POSTUMUS 80
RUSSET PITCHER 82
THE FAIRY ROSE 87
1863 89
GERALDINE GREEN:—
I. THE SERENADE 92
II. MY LIFE IS A 93
MRS. SMITH 95
THE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD 98
THE VICTORIA CROSS 101
ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER SQUARE 104
SORRENTO 105
JANET 106
BÉRANGER 109
THE BEAR PIT 110
THE CASTLE IN THE AIR 112
GLYCERE 119
VÆ VICTIS 121
IMPLORA PACE 123
VANITY FAIR 125
THE LEGENDE OF SIR GYLES GYLES 127
MY FIRST-BORN 133
SUSANNAH:—
I. THE ELDER TREES 135
II. A KIND PROVIDENCE 137
CIRCUMSTANCE 139
ARCADIA 140
THE CROSSING-SWEEPER 145
A SONG THAT WAS NEVER SUNG 148
MR. PLACID'S FLIRTATION 154
TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS 157
BEGGARS 160
ON A PORTRAIT OF DR. LAURENCE STERNE 163
A SKETCH IN SEVEN DIALS 166
LITTLE PITCHER 167
UNFORTUNATE MISS BAILEY 170
ADVICE TO A POET 173
NOTES 177

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