Quebec, the Laurentian ProvinceConstable, 1913 - 271 páginas |
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Página 120 - ... past ! Why should we yet our sail unfurl? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl ! But, when the wind blows off the shore, Oh ! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow ! the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past ! Utawas tide ! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon.
Página 226 - ... Bay post, the most favorable point on the lake for agriculture, a poor crop of potatoes is raised yearly. They are small, as the tops are always frozen before reaching maturity. In the spring, as soon as the frost was out of the ground, I sowed garden peas, beans, corn, and turnips. On August 20th the peas were beginning to fill the pods, the beans were in flower, and the corn only eighteen inches above the ground; the turnips alone were growing nicely. I believe that barley has been sown here,...
Página 65 - THE LAURENTIANS THESE mountains reign alone, they do not share The transitory life of woods and streams ; Wrapt in the deep solemnity of dreams, They drain the sunshine of the upper air. Beneath their peaks, the huge clouds, here and there, Take counsel of the wind, which all night screams Through grey, burnt forests where the moonlight beams On hidden lakes, and rocks worn smooth and bare.
Página 173 - M'en allant promener J'ai trouvai 1'eau si belle Que je m'y suis baigne. Lui ya longtemps que je t'ainic, Jamais je ne t'oublierai.
Página 107 - ... et je ne fais aucun doute que ce petit grain ne produise un grand arbre, ne fasse, un jour, des merveilles, ne soit multiplié et ne s'étende de toutes parts.
Página 57 - If new roads were opened they had to be surveyed and approved by the grand voyer of the district and confirmed by proces verbal.
Página 57 - By the ancient custom of Canada, lands were held immediately from the king en fief \ or en roture, on condition of rendering fealty and homage on accession to the...
Página 107 - ... animées de l'esprit de la foi et de la religion que sans doute il faut que le ciel ait de grands desseins puisqu'il se sert de tels...
Página 63 - But I know on de way canoe she go, dat de crowd he mus" be dead man Was come from de Grande Riviere du Nord, come from Saskatchewan, Come too from all de place is lie on de Hodson Bay Contree, An' de t'ing I was see me dat New Year night, is le phantome Chasse Gal'rie. An...
Página 28 - Canadian people in succeeding generations the mysteries of our faith through the medium of our English speech. In other words, the future of the Church in this country, and its consequent re-action upon the older countries in Europe, will depend to an enormous degree upon the extent to which the power, influence, and prestige of the English language and literature can be definitely placed upon the side of the Catholic Church.