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" He told them of the river, whose mighty current gave Its freshness for a hundred leagues to ocean's briny wave; He told them of the glorious scene presented to his sight, What time he reared the cross and crown on Hochelaga's height ; And of the fortress... "
Songs of the Great Dominion: Voices from the Forests and Waters, the ... - Page 215
edited by - 1889 - 465 pages
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Canadian Ballads, and Occasional Verses

Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Blind tooled bindings - 1858 - 146 pages
...And of the wonders wrought for them thro' the Gospel of St. John. (2) He told them of the river whoso mighty current gave Its freshness for a hundred leagues...of Canada the key, And they welcomed back Jacques Cartier from his perils over sea. JACQUES CARTIER AND THE CHILD. When Jacques Cartier returned from...
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Selections from Canadian Poets

Edward Hartley Dewart - Canadian poetry - 1864 - 316 pages
...thing A spirit good or evil, that claims their worshipping; Of how they brought their sick and niaini'd for him to breathe upon, And of the wonders wrought...of Canada the key, And they welcomed back Jacques Cartier from his perils over sea. THE DYING SUMMER. ANXIE I,. WALKER. Gently, sadly, the summer is...
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The Poems of Thomas D'Arcy McGee: With Copious Notes. Also an Introduction ...

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Mrs. J. Sadlier - Blind tooled bindings - 1869 - 622 pages
...for him to breathe upon, And of the wonders wrought for them through the Gospel of St. John.'" VII. He told them of the river whose mighty current gave...glorious scene presented to his sight, What time he rear'd the cross and crown on Hochelaga's height, And of the fortress cliff that keeps of Canada the...
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Poems: With Copious Notes, Also an Introd. and Biographical Sketch by Mrs. J ...

Thomas D'Arcy McGee - 1870 - 630 pages
...for him to breathe upon, And of the wonders wrought for them through the Gospel of St. John.1" VII. He told them of the river whose mighty current gave...them of the glorious scene presented to his sight, AVhat time he rear'd the cross and crown on Hochelaga's height, And of the fortress cliff that keeps...
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The Canadian Birthday Book: With Poetical Selections for Every Day in the Year

Susie Frances Harrison - Birthday books - 1887 - 428 pages
...months were over, and added to the year, St. Malo hailed him home again, cheer answering to cheer. He told them of the river whose mighty current gave...of Canada the key, And they welcomed back Jacques Cartier from his perils over sea. —D'Arcy McGee. ÍHTHIsIQUE et toussant dans la neige, L'Hiver s'est...
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An Abridged History of Canada

William Henry Withrow - Canada - 1887 - 244 pages
...brought their sick and maimed for him to breathe upon, And of the wonders wrought for them through the Gospel of St. John. " He told them of the river...scene presented to his sight, What time he reared the cioss and crown on Hochelaga's height ; And of the fortress cliff that keeps of Canada the key, And...
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Seas and Lands

Sir Edwin Arnold - Japan - 1891 - 634 pages
...goal on the ocean's breast won, Rests the great river. And, again, speaking of the old pioneers — " He told them of the river, whose mighty current gave Its freshness for three hundred leagues to ocean's briny wave ; He told them of the glorious scene presented to his sight,...
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A Souvenir of Montreal and the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the National ...

John McConniff - 1892 - 112 pages
...thing A spirit good or evil that claims their worshipping ; Of how thy brought their sick and maimed for him to breathe upon. And of the wonders wrought...gave Its freshness for a hundred leagues to ocean's brinv wave ; He told them of the glorious scene presented to his sight And of the fortress cliff that...
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History and Biographical Gazetteer of Montreal to the Year 1892

John Douglas Borthwick - Montréal (Québec) - 1892 - 660 pages
...maim'd for him to breathe upon, And of the wonders wrought for them through the Gospel of St. John. VH. He told them of the river whose mighty current gave...freshness for a hundred leagues to Ocean's briny wave I He told them of the glorious scene presented to his sight, What time he rear'd the cross and crown...
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Canadian Life in Town & Country

Henry James Morgan, Lawrence Johnstone Burpee - Canada - 1905 - 362 pages
...summer clad the landscape to his eyes, Like the dry bones of the just when they wake in Paradise. ' He told them of the river, whose mighty current gave...of Canada the key ; And they welcomed back Jacques Cartier from the perils over sea.' ('Jacques Cartier,' in ' Poems ' of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.) 3 Canadian...
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