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''Songs of the Great Dominion'' was a pioneering anthology of Canadian poetry published in 1889 in poetry, 1889. The book's full title was ''Songs of the Great Dominion: Voices from the Forests and Waters, the Settlements and Cities of Canada''.William Douw Lighthall,
Songs of the Great Dominion
Voices from the Forests and Waters, the Settlements and Cities of Canada'' (Walter Scott [Windsor Series], 1889), Google Books, Web, Apr. 30, 2011. The collection was selected and edited by William Douw Lighthall of Montreal. It was published in London, England by the firm of Walter Scott, as part of its "Windsor Series" of anthologies.Michael Gnarowski,
Songs of the Great Dominion
, ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton:Hurtig, 1988), 2047. The book introduced Canadian and English audiences to a new generation of Canadians, Canadian writers. It marked the first publication in book form for several poets, including Bliss Carman, Pauline Johnson, and Duncan Campbell Scott.
Lighthall was asked to put together an anthology for Walter Scott by poet William Sharp (writer), William Sharp, who was working as an editor for the firm. Independently, freelance editor Ernest Rhys made the same proposal on behalf of Walter Scott to Canadian poet Charles G.D. Roberts. When the mixup was revealed, Roberts withdrew, but promised Lighthall "whatever assistance you might permit me to be." Roberts suggested several writers for inclusion, including his cousin Barry Straton and his sister Elizabeth (both of whom were included).John Coldwell Adams,
The Whirligig of Time
" ''Confederation Voices,'' Canadian Poetry, UWO, Web, Apr. 30, 2011. "Supplied with a ringing introduction which echoes with patriotic sentiment and lyrical praise for Canada," says the ''Canadian Encyclopedia'', "this is a collection of confident poetry truly representative of the national and literary self-respect of the emergent Dominion." In his introduction, Lighthall was lavish in his praise of Roberts. "The foremost name in Canadian song at the present day is that of Charles George Douglas Roberts," he declared. Immediately after Roberts Lighthall talked of Charles Sangster, whom he called Canada's "first important national poet" and "a kind of Wordsworth." Lighthall was also lavish in praising the reputation of Isabella Valancy Crawford, whose one book of poetry had failed to sell in 1884, and who had died neglected in 1887 (a "sad story of unrecognized genius and death," as he put it). While gently mocking her title, Lighthall pronounced Crawford's book, ''Old Spookse's Pass, Malcolm's Katie, and Other Poems,'' to be "the most striking volume" of Canadian poetry after Roberts's, and "even more boldly new" than his. After her death, he added, "Miss Crawford's work was, in fact, seen to be phenomenal." In a review of ''Songs of the Great Dominion'' in the September 28, 1889, ''Athenæum'', Theodore Watts-Dunton singled out Pauline Johnson for special praise, calling her “the most interesting English poetess now living” and quoting her poem "In the Shadows" in full. Johnson (who had not yet published a book) considered this to be a big boost for her career, and felt herself "indebted" for the inclusion and the review.John Coldwell Adams,
Pauline Johnson
" ''Confederation Voices,'' Canadian Poetry, UWO, Web, Apr. 30, 2011. One person who was unhappy with the selection was William Wilfred Campbell. "I have been cruelly misrepresented by a willful choice of my poorest work," Campbell wrote to a friend." "The anthology is noteworthy for its attempt to include some French Canadian poetry in the appendix as well as some folksongs in translation, and for its recognition of a distinct Indian element in Canadian writing." Walter Scott republished the anthology in 1892 under the title, ''Canadian Poems and Lays: Selections of native verse reflecting the seasons, legends, and life of the Dominion.''Canadian Poems and Lays
" Internet Archive, Web, May 10, 2011.
Jean-Talon L'Espérance
("Laclède") /10 *The Canadians on the Nile (from ''Poems''), William Wye Smith /11 ;II. The New Nationality *Dominion Day, "Fidelis" / 15 *Canada (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /18 *The Confused Dawn (from ''Thoughts, Moods, and Ideals''), William Douw Lighthall /21 *National Hymn (from ''Thoughts, Moods, and Ideals''), William Douw Lighthall /22 *From "'85"
Barry Straton
/24 *Song for Canada, Charles Sangster /25 *Here's to the Land (from ''Poems''), William Wye Smith /27 *Canada Not Last (from ''Thoughts, Moods, and Ideals''), William Douw Lighthall /28 *An Ode to the Canadian Confederacy (from ''In Divers Tones'', Charles G.D. Roberts /30 *Collect for Dominion Day (from ''In Divers Tones'', Charles G.D. Roberts /32 ;III. The Indian *A Blood-Red Ring Hung Round the Moon, John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /35 *The Departing of Clote Scarp (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /36 *Change on the Ottawa (from ''Marguerite''), George Martin /38 *From "Tecumseh" (Act I, Scene 2), Charles Mair /42 *The Arctic Indian's Faith (from ''Poems''), Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee /44 *Taapookaa: A Huron Legend (from ''Hesperus''), Charles Sangster /45 *The Caughnawaga Beadwork Seller, William Douw Lighthall /49 *The Indian's Grave, Bishop George Jehoshaphat Mountain /51 *Wahonomin: Indian Hymn to the Queen (from ''Soul's Quest''), Frederick George Scott /52 *Wabanaki Song, tr. Charles Godfrey Leland, Charles G. Leland /59 *Wabanaki Song, tr. Charles G. Leland /60 *Caughnawaga Song, tr. John Waniente Jocks / 62 ;IV. The Voyageur and Habitant *The Old Régime (from ''Song of Welcome''), Susie Frances Harrison, Mrs. J.F.W. Harrison ("Seranus") / 67 *Malbrouck (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /71 *A La Claire Fontaine (Old Chanson), tr. William Douw Lighthall /74 *En Roulant Ma Boule (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /76 *Gai le Rosier (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /78 *Entre Paris et Saint-Denis (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /80 *Marianson (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /83 *The Resettlement of Acadia, Arthur Wentworth Eaton /87 *At the Cedars, Duncan Campbell Scott /91 *Rose Latulippe (A French-Canadian Legend), Mrs. J.F.W. Harrison ("Seranus") / 94 *Adieu to France (from ''Roberval'')
John Hunter-Duvar
/104 ;V. Settlement Life *Song of the Axe (from ''Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /107 *Fire in the Woods; or, the Old Settler's Story
Alexander M'Lachlan
/109 *Burnt Lands, Charles G.D. Roberts /114 *Acres of Your Own (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /115 *From "Malcolm's Katie" (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /117 *From "Malcolm's Katie" (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /119 *The Second Concession of Deer (from ''Poems''), William Wye Smith /125 *The Scot Abroad (from ''Spring Flowers''), Sir Daniel Wilson (academic), Daniel Wilson /127 *The Farmer's Daughter Cherry (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /129 *A Canadian Folk-Song, William Wilfred Campbell /133 *The Pioneers (A Ballad), William Douw Lighthall /134 *"Rough Ben" (North-west Rebellion Incident), Kate B. Simpson /136 *"The Injun" (Incident of Minnesota Massacre), John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /142 *Shakespeer at Dead-Hos' Crick (A North-west Romance), John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /148 ;VI. Sports and Free Life *The Wraith of the Red Swan, Bliss Carman /157 *Birch and Paddle (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /163 *The Nor-West Courier, John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /166 *The Hall of Shadows (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /168 *Canadian Hunter's Song, Mrs. Susanna Moodie, Susanna (Strickland) Moodie /172 *Canadian Camping Song, James David Edgar, James D. Edgar /173 *The Fisherman's Light (A Song of the Backwoods), Mrs. Susanna (Strickland) Moodie /174 *The Kingfisher, Charles Lee Barnes /175 *The Canoe (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /177 *Canoe Song (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /178 *The Walker of the Snow
Charles Dawson Shanly
/181 *In the Shadows, E. Pauline Johnson /184 *On the Creek (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /187 *The Rapid (St. Lawrence), Charles Sangster /190 *The Winter Spirit (Origin of the Ice Palace), Helen Fairbairn /192 *Snowshoeing Song, Arthur Weir /195 *Skating, John Lowry Stuart /197 *The Winter Carnival, John Reade /199 *The Spirit of the Carnival, "Fleurance" /203 *The Football Match, Anonymous /209 ;VII. The Spirit of Canadian History *Jacques Cartier (from ''Poems''), Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee /213 *L'Isle St. Croix, Arthur Wentworth Eaton /216 *The Captured Flag (from ''Fleur de Lys'') Arthur Weir /219 *How Canada Was Saved, George Murray /222 *Madeleine de Verchères, John Reade /228 *The Battle of La Prairie (A Ballad), William Douw Lighthall /233 *The Battle of Grand Pré
M.J. Katzmann Lawson
/236 *Spina Christi (from ''Canadian Idylls''), William Kirby (author), William Kirby /240 *The Loyalists (from ''Laura Secord''), Sarah Anne Curzon /253 *Brock (from ''Hesperus''), Charles Sangster /254 *Capture of Fort Detroit, 1812, Charles Edwin Jakeway /256 *Tecumseh's Death (from ''Tecumseh''), John Richardson (author), Major Richardson /260 *A Ballad for Brave Women,Charles Mair /262 *In the North-West, William Wilfred Campbell /267 *The Veteran, J.A. Fraser /269 *In Hospital, Annie Rothwell /270 *In Memoriam (from ''The Soul's Quest''), Frederick George Scott /275 ;VIII. Places *The Tantramar Revisited (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /279 *Low Tide on Grand Pré, Bliss Carman /283 *The Indian Names of Acadia, attributed t
DeMille
/285 *On Leaving the Coast of Nova Scotia, George Frederick Cameron /287 *The Fairies in Prince Edward Island, John Hunter-Duvar /288 *The Vale of the Gaspereau (from ''Masque of Minstrels''), Arthur J. Lockhart /290 *In the Afternoon (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /291 *A Dream Fulfilled, Barry Straton /294 *The Isle of Demons (from ''Marguerite''), George Martin /297 *The Secret of the Saguenay (from ''Fleur de Lys), Arthur Weir /303 *Saguenay, Louis Fréchette, L.H. Fréchette, tr. J.D. Edgar /306 *Quebec (from ''St. Lawrence and Saguenay''), Charles Sangster /307 *Montreal, William M'Lennan /308 *Montreal, William Douw Lighthall /309 *The St. Lawrence, K.L. Jones /310 *Night in the Thousand Isles (from ''St. Lawrence and Saguenay''), Charles Sangster /312 *Ottawa, Duncan Campbell Scott /314 *At the Ferry, E. Pauline Johnson /315 *Niagara, William Kirby /317 *Lake Couchiching, W.A. Sherwood /320 *The Heart of the Lakes (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /321 *Vapour and Blue (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /322 *Medwayosh (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /323 *Manitou (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /324 *To the Lakes (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /326 *The Legend of Restless River (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /327 *Morning on the Beach (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /330 *Dawn in the Island Camp (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /331 *Lake Huron (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /332 *Indian Summer (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /333 *Sault Ste. Marie (from ''Poems of the Heart and Home''), Pamelia Sarah Vining, Pamelia Vining Yule /334 *Le Lac des Morts (from ''Songs of the Wilderness''), Bishop George J. Mountain /337 *The Buffalo Plains (from ''Tecumseh'', Act IV, Scene 7), Charles Mair /339 *The Last Bison, Charles Mair /342 *A Prairie Year (from ''Eos: A Prairie Dream''), Nicholas Flood Davin /349 *The Laurentides (from ''Western Life''), H.R.A. Pocock /352 *The Legend of Thunder (from ''Western Life''), H.R.A. Pocock /357 ;IX. Seasons *Heat (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /369 *To a Humming-bird in a Garden, George Murray /371 *In the Golden Birch
Elizabeth Gostwycke Roberts
/374 *The Fir Woods, Charles G.D. Roberts /376 *Clouds (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /377 *Frogs, Charles G.D. Roberts /378 *Twilight (from ''Jephthah's Daughter''), Charles Heavysege /379 *The Whip-Poor-Will, "Fidelis" /380 *A Canadian Summer Evening (from ''Poems''), Mrs. Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, Leprohon /382 *Evening on the Marshes, Barry Straton /383 *The Fire-Flies (from ''Dreamland''), Charles Mair /385 *Midsummer Night (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /387 *The Autumn Tree (from ''Jephthah's Daughter''), Charles Heavysege /388 *In Apple Time, Bliss Carman /389 *The Aurora Borealis, John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /390 *The Maple (from ''Orion''), Charles G.D. Roberts /391 *October (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /392 *First Snow, Jean-Talon L'Espérance ("Laclède") /394 *Indian Summer, Mrs. Susanna (Strickland) Moodie /396 *Indian Summer (from ''Voices from the Hearth''), Isidore Gordon Ascher, Isidore G. Ascher /397 *An Indian Summer Carol, "Fidelis" /399 *To Winter (from ''Orion''), Charles G.D. Roberts /401 *A Mid-Winter Night's Dream (from ''Snowflakes and Sunbeams''), William Wilfred Campbell /404 *Winter Night (from ''Jephthah's Daughter''), Charles Heavysege /405 *Carnations in Winter, Bliss Carman /406 *Icicle Drops, Arthur John Lockhart /407 *The Silver Frost, Barry Straton /409 *The Jewelled Trees, George Martin /411 *March (from ''Old Spooks's Pass), Isabella Valancy Crawford /413 *The Winds, John E. Logan ("Barry Lane") /417 *April (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /421 *In Lyric Season, Bliss Carman /424 *An Old Lesson from the Fields (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /425 *The Frogs (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /426 *Bobolink (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /429 *The Canadian Song-Sparrow, J.D. Edgar /431 *In June, E.W. Thomson /432 ;Appendix * I. The Old Chansons of the French Province /437 * II. Leading Modern French-Canadian Poets /440 *Notes Biographical and Bibliographical /449 *Note of Thanks /464
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Songs of the Great Dominion
Voices from the Forests and Waters, the Settlements and Cities of Canada'' (Walter Scott [Windsor Series], 1889), Google Books, Web, Apr. 30, 2011. The collection was selected and edited by William Douw Lighthall of Montreal. It was published in London, England by the firm of Walter Scott, as part of its "Windsor Series" of anthologies.Michael Gnarowski,
Songs of the Great Dominion
, ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton:Hurtig, 1988), 2047. The book introduced Canadian and English audiences to a new generation of Canadians, Canadian writers. It marked the first publication in book form for several poets, including Bliss Carman, Pauline Johnson, and Duncan Campbell Scott.
History
Lighthall was asked to put together an anthology for Walter Scott by poet William Sharp (writer), William Sharp, who was working as an editor for the firm. Independently, freelance editor Ernest Rhys made the same proposal on behalf of Walter Scott to Canadian poet Charles G.D. Roberts. When the mixup was revealed, Roberts withdrew, but promised Lighthall "whatever assistance you might permit me to be." Roberts suggested several writers for inclusion, including his cousin Barry Straton and his sister Elizabeth (both of whom were included).John Coldwell Adams,The Whirligig of Time
" ''Confederation Voices,'' Canadian Poetry, UWO, Web, Apr. 30, 2011. "Supplied with a ringing introduction which echoes with patriotic sentiment and lyrical praise for Canada," says the ''Canadian Encyclopedia'', "this is a collection of confident poetry truly representative of the national and literary self-respect of the emergent Dominion." In his introduction, Lighthall was lavish in his praise of Roberts. "The foremost name in Canadian song at the present day is that of Charles George Douglas Roberts," he declared. Immediately after Roberts Lighthall talked of Charles Sangster, whom he called Canada's "first important national poet" and "a kind of Wordsworth." Lighthall was also lavish in praising the reputation of Isabella Valancy Crawford, whose one book of poetry had failed to sell in 1884, and who had died neglected in 1887 (a "sad story of unrecognized genius and death," as he put it). While gently mocking her title, Lighthall pronounced Crawford's book, ''Old Spookse's Pass, Malcolm's Katie, and Other Poems,'' to be "the most striking volume" of Canadian poetry after Roberts's, and "even more boldly new" than his. After her death, he added, "Miss Crawford's work was, in fact, seen to be phenomenal." In a review of ''Songs of the Great Dominion'' in the September 28, 1889, ''Athenæum'', Theodore Watts-Dunton singled out Pauline Johnson for special praise, calling her “the most interesting English poetess now living” and quoting her poem "In the Shadows" in full. Johnson (who had not yet published a book) considered this to be a big boost for her career, and felt herself "indebted" for the inclusion and the review.John Coldwell Adams,
Pauline Johnson
" ''Confederation Voices,'' Canadian Poetry, UWO, Web, Apr. 30, 2011. One person who was unhappy with the selection was William Wilfred Campbell. "I have been cruelly misrepresented by a willful choice of my poorest work," Campbell wrote to a friend." "The anthology is noteworthy for its attempt to include some French Canadian poetry in the appendix as well as some folksongs in translation, and for its recognition of a distinct Indian element in Canadian writing." Walter Scott republished the anthology in 1892 under the title, ''Canadian Poems and Lays: Selections of native verse reflecting the seasons, legends, and life of the Dominion.''
" Internet Archive, Web, May 10, 2011.
Contents
Contents of the 1889 edition: *Introduction [William Douw Lighthall] /xxi *Entry of the Minstrels (from ''Masque of the Minstrels''), Arthur J. Lockhart /xxxix ;I. The Imperial Spirit *Hastings (from ''Merlin and Other Poems''), John Reade /3 *Advance of the Empire (from ''Jubilee Poems''), Mary Barry Smith /5 *Canada to England, Anonymous /7 *Empire FirstJean-Talon L'Espérance
("Laclède") /10 *The Canadians on the Nile (from ''Poems''), William Wye Smith /11 ;II. The New Nationality *Dominion Day, "Fidelis" / 15 *Canada (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /18 *The Confused Dawn (from ''Thoughts, Moods, and Ideals''), William Douw Lighthall /21 *National Hymn (from ''Thoughts, Moods, and Ideals''), William Douw Lighthall /22 *From "'85"
Barry Straton
/24 *Song for Canada, Charles Sangster /25 *Here's to the Land (from ''Poems''), William Wye Smith /27 *Canada Not Last (from ''Thoughts, Moods, and Ideals''), William Douw Lighthall /28 *An Ode to the Canadian Confederacy (from ''In Divers Tones'', Charles G.D. Roberts /30 *Collect for Dominion Day (from ''In Divers Tones'', Charles G.D. Roberts /32 ;III. The Indian *A Blood-Red Ring Hung Round the Moon, John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /35 *The Departing of Clote Scarp (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /36 *Change on the Ottawa (from ''Marguerite''), George Martin /38 *From "Tecumseh" (Act I, Scene 2), Charles Mair /42 *The Arctic Indian's Faith (from ''Poems''), Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee /44 *Taapookaa: A Huron Legend (from ''Hesperus''), Charles Sangster /45 *The Caughnawaga Beadwork Seller, William Douw Lighthall /49 *The Indian's Grave, Bishop George Jehoshaphat Mountain /51 *Wahonomin: Indian Hymn to the Queen (from ''Soul's Quest''), Frederick George Scott /52 *Wabanaki Song, tr. Charles Godfrey Leland, Charles G. Leland /59 *Wabanaki Song, tr. Charles G. Leland /60 *Caughnawaga Song, tr. John Waniente Jocks / 62 ;IV. The Voyageur and Habitant *The Old Régime (from ''Song of Welcome''), Susie Frances Harrison, Mrs. J.F.W. Harrison ("Seranus") / 67 *Malbrouck (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /71 *A La Claire Fontaine (Old Chanson), tr. William Douw Lighthall /74 *En Roulant Ma Boule (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /76 *Gai le Rosier (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /78 *Entre Paris et Saint-Denis (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /80 *Marianson (Old Chanson), tr. William M'Lennan /83 *The Resettlement of Acadia, Arthur Wentworth Eaton /87 *At the Cedars, Duncan Campbell Scott /91 *Rose Latulippe (A French-Canadian Legend), Mrs. J.F.W. Harrison ("Seranus") / 94 *Adieu to France (from ''Roberval'')
John Hunter-Duvar
/104 ;V. Settlement Life *Song of the Axe (from ''Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /107 *Fire in the Woods; or, the Old Settler's Story
Alexander M'Lachlan
/109 *Burnt Lands, Charles G.D. Roberts /114 *Acres of Your Own (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /115 *From "Malcolm's Katie" (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /117 *From "Malcolm's Katie" (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /119 *The Second Concession of Deer (from ''Poems''), William Wye Smith /125 *The Scot Abroad (from ''Spring Flowers''), Sir Daniel Wilson (academic), Daniel Wilson /127 *The Farmer's Daughter Cherry (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /129 *A Canadian Folk-Song, William Wilfred Campbell /133 *The Pioneers (A Ballad), William Douw Lighthall /134 *"Rough Ben" (North-west Rebellion Incident), Kate B. Simpson /136 *"The Injun" (Incident of Minnesota Massacre), John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /142 *Shakespeer at Dead-Hos' Crick (A North-west Romance), John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /148 ;VI. Sports and Free Life *The Wraith of the Red Swan, Bliss Carman /157 *Birch and Paddle (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /163 *The Nor-West Courier, John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /166 *The Hall of Shadows (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /168 *Canadian Hunter's Song, Mrs. Susanna Moodie, Susanna (Strickland) Moodie /172 *Canadian Camping Song, James David Edgar, James D. Edgar /173 *The Fisherman's Light (A Song of the Backwoods), Mrs. Susanna (Strickland) Moodie /174 *The Kingfisher, Charles Lee Barnes /175 *The Canoe (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /177 *Canoe Song (from ''Old Spooks's Pass''), Isabella Valancy Crawford /178 *The Walker of the Snow
Charles Dawson Shanly
/181 *In the Shadows, E. Pauline Johnson /184 *On the Creek (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /187 *The Rapid (St. Lawrence), Charles Sangster /190 *The Winter Spirit (Origin of the Ice Palace), Helen Fairbairn /192 *Snowshoeing Song, Arthur Weir /195 *Skating, John Lowry Stuart /197 *The Winter Carnival, John Reade /199 *The Spirit of the Carnival, "Fleurance" /203 *The Football Match, Anonymous /209 ;VII. The Spirit of Canadian History *Jacques Cartier (from ''Poems''), Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee /213 *L'Isle St. Croix, Arthur Wentworth Eaton /216 *The Captured Flag (from ''Fleur de Lys'') Arthur Weir /219 *How Canada Was Saved, George Murray /222 *Madeleine de Verchères, John Reade /228 *The Battle of La Prairie (A Ballad), William Douw Lighthall /233 *The Battle of Grand Pré
M.J. Katzmann Lawson
/236 *Spina Christi (from ''Canadian Idylls''), William Kirby (author), William Kirby /240 *The Loyalists (from ''Laura Secord''), Sarah Anne Curzon /253 *Brock (from ''Hesperus''), Charles Sangster /254 *Capture of Fort Detroit, 1812, Charles Edwin Jakeway /256 *Tecumseh's Death (from ''Tecumseh''), John Richardson (author), Major Richardson /260 *A Ballad for Brave Women,Charles Mair /262 *In the North-West, William Wilfred Campbell /267 *The Veteran, J.A. Fraser /269 *In Hospital, Annie Rothwell /270 *In Memoriam (from ''The Soul's Quest''), Frederick George Scott /275 ;VIII. Places *The Tantramar Revisited (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /279 *Low Tide on Grand Pré, Bliss Carman /283 *The Indian Names of Acadia, attributed t
DeMille
/285 *On Leaving the Coast of Nova Scotia, George Frederick Cameron /287 *The Fairies in Prince Edward Island, John Hunter-Duvar /288 *The Vale of the Gaspereau (from ''Masque of Minstrels''), Arthur J. Lockhart /290 *In the Afternoon (from ''In Divers Tones''), Charles G.D. Roberts /291 *A Dream Fulfilled, Barry Straton /294 *The Isle of Demons (from ''Marguerite''), George Martin /297 *The Secret of the Saguenay (from ''Fleur de Lys), Arthur Weir /303 *Saguenay, Louis Fréchette, L.H. Fréchette, tr. J.D. Edgar /306 *Quebec (from ''St. Lawrence and Saguenay''), Charles Sangster /307 *Montreal, William M'Lennan /308 *Montreal, William Douw Lighthall /309 *The St. Lawrence, K.L. Jones /310 *Night in the Thousand Isles (from ''St. Lawrence and Saguenay''), Charles Sangster /312 *Ottawa, Duncan Campbell Scott /314 *At the Ferry, E. Pauline Johnson /315 *Niagara, William Kirby /317 *Lake Couchiching, W.A. Sherwood /320 *The Heart of the Lakes (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /321 *Vapour and Blue (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /322 *Medwayosh (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /323 *Manitou (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /324 *To the Lakes (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /326 *The Legend of Restless River (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /327 *Morning on the Beach (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /330 *Dawn in the Island Camp (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /331 *Lake Huron (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /332 *Indian Summer (from ''Lake Lyrics''), William Wilfred Campbell /333 *Sault Ste. Marie (from ''Poems of the Heart and Home''), Pamelia Sarah Vining, Pamelia Vining Yule /334 *Le Lac des Morts (from ''Songs of the Wilderness''), Bishop George J. Mountain /337 *The Buffalo Plains (from ''Tecumseh'', Act IV, Scene 7), Charles Mair /339 *The Last Bison, Charles Mair /342 *A Prairie Year (from ''Eos: A Prairie Dream''), Nicholas Flood Davin /349 *The Laurentides (from ''Western Life''), H.R.A. Pocock /352 *The Legend of Thunder (from ''Western Life''), H.R.A. Pocock /357 ;IX. Seasons *Heat (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /369 *To a Humming-bird in a Garden, George Murray /371 *In the Golden Birch
Elizabeth Gostwycke Roberts
/374 *The Fir Woods, Charles G.D. Roberts /376 *Clouds (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /377 *Frogs, Charles G.D. Roberts /378 *Twilight (from ''Jephthah's Daughter''), Charles Heavysege /379 *The Whip-Poor-Will, "Fidelis" /380 *A Canadian Summer Evening (from ''Poems''), Mrs. Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, Leprohon /382 *Evening on the Marshes, Barry Straton /383 *The Fire-Flies (from ''Dreamland''), Charles Mair /385 *Midsummer Night (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /387 *The Autumn Tree (from ''Jephthah's Daughter''), Charles Heavysege /388 *In Apple Time, Bliss Carman /389 *The Aurora Borealis, John E. Logan ("Barry Dane") /390 *The Maple (from ''Orion''), Charles G.D. Roberts /391 *October (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /392 *First Snow, Jean-Talon L'Espérance ("Laclède") /394 *Indian Summer, Mrs. Susanna (Strickland) Moodie /396 *Indian Summer (from ''Voices from the Hearth''), Isidore Gordon Ascher, Isidore G. Ascher /397 *An Indian Summer Carol, "Fidelis" /399 *To Winter (from ''Orion''), Charles G.D. Roberts /401 *A Mid-Winter Night's Dream (from ''Snowflakes and Sunbeams''), William Wilfred Campbell /404 *Winter Night (from ''Jephthah's Daughter''), Charles Heavysege /405 *Carnations in Winter, Bliss Carman /406 *Icicle Drops, Arthur John Lockhart /407 *The Silver Frost, Barry Straton /409 *The Jewelled Trees, George Martin /411 *March (from ''Old Spooks's Pass), Isabella Valancy Crawford /413 *The Winds, John E. Logan ("Barry Lane") /417 *April (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /421 *In Lyric Season, Bliss Carman /424 *An Old Lesson from the Fields (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /425 *The Frogs (from ''In the Millet''), Archibald Lampman /426 *Bobolink (from ''Poems and Songs''), Alexander M'Lachlan /429 *The Canadian Song-Sparrow, J.D. Edgar /431 *In June, E.W. Thomson /432 ;Appendix * I. The Old Chansons of the French Province /437 * II. Leading Modern French-Canadian Poets /440 *Notes Biographical and Bibliographical /449 *Note of Thanks /464
References
External links
*Songs of the Great Dominion
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