with approbation at the hands of those who believe that education is the formation of the man, i.e. the cultivation of the mental powers, and the training of the heart; and not mere instruction in secular knowledge. In selecting the religious lessons, I have chiefly confined myself to our duties towards God and man, because these topics seem most fitting for boys to learn. And I would fain hope, that the volume will be found an acceptable addition to our present stock of school books, as well as an entertaining and useful one for families. W. B. F. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL, LONDON, March, 1848. CONTENT S. PAGE The Idler 33 The Dying Swan . From the German 35 Gelaleddin of Bassora The Idler 36 A Lesson from Nature . Churchman's Companion 39 The Rhine 42 Henry de Nemours; or, Fraternal Affection Sharpe's Mag. 43 The Emperor of Rome and his Three Daugbters Evenings with the Old Story Tellers 47 DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY. The Desert of Suez Moscow before the Conflagration Earthquake at Calabria . The Giant's Causeway Ice- Islands and Icebergs of Spitzbergen Pompeii and Herculaneum . 50 Dr. Clarke 54 Goldsmith 55 Clarke 58 Goldsmith 61 Taylor 62 Barrow 186 Bishop Taylor 188 Bishop Taylor 190 Sherlock 191 Bishop Atterbury 192 Horne 193 Horneck 194 Bishop Taylor 196 Barrow 199 Leighton 200 Zeal . ility venly Honour wine Atonement |