, 437.
Through the house what busy joy, 415.
To Jesus our Saviour some parents presented, 443.
To operas and balls my cousins take me, 471.
Unto a Yorkshire school was sent, 476.
When beasts by words their meanings could declare, 449,
When I the memory repeat, 479.
When the arts in their infancy were, 445.
Whene'er I fragrant coffee drink, 472.
Whether beneath sweet beds of roses, 412.
Why is your mind thus all day long, 474.
Why on your sister do you look, 427.
Why so I will, you noisy bird, 471.
With the apples and the plums, 473.
Within the precincts of this yard, 464.
Young William held the Butterfly in chase, 489.
Your prayers you have said, and you've wished Good night, 459.
End of Project Gutenberg's Books for Children, by Charles and Mary Lamb