Down by the Salley Gardens (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
Down by the Salley Gardens By William Butler Yeats Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with …
Poetry
Spring (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)
Spring (Song) By Duncan Campbell Scott Sing me a song of the early spring, Of the yellow light where the clear air cools, Of the lithe willows bourg…
The Lily Flower (Poem by Gilbert Parker)
The Lily Flower By Gilbert Parker Oh, love, it is a lily flower, (Sing, my captain, sing, my lady!) The sword shall cleave it, Life shall leave it —…
Israfel (Poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
Israfel By Edgar Allan Poe In Heaven a spirit doth dwell "Whose heart-strings are a lute;" None sing so wildly well As the angel Israfel, …
France (Poem by Walter Whitman)
France, the 18th year of These States By Walter Whitman A great year and place A harsh discordant natal scream out-sounding, to touch the mother'…
Sonnet (Poem by John Keats)
Sonnet By John Keats How many bards gild the lapses of time! A few of them have ever been the food Of my delighted fancy, — I could brood Ov…
Mrs. Moody (Poem by James McIntyre)
Mrs. Moody By James McIntyre Mrs. Moody was a sister of the celebrated Agnes Strickland, author of "The Queens of England." When this coun…
Tilsonburg (Poem by James McIntyre)
Tilsonburg By James McIntyre After him who did the mills own, This place was called in honor Tilson; Bright gleaming like to a beaming star, Is clea…
Galt and Dunlop (Poem by James McIntyre)
Galt and Dunlop By James McIntyre John Galt was the manager of the Canada Company's lands, and he was a Scottish Novelist. Dunlop was at one tim…
Thorold (Poem by James McIntyre)
Thorold By James McIntyre McCready, the great Irish tragedian, said that the view from Thorold was the finest in America. Thorold is famous for its …
Land Clearing (Poem by James McIntyre)
Land Clearing By James McIntyre The first winter which I did spend In Canada was with a friend, And when the snow had passed away Quite early in the…
Canadian Hunter (Poem by James McIntyre)
Canadian Hunter By James McIntyre Of Kentucky's great hunter bold Old Daniel Boone oft tales are told, Of wild beasts he had no fear, But danger…
To Chloris (Poem by Robert Burns)
To Chloris By Robert Burns ’Tis Friendship’s pledge, my young, fair friend, Nor thou the gift refuse, Nor with unwilling ear attend The mora…
Close Up (Poem by Gilbert Parker)
Close Up By Gilbert Parker You heard the bugles calling, comrades, brothers, — “Close up! Close up!” You mounted to go forth, You answered “We are…
Who Goes With Fergus? (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
Who Goes With Fergus? By William Butler Yeats Who will go drive with Fergus now, And pierce the deep wood’s woven shade, And dance upon t…