McLachlan Alexander poet from Canada was born on May 24, 1818, had 77 years and died on March 20, 1896. Poems were written in Victorian age mainly in English language. Dominant movement is other.
Top ten poems McLachlan Alexander
The Death of the Ox
... u learned some things, my poor old friend from me,And many a silent lesson too, I also got from thee ...
The Emigrant
... is all right at the core,May she ne'er be the mother of slaves, Nor a foreign foe land on her shore ...
Old Canada; or, Gee Buck Gee
... eans they'll shirk!Grandad to some o' them I be,O, that's what riles and vexes me!Ain't it a caution ...
Ontario
... n Dominion of the free-- Ontario!And does the blue-bird, in the SpringCome to it, as of old, to sing ...
Up and Be a Hero
... and be a hero!Bloodless battles to be gained,Spirits to be disenchained,Holy heights to be attained ...
We Lean on One Another
... (Tho' knaves that truth would smother)--That all the human race might live In love with one another ...
We Live in a Rickety House
... lks Can look us straight in the face,For our ignorance and crime Are the Church's shame and disgrace ...
Woman
... but upbraidings For the guilty, erring man,Ye speak words of hope and mercy, As dear woman only can ...
Young Canada, or Jack's as Good as his Master
... h, And Jack's as good's his master!Here's to the land of forests grand! The land where labour's free ...
