PORTER & COATES PUBLICATIONS. 



THE FIRESIDE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POETRY. Edited by 

 Henry T. Coates. This is the latest, and beyond doubt the 

 best collection of poetry published. Printed on fine paper and 

 illustrated with thirteen steel engravings and fifteen title 

 pages, containing portraits of prominent American poets and 

 fac-similes of their handwriting, made expressly for this book. 

 8vo. Cloth, extra, black and gold, gilt edges, $5.00 ; half calf, 

 gilt, marbled edges, $7.50; half morocco, full gilt edges, $7.50; 

 full Turkey morocco, gilt edges, $10.00 ; tree calf, gilt edges, 

 $12.00; plush, padded side, nickel lettering, $14.00. 



"The editor shows a wide acquaintance with the most precious treasures 

 of English verse, and has gathered the most admirahlp specimens of their 

 ample wealth. Many pieces which have been passed by in previous collec- 

 tions hold a place of honor in the present volume, and will be heartily wel- 

 comed by the lovers of poetry as a delightful addition to their sources of 

 enjoyment. It is a volume rich in solace, in entertainment, in inspiration, 

 of which the possession may well be covpted by every lover of poetry. The 

 pictorial illustrations of the work are in keeping with its poetical contents, 

 and the beauty of the typographical execution entitles it to a place among 

 the choicest ornaments of the library." — New York Tribvne. 



"Lovers of good poetry will find this one of the richest collections ever 

 made. All the best singers in our language are r< presented, and the selec- 

 tions are generally those which reveal their highest qualities The 



lights and shades, the finer play of thought and imagination belonging to 

 individual authors, are brought out. in this way (by the arrangement of 

 poems under subject-headings) as they would not be under any other sys- 

 tem We are deeply impressed with the keen appreciation of poetical 



worth, and also with the good taste manifested by the compiler." — Church- 

 man. 



"Cyclopaedias of poetry are numerous, hut for sterling value of its contents 

 for the library, or as a book of reference, no work of the kind will compare 

 with this admirahlp volume of Mr. Coates It takes the gems from many 

 volumes, culling with r.*re skill and judgment."— Chicago Inter-Ocean. 



THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF POETRY. Compiled by Henry 

 T. Coates. Containing over 500 poems carefully selected 

 from the works of the best and most popular writers for chil- 

 dren ; with nearly 200 illustrations. The most complete col- 

 lection of poetry for children ever published. 4to. Cloth, 

 extra, black and gold, gilt side and edges, $3.00; full Turkey 

 morocco, gilt edges, $7.50. 

 "This seems to us the best hook of poetry for children in existence. "We 

 have examined many other collections, but we cannot name another that 

 deserves to he compared with this admirable compilation.' 1 — Worcester Spy. 

 "The special value of the book lies in the fact that it nearly or quite 

 covers the entire field. There is not a great, deal of good poetry which has 

 been written for children that cannot be found in this book. The collection 

 is particularly strong in ballads and tub's, which are apt to interest children 

 more than poems of other kinds; and Mr. Coates has shown good judgment 

 in supplementing this department with some of the best poems of that class 

 that have been written for crown people. A surer method of forming the 

 taste of children for good and pure literature than by reading to them from 

 any portion of this book can hardly be imagined. The volume is richly 

 illustrated and beautifully bound." — Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. 



"A more excellent volume cannot be found. We have found within the 

 covers of this handsome volum**, and upon its fair pages, many of the most 

 exquisite poems which our language contains. It must become a standard 

 volume, and can never grow old or obsolete."— Episcopal Recorder. 



