AMERICAN POETS

1830-1890

EDITED BY

DOUGLAS SLADEN, B.A. Oxon.
B.A., LL.B. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

AUTHOR OF
OF

AUSTRALIAN LYRICS,"

A POETRY OF EXILES," ETC., etc., and EDITOR
AUSTRALIAN POETS," A CENTURY OF AUSTRALIAN song," etc., etc.

WITH AN APPENDIX OF

YOUNGER CANADIAN POETS

EDITED BY

GOODRIDGE BLISS ROBERTS

OF ST JOHN, N.B.

IBRARY

OF THE

UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA

THE CASSELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

NEW YORK

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WHICH, AS IT TOOK THE LEAD IN WAGING WAR WITH ENGLAND A HUNDRED YEARS AGO,

NOW TAKES THE LEAD IN WAGING PEACE,—

AS A HOMAGE TO ITS GREATNESS

AND A GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE HOSPITALITY RECEIVED AT MY FIRST RESTING-PLACE IN AMERICA.