Poets' Pathway - A Fragment
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N 45° 22.230 W 075° 47.100
18T E 438530 N 5024409
A plaque found along the Ottawa River Pathway containing a short poem by Thomas D'Arcy Etienne Hughes McGee, (13 April 1825 – 7 April 1868), an Irish-Canadian politician, Catholic spokesman, journalist, poet, and a Father of Canadian Confederation.
Waymark Code: WMWPE4
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/26/2017
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Parcours des poètes
POETS' PATHWAY
A Fragment
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Father of Confederation
Born 1825 - Assassinated April 7, 1868
I would not die with my work undone,
My quest unfound, my goal unwon,
Though life were a load of lead;
Ah! Rather I'd bear it day by day,
Till bone and blood were worn away,
And Hope in Faith's lap lay dead.
I dream'd a dream where the woods were green,
And my April heart made an April scene
In the far, far distant land;
That even I might something do
That should keep my memory fresh and true,
And my name from the spoiler's hand.
The Poets' Pathway honours Canada's poets, especially Ottawa's historic poets, and the lands that inspired them. It memorializes the literary heritage of the Confederation Poets and francophone poets of the time - the earliest voices of our distinctive Canadian tradition.
Le Parcours des poètes rend hommage
aux poètes du Canada, en particulier
à ceux qui ont marqué l'histoire d'Ottawa,
et aux paysages qui les ont inspirés, Il
commémore l'héritage litéraire des
<>et de
poètes francophones de la même période -
les premières voix distinctes de la
tradition canadienne.
Ottawa
Fondation du cimetière Beechwood Cemetery Foundation
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