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CONTENTS,
William Jackson-Hippolyte, Flandrin― Long-
fellow's "Village Blacksmith"-Conquering a bad temper-
Abauzit of Geneva-St. Francis de Sales-Miseries of a bad
temper-Persevere !-Truthfulness-Anecdotes and examples-
Fatal consequences of lying-A young hero-Keeping your
eyes open-How to see and what to see-Anecdote of the Duke
of Wellington-How some people wear "glasses"-Doing in
the day the day's work-Procrastination is the thief of time-
A song for every day
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I-44
-Its pleasant me-
School-life the happiest period of a man's career-
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mories-Troubles of a schoolboy are as nothing compared with
his enjoyments-Boys not so black as they are painted—The
pleasures of study-History and geography-Latin and Greek-
Some remarks about masters-The bad and the good-"Dr.
Herman"-The new type and the old-"Mr. Creakle "-" Dr.
Strong"-Stories about Dominies-Busby of Westminster-Sir
Henry Wotton Dr. Keate-Dr. Hawtrey-Newborough-
Arnold of Rugby-Anecdotes and illustrations - An ideal
schoolmaster-Mr. Hughes on the character of Arnold-The
country schoolmaster, as sketched by Goldsmith and William
Howitt-Different relations now existing between schoolboys
and their teachers—Harry East's “school morality" no longer
applicable-A school is a miniature world-How a boy should
behave in it-Obedience and honour-A schoolboy's duty-
Loveliness of duty-How to say one's lessons-Boys and their
excuses-Waste of time-The importance of method-Relative
value of study and recreation-Mistaken notions about talent-
The great requisite is diligence-Samuel Drew: an anecdote
and a moral-Barring-out and fagging-Bullying-Bullying as
it was-Two kinds of bullies-School opinion can put down
bullying..
45-75
CHAPTER III.
THE BOY IN THE PLAYGROUND.
"Lessons are over, work is done;
Out, out, my boys, and we'll have some fun :-
Cricket, or rounders, or prisoners' base,
"English and French,' or a 'hare-and-hound' race!
Only remember our fun must be
Tempered by gentle courtesy !"
-Poeta Ignotus.
Boys in the playground-Their true character shows itself quickly-
Friendships are there formed-Something said about prudence
in the choice of a friend-The benefit, moral and intellectual,
of a happy friendship-Henry Martyn-About recreation-A
fallacy exploded-Boys who "play" well often "work" well—
A protest against the abuse of gymnastics—In praise of cricket
-Its moral excellences-Cricket-matches-The famous match
between the R. Cricket Club and the men of B.-Football-
Football at Rugby in the days of Tom Brown.
77-90
CHAPTER IV.
THE BOY IN HIS LEISURE HOURS.
"All common things-each day's events,
That with the hour begin to end,
Our pleasures and our discontents,
Are rounds by which we may ascend."
-Longfellow.
In praise of leisure-Some rhymes about it-The right employment
of leisure strongly advocated-As in the study of nature-
Every season brings fresh objects of interest-What we may
see in a green lane-A song for a summer morning-Lessons
for our leisure lie close at hand-What nature teaches to him
who carefully studies its aspects-The study of botany-Anec-
dote of Dr. Darwin-Wonderful structure of the flowers-The
ranunculus-Pleasures of geology-Of chemistry-Of. music-
Musical instruments and the boys who play them—A box of
tools and its virtues-Pets-Take care of your leisure
91-105
About bad boys-What is meant by a bad boy-A ragged regiment
-The sneak-A story of school-life-The bully-How a bully
was punished-Shy boys and what they suffer-The poet Shelley
-Byron-The truant-The braggart-Captain Bobadil―The
liar-The toady-The cad
• 107-122
Schoolboys and their friendships-Byron and his friend Wingfield-
The poet Gray and Richard West-Gray's sonnet in memoriam
CONTENTS.
-Cowper and Russell-Warren Hastings and Impey—Friend-
ships at school-The inseparable chums-Cowper on friendship
-Influence of example-Choose your friends carefully-Words
of counsel
CHAPTER VII.
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123-135
Boys' delight in a country life—Their winter amusements—Skating
-Sleighing-Curling-Snowballing-The great "snow-bicker
of Pidmount "-A digression upon fighting-The coming of
spring-Spring flowers-A song of spring-Going a-violeting
-The trees put on their foliage-Angling-The bluebell―The
lily of the valley - The cowslip - A song of May - May
blossoms-June-Haymaking-Roses-Harvesting-Harvest
home-Nutting-Miss Mitford's description-Blackberrying—
Advance of autumn-Hips and haws-Mushrooms-Ferns and
fern-gathering-Boys at the seaside-Their various pastimes-
The fishing-boats-The Mayor of Plymouth and the lobster-
Down by the sea-Boys at the seashore-Coming of winter-
Intellectual pastimes for winter evenings-A new version of an
old play-A story from Ben Jonson-Christmas come again—
A Christmas scene- -Private theatricals-Getting up a "draw-
ing-room performance"-"The Sleeping Beauty"—An apology
for the home drama-Christmas as it was- -Scott quoted-
Christmas as it is-The boys at Christmas-An address to
Christmas-Concluding suggestions—Boyhood's memories
137-198
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CHAPTER VIII.
HOW AND WHAT TO READ.
"In the course of our reading we should lay up in our minds a store of
goodly thoughts in well-wrought words, which should be a living treasure
of knowledge always with us, and from which, at various times and amidst
all the shifting of circumstances, we might be sure of drawing some com-
fort, guidance, and sympathy."-Sir Arthur Helps.
Usefulness of reading-Brings us into contact with great men- -A
taste for reading a constant source of enjoyment-Sir John
Herschel-A maxim from Lord Bacon-What to read-Bio-
graphy-Lessons taught by the lives of the great and good-
George Herbert quoted-John Foster-Franklin as an example
-The Duke of Buckingham as a warning-Dryden quoted—
Plutarch's lives-Biographies that every boy ought to read-
The main lesson which they teach set forth by Carlyle―The
purpose of life-History-The way in which history should be
studied—A course of historical reading suggested—Books of
travel-Sir Humphrey Gilbert-Mungo Park-Some famous
travellers-Poetry-Lord Bacon and Sir Philip Sydney quoted
-Blessings of poetry-Coleridge quoted-The highest type of
poet-Tennyson quoted-The best poetry only should be studied
-A list of poetical works-Fiction-What 'should and what
should not be read-A rule of conduct-List of novels-Scien-
tific literature-The belles lettres-Theological and devotional
literature-Thomas Fuller quoted-The way to read-Todd
quoted-Directions
199-233
CHAPTER IX.
BOYHOOD OF FAMOUS MEN.
"Whene'er a noble deed is wrought,
Whene'er is spoken a noble thought,
Our hearts in glad surprise
To higher levels rise.