Excerpt from Elson Grammar School Reader, Vol. 1 Part One includes both poetry and prose. The stirring notes of patriotism with which the book opens find fitting supplement in the charming stories which follow, The Leak in the Dike and The Golden Touch being typical of the entire group. The series Of nature poems, the group of fables in poetry and prose, poems relating to duty and courage, and the group of lullaby poems, complete a collection of literary creations notable for their charm Of expression and conspicuous for their beauty of thought and imagery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.