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All that a patriot could picture in dreams ; Nature's great lakes, vales and high mountain crest, Arable lands on magnificent streams. Deep forests, prairies and mineral strand, All that can make her earth's favorite land. r^ ALIFAX ! On thy grand harbor fleets can calmly rest, All secure, though tempests near thee plough the ocean's breast. Loudly roar thy throats of thunder when thy war-dogs wake, Isles and citadel resounding till the rock beds shake. From the station shrill the whistle of the " Westward Bound," "All aboard!" and Bedford Basin feels the thrill around. X 'tian age ! did e'er such comforts travellers surround ? Now the city fades from vision as we round the Bay; So too, other scenes before us soon will fade away. B'ff ^h i I t .-s-i 1 x'^-?' .»•- HI s r. lOIIN lier River's outlet well doth keep, T ransportitig her rich tVeij^litage o'er the deep. J u ;tly her spacious Harbor's fame is known; On her large commerce favoring- winds have blown : Her saline breezes tint her daug-hters fair, Nerving her sturdy sons to do and dare. N earing her coast, the mirage on her shore Beguiles with charms forgotten never more. HATEAU ^^^RONTENAC, adorning her height, Holds her high place as the trav'lers delight ; All that the sen'jes of man could desire, Taste, care and treasure to furnish conspire. Even the beauties of Mercantile fleet Add to the pleasance of city and street. Under her eyes vast varieties meet. Far o'er the river's 'croad, sweeping expanse, R ich scenes of beauty the vision entrance O utward as far as can wander the glance. Nature seems leader of Art in the aim To lend a lustre to Frontenac's fame. Even though leaving it, journeying West, No one need fear for provision and rest : All through the Rockies, and on to the Coast, C omplete are comforts as any could boast. >"' - TTAWA ! serenely sitting on her mad Chaudiere, Tells the people how each other's weal they should hold dear ; Tells them in her public statutes of what right demands, A nd disburses wide the treasures trusted to her hands. Wisely guiding, may she ever peace and law maintain, All abroad o'er the Dominion from her Main to Main. { 15 USKOKA LAKES ! begemmed with beauteous Isles, Under whose shady brows the grim rocks peer ; ^weet Summer cot from many a green grove smiles, ^"^-nown to rest-seekers as resort most dear. ^'er all Health kindly waves her magic wand, J'^indling dull eye and nerving feeble hand, ''^nd causing faded tints to reappear. *-'ong will we sound your praises far and near, ^s we recall your waters soft and clear, '^ eeled by canoe and steamer, sail and oar. ^'en your rich blending of sky, woods and mere, ^ hall live in grateful memories ever more. A i6 i^ 4^ I <. 17 i'^ S!SiiK'"^i-"i4ii,iii df 1- ^v iS <> I ORON rO sits a queen enthroned beside her saltless sea, O'ertipped with spires that heavenward point 'bove tallest tower and tree. Rare are her signals — structure;;, streets, and parks with tree and flower — Of taste and skill and enterprise and growing wealth and power. Nor do the studious fail to find resources suited to the mind. To her famed Founts of Learning come the aspiring with their dreams, Outward the tide of knowledge flows in ever widening streams. 19 NTARIO forms the finest fjem in our Dominion's crown, Nor can unother Province claim such wide, well won renown. Tliroui^h '•Thousand Isles" St. Lawrence leads her treasures to the sea, Away from wild Nia_ij;-ara's roar, and wondrous majesty. Rich are her minerals, forests, farms, and fruitful vines and trees. In her great Lakes swift steamers speed as over inland seas ; On them the Summer zephyr sighs and howls the Autunui breeze. k ^>; w 2 ) ^>- INNIPKG staiuls as the gateway of our wondrous West, Inlet for the tide o( toilers seekinfT;- homes of rest. Nursed hy the embracing waters where the River bends, Nourished by unbounded Prairies, broadly it extends. Instant as the swollen river, surging- toward the main. Presses through its narrow channel, wider space to gain. E'en so through this open portal eager people pour, Glad to gain a fuller freedom and an ampler store. fl ai t I ANITOBA, Sky-encircled like the spreading main, And like it, now smooth, now rolling, green, then gold with grain. Now the train of trade and travel whistles loud and clear, In the trail where once the Indian chased the bounding deer. Thronging to thee, hardy toilers from beyond the sea, On thy broad and fertile PrL^iries plant their homesteads free. Big and buoyant Prairie Province! On thy fruitful soil. All around shall rise and flourish homes of hopeful toil. All abroad shall spnng up o'er thee cities fair to view. Nourished where once fed the wandering moose and caribou. Droves of horse and herds of cattle graze near passing trains Now where once the elk and bison hurried o'er the plains. Winter's cold is soon forgotten where the hurrying Spring Tells th[it soon from Summer sunshine harvesters will sing. 22 »4 t I *i 23 •^•4 •f 4 ANFF ! hemmed in heights of majesty as e'er were seen in dreams ! Among its Moimtains wonder wakes, and joy among its streams. None fails to feel the quick'ning thrill its glorious scenes inspire, Prom morning's glow on Mountain peaks, to Sunset's snowy fire. Famed far beyond her country's bound Banff reigns Queen Park the world around. Il> ATHEDRAL MOUNT ! thou vast majestic pile, Aued by thy grandeur, I admire the while The Hand that raised thy massive structure so, H eight above height from thy broad base below : — E'en as I gaze thou seemest still to grow. Did thy great Builder with a power divine, R ear thee for His grand pre-historic shrine ? And did He through the ages until now, L eave thee thus great that haughty man might bow ? M onarch sublime ! though brief my gaze on thee, O ver my spirit long thy spell shall be ; Undying chimes from thee shall swell with power, N or cease vibrating till life's latest hour, To His high praise for whom these temples tower. 26 Il> ! •r* ■ Vf^j^!', ',,n> ■2S / \t. STEPHEN! when I saw thee first clouds veiled thy mij^fhty brow, On thy great crest the lijL^'-ht full shines and shows thy splendor now. Und.r thy cold crown can'st thou say what fervent fires have burned ? Noted thou how or when from silt to rock thyself wast turned. Tell me, thou mi^-hty Mount, if e'er thy heart thy Framer spurned ? Surely, Mount Stephen, thou must know thou wast not always so, T'ly liead was not thus lifted high, nor crowned with HitterinL'- snow : E'en thoui^-h 1hi)u seemest in tlw stren<'-th to wondering passers by. Perpetually to stand the same and changes to defy. He who thy solid fabric formed will bid it cease to be ; Endless but seems stamped on thy brow, Hum Mount oi' majesty. Nor wasl th(ni, slahlo as thou art, reared fi)r eternity. ag / I \t. MACDONALD ! 'mid the mountains, towering as their king, Thrilled with thy grandeur, I would fain thy sky-ward summit sing. Majestic Mount ! strong nerved must be the one that scales thy height, Above the raging storms and clouds, in canopy of light, Chamois on thee might well recoil with trembling and affright. Did nature lift thy lofty form for her cathedral spire ? Or did the gods uprear thee thus for their high altar fire? Not often such aspiring cone of mountain height one sees. Among the lofty Himalayas, or Alps, or Pyrenees ; Low seem the towers that mortals rear, and frail compared with thee. Divinely grand, tall towering Mount, symbol of majesty. I I 30 I I 31 4 y^ 4 •#*^' RITISH COLUMBIA, let me sing of thee, Rising with mountains towering o'er the sea. In thy wild woodlands and thy gorges grand, Torrents bear down their wealth of golden sand. In thy dark mines are gleams of power and pleasure ; Swarming thy waters life teems without measure ; Hid in thy hills lies hoarded untold treasure. Columbia, not alone thy teeming fish, Or towering trees, or minerals thee enrich ; L aved by thy rivers spread deep beds of soil, Unfolding treasures to the touch of toil More freely than thy mines, or woods, or waves, Born of thy fiood formed fertile forest graves. In thee are wide diversities of clime, And scenes supremely lovely and sublime. 33 B aid, bleak and cold thy barren heights of snow, Calm, sheltered, warm, thy homes and bay below. \7~ JJ^ANCOUVER, central port of our highway Across the world to Nippon and Cathay ; Nurtured from soil and sea and mines and wood, C entre of forces strong for ill or good. Occident and Orient are here to-day. Under the waves and over land and sea, Virtue and vice will spread swift-winged from thee. Ever thy noble deeds of head and hands, R eform the ills of near and far off lands. K 34 i f 4 i5 .1^3 yi ICTORIA ! Sea gem of our Western coast, In scenic loveliness Columbia's boast. City of urban homes in rural seats, Tranquil on coves near where the ocean beats. O'er thy encircling waters all around, Rise the long mountain ranges snow encrowned. In th£2 fond Nature her rare taste discloses, A doming hills and homes with trees and roses. Between thy mild air and thy ocean breezes. Calmly thy winter glides and scarcely freezes. 37 J^SQUIMALT ! in thy rocky lair, S ound tliough he sleep, what power shall dare Q uestion the Lion's presence there ? U prising- from his fortress caves, I f he but thunder o'er the waves, M id shot and shell and canon's roar. Awe wakes the world on sea and shore. U nder his red-cross flag and crest, Long may the lordly Lion rest, T ried guardian of our East and West. B eneath his banner broad unfurled, C anadians with him front the world. 18