"A glimmer of bird-like boats, that loom from the far horizon; That scud and tack and dip under the gray and the blue; A single gull that floats and skims the waters, and flies on, Till she is lost like a dream in the haze of the distance, too. "A steamer that rises a smoke, then after a tall, dark funnel, That moves like a shadow across your water and sky's gray edge; A dull, hard beat of a wave that diggeth himself a tunnel, Down in the crevices dark under my limestone ledge. "And here I lie on my ledge, and listen the songs you sing me, Songs of vapour and blue, songs of island and shore; And strange and glad are the hopes and sweet are the thoughts you bring me Out of the throbbing depths and wells of your heart's great store." "Pine, Rose and Fleur-de-Lis." By S. Frances Harrison ("Seranus"). Toronto, 1891. "Songs, Lyrical and Dramatic." By John Henry Brown. Ottawa, 1892, 12mo. The New York 'Nation' truly says of this new poetic aspirant that he has Walt Whitman's tendencies, but nevertheless he "writes in a generous spirit, and may yet have thoughts and expression all his own." The fact is, I repeat, most Canadian poets are too imitative and too rarely original. "Tendres Choses. Poésies Canadiennes." By Dr. R. Chevrier. Montreal, 1892, 12mo. That an author unknown to fame should give us his portrait, as in this case, is perplexing. Still the verse is frequently melodious, though it represents what is a feature of French poetry, melodious rhythm, rather than strength and thought. "This Canada of Ours, and Other Poems." By J. D. Edgar, M.P., Toronto, 1893. This little volume contains "The White Stone Canoe: a Legend of the Ottawas," which had been published in separate form some years previously. His French and Latin translations are full of taste. "Les Perce-Neige, premières poésies." By Napoléon Legendre. Montreal, 12mo. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and constant contributor (generally in prose) to its 'Transactions.' "Mes Rimes." By Elzéar Labelle. Montreal, 1886, 8vo. Selections of Canadian poems have appeared of recent years in the following publications: 1. "Selections from Canadian Poets: with occasional critical and biographical notes and an introductory essay on Canadian poetry." By the Rev. E. H. Dewart. Montreal, 1864, 8vo. 2. "Songs of the Great Dominion: Voices from the Forests and Waters, the Settlements and Cities of Canada." Selected and edited by W. D. Lighthall, M.A., of Montreal. London, 1889, 12mo. 3. "Younger American Poets, 1830-1890." Edited by Douglas Sladen, B.A., Oxon. With an Appendix of Younger Canadian Poets. Edited by G. B. Roberts of St. John, N.B. New York, 1891, 12mo. 4. "Later Canadian Poems." Edited by J. E. Wetherell, B.A. Toronto, 1893.