Patriotic Ode.

Written at the time of the last excitement on the Niagara Frontier.


        Rejoice, rejoice, we all do stand,
        United in one mighty band;
        No traitors in our land we find,
        All one in heart, all one in mind;
        Resolute in their opinion,
        None shall conquer our Dominion;
        For every man with dauntless mien
        Will rally round our flag and Queen.

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

Lines On South Of Scotland.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

Holland River And Its Tributaries.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

Survival Of The Fittest.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

Riding An Avalanche.

James McIntyre, Simple Poetry

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Patriot Fighting For His Home.

        On the shores of the northern lakes
        An infant giant now awakes,
        He has long time been in a dream,
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        Traversing of each great railroad,
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The Battle Of Chateauguay.

There is a valley where the wheat fields wave
In autumn like a gold ymolten sea;
There is a river whose cool waters lave
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And homes of people worthy to be free;
There is a name whose sound is like a song
On lips of its own maidens - Chateauguay;
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And here they fought; and each encountered ten,
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Sons of the bright, green island,
    Gathered by the pine-fringed lake,
In honour of his memory,
    Who battled for your sake,
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    To a fame that well endures;
He, who ventured much for liberty,
    Is ours as well as yours.

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    Your proudest then were slaves"
When the people, blind and furious,
    Maddened by oppression's scorn,
Struggled, seethed in wild upheaval,
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Address To The Flag

Float in the winds of heaven, O tattered Flag!
Emblem of hope to all the misruled world:
Thy field of golden stars is rent and red
Dyed in the blood of brothers madly spilled
By brother-hands upon the mother-soil.
O fatal Upas of the savage Nile,^[CT]
Transplanted hither rooted multiplied
Watered with bitter tears and sending forth
Thy venom-vapors till the land is mad,
Thy day is done. A million blades are swung
To lay thy jungles open to the sun;
A million torches fire thy blasted boles;
A million hands shall drag thy fibers out
And feed the fires till every root and branch
Lie in dead ashes. From the blackened soil,
Enriched and moistened with fraternal blood,
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The union of States none can sever--
The union of hearts--the union of hands--
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The Flag of our Union for ever!

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And armed with his weapons of thunder,
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And the Flag of the Union for ever
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