George Frederick Cameron

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An Inventory of his Paper s

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University of British Columbi a

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Special Collections Division

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Rochelle Farquhar

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Introduction

The George Frederick Cameron Paper s

George Frederick Cameron was born in New Glasgow, Nov aScotia, on September 24, 1854, the eldest son of James Gran tCameron and Jessie Sutherland . He was educated at the local highschool, then, having moved to Boston with his family, studied lawat the Boston University of Law in 1872 .

Upon graduation heentered the law office of Dean Butler and Abbot in Boston .

Hesubsequently returned to Canada to live and attend Queen ' sUniversity .

On August 22, 1883, he married Ella Amey, and th efollowing year their daughter Jessie was born .

He died onSeptember 17, 1885 .

A Canadian poet and journalist, George Frederick Camero nfollowed his avocation from an early age . While still in schoo lhe spent most of his spare time writing poetry, and he had rea dmuch of Virgil and Cicero in the original by the time he wa sthirteen .

He became a frequent contributor to such publication sas Commercial Bulletin, Traveller, Courier, and Transcript ofthe new Athens of America .

In 1882 he became editor of th eKingston News .

He was the prize poet at Queen 's University i n1883 . Approximately one forth of his life works have bee npublished in a book Lyrics on Freedom Love and Death, edited byhis brother, Charles J . Cameron, and published posthumously in1887 .

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Guide to the Inventory

The Cameron Papers are contained in one box and include alarge number of the poems of George Frederick Cameron handwritte nin notebooks by his brother, typewritten, and a few in printe dform .

The notebooks also contain notations relating to th epublication of the poetry in book form .

Many of the works referto people and events from the life of the poet

- hi smother, brother, sister, wedding day, daughter ' s first birthday ,and many romantic interests . Others make reference to specia linterests, especially relating to the themes of freedom, love an ddeath on which his book is based .

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Table of Content s

Introductio n

Guide to Inventor y

Table of Content s

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General seriesMANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOKSHANDWRITTEN POETR YTYPEWRITTEN POETR YMISCELLANY

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MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY IPreface to his PoemsTo Charles SwinbourneTom MooreThe Statue had been Unveile dThe Power of Lov eLink by link the chain will seve rRipples of Song - Boys we have livedRipples of Song - To MaudOn His Wedding Day - Aug . 22nd 188 3True LoveIt May be True !There Have Been King sSumma vitaeMy Lif eCome Back Once Mor eRipples of Song - As weary a win gReligionI Love my LoveThe Present Right or Wron gRipples of Song - We spent some nobl eThey called him fop and foo lThe Poet 's ReasonThere is in every lif eThe Roses and Thorns of Lif eI wake and watchA Mother ' s HopeThey say that disembodied friend sAnd thou art cold and cal mAnd I have had bright day sOn Charles Summe rMosesFirst LoveRemember Thee !Cub aThe Quiet Hero (The World 's Judgment )The Vesper Hou rTo Adele on her Sixteenth birthda yTo F . G .Weep not! Divine Philosophy hath spokenPoems on France - Is today the da yPoems on France - The sky is di mPoems on France - In after daysMind

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MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY I (Continued )Post hast eOne Evening in the long ag oForget !My own loved CubaEternity and Deat hFragmentNow let the joyful paeans singMan hides his devastating bro wHe had his sorrows tooThough all thy hope sShall this too fail meWhat reck we - a FragmentWhat reck weIn a woven world of shad eThou art like Eart hBy the fountai nFactory ChildrenI see a sullen glowThere was a time when Justice cameMy own loved Cuba

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY III -In Pleasant Places & Other Place s

Preface - Why I write and to whomWhat care I ?SongWith trembling hands we hol dTrue worshipThe roses and thorns of lif eThe Cza rTo . . . Be all thy Seasons Summer !Whose fault ?Czar or Freedom - WhichWhat! not a right to brea kTo . . . Thou art like earthOn Fallow

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY III bKal iAdelphiThe CzarStaley ' s OwlTrue Love and Trie dAnticipationTo a CoquetteLurlineDeathThe Carrier Boy to his Patron sGreeting sRetrospec tIntrospec tExtramural

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MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY IV -In Pleasant Places & Other Place s

Satire on the Boston Poet sFrom soft couc hInvocationSatire

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY V -In Pleasant Places & Other Place s

Factory Childre nTo NellieAll los tTo . . . False heartA CriticismA . F .I asked her would she wed meDear little fish !To the sameOn Edgar Allen Poe

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY V IIn the name of Lov eLike summer vapor sTo FloraEven !Epigram - Lord Byro nTo the Frenc hBunker Hill 1875

(incomplete )A Fac eWhat means this pageantr yDorelle - the Pearl of FranceSong - Call the friends aroundIn moving through the worl dSquib - The breezy breez eTo . . . Albeit no royal gift I brin gSong - In a hundred year sMy paths have sought

(fragments )On Cuba - She is not mine, this lan dThe Price of Succes sTo MotherAh me! My southern nights !My heart - like a lil yEquality - To the Cza rBecause !To Louis eThe Poet and his friendTo the Poets of the Past and Futur eI loved you notForgivenes sPoems on Cuba - ' Tis done !Poems on Cuba - Take heart !The Clef tLet him sleep - In memoriam of a school chum

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Of what avail ?The Freshmen - A squibI knew it wel lSundown0 Lady fair and debonai rWith trembling hands we hol dTo the West WindThe Way of the Worl dI may have been mistake nBy the sea - and beyondThe Amende Honorabl eConsistency - A sonnetThe Lily - On M . McG .To Mother - in Nova Scoti aForgettingTo . . . Be all thy seasons summer !Who prates of silent grie fWhen the smooth browWhat is our life ?Triolets - After the Manner of the " Meek "Sweet Rose of SharonTo Lois - A gossi pFriendsTo F .B .

(Flora Benton )Forgive thee ?The Segment of a morningTis strange, you thin kNo matterTo NettieOn Chlori sNew GlasgowWhat they meant - There is a manGeorge ' s EpitaphA Southern mornin gBeing sick at hear tThere was a timeMarriage Song - To my sister Isabe l

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY I XIs Gold your GodUnder the star sOn Edgar Allen PoeTo Hele nEolen eThe MirageSoftly touch the cor dTo M . McG . - EoleneI do mistake the tenor of my son gWhat time the higher hill sWe spake of our hope sOh, men have found befor eR. of Song - Our life

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The Spiri tCanadaTo . . . My friend !To . . . Dear Manning !Read Nature's laws arigh tI need not talk of Cabal sMother of Harlot sFortuneFarewell, Thou loved tho ' faithless oneR. of SongWomanYears in their Giddv whir lTo . . . Loved Henderson

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY XCompliments to his old Shoolmaste rThe Sleen of Deat hwhat they meant - Imprompt uThe Wa'7 of the wor l dn lady fair and deb rna i rBunker Hill 1885 - A Ronde lHopes and Fears - A Ronde lTo . . . Oh, Never may the Shadow of the PastTo . . . As some swift sta r"Our Boys" who served in the North Wes t

rebellion 188 5Ere the moon that wanesTo John Carruthers, Esq . Glenval eLord Byro nWith all my singin gTo Charle yTo My Daughter Jessie - on her 1st birthdayThey say I sing too sad a strai nThe days of long ago - A song

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETR YYsolt ePoems on CubaCuban War HymnNay, strike again !My own loved Cub aNo Spanish blood I boas t

Poems on FranceIs to-day the day ?

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETR YRipples of Song - Ripples of SongEpitaph - Tread lightl yEpitaph - Here lies a manOn FallowOn Nettie

(Lois )On . . . There are some curious freaksEpitaph - On Will Stonema nMy Toast

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To Kossut hA Cardinal ' s hatWai l ' s Hall So . Boston Oct . ' 75 - ImpromptuNot death but lif eFriends fall from meWhen the mask of EarthCanadaTo . . . How can I think of singingThe Vin e"These all pass away "In these dull hour sWhen far we lie aloofTrue Greatnes sThe fair reflection sTo . . . Dear ladyStanding on tiptoeTo the troops of VirginiaFragmentsWhat can I give ?He knew herMid the deep forest that wa sRipples of Song - Ere we have learne dThe Rule of LifeRipples of Song - I loved and was belove dGeneral Custe rWith a fait hTo . . . Let earth be backMan, boast not of thy friend sThe Two Brother sFarewell !To . . . Why should ' st thou weep ?Centennial Hymn - Puerili aThe Beacon Hill Coquett eTybeeTo Algernon Charles Swinburn eThe Land of Dream sDo monuments of sculptured stoneTo a certain clique of FriendsTo Wendell Phillip sTo . . . False hear tSunrise in Nova Scoti aOh me, my Southern night sTo LouiseAt the cross-road sWhere is anothe rMcDonald ClarkeTo Oliver Wendell Holmes - You ask meBeside the wal kTo EoleneTo Oliver Wendell Holmes - A bumper ful lR . of S . - Who hath cherished the pur eTo Charley

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I am not of those fierce wild will sEpigram - On Tom Bell who hanged himself i n

a steepl eEpigram - On MadameJohn MiltonHow witchingSo long thy place is vacant - To . . .A Poet ' s Thanks - To Fann yColumbi aWhat a chameleonFame - self-adulation, let it beTo Isabe lTo President Garfiel dTo a fishTo "Our Boys" who served in the North Wes t

Rebellion 188 5The Cup of ImmortalityNight-MorningWill troops in solemn pompUpon a clif f0 dear old schoolhous eAll things into a perfect en dWhose fault ?For the labyrinth's larg eHere pause, belove dIn the morning the flowe rEcho - Not in the cloiste rTrue worshi pTime levels al lAnd thou wilt wed anotherPoems on Cuba - Go !Poems on France - And then the FreedomShe breaths an inspiratio nWhat time the higher hill sCome, Sons of Massachusetts, come !We met - we parte dFarewell to my nurse - Puerili aBefore the flower comes fort hNo feast proclaime dTo . . . Thanks, gentle lad ySchool and the Worl dSpeed on, brave days !To God the Auditor of all account sTrue Eloquenc eA proposa lRhyme vs Poetry - A criticis mTo . . . A ladyfriendTo . . . Frail Spiri tTo . . . What sighsTo Apoll oPoems on Cuba - In such a cause who fear s

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pp . 61-110 )ConsistencyLyrics on LoveThe Defeat of Lov eThou Goest thy way

To . . .Love ' s Deceas eBeneath the rose sForgive thee ?Remember Thee !EpimetheusTo Adell eThou has done it - not II thought that Tim eJun eRelicsAmoris Fini sForgettingFarewell !In DreamsTo Miss Iasig iBon Voyage !The Beacon Hill Coquett eI saw your beaut yMy Southern Night sI cannot kiss this strange rThe Dreams That Have Fade dApar tAperoto sTo Isabe lLurlineTo . . . Thou art like Eart hSon gTo . . . LoveA WelcomeThen - and NowTo . . . We met-we partedIs it my fate? To . . .True Love and Tried - A Ronde lBy the fountai nShall this, too, fail me ?

MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY -Lyrics on Love (Mss . from which boo kwas printed pp . 112-176 )

My LoveWhat new found pain is this ?Cursed be the bigotryWould I drink it ?The Common Fat eMy Love Compelling Love

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Thou art my friend ?"Away from me "Is there a God?Is the God ?To a Coquett ePassionWhy fruitlessly mourn m eBring a fitting shroudMy Marriage Mornin gA QuestionTrue love'Tis Strange, you thinkFirst loveAll I as kStanding on tiptoeAdeiphi

Lyrics in Pleasant Places & Other Place sWisdom - A sonne tDowns and UpsAnticipationPast and FutureThe Best Philosoph yWith a Fait hAt the cross-road sOn Life ' s SeaAll heart sickQuid Refert ?When every hopeOn . . . a singe rOn McDonald Clarke (The mad poet )A fac eJohn MiltonThree Sonnets - On leaving Nova Scotia 187 4True Greatnes s

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To John Rhode - A posta lTybeeInsulae Fortunata eTo my brother CharleyThe Golden TextThe "Week" vs . Wendell PhillipsMan, boast not of thy friend sDiscontentTo Wendell Phillips - A FragmentMy Fait hI am youngThe Poet ' s reason

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MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY - Ysolt e(Mss . from which book was printe dpp . 225-296 )

YsolteLyrics on Deat hAn answe rRes tShelleyDea dFrom the Sea - A fragmen tUntimel yOn the death of a childIn Memoriam - Lieut . Col . MacLelland MooreDeathA Year After - A SonnetIn Memoriam - John C . MacleodHe is risen !Lord God Almight yBeyond the utmost doubts and deep sTo God The Auditor of all account sWhat matters itHis Last Poem - "My Fate "L-Envoi - To the Poets of the Past and

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MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF POETRY (tattered)

1IndexIn other daysBeaut yTo a ros eIt seems to me - On Elli eTo Elli eGage d 'Amou rElysiumAbout Something sShall this, too, fail me ?I should have dwel t

HANDWRITTEN POETRYWith Silver pencil

8"Wanted - A bard!"

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3Poems on France - The sky grows

3On . . . a book of poems

1Soul & body

1Miscellaneous lines of poetry

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TYPEWRITTEN POETRYCastro - An Extract

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Fragmen tThe Creed of Scienc eA FragmentTo M . McG .To Annie L .FragmentsTo M. McGregorThe Quac kOn East River, New Glasgow, N .S .Ripples of SongTo . . . There areTo a Ros eWhatBay of QuinteOn M. McG .Dear little FishI Got He rTo Charle yOn Captain Charles SutherlandSnow Its Meaning to the Poo rRipples of Song - Too of tA Praye rWhat Fitter TimeThe Cup of ImmortalityThe Proo fLines Written in an AlbumWith a Photograp hEssex to ElizabethElizabet hA ProphecyAdell eOne Nectar DropLat eA SongIn other day s"For the sake ""Thought "Who That Survey sAs I Stand Here & Look Bac kOnly the Star sThe SphinxIn the MorningThe March of the MindWe Meet with Mutual Smil ePreface to Early Poem sWeep ye in Darknes sAn AnswerTo Jenni eThe Power of Lov eIn An AlbumTo the Same

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1To Mothe rTom MooreTo Tennyso nTo Flor aThe Thought of Other Day sThe Honored Dea dNoctes Ambrosiana eWhere?Let Me Rest Tonigh t0 May the Intricate Harmonie sYesterdayKeat s

MISCELLANYIndex to Earlier LyricsNotebook of Poems (Inscribed C . Alic e

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