Poetry

Big Bear the Indian Chief By  James McIntyre The following impromptu was given at a banquet to one of the captives of Fort Pit after he had related h…

St. Thomas 1884 By  James McIntyre At time of Oddfellows Grand Lodge meeting. Oddfellows once they had to trudge O'er rough stage road to the Gra…

T. D. McGee By  James McIntyre Having been kindly invited as a member of the Mechanics' Institute some 25 years ago by the late Jeremiah O'Ne…

Alexander McLaughlan By  James McIntyre Lines sent to Alexander McLaughlan, Amaranth Station, with a copy of my poems: We send to you these rugged rh…

Shelly By  James McIntyre We have scarcely time to tell thee Of the strange and gifted Shelly, Kind hearted man but ill-fated, So youthful, drowned a…

Canadian Rivers and Lakes By  James McIntyre We have here a sight as fair As bonnie Doon or banks of Ayr, Like modest worth meandering slow The quiet…

Birth of Canada As a Nation July First, 1867 By  James McIntyre Hail Britannia's noblest daughter, Who is surrounded by the water Of many a lake …

Canada Before the Confederation of the Provinces By  James McIntyre Canadian provinces they lay Divided by river and by bay, Many a separate division…

Ranney 1856 By  James McIntyre Ranney began with just two cows, Which he in winter fed on browse, And now he hath got mighty herds Numerous as flock …

Indian Romance By  James McIntyre We know a hill is smooth and round, Where Indian relics may be found, This hill it hath a history, Though enveloped…

Thanksgiving Ode November 15th, 1888 By  James McIntyre September came and with it frost The season's pasture it seemed lost, And the wondrous yi…

Shakespeare By  James McIntyre Tercentenary ode on Shakespeare read by the author at the anniversary concert, 1864. Three centuries have passed away …

Eagle and Salmon By  James McIntyre Wilmot of fish culutre fame, To this tale he lends his name, A pair of eagles built their nest On a lofty pine tr…