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MONTREAL, by WILLIAM DOUW LIGHTHALL Poet's Biography First Line: Reign on, majestic ville-marie! Last Line: Reign on, majestic ville marie! Alternate Author Name(s): Schuyler-lighthall, William Douw Subject(s): Montreal, Canada | ||||||||
REIGN on, majestic Ville Marie! Spread wide thine ample robes of state; The heralds cry that thou art great, And proud are thy young sons of thee. Mistress of half a continent, Thou risest from thy girlhood's rest; We see thee conscious heave thy breast And feel thy rank and thy descent. Sprung of the saint and chevalier! And with the Scarlet Tunic wed! Mount Royal's crown upon thy head, And, past thy footstool, broad and clear St. Lawrence sweeping to the sea; Reign on, majestic Ville Marie! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SONG OF THE CITIES by RUDYARD KIPLING THE KEEPERS OF THE PASS by CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS THE BATTLE OF LA PRAIRIE, 1691 by WILLIAM DOUW LIGHTHALL CANADA NOT LAST by WILLIAM DOUW LIGHTHALL PRAETERITA EX INSTANTIBUS by WILLIAM DOUW LIGHTHALL THE CONFUSED DAWN by WILLIAM DOUW LIGHTHALL VARIATIONS: 15 by CONRAD AIKEN |
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