A

COLLECTION,

IN PROSE AND VERSE,

FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.

BY THE

REV. ANDREW THOMSON, D.D.

MINISTER OF ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, EDINBURGH.

A NEW EDITION.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED FOR WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS;

AND T. CADELL, LONDON.

M.DCCC.XXXV.

CONTENTS.

Page

Gon, our Creator, Preserver, Redeemer, and Judge, Original i

A Good Scholar,

May 2

Advantages of Early Piety,

Watts 4

Explanation of Faith,

Cecil 5

Christ's Condescension and Kindness to Children, Original 6

Affection to Parents Rewarded,

Anonymous 8

Condescension of God,

Miss Taylor 9

Cruelty to Animals Reproved,

Mavor 10

Time and Eternity,

Doddridge 12

Wise and Useful Sayings,

Various 13

Contemplation of the Works of God,

Sturm 14

Good Resolutions,

Watts 16

God's Minute and Incessant Care over us,

Chalmers 17

The Seasons,

Melmoth 18

Account of the Tiger,

Altered from Bewick 19

Fable of the Farmer and his Dog,

Dodsley 20

Orphan Hymn,

Grahame 21

Rule of Conduct,

Anonymous 22

Christ's Affection to Children should make them

Grateful, Pious, and Holy,

Original 23

On Prayer,

Montgomery 25

Duty of Constant Employment,

Mrs. Talbot 26

Fable of the Nightingale and the Glow-worm, Cowper 28

On Keeping the Sabbath Holy,

Anonymous 29

Appearances of Nature in January,

Dr. Ailin 30

To a Robin,

Langhorne 32

Wisdom of God in the Works of Creation,

Sturm 32

Account of the Lion,

Altered from Bewick 33

New Year's Hymn,

Cowper 34

Duty of Children to their Parents,

Original 35

Pious Views of External Nature,

Cowper 38

Alfred's Distribution of Time,

Hume 39

Anecdote of Poor Jack,

Anonymous 40

The Dervise,

Spectator 41

A Prayer,

Anonymous 42