The Coming of the Princess, and Other Poems
Kate Seymour MacLean
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There is truth, doubtless, in the remark, that we are enriched less by what we have than by what we hope to have. As the poetic art in Canada has had little of an appreciable past, it may therefore be thought that the songs that are to catch and retain the ear of the nation lie still in the future, and are as yet unsung. Doubtless the chords have yet to be struck that are to give to Canada the songs of her loftiest genius; but he would be an ill friend of the country's literature who would slight the achievements of the present in reaching solely after what, it is hoped, the coming time will bring.
But whatever of lyrical treasure the future may enshrine in Canadian literature, and however deserving may be the claims of the volumes of verse that have already appeared from the native press, I am bold to claim for these productions of Mrs. MacLean's muse a high place in the national collection and a warm corner in the national heart. - Summary by G. Mercer Adam, in the preface. (3 hr 14 min)
Chapters
| Introduction, by G. Mercer Adam | 2:25 | Read by Sonia |
| Envoi | 1:23 | Read by Sonia |
| The Coming of the Princess | 8:11 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Bird Song | 1:45 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| An Idyll of the May | 5:03 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Burial of the Scout | 2:27 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Questionings | 3:47 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Pansies | 3:37 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| November Meteors | 3:50 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Pictures in the Fire | 1:41 | Read by Sonia |
| A Madrigal | 2:21 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Ploughboy | 1:40 | Read by Sonia |
| The Voice of Many Waters | 1:56 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Death of Autumn | 3:01 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| A Farewell | 3:00 | Read by Sonia |
| The News-Boy's Dream of the New Year | 2:38 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Old Church on the Hill | 2:31 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Burning of Chicago | 3:25 | Read by Sonia |
| The Legend of the New Year | 6:21 | Read by CJ Baars |
| By the Sea-Shore at Night | 1:55 | Read by Sonia |
| Resurgam | 3:32 | Read by CJ Baars |
| Written in a Cemetery | 1:56 | Read by Sonia |
| Marguerite | 1:51 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Watch-Light | 2:45 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| New Year, 1868 | 2:48 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Thanksgiving | 2:02 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Miserere | 1:48 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Beyond | 3:10 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Sabbath of the Woods | 3:08 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| A Valentine | 2:07 | Read by Sonia |
| Snow-Drops | 4:29 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Easter Bells | 2:03 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| In the Sierra Nevada | 2:58 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Summer Rain | 1:37 | Read by Sonia |
| A Baby's Death | 1:43 | Read by Nina Lily |
| Christmas | 1:39 | Read by Sonia |
| My Garden | 2:20 | Read by Livia F. |
| River Song | 1:53 | Read by Sonia |
| The Return | 3:10 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Voices of Hope | 3:23 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| In the Country | 2:19 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Science, the Iconoclast | 4:57 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| What the Owl Said to Me | 1:14 | Read by Sonia |
| Our Volunteers | 2:08 | Read by Nina Lily |
| Night, - A Phantasy | 2:42 | Read by Sonia |
| A Monody | 2:58 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Minnie | 3:05 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Golden Wedding | 2:44 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Verses Written in Mary's Album | 1:40 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Woods in June | 2:44 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| The Isle of Sleep | 3:47 | Read by Sonia |
| The Battle Autumn of 1862 | 4:42 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| In War Time | 2:23 | Read by Kalynda |
| Christmas Hymn | 1:46 | Read by Sonia |
| Te Deum Laudamus | 1:57 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| A November Wood-Walk | 2:52 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Resignation | 1:15 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| Euthanasia | 3:14 | Read by Sonia |
| Ballad of the Mad Ladye | 3:28 | Read by Sonia |
| The Coming of the King | 5:08 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| With a Bunch of Spring Flowers | 1:23 | Read by Sonia |
| The Higher Law | 1:20 | Read by Ross Klatte |
| May | 1:01 | Read by Sonia |
| Two Windows | 1:50 | Read by Sonia |
| The Meeting of Spirits | 5:00 | Read by Nina Lily |
| George Brown | 1:02 | Read by Sonia |
| Tide-Water | 3:25 | Read by Sonia |
| Forgotten Songs | 1:12 | Read by Nina Lily |
| To the Daughter of the Author of 'Violet Keith' | 1:30 | Read by Nina Lily |
| A Prelude, and a Bird's Song | 2:21 | Read by Nina Lily |
| An April Dawn | 2:04 | Read by Sonia |
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