THE ONTARIO
HIGH SCHOOL READER
BY
A. E. MARTY, M.A.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, OTTAWA
Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario For Use In Continuation and High Schools and Collegiate Institutes
THE CANADA PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED TORONTO
Copyright, Canada, 1911, by
The Canada Publishing Company, Limited.
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PREFACE
After communication with many of the teachers who have been using the Principles and Practice of Oral Reading in their classes, the author has made a number of important additions and changes. In its amended form the book is published under the title of the "Ontario High School Reader."
As the book is intended for the teaching of oral reading it contains an introductory chapter on the Principles of Reading, and selections for practice, with appended notes. An effort has also been made to grade the selections in the order of their difficulty. Accordingly, a number of selections, each illustrating in a marked degree only one, or at most two, of the various elements of Vocal Expression, have been placed at the beginning; these should, of course, be taught before the more complex selections are attempted.
It is not intended that the pupil shall master the chapter on the principles before beginning to read the selections; he should become familiar with each topic as it is illustrated in the lesson. In dealing with each lesson the teacher should first ascertain the elements of vocal expression that it best exemplifies. He should then discuss these elements with the pupils, using the necessary paragraphs of the Introduction, and such black-board exercises as he may deem necessary, until he is satisfied that the pupils are ready to undertake the study of the selection. At the oral reading the pupils should be able to show their mastery of the principles thus taught. Toward the close of the course, they will naturally read connectedly the various sections of the Introduction, in order to obtain a comprehensive and systematic view of the principles.
To secure good reading, systematic drill on the exercises in Vowel Sounds and in Articulation is also necessary.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRINCIPLES OF READING 1-35
Importance of Oral Reading 1
Mechanical Side of Oral Reading 2 Correct Pronunciation, Distinct Articulation.
Expression 3 Concrete Thinking, Abstract Thinking, Emotion.
Elements of Vocal Expression 7 Pause, Grouping, Time, Inflection, Pitch, Force, Stress, Emphasis, Shading, Perspective, Quality.
SELECTIONS 36-305
The Banner of St. George Shapcott Wensley 36
Jean Valjean and the Bishop Victor Hugo 38
The Well of St. Keyne Robert Southey 43
Faith, Hope and Charity Bible 46
The Legend Beautiful Henry W. Longfellow 47
The Vicar's Family Use Art Oliver Goldsmith 52
The Soldier's Dream Thomas Campbell 58
Van Elsen Frederick George Scott 60
Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Sir Walter Scott 61
The Day is Done Henry W. Longfellow 63
The Schoolmaster and the Boys Charles Dickens 65
The Knights' Chorus Alfred, Lord Tennyson 70
The Northern Star Unknown 71
The Indigo Bird Ethelwyn Wetherald 72
The Pasture Field Ethelwyn Wetherald 73
Shipwrecked Robert Louis Stevenson 75
On His Blindness John Milton 80
Briggs in Luck William M. Thackeray 81
The Laughing Sally Charles G. D. Roberts 84
The Prodigal Son Bible 88
Christmas at Sea Robert Louis Stevenson 90
The Evening Wind William Cullen Bryant 93
Paradise and the Peri Thomas Moore 95
The Lady of Shalott Alfred, Lord Tennyson 100
Home they brought her Warrior dead Alfred, Lord Tennyson 107
The Sky John Ruskin 108
The Return of the Swallows Edmund W. Gosse 111
Barbara Frietchie John Greenleaf Whittier 113
Bless the Lord, O My Soul Bible 116
The Eternal Goodness John Greenleaf Whittier 118
The King of Glory Bible 119
The Four-Horse Race "Ralph Connor" 121
Mrs. Malaprop's Views Richard B. Sheridan 126
The Glove and the Lions Leigh Hunt 131
The Fickleness of a Roman Mob William Shakespeare 133
Sir Peter and Lady Teazle Richard B. Sheridan 136
The Parting of Marmion and Douglas Sir Walter Scott 140
Columbus Joaquin Miller 143
From the "Apology" of Socrates Benjamin Jowett 145
Highland Hospitality Sir Walter Scott 151
The Outlaw Sir Walter Scott 154
Of Studies Francis, Lord Bacon 157
The Influence of Athens Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay 159
National Morality John Bright 161
Hamlet's Advice to the Players William Shakespeare 164
Rosabelle Sir Walter Scott 166
The Island of the Scots William E. Aytoun 168
Cranford Society Mrs. Gaskell 178
Sir Galahad Alfred, Lord Tennyson 182
Song for Saint Cecilia's Day John Dryden 186
The Day was Lingering Charles Heavysege 189
On First Looking into Chapman's Homer John Keats 189
Great Things Were Ne'er Begotten in an Hour Sir Daniel Wilson 190
A Wood Lyric William Wilfred Campbell 191
To Night Percy Bysshe Shelley 193
The Opening Scene at the Trial Thomas Babington, Lord of Warren Hastings Macaulay 194
Peroration of Opening Speech against Edmund Burke Warren Hastings 201
The Song My Paddle Sings E. Pauline Johnson 203
The Defence of the Bridge Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay 206
On the Death of King Edward VII Sir Herbert Henry Asquith 217
The Heroes of Magersfontein The London Daily News 221
Funeral of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare 225
The Revenge Alfred, Lord Tennyson 234
Herve Riel Robert Browning 241
The Handwriting on the Wall Bible 248
Paul's Defence before King Agrippa Bible 251
The Stranded Ship Charles G. D. Roberts 254
Sir Patrick Spens Old Ballad 258
King John and the Abbot of Canterbury Old Ballad 262
The Key to Human Happiness George Eliot 266
The Vision of Sir Launfal James Russell Lowell 271
On the Death of Gladstone Sir Wilfrid Laurier 278
The Downfall of Wolsey William Shakespeare 286
The Italian in England Robert Browning 290
Advantages of Imperial Federation George Monro Grant 296
Collect for Dominion Day Charles G. D. Roberts 305
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