BENN WILKES JONES TREVALDWYN (_b._ 1830). LXXXVIII. THE _GEORGE_ OF LOOE 118 SIR EDWIN ARNOLD (_b._ 1832). LXXXIX. THE FIRST DISTRIBUTION OF THE VICTORIA CROSS 120 RICHARD GARNETT (_b._ 1835). XC. ABROAD 121 WILLIAM SCHWENK GILBERT (_b._ 1836). XCI. THE ENGLISH GIRL 122 THEODORE WATTS-DUNTON (_b._ 1836). XCII. THE BREATH OF AVON 123 XCIII. ENGLAND STANDS ALONE 124 ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE (_b._ 1837). XCIV. ENGLAND 125 XCV. A JACOBITE’S EXILE 126 XCVI. NEW YEAR’S DAY 129 XCVII. TO WILLIAM MORRIS 129 THOMAS HARDY (_b._ 1840). XCVIII. THE GOING OF THE BATTERY 131 AUSTIN DOBSON (_b._ 1840). XCIX. BALLAD OF THE ARMADA 132 C. RANK AND FILE 133 ROBERT BRIDGES (_b._ 1844). CI. THE FAIR BRASS 133 JOHN HUNTLEY SKRINE (_b._ 1848). CII. THE GENTLE 134 CIII. THE MOTHER AND THE SONS 136 WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY (_b._ 1849). CIV. ENGLAND, MY ENGLAND 137 ERIC MACKAY (1851-1898). CV. A SONG OF THE SEA 139 WILLIAM SHARP (_b._ 1856). CVI. THE BALLAD OF THE RAM 141 SIR RENNELL RODD (_b._ 1858). CVII. SPRING THOUGHTS 141 WILLIAM WATSON (_b._ 1858). CVIII. ENGLAND AND HER COLONIES 143 ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (_b._ 1859). CIX. THE SONG OF THE BOW 143 CX. A BALLAD OF THE RANKS 144 BARRY PAIN (_b._ 1860). CXI. OUR DEAD 147 HENRY NEWBOLT (_b._ 1862). CXII. ADMIRALS ALL 147 CXIII. DRAKE’S DRUM 149 CXIV. A TOAST 150 RUDYARD KIPLING (_b._ 1865). CXV. THE FLAG OF ENGLAND 150 CXVI. RECESSIONAL 154 LAUCHLAN MACLEAN WATT (_b._ 1867). CXVII. THE GREY MOTHER 155 GEORGE FREDERIC STEWART BOWLES (_b._ 1877). CXVIII. THE SONG OF THE SNOTTIES 157