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IN DIVERS TONES
BY
CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS
AUTHOR OF "ORION, AND OTHER POEMS"; PROFESSOR OFENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE UNIVERSITY OFKING'S COLLEGE, WINDSOR, N. S.
To My Friend,
EDMUND COLLINS.
In divers tones I sing,
And pray you, Friend, give ear!
My medley of song I bring
You, who can rightly hear.
Themes gathered far and near,
Thoughts from my heart that spring,
In divers tones I sing,
And pray you. Friend, give ear!
Here's many a serious thing—
You'll know if it's sincere.
Where the light laughters ring
You may detect a tear.
In divers tones I sing,
And pray you, Friend, give ear!
CONTENTS.
DEDICATION
COLLECT FOR DOMINION DAY
CANADA
ACTAEON
IN THE AFTERNOON
THE PIPES OF PAN
BEFORE THE BREATH OF STORM
OUT OF POMPEII
TO FREDERICTON IN MAY-TIME
IN SEPTEMBER
CONCERNING CUTHBERT THE MONK
IMPULSE
THE ISLES—AN ODE
A SERENADE
OFF PELORUS
A BALLADE OF CALYPSO
RAIN
MIST
THE TANTRAMAR REVISITED
THE SLAVE WOMAN
THE MARVELLOUS WORK
A SONG OF DEPENDENCE
ON THE CREEK
LOTOS
THE SOWER
THE POTATO HARVEST
AFLOAT
RECKONING
IN NOTRE DAME
NOCTURNE
TIDES
CONSOLATION
DARK
THE FOOTPATH
TOUT OU RIEN
SALT
KHARTOUM
LIBERTY. (From the French of Fréchette)
TO THE MEMORY OF SIDNEY LANIER
ON READING THE POEMS OF SIDNEY LANIER
IN LANG'S "HELEN OF TROY." (TO BLISS CARMAN.)
A BALLADE OF PHILOMELA
A HERALD
WINTER GERANIUMS
A BREATHING TIME
BIRCH AND PADDLE. (To BLISS CARMAN.)
AN ODE FOR THE CANADIAN CONFEDERACY
THE QUELLING OF THE MOOSE
A SONG OF REGRET
THE DEPARTING OF CLOTE SCARP
A BREAK
TO A LADY, AFTER HEARING HER READ KEATS' "NIGHTINGALE"
RONDEAU. (TO LOUIS HONORE FRÉCHETTE.)
A BIRTHDAY BALLADE
To S—— M——
LA BELLE TROMBONISTE
THE POET IS BIDDEN TO MANHATTAN ISLAND
THE BLUE VIOLET
IN DIVERS TONES.
COLLECT FOR DOMINION DAY.
Father of nations! Help of the feeble hand