The Last West and Paolo's Virginia

by G. B. Warren

Vancouver, Vancouver,
The open gateway of the West.
Her harbour's the port where vessels resort
Of pleasure or profit in quest.

Vancouver, Vancouver,
Her mountains a wonderland hold,
Where the Lions on guard, carved in rock grey and hard,
Have stood sentry for ages untold.

Vancouver, Vancouver,
Of seamen intrepid we'll sing:
Vancouver and Cook, great explorers, who took
Possession in name of their king.

Victoria, B.C.

Bud of England grafted
On a western tree,
Favoured by the breezes
Of a temperate sea.

Roses in the gardens
Greet thy Christmastide,
Broom upon the headlands
Gilds the ocean side.

In thy dreamy moments
Thou didst plan to be
Queen upon the islands
By the western sea.

Paolo's Virginia

A SPRING PHANTASY

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