Marguerite; or, The Isle of Demons and Other Poems

GEORGE MARTIN’S POEMS.
BY GEORGE MARTIN.
MONTREAL: DAWSON BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS. 1887.
Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada in the year 1886, by George Martin, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture.
GAZETTE PRINT, MONTREAL.
TO A TRUE WOMAN, IN WHOM ARE UNITED THE MANY VIRTUES WHICH ADORN HER SEX, WITH A STRENGTH OF INTELLECT RARELY SURPASSED,
THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED BY HER HUSBAND
The poems in this volume have been written at various periods of a busy life, and are widely separated in date of composition. Most of the minor poems have appeared in Canadian periodicals, and some of them have the local colour of the city in which they were written. The poem most recent in date is Marguerite , which has been written under conditions more favourable than the rest, and which appears now for the first time. The poems have been inspired by the history and the scenery of Canada, and in collecting them, and in issuing and publishing them, the author hopes to put in permanent literary form some of the natural and social aspects which are peculiar to this country.
Montreal, Nov., 1886.

MARGUERITE.