The wood-cuts, illustrations 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, and 29 are from Birket Foster's designs; illustrations 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, and 16 are from the graceful drawings of "E. V. B." (the Hon. Mrs. Boyle); the rest are from various sources. Cambridge, Feb. 29, 1876. CONTENTS. THE LIFE OF THOMAS GRAY, BY ROBERT CARRUTHERS STOKE-POGIS, BY WILLIAM HOWITT ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD MISCELLANEOUS POEMS CONTENTS ON THE SPRING CONTENTS ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT CONTENTS ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF ETON COLLEGE CONTENTS THE PROGRESS OF POESY