Gems of Poetry, for Girls and BoysFront matterReading editionChapter navigation12 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterMAY-DAY SONG.ALEXANDER SELKIRK.DON'T KILL THE BIRDS.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.WINTER SPORT.THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET.THE GOOD-NATURED GIRLS."WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER?"CHILDREN PROMISING THEIR GRANDFATHER THEY WILL BE GOOD.LOVE AND DUTY TO PARENTS.THE APPLE-TREE.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →MAY-DAY SONG.All chapters and sections (12)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsMAY-DAY SONG.ALEXANDER SELKIRK.DON'T KILL THE BIRDS.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.WINTER SPORT.THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET.THE GOOD-NATURED GIRLS."WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER?"CHILDREN PROMISING THEIR GRANDFATHER THEY WILL BE GOOD.LOVE AND DUTY TO PARENTS.THE APPLE-TREE.View of Cincinnati.CONCORD, N.H. PUBLISHED BY RUFUS MERRILL. 1850.◇Cotton Plant.MAY-DAY SONG. →