Lines Sent To Alexander Mclaughlan, Amaranth Station, With A Copy Of My Poems

        We send to you these rugged rhymes
        In memory of the olden times,
        Great chief of our poetic clan,
        Admired by all, McLaughlan.

James McIntyre

James McIntyre was a Canadian poet, most notable for his poetry concerning cheese, cheese-making, dairying, and dairy products. Often referred to as 'The Cheese Poet,' McIntyre's work is celebrated for its earnestness and unintentional humor, making him both a beloved and an infamous figure in literary circles. He emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1851 and settled in Ingersoll, Ontario, where he became a successful businessman and community leader.

James McIntyre

Fight Of A Buffalo With Wolves.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

Patriot Fighting For His Home.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

Lofty Actors Withdraw.

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James Hogg.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

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Lines On A Typewriter.

Having received a letter from a gentleman glorying in his typewriter we replied as follows:


        You glory in your typewriter,
            And its virtues you rehearse,
        But we prefer the old inditer,
            For to write either prose or verse.

        And let each man work his will,
            But never never do abuse
        The ancient and glorious quill
            From the wing of a fine old goose.

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James Hogg.

        The wondrous shepherd James Hogg
        Was happy with his good sheep dog,
        Meditating o'er his sweet lays
        While his fleecy flocks did graze.

        His education it came late
        After he reached to man's estate,
        While his flocks were busy feeding
        His favourite authors he was reading.

        Wondrous tales he did rehearse
        Of witches both in prose and verse,
        And he in fairy tales did glory
        Traditions of each shepherd's story.

        The shepherd he sang late and early
        Of the deeds of bold Prince Charley,
        And how the charming bonnie Flora
        Soothed the Prince when in his sorrow.

        Few songs possess so much vigor
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Lines Read At A Scottish Anniversary At Embro.

        Scotsmen have wandered far and wide
        From Moray Frith to Frith of Clyde,
        McDonald from his sea girt isle,
        And Campbell from his broad Argyle.

        But chiefly here you have come forth
        From those counties of the north,
        Some oft have trod Dunrobins halls
        And gazed upon its stately walls.

        Here to night in this array
        Is Murray, McKenzie and McKay,
        And there doth around us stand
        The Munroe, Ross and Sutherland.

        Your young men have high honor earned
        In all of the professions learned,
        Your bonnie lasses sung in song,
        And youths are famed for muscle strong.

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Lines Sent To Thomas Conant Of Oshawa, A Writer Of Canadian Sketches

        We do greet thee Thomas Conant,
            You truthful paint Canadian charms,
        And you are the great exponent
            Of beauties of her woods and farms.

        You give fine sketch of bird and fowl,
            Of the blue jay and the plover,
        And of great white Canadian owl,
            All proves of nature you're a lover.

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Lines Read At St. Andrew's Anniversary, 1868.

        Scotia's sons to-night we meet thee,
        With kindly feelings we do greet thee,
        In honor of the land of heather,
        Around this board to-night we gather.

        Land where the fields for border edges,
        Have garlands of blooming hedges,
        Land of the whin and of the broom
        And where the bonnie blue bells bloom.

        Land where you may enraptured hark
        To heavenly song of the skylark,
        Which soars triumphant in the skies
        Above the gaze of human eyes.

        Land of bleak hills and fertile dales,
        Where they tell oft their fairy tales,
        Land where the folks do love the kirk
        And on the Sabbath cease from work.

        Land of porridge and of brose,...

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Lines Written In A Mental Album.

Where each one expressed some sentiment.


        In this album you may trace,
        If not the lineaments of face,
        There at least you will find
        Photographs of the mind.

        Some in earnest some in fun,
        Some do lecture some do pun,
        Here the maiden and the youth,
        Each proclaim some precious truth.

        And there is here some fine pages,
        Written by maturer ages,
        Where they show that time is brief,
        That soon comes sere and yellow leaf.

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