Vi PREFACE. 
my earnest wish is, that it may convey to 
many a young heart a relish for the enjoy- 
ment of quiet, country pleasures; a love 
for every living creature, and that strong 
sympathy which must grow in every pure 
heart for the great human family. 
A word or two must be permitted on 
the getting up of the work. No expence or 
pains have been spared either in printing 
or embellishments; and I think the public 
will acknowledge that the artists have been 
extremely successful in the designing and 
execution of the wood-cuts. 
The three poems marked with asterisks in 
the table of contents, have appeared else- 
where. 
Werst-Enp CotraGcs, EsHeEr, 
September 28th 1837. 
*-* The second volume of this series will 
be published on the Ist of October 1838, 
and will be entitled “ Hymns and Fireside 
Verses.” 
