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The Golden Treasury

The

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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MACMILLAN & CO., LIMITED

LONDON. BOMBAY . CALCUTTA
MELBOURNE

THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD

TORONTO

THE

GOLDEN TREASURY

SELECTED FROM THE BEST SONGS AND

LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH

LANGUAGE AND ARRANGED

WITH NOTES

BY

FRANCIS T. PALGRAVE

LATE PROFESSOR OF POETRY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

REVISED AND ENLARGED

WITH ADDITIONAL POEMS

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

LONDON; MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.

1922

All rights reserved

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ALFRED TENNYSON

POET LAUREATE

THIS book in its progress has recalled often to my inemory a man with whose friendship we were once honoured, to whom no region of English Literature was unfamiliar, and who, whilst rich in all the noble gifts of Nature, was most eminently distinguished by the noblest and the rarest,-just judgment and highhearted patriotism. It would have been hence a peculiar pleasure and pride to dedicate what I have endeavoured to make a true national Anthology of three centuries to Henry Hallam. But he is beyond the reach of any human tokens of love and reverence; and I desire therefore to place before it a name united with his by associations which, while Poetry retains her hold on the minds of Englishmen, are not likely to be forgotten.

Your encouragement, given while traversing the wild scenery of Treryn Dinas, led me to begin the work; and it has been completed under your advice and assistance. For the favour now asked I have thus a second reason and to this I may add, the homage which is your right as Poet, and the gratitude due to a Friend, whose regard I rate at no common value.

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