Transcriber's Note

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below:

• INTRODUCTION.
• OF THE NATURE OF POETRY.
• RECIPES.
  • HOW TO MAKE AN ORDINARY LOVE POEM.
  • HOW TO MAKE A PATHETIC MARINE POEM.
  • HOW TO WRITE AN EPIC POEM LIKE MR. TENNYSON.
  • HOW TO WRITE A POEM LIKE MR. MATTHEW ARNOLD.
  • HOW TO WRITE A POEM LIKE MR. BROWNING.
  • HOW TO WRITE A MODERN PRE-RAPHAELITE POEM.
  • HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM LIKE MR. MORRIS.
  • HOW TO WRITE A SATANIC POEM LIKE THE LATE LORD BYRON.
  • HOW TO WRITE A PATRIOTIC POEM LIKE MR. SWINBURNE.
• CONCLUSION.