Poems of James McIntyre
Whimsical Verses from a Cheesemaker PoetBy James McIntyre
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In "Poems of James McIntyre," the reader is invited into a rich tapestry of verse that reflects the natural beauty and cultural vitality of Canada, particularly the landscapes of Ontario. Employing a blend of pastoral imagery and reflective poignancy, McIntyre's poems explore themes of nature, human emotion, and the passage of time, all rendered through a Romantic style that merges personal experience with a broader appreciation for the natural world. His work stands out in the 19th-century Canadian literary landscape, where he carved a niche by presenting a distinctly national voice in an era dominated by colonial themes. James McIntyre, often celebrated as Canada'Äôs
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Publish dateNov 26, 2019
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Table of contents
1TO THE PUBLIC.
102GORDON AND BURNABY, 1885.
2SHORT EXTRACTS FROM POEMS AND LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE AUTHOR.
103ENGLISH POETS.
3CANADA BEFORE THE CONFEDERATION OF THE PROVINCES.
104MILTON.
4CANADA'S FUTURE.
105COLERIDGE, SOUTHEY AND WORDSWORTH.
5BIRTH OF CANADA AS A NATION, JULY FIRST, 1867.
106SHELLY.
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6WELCOME TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.
107BYRON.
7CANADA'S RESOURCES.
108TENNYSON.
8NORTH-WEST REBELLION, 1885.
109DRYDEN AND POPE.
9BIG BEAR THE INDIAN CHIEF.
110POETS AND PHILOSOPHERS.: Bacon, Hogg, Lamb and Shakespeare.
10REMINISCENCES
111IRISH POETS.: OLIVER GOLDSMITH.
11PATRIOTIC ODE
112SCOTTISH POETS.
12PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
113BURNS AND SCOTT IN EDINBURGH.
13CANADIAN RIVERS AND LAKES.
114LINES ON SOUTH OF SCOTLAND.
14NIAGARA DRY.
115REPLY TO THE TOAST OF SCOTTISH POETS.
15UNITED BY STEEL RAILS.
116JAMES HOGG.
16LORNE AND LOUISE.
117HIGHLAND SKETCHES.
17CANADIAN SPORTS AND GAMES AND PLAYS.
118THE SHIRES ON THE MORAY FRITH.
18NIAGARA'S CHARMS AND DEATH OF WEBB.
119LINES READ AT A SCOTTISH ANNIVERSARY AT EMBRO.
19DEPARTED STATESMEN.
120LINES READ AT ST. ANDREW'S ANNIVERSARY, 1868.
20THE OLD SNAKE FENCE.
121DICK AND EDWARD.
21CANADIAN VOYAGEURS ON THE NILE.
122CASTLE GORDON.
22LAND CLEARING.
123PRINCE CHARLIE'S GRANDSONS.
23LINES READ AT A MAPLE SUGAR SOCIAL, APRIL, 1888.
124ST. ANDREW.
24CANADIAN ROMANCE.
125RIVER CLYDE.
25LAMENT OF THE MAPLE TREE.
126ELF SHOT.
26LIFE IN THE WOODS.
127HALLOWE'EN.
27THE JOYS OF PRAIRIE FARMERS 1884.
128AMERICAN POETS.
28CANADA OUR HOME, 1883.
129POE.
29LINES ON VIOLETS.
130LOWELL.
30CANADIAN CHARMS.
131BRYANT.
31DONALD ROSS.
132WHITTIER.
32PATRIOT FIGHTING FOR HIS HOME.
133SAXE.
33FIGHTING FOR CONQUEST.
134WILL CARLETON.
34CANADIAN AUTHORS.
135MILLAR.
35MRS. MOODY.
136HOLMES.
36T. D. MCGEE.
137WALT WHITMAN.
37GEORGE MENZIES' POEMS, 1883.
138LOFTY ACTORS WITHDRAW.
38ROBERT FLEMING GOURLEY.
139UNITED STATES.
39PROLOGUE TO SOUTH ONTARIO SKETCHES.
140CALEDONIA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.
40HOLLAND RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.
141LOCAL SKETCHES.
41ST. CATHARINES.
142GREAT FIRE IN INGERSOLL, MAY, 1872.
42BRANTFORD.
143MASONIC LINES READ AT A BANQUET, 1884.
43LINES ON THOROLD.
144ODDFELLOWSHIP LINES READ AT CONCERT, 1883.
44ST. THOMAS, 1884.
145ADVICE TO A LITTLE GIRL.
45GALT AND DUNLOP.
146IN MEMORIAM.
46TILSONBURG.
147PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.
47PORT STANLEY.
148Moral and Reflective.
48PORT BURWELL.
149BRAIN ENGRAVINGS.
49SKETCHES ON THE BANKS OF THE CANADIAN THAMES.
150SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
50ENGLISH NAMES ON CANADIAN THAMES.
151MOTTO.
51LONDON FLOOD, JULY 11th, 1883.
152THINGS SHOULD BE JUDGED BY MERIT.
52DISASTER TO STEAMER VICTORIA AT LONDON.
153LINES ON A FOUNTAIN.
53LINES ON WOODSTOCK.
154THE GATES AJAR.
54INGERSOLL.
155CHILD MADE HAPPY.
55EMBRO.
156POETRY.
56BEACHVILLE.
157POWER OF LOVE.
57STRATFORD.
158HER LOVER'S STEP.
58LINES ON THAMESFORD.
159THE USEFUL WEED.
59THE VALE OF THAMES.
160GOLDEN EGG.
60DAIRY AND CHEESE ODES.
161LITTLE DORA.
61RANNEY, 1856, DAIRY SYSTEM.
162LINES ON THE DEATH OF A FARMER'S WIFE.
62FARRINGTON, 1866, FACTORY SYSTEM.
163FIGHTING FOR HOME.
63FATHER RANNEY, THE CHEESE PIONEER.
164LINES WRITTEN IN A MENTAL ALBUM.
64ODE ON THE MAMMOTH CHEESE.
165EVERY ROSE HATH ITS THORN.
65LINES READ AT A DAIRYMEN'S SUPPER.
166DANGER OF FIRE ARMS.
66HINTS TO CHEESE MAKERS.
167BIRD SENT BY PROVIDENCE.
67ENSILAGE.
168HELP IN NEED.
68FERTILE LANDS AND MAMMOTH CHEESE.
169O FOR A LODGE.
69LINES READ AT A DAIRYMAIDS' SOCIAL, 1887.
170A BIRD'S NEST.
70OXFORD CHEESE ODE.
171LINES ON THE FINDING OF A YOUNG MAN'S BODY IN TORONTO BAY.
71WINDMILLS AND STONE STABLES.
172LINES ON A LAWN PARTY.
72DAIRY ODES.
173LINES ADDRESSED TO AN OLD BACHELOR.
73CHEESE CURD FOR BAIT.
174LINES READ AT A LADIES' AID.
74CANADIAN SKETCHES.
175FEMALE REVENGE.
75THANKSGIVING ODE, NOVEMBER 15TH, 1888.
176LINES ON A TYPEWRITER.
76AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
177ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS.
77WHEN TO SELL GRAIN AND FARM PRODUCE.
178THE GOOD MAN.
78FOUR ACRE FARM.
179Humorous.
79HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL.
180LAY OF THE SPRING.
80CORNER STONE LAYING.: LINES ON METHODIST UNION, SEPTEMBER, 1883.
181HIGH IN MASONRY.
81CREDIT VALLEY TRIP.
182Tales.
82EAGLE AND SALMON.
183TRAMP AND FISH.
83CAPTAIN'S ADVENTURE.
184SEAL FISHING AND HUNTING.
84INDIAN ROMANCE.
185SNAKE AND ITS YOUNG.
85CANADIAN HUNTER.
186WHALE AND ITS FOES.
86FIGHT WITH A BEAR IN THE NORTHWEST.
187TIGER AND ELEPHANT.
87ORIGIN OF THE TOBOGGAN.
188STRANGE LIFE PRESERVER.
88BEAR AND FALLS.
189VIRTUES OF A DIAMOND RING.
89BROKEN RAFT ADVENTURE.
190CHILD SAVED BY DOG.
90FIGHT OF A BUFFALO WITH WOLVES.
191LEACH THE ENGINEER.
91BEAR HUNT.
192JACKAL AND CHILD.
92COON HUNTING.
193LITTLE HERO.
93SAILOR'S YARN.
194GRAY HAIRS.
94HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS.
195GOOD SHOT.
95WILD GOOSE SHOT AT MIDNIGHT, NOV., 1888.
196LOST SON FOUND.
96ADVENTURES WITH BEARS.
197SHOE BLACK.
97QUEEN'S JUBILEE ODE, 1887.
198DUCK AND OYSTER.
98WARS IN QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN.
199BABY DARLING.
99CRIMEAN WAR.
200RIDING AN AVALANCHE.
100INDIAN MUTINY.
201FINAL ADDRESS TO OUR PATRONS.
101BEAR AND WHALE.
202Index.
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