The Ontario ReadersFOURTH BOOKReading editionChapter navigation126 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFOURTH BOOKTHE MINISTER OF EDUCATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTSTHE CHILDREN'S SONGOUR COUNTRYTOM TULLIVER AT SCHOOLINGRATITUDETHE GIANTTHE DISCOVERY OF AMERICATHE FIRST SPRING DAYTHE BATTLE OF THE PIPESBEGAA MUSICAL INSTRUMENTWOLFE AND MONTCALMCANADASCROOGE'S CHRISTMASHANDS ALL ROUNDJUDAH'S SUPPLICATION TO JOSEPHMIRIAM'S SONGTHE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIBTHE LARK AT THE DIGGINGSTHE ANCIENT MARINERAT THE CLOSE OF THE FRENCH PERIOD IN CANADAA HYMN OF EMPIRESTORY OF ABSALOMTHE BURIAL OF MOSESTHE CRUSADER AND THE SARACENFrom "AN AUGUST REVERIE"WORK AND WAGESUNTRODDEN WAYSTHE FIRST PLOUGHINGTHE ARCHERY CONTESTIN NOVEMBERAUTUMN WOODSIN A CANOEAFTON WATERDAVID COPPERFIELD'S FIRST JOURNEY ALONETHE BAREFOOT BOYCOUNTRY LIFE IN CANADA IN THE "THIRTIES"HEATTHE TWO PATHSBERNARDO DEL CARPIOMOSES' BARGAINSTHE MAPLETHE GREENWOOD TREELAKE SUPERIORTHE RED RIVER PLAINTHE UNNAMED LAKELIFE IN NORMAN ENGLANDYE MARINERS OF ENGLANDINSTRUCTIONHOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROADTHE BELLS OF SHANDONTHE VISION OF MIRZAHFORBEARANCEMERCY TO ANIMALSTHE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTSOFT, IN THE STILLY NIGHTTHE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA'S HALLSHUDSON STRAITSCOTS WHA HAEST. AMBROSE CREW WIN THEIR FIRST RACEHUNTING SONGBORDER BALLADTHE GREAT NORTHERN DIVERTO THE CUCKOOON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKETTHE GREAT NORTHWESTRULE, BRITANNIATHE COMMANDMENT AND THE REWARDTHE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENTJUNETHE FIFTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOROCEANPONTIAC'S ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE FORT DETROITMY NATIVE LANDMORNING ON THE LIEVREEVENINGAN ELIZABETHAN SEAMANTHE SEA-KING'S BURIALMY CASTLES IN SPAINALADDINDRAKE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLDTHE SOLITARY REAPERCLOUDS, RAINS, AND RIVERSFITZ-JAMES AND RODERICK DHUTHE INDIGNATION OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBYDICKENS IN THE CAMPDOST THOU LOOK BACK ON WHAT HATH BEENTHE PASSING OF ARTHURTHE ARMADADEPARTURE AND DEATH OF NELSONWATERLOOODE WRITTEN IN 1746BALAKLAVAFUNERAL OF WELLINGTONIN A CAVE WITH A WHALETHE GLOVE AND THE LIONSTHREE SCENES IN THE TYROLMARSTON MOORLONDONHOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIXAN INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMPBRITISH COLONIAL AND NAVAL POWERENGLAND, MY ENGLANDA GOOD TIME GOINGGOD IS OUR REFUGEINDIAN SUMMERTHE SKYLARKWHAT IS WARTHE HOMES OF ENGLANDTO A WATER-FOWLTHE FASCINATION OF LIGHTDAFFODILSTO THE DANDELIONTRUE GREATNESSTHE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFSHONOURABLE TOILON HIS BLINDNESSMYSTERIOUS NIGHTVITAÏ LAMPADATHE IRREPARABLE PASTA CHRISTMAS HYMN, 1837THE QUARRELRECESSIONALPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →THE MINISTER OF EDUCATIONAll chapters and sections (126)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFOURTH BOOKTHE MINISTER OF EDUCATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTSTHE CHILDREN'S SONGOUR COUNTRYTOM TULLIVER AT SCHOOLINGRATITUDETHE GIANTTHE DISCOVERY OF AMERICATHE FIRST SPRING DAYTHE BATTLE OF THE PIPESBEGAA MUSICAL INSTRUMENTWOLFE AND MONTCALMCANADASCROOGE'S CHRISTMASHANDS ALL ROUNDJUDAH'S SUPPLICATION TO JOSEPHMIRIAM'S SONGTHE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIBTHE LARK AT THE DIGGINGSTHE ANCIENT MARINERAT THE CLOSE OF THE FRENCH PERIOD IN CANADAA HYMN OF EMPIRESTORY OF ABSALOMTHE BURIAL OF MOSESTHE CRUSADER AND THE SARACENFrom "AN AUGUST REVERIE"WORK AND WAGESUNTRODDEN WAYSTHE FIRST PLOUGHINGTHE ARCHERY CONTESTIN NOVEMBERAUTUMN WOODSIN A CANOEAFTON WATERDAVID COPPERFIELD'S FIRST JOURNEY ALONETHE BAREFOOT BOYCOUNTRY LIFE IN CANADA IN THE "THIRTIES"HEATTHE TWO PATHSBERNARDO DEL CARPIOMOSES' BARGAINSTHE MAPLETHE GREENWOOD TREELAKE SUPERIORTHE RED RIVER PLAINTHE UNNAMED LAKELIFE IN NORMAN ENGLANDYE MARINERS OF ENGLANDINSTRUCTIONHOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROADTHE BELLS OF SHANDONTHE VISION OF MIRZAHFORBEARANCEMERCY TO ANIMALSTHE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTSOFT, IN THE STILLY NIGHTTHE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA'S HALLSHUDSON STRAITSCOTS WHA HAEST. AMBROSE CREW WIN THEIR FIRST RACEHUNTING SONGBORDER BALLADTHE GREAT NORTHERN DIVERTO THE CUCKOOON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKETTHE GREAT NORTHWESTRULE, BRITANNIATHE COMMANDMENT AND THE REWARDTHE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENTJUNETHE FIFTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOROCEANPONTIAC'S ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE FORT DETROITMY NATIVE LANDMORNING ON THE LIEVREEVENINGAN ELIZABETHAN SEAMANTHE SEA-KING'S BURIALMY CASTLES IN SPAINALADDINDRAKE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLDTHE SOLITARY REAPERCLOUDS, RAINS, AND RIVERSFITZ-JAMES AND RODERICK DHUTHE INDIGNATION OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBYDICKENS IN THE CAMPDOST THOU LOOK BACK ON WHAT HATH BEENTHE PASSING OF ARTHURTHE ARMADADEPARTURE AND DEATH OF NELSONWATERLOOODE WRITTEN IN 1746BALAKLAVAFUNERAL OF WELLINGTONIN A CAVE WITH A WHALETHE GLOVE AND THE LIONSTHREE SCENES IN THE TYROLMARSTON MOORLONDONHOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIXAN INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMPBRITISH COLONIAL AND NAVAL POWERENGLAND, MY ENGLANDA GOOD TIME GOINGGOD IS OUR REFUGEINDIAN SUMMERTHE SKYLARKWHAT IS WARTHE HOMES OF ENGLANDTO A WATER-FOWLTHE FASCINATION OF LIGHTDAFFODILSTO THE DANDELIONTRUE GREATNESSTHE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFSHONOURABLE TOILON HIS BLINDNESSMYSTERIOUS NIGHTVITAÏ LAMPADATHE IRREPARABLE PASTA CHRISTMAS HYMN, 1837THE QUARRELRECESSIONALAUTHORIZED BY← Front matterTHE MINISTER OF EDUCATION →