Many of the poems in this volume have appeared before in variouspublications and I wish to thank the editors of the "CanadianMagazine," the "University Magazine," the "Westminster," the "CanadaWest," and other periodicals for permission to reprint these verses.
F. O. C.
BISHOP'S COLLEGE,
LENNOXVILLE, CANADA.
INTRODUCTION
IN A BELGIAN GARDEN
A LINCOLNSHIRE MAIDEN
HIDDEN TREASURE
A RIVER SUNSET
THE MADONNA
AN IDOL IN A SHOP WINDOW
THROUGH A LONG CLOISTER
THE CHAMBLY RAPID
THE SNOWDRIFT
ON MOUNT ROYAL
THE VISION
A YEAR AGO
ETERNITY
THE OLD SCHOOL BELL
ON A SWISS MOUNTAIN
RHEIMS
THE MYSTIC
A SONG OF THE HOMELAND
THE FROZEN BROOK
THE INDIFFERENT ONES
IN A FOREST
THE SHIPS OF MEMORY
THE OBELISK
THE PARTING WAYS
CALVARY
THE GOLDEN BOWL
THE LACE-MAKER OF BRUGES
Most of the poems contained in this collection are of recent date,though their author—who is at present Professor of Modern Languages atBishop's College, Quebec—has written verse from his childhood. He isthe first Canadian writer to be included in this series, and is asaffectionately loyal to the Motherland as to his native country, as mayb