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    Canadian Melodies and Poems
    Canadian Melodies and Poems
    Canadian Melodies and Poems
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    Canadian Melodies and Poems

    By George E. Merkley

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    'Canadian Melodies and Poems' is, as the title suggests, a collection of poems and ballads written by a Canadian author named George E. Merkley. Of more than a dozen titles featured, some of them bear the following titles: 'The Vigil', 'The Legend of a Dead Man's Lake', 'The Mystery of the Sea', 'The Sailor's Bride', and 'The Broken Mirror'. Here's an excerpt from 'The Vigil': "The Southern sun with his deep flood of light / Was slowly sinking, and the moated tide / Hung heavy o'er the dusky brow of night."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 18, 2019
    ISBN4064066152642
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