if ’twas not pride
  It was a joy to that allied—­

as proving Charles Lamb to be the author.

Page 471. Why not do it, Sir, To-day?

(?) Charles Lamb.

Page 471. Home Delights.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 472. The Coffee Slips.

(?) Charles Lamb.

Page 473. The Dessert.

(?) Charles Lamb.

Page 474. To a Young Lady, on being too fond of Music.

(?) Mary Lamb.  Melesinda also was the name of the heroine in “Mr. H.”

Page 475. Time spent in Dress.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 476. The Fairy.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 476. Conquest of Prejudice.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 478. The Great Grandfather.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 479. The Spartan Boy.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 480. Queen Oriana’s Dream.

By Charles Lamb.  Reprinted by him in his Works, 1818, the text of which is here given.

Page 481. On a Picture of the Finding of Moses, etc.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 483. David.

(?) Mary Lamb.

Page 486. David in the Cave of Adullam.

Reprinted by Lamb, with Mary Lamb’s name to it, in the Works, 1818, the text of which is here given.  This was the last poem in Poetry for Children.

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Page 488, Summer Friends.

By Mary Lamb.  This poem was sent by Robert Lloyd to his wife in April, 1809, as being one of the poems which Mary Lamb was writing for Poetry for Children.  It was not, however, included in that collection.

Page 488. A Birth-day Thought.

This poem is printed by Mylius in his First Book of Poetry.  In the edition of 1811 the initials M.L. are appended; in later editions, C.L.  Hence it is included here.  But we have no proof that M.L. stands for Mary Lamb, or C.L. for Charles Lamb; although the coincidence would be very striking if they did not.

Page 489. The Boy, the Mother, and the Butterfly.

These verses, which have not before been collected with Lamb’s writings, exist in an album which belonged probably to Thomas Westwood, son of the Lambs’ providers at Enfield.  They are signed Charles Lamb and dated October 9, 1827, at Enfield Chase.

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Page 490.  PRINCE DORUS, OR FLATTERY PUT OUT OF COUNTENANCE.