Our land, our pride and boast,
Spreads now from coast to coast,
Stands up a great Dominion among the ruling powers.
For us this chieftain fought,
An ally unbribed, unbought;
We guard his name and fame in this Canada of ours.
We have grown strong and bold,
Able to have and hold;
Our allies the red men are cared for with our care.
East or in the wild Nor-west,
In peace they hunt or rest;
No man their lands may covet because they're broad and fair.
CREED AND CONDUCT COMBINED AS CAUSE AND EFFECT.
The incident related in the following lines occurred thus:--At a
meeting of Presbytery appointed to deal with the case of the Reverend
David Macrae, of Gourock, Scotland, one of the members of the Court
had stolen out to enjoy his pipe and the quiet of his own thoughts for
a few minutes before engaging in the strife of debate, when he was
accosted by a stranger, woefully dilapidated, who asked him with great
earnestness if he would tell him where he could see Mr.
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