Beaming Ontario, with beautiful fields,
Teeming Ontario, with bountiful yields,
Rich in great mines of wealth,
Filled with large stores of health,
Great is the love we owe,
Beautiful Ontario.
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
On the manner in which the union of these countries should take place, from an address delivered at Niagara Falls, Ontario, July 4th, 1888.
Let it come as the seasons come,
With gradual change of weather;
Let it come as the waters come,
And quietly mingle together.
Let it come as the gentle rain,
Refreshing the air and the land;
Let it come as the golden grain,
With promise of harvest at hand.
Let it come as the evening sun,
With the peace and quiet of night;
Let it come as the morning sun,
In a blaze of glory and light.
ODE TO OUR COUNTRY.
The following blank verse was written in January, 1864, during the war of the rebellion, when many people in the northern states were advocating peace on almost any terms.