Nature

Galt and Dunlop

by James McIntyre 1827–1906

From Poems (1889)

Nature

John Galt and Doctor Dunlop witty
They located and planned the city
Of Guelph, and they cut the first tree down,
The stump was the centre of the town.

From thence the streets radiate like fan,
And they projected on this same plan
The towns of Stratford and Goderich,
The last it stands near broad Huron's beach,

Conspicuous on a bluff so grand,
'Neath which doth flow the clear Maitland,
Of glorious view you may partake,
Gazing on Huron's mighty lake.

MLA

McIntyre, James. “Galt and Dunlop.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mcintyre/41/.

Chicago

McIntyre, James. “Galt and Dunlop.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mcintyre/41/.

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