EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE

APPENDIX.

AT TORONTO—EXHIBITION OF ARTS AND MANUFACTURES
AT TORONTO—REPLY TO ADDRESS AT THE QUEEN'S PARK
AT OTTAWA—REPLY TO ADDRESS OF THE CITY CORPORATION
AT MONTREAL—REPLY TO ADDRESS OF THE CITY CORPORATION
AT QUEBEC—REPLY, OCT. 20TH 1883, TO ADDRESS OF THE CITY CORPORATION

VERSES ON CANADIAN SUBJECTS.

CANADA, 1882.

"Are hearts here strong enough to found
A glorious people's sway?"
Ask of our rivers as they bound
From hill to plain, or ocean-sound,
If they are strong to-day?
If weakness in their floods be found,
Then may ye answer "Nay!"