Tag: humour

  • Untitled by Anonymous as Reported by X.Y.

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    Andrew Porteus
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    Niagara Falls are a wonderful scene, Regularly calculated to make the mind serene ; With their mighty dash and tremendous spray, They roll and they roll, repeatedly every day !” ********************************************** These Falls have never been congealed completely, In this, weak men are agreed, neatly! Source: X. Y. “Poetry of Young America.” The Massachusetts Teacher…

  • The Trollopiad [excerpt] by F.W. Shelton

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    Andrew Porteus
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    [….] Arriv‘d, at last, Niagara to scan, He walks erect and feels himself a man ; Surveys the cataract with a “critic‘s eye,” Resolv‘d to pass no “imperfections by.” Niag‘ra , wonder of the Deity. Where God’s own spirit reigns in majesty.  With sullen roar the foaming billows sweep,  A world of waters thunders o‘er the steep :  The unmingled colours laugh upon the spray,  And one eternal rainbow gilds the day.  Oh ! glorious God ! Oh ! scene surpassing all !  “True, true,” quoth he , “‘tis something of a fall.” [….] Source: F.W. Shelton. The Trollopiad; or, Travelling gentlemen in America: a satire. New York: C. Shephard, 1837 [Shelton originally published with the author pseudonym Nil Admirari, Esq.]

  • Ode to Niagara by Lansing V. Hall

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    Andrew Porteus
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    MAJESTIC river, full of awe and wonder, Roll onward in thy might, and roar like thunder ; Bring from the upper lakes where the waters nap, Thy burthens to this brink, and let ‘ em drap. Roll onward in thy wrath, and foam and spatter ; My bark is on dry land—that’s what’s the matter.…

  • Before Explorers and Pioneers by Betty Beam

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    Andrew Porteus
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    Before explorers and pioneers came, Indians gave Niagara its name. For, sound and sight displayed Left each viewer dismayed— Now power and beauty parent world fame. Source: Laroque, Corey. Here’s What the Poets are Saying. Niagara Falls, Ont.: Niagara Falls Review, November 21, 2009 This limerick was entered into the So You Think You Can Rhyme (2009) Limerick Contest to…

  • Untitled by Capting Ralph Stackpole

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    Andrew Porteus
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      ‘Tis did—my braggin’ days is o’er, I’ll brag of old SALT* now no more. The look of pride which once I wore Is gone, alas! my heart are tore ; The proud, firm footstep, mine of yore Are gone now, too, gone ; my eyes is sore, And little scaldin’ tears does pour, When I does think that old SALT’S roar, Was made…