First linesJames McIntyre

A buffalo, lord of the plain, Fight of a Buffalo with Wolves
A gent and lady take a trip Conquered by a Child
A good kind man who knew no malice, The Gates Ajar
A hawk while soaring on the wing, Fighting for Home
A hen observed unto her mate, The Patriotic Canadian Hen
A Highland clan were in despair Lady Ann
A horrid goat we have to ride, Opening Ode
A hungry tramp did long for dish, Tramp and Fish
A lad brought up in Highland vale Elf Shot
A land o’er flowing with milk and honey Lines on Canada
A maiden cried, “Alas! A Crooked Looking Glass
A man on Nova Scotian Bay Broken Raft Adventure
A man rafting down the river, Adventure on a Raft
A miner in California mine, Baby Darling
A mother driving out with child, Child and Horse
A picture hung in a public hall, Things Should Be Judged by Merit
A pleasant tale we now will sing The King and Peasant
A pleasing sight to-day we see, Lines on Methodist Union
A poor man stood beside his door, Bird Sent by Providence
A poor man’s horse it ran away, Help in Need
A sailor he was swept from deck, Strange Life Preserver
A tale we’ll tell of what hath been Halloween
A wail went o’er broad Canada, Reminiscences
A wondrous tale we now do trace A Providential Escape
A young man’s body long it lay Lines on the Finding of a Young Man’s Body in Toronto Bay
After chatting with each friend, Lines Read at a Ladies’ Aid
After him who did the mills own, Lines on Tilsonburg
All those who quality do prize Hints to Cheese Makers
Almost broken was the lyre The Flood on the Creek
Among the first who took stock in The Mammoth Cheese and Cheese Factories
Among the hills lives John McCrae, Fairy Tale
An agent with both smiles and nods, Lightning Rod Agent
An average rule it will be found An Average Rule to Judge of Cheese
An English ship when homeward bound, Lost Son Found
An English youth to Canada came, A Canadian Romance
An old man who had charge of field, A Bird’s Nest
Are you a mason? No; I prefer Questions and Answers
As one by one the lofty actors of the age Lofty Actors Withdraw
As westward we of late did rove Transformation Scene
At Forres is a large round stone, Witch Stone
At great reunion of the South, Good Shot
At London Thames is a broad stream, Disaster to Steamer Victoria at London
Bacon, philosopher profound, Poets and Philosophers
Baron of butcher’s burly brave, Lines on the Pioneer Exporter of Canadian Bullocks to Britain
Brantford as thriving city’s famed, Brantford
British infants who were nobly born Indian Mutiny
Burns sang of joys of Halloween Canadian Sports and Games and Plays
Burns sang so sweet behind the plow, Reply to the Toast of Scottish Poets
By the side of a moss Donald Ross
Canada hath wealthy yeomen Life in the Woods
Canada is a young giant, Canada’s Future
Canada proves her devotion Queen’s Jubilee Ode
Canada was found by Cabot, Political
Canadian provinces they lay Canada Before the Confederation of the Provinces
Canadians oft by light of moon Coon Hunting
Cheerful and happy was his mood, The Good Man
Cheese buyers in hours of leisure Cheese Curd for Bait
Come one, come all, to Scottish games Victoria Park and Caledonian Games
Come, listen, while we sound the lyre, Lines on Removal
Cows suffered in the days of old Windmills and Stone Stables
Craft of King Hiram and St. John, Masonic Lines Read at a Banquet
Dairymen’s association Address to the Dairymen’s Association
DeArcy McGee, Lines on T. D. McGee
Dereham now hath wealthy yoemen Lines on Mt. Elgin
Disgrace no more we will bewail, Lines
Do not despise the humble weed, The Useful Weed
Do you unto this world belong, London Children
Dressing in fashion will be called vain, Advice to a Little Girl
During the late great civil war, Horace Greely and Mrs. Staunton
Each Highland forester doth brag Big Stag
Eighteen hundred and ninety-one Big Crops of 1891
England has given us the names English Names on Canadian Thames
English Woodstock had a palace Lines on Woodstock
For to save life one great solver Danger of Fire Arms
From Ingersoll, on Canadian Thames, A Civic Holiday Trip
From the long continuous rains London Flood
From the regions of the north Wild Goose Shot at Midnight
Full oft we did enraptured hark Canada Our Home
Gazing on rapids mighty sea, Niagara’s Charms and Death of Capt. Webb
Gent on sidewalk held out his foot Shoe Black
Give me a board so I can trace on High in Masonry
Grain it should be sold in the fall When to Sell Grain and Farm Produce
Great wonder is the human brain, Brain Engravings
Hail Britannia’s noblest daughter, Birth of Canada as a Nation
Hail Canada our young fair land, Northwest Rebellion
Here in the river you descry Strange Water Wheels at Beachville
Here industry is not in vain, Canadian Charms
His mother from celestial bower, In Memoriam
I am a hunter by profession, Origin of the Toboggan
I bought of land two miles square, Adventures with Bears
I heard Bill say to-day, Mary, Female Revenge
I laid me down one day in June, Lament of the Maple Tree
I owned sawmill in Michigan, Bear and Buzzsaw
I saw a pleasing sight this spring, A Pleasing Illusion
I tell you what my little Dora, Little Dora
I was born in State of Florida, Alligator Rider
If pleasant night you wish to spend, A Concert Invitation
If you are sulky, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia
In a deep cleft among the hills The Rescue
In a great city hospital Child Made Happy
In ancient times we have been told Golden Egg
In barren district you may meet Fertile Lands and Mammoth Cheese
In early times the pioneer The Old Snake Fence
In early times the swift steamboat The Steamboat
In his long voyage o’er the sea, Welcome to the Prince of Wales
In its own place ’tis very good Impromptu
In lonely distant Highland glen, Eagle and Stag
In Spain full oft the little donkey Spanish Donkey
In summer time it doth seem good Harvest Home Festivals
In summer time we roam o’er dingle, Lines Addressed to an Old Bachelor
In the great Province of Bengal, Jackal and Child
In the land of woods and lakes, Province of Ontario
In this Album you may trace⁠— An Autograph
In this quiet spot this day of June, Corner Stone Laying
In vale of Thames oft’ times are seen The Vale of Thames
In winter time ’tis sad and dreary Port Stanley
In winter time who here resort, Port Burwell
Ireland’s great champion, Parnell, Death of Parnell
It almost now seems all in vain Lines Read at a Dairymen’s Supper
It happened once in early spring, Niagara Dry
It is folly now to aim Card of Thanks to the Press
It is folly now to aim Finale
John Galt and Doctor Dunlop witty Galt and Dunlop
Johnston he is an engineer, Child Saved by Dog
Joseph Howe, none higher stood than thou, Departed Statesmen
Jules Verne, that brilliant son of France, Short Route to the Orient
Let others sing their favourite lay, Lay of the Spring
Life is greatly what we make it, Duties of Life
Like fruit that’s large and ripe and mellow, American Poets
Long ’ere Her Majesty the Queen Prince Charlie’s Grandsons
Love it is the precious loom, Power of Love
Many a homestead it was burned, Great Fire in Michigan
McKay he is a clever chap, Lines
Misfortune sometimes is a prize, Wooden Leg
’Mong silver hills of Nevada Little Hero
Moore found the ballads of Green Isle Irish Poets
My dear friend Gunn, Lines on Gunn
My friends we sing Canadian themes, Prologue to South Ontario Sketches
Now a sad tale we hiive to tell: Murder of a Young Englishman
Now let the hero of our song, Survival of the Fittest
Now the youth in fertile Moray Gordon Cumming⁠—The Lion Hunter
Now to our friends who proved so true, Final Address to Our Patrons
“O for a lodge in some vast wilderness” O for a Lodge
O’er various counties of the north, Lines on Embro and Zorra
Oddfellows once they had to trudge St. Thomas
Of Beachville, village of the plain, Lines on Beachville
Of Ingersoll we’re justly proud, Hope for Ingersoll
Of Kentucky’s great hunter bold Lines on Canadian Hunter
Of Scottish names a great array Fair Day at Embro
Of the strange virtues of a ring, Virtues of a Diamond Ring
On Christmas Day of eighty-nine, Mild Christmas
On Ganges banks roams the tiger, Tiger and Elephant
On grassy amphitheater Caledonian Games
On grassy amphitheatre, Local Sketches
On the shores of the northern lakes Patriot Fighting for His Home
Once on a time a lady quarrelled Gray Hairs
Once on a time there lived a duck, Duck and Oyster
Once, while digging ’neath the snow, Lines on Violets
One day a youth full of conceit, Young Swell and Tramp
One day while passing ’long the road George Menzies’ Poems
One winter day in snow-bound train, Love in a Snowdrift
Our ancient custom to renew, St. Andrew
Our Canadian county Perth, Lines on Stratford
Our first Canadian job when boy, Lines Read at a Maple Sugar Social
Our friend, Mr. Romley, A Rabbit Story
Our youth and beauty here arranged, Our Firemen
Pig had to do some routine work, Lines on a Hog
Pleasant memories it awakes, Little Lake
Poetry to us is given, Poetry
Politeness, perseverance and pluck, Motto
Poor laborers they did sad bewail, Agricultural Implements and Machinery
Price soon will rise though now ’tis low Low Price of Cheese
Price soon will rise, though now ’tis low, Facts About Cheese
Prospectors from all nations hurry Nickel Mines
Raise high up the banner Raise High the Banner
Ranney began with just two cows, Ranney, 1856, Dairy System
Rannie began with just two cows, The Cheese Pioneer
Rejoice, rejoice, we all do stand, Patriotic Ode
Russians suffer sad distress Bear and Whale
Sad memories it doth awake, Big Bear the Indian Chief
Scotia’s sons to-night we meet thee, Lines Read at St. Andrew’s Anniversary
Scotia’s Sons! We love to meet thee, Address to the Scottish Clans at Woodstock
Scotland has produced three great shepherds Brodie Castle
Scotsmen have wandered far and wide, Lines on the North of Scotland
September came and with it frost Thanksgiving Ode
Six hundred miles north of Cape Flattery, Whale and Its Foes
Small Scotland nobly held its own Canada’s Resources
Some do boast of their pedigrees, Lines on Salford
Some poets they abroad do roam, Snake and Potato Bug
St. Catharines famed for mineral waters St. Catharines
Step, step, step, ’tis her lover’s walk, Her Lover’s Step
Strange incidents do happen ever Bear and Falls
That staunch good ship, The Albatross, Tom Norton
The ancient poets ne’er did dream Oxford Cheese Ode
The Apiary is a bee village, The Apiary
The British soldiers on the Nile Canadian Voyageurs on the Nile
The citizens of London West London West
The engineer who drives the train, Leach the Engineer
The fame of the Canadian Horse, The Canadian Horse
The farmers now should all adorn Ensilage
The farmers they now all make rich Farrington, 1866, Factory System
The first winter which I did spend Land Clearing
The Glasgow people do take pride River Clyde
The middle branch of Thames doth flow Lines on Thamesford
The people all say and declare it is true, The People All Say and Declare It Is True
The Romans, Saxons and the Danes Highland Sketches
The South of Scotland did produce Lines on South of Scotland
The Statememt doth me surprise, Sir, Lines on a Big Ox
The sweet milkmaid of early days Dairy Ode
The Thames and tributary rills, Lines on Ingersoll
The Thurso baker Robert Dick Dick and Edward
The tidings now all hearts do please, Lorne and Louise
The United States is wondrous land, United States
The water spouts up from the ground Caledonia Springs, New York
The wondrous shepherd James Hogg James Hogg
Their industry is not in vain, Thomas Campbell
“Then poets will arise and high their lays will soar, Musings on the Northwest
There came to Oxford Robert Gourley, Robert Fleming Gourley
There is a man, his name is Brown, Book Agent Story
There is a peculiar snake, Snake and Its Young
There was a bonnie Scottish lass, A Ghost Story
There was a maiden all forlorn, Every Rose Hath Its Thorn
They once in wilderness did ride Lines on London
They tell us, May, that love is blind, Joined His Church
This advantage hath the sheep, Sheep
This good woman when in this life, Lines on the Death of a Farmer’s Wife
This is a tale of a hunter brave, Fight in a Cave
This is a tale, but it is truth, Four Acre Farm
This is a true tale and no yarn, Alligator and Boy
This is no age for mystery, The Present Time
This is the opening dedication Decoration Day
This my adventure is no hoax; Fox Hunt Yarn
This night shall never be forgot Scottish Poets
Thorold is famous for its mills, Lines on Thorold
Though we know we are no singer, Dr. Springer
Three centuries have passed away English Poets
Three years ago my vessel lay Captain’s Adventure
Throughout the world they do extol Lines Read at a Dairymaids’ Social
’Tis charming for to view windmill, Peculiarities of Oxford County
’Tis noble for to fight for home, Fighting for Conquest
’Tis sad to see the richest land, Tile Drains
To night the children meet with glee A Christmas Tree
To us it is a pleasing sight, A Concert⁠—Impromptu
’Twas on a pleasant eve in May. The Great Fire of Ingersoll
Two hunters near to Hudson Bay, Hunters and Trappers
Two youths came over from York state, Bear Hunt
Two youths, employed at the fur fort, Fight with a Bear in the Northwest
We are in ancient stories told, All Men Are Brothers
We do greet thee Thomas Conant, Lines Sent to Thomas Conant of Oshawa, a Writer of Canadian Sketches
We fear to say, and yet we must, Dried Apples
We have a favorite old mule, Mule and Bear Fight
We have here a sight as fair Canadian Rivers and Lakes
We have seen thee, queen of cheese, Ode on the Mammoth Cheese
We have the Murray and McKay Scottish Names in Oxford County
We know a hill is smooth and round, Indian Romance
We let Ontario farmers sing The Joys of Prairie Farmers
We look in vain for our Past Grands, Odd Fellowship Lines Read at Concert
We love cold water as it flows from the fountain, Lines on a Fountain
We love to sing of classic names⁠— Canadian Thames
We love to sing of tiny stream, Holland River and Its Tributaries
We now do sing a new theme, The Power of Steam
We own we felt a little curious, Lines on a Lawn Party
We send to you these rugged rhymes Lines Sent to Alexander McLaughlan, Amaranth Station, with a Copy of My Poems
We started to march o’er the plain, Indian Wars
We tell a tale, ’tis all in rhyme, Dime Story
We will now sing in thoughtful strain Wars in Queen Victoria’s Reign
Well tell a tale, it shall be brief Odd Fellowship in Woodstock
When blanket round us we do fold, Blanket Shield
When Burns did make triumphant entry Burns and Scott in Edinburgh
When Father Ranney left the States, Father Ranney, the Cheese Pioneer
When Indian tribes in the Northwest United by Steel Rails
When Ranney left his native state Canadian Cheese Trade
When Sherman marched through Georgia, Soldier and Gander
When the British Lion offered aid to the Turk, Crimean War
When the Chinese did rebel, Gordon and Burnaby
When the great Bulwer’s pen did trace Electric Light
When the great Bulwer’s pen did trace Reflections After Reading “The Coming Race” and “Looking Backward”
When this country it was woody, Mrs. Moody
When we do trace out nature’s laws, Potato Bug Exterminators
When we went down to London in midst of the champaign Lines on A. B.
When Wonham got orders Lines on Col. Wonham
When Wonham got orders Lines on Colonel Wonham
Whene’er we take a tour abroad Lines on Credit Valley Trip
Where frosts doth northern bays congeal, Seal Fishing and Hunting
Where’er you find the Fisher folk Fairy Tale
While there’s leaves on the forest or foam on the river, MacGregor’s Gathering
While voyaging on northern seas Sailor’s Yarn
Who hath prophetic vision sees Prophecy of a Ten Ton Cheese
Will you please to let me go, Ma, Let Her Go
Wilmot of fish culture fame, Eagle and Salmon
With our Canadian snow shoes, Riding an Avalanche
Worthy of either song or story The Shires on the Moray Frith
You glory in your typewriter, Lines on a Typewriter
You may look but look in vain A Modern Wonder
Your pastor’s fame first got abroad Salford Parsonage

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