PAGE 174.--=Henry Wadsworth Longfellow= is often called the children’s poet, partly because of his love for children and partly because of some poems written for children. He was born in Portland, Maine, in 1807. From 1835 to 1854 he was professor of modern languages at Harvard University. He died in 1882. PAGE 178.--=John Gilmary Shea=, a brilliant Catholic writer, was born at New York city, July 1824; died, 1892. He devoted most of his time to literature instead of to the law, for which he was educated. Perhaps no one has done more to preserve the history and language of the aborigines of this country. _History of the Catholic Missions among the Indian Tribes of the United States_, _Early Voyages up and down the Mississippi_, _History of the Catholic Church in Colonial Times_, are some of his most popular works. PAGE 186.--=James Russell Lowell= was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 22, 1819. He died in the same house in which he was born, August 12, 1891. For many years he held the chair of modern languages in Harvard University. He was a man who represented American culture and letters at their best. PAGE 188.--=Mother Mary Loyola= of the Bar Convent, York, England, is a writer of more than ordinary power on the subjects dearest to every true Catholic. Her book, _Jesus of Nazareth_, from which our selection is taken, was written especially for American children and is dedicated to them. PAGE 196.--=Francis Scott Key=, author of “The Star-spangled Banner,” was born in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1780. It was during the British invasion in 1814, while he was detained on a British man-of-war within sight of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, that Key wrote this beautiful lyrical poem. He died at Baltimore in 1843. PAGE 214.--=James Montgomery= was a Scottish poet, born in 1776; died in 1854. His poems, once very popular, are now almost forgotten. WORD LIST GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION ā, as in māte. ā̇, as in sen´ā̇te. â, as in câre. ă, as in ăt. ä, as in ärm. ȧ, as in ȧsk. a̤, as in a̤ll. ạ = ŏ, as in whạt. ç = s, as in çell. ch = k, as in chorus. çh = sh, as in maçhine. ē, as in hē, mēte. ē̇, as in ē̇vent. ĕ, as in mĕt. ẽ, as in hẽr. e̱ = ā̱, as in e̱ight. ê, = â, as in whêre. ḡ, as in ḡet. ġ = j, as in ġem. ī, as in mīne. i̇, as in i̇dea. ĭ, as in ĭt. ĩ = ẽ, as in sĩr, bĩrd. ï = ē, as in machïne. ṉ = ng, as in baṉk, liṉger. ō, as in ōld. ō̇, as in ō̇bey. ô, as in ôr. ŏ, as in nŏt. o̤ = o̅o̅, as in do̤, ro̅o̅m. ọ = o͝o or ụ, as in wọlf, fo͝ot. ȯ = ŭ, as in sȯn. s̱ = z, as in his̱. th, as in thin. t͞h, as in t͞hen. ū, as in mūte. ŭ, as in thŭs. ṳ, as in rṳde. ụ= o͝o, as in fụll. û, as in bûrn. x̱ = gz, as in ex̱ist. ȳ = ī, as in bȳ. y̆ = ĭ, as in hy̆mn. ỹ = ẽ, as in mỹrtle.