An Early 'Specimen of Canadian Poetry'
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An Early 'Specimen of Canadian Poetry'
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| Abstract |
According to the author, "an 'Elegy to the Memory of Doctor Jones,' published in The Montreal Gazette on January 13, 1806, is the first poem in English to be described on publication as 'Canadian Poetry'." Dr. Robert Jones died in Montreal on December 15, 1805. The published elegy is signed "S.G." The author believes S.G. could be one of three Montrealers: Samuel Gerrard (1767-1857), a prominent merchant with military, legal, and political connections; Samuel Gale Sr. (1747-1826), a British-born American Loyalist and private secretary to Governor Robert Prescott; or Samuel Gale Jr. (1783-1865), a Montreal lawyer. The author believes that Samuel Gale Jr. is the most likely author of the elegy.
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Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Reviews
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Vol. 26
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70-74
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Spring/Summer 1990
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en
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Bentley, D. M. R. “An Early ‘Specimen of Canadian Poetry.’” Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Reviews Vol. 26 (Spring/Summer 1990): 70–74. http://www.canadianpoetry.ca/cpjrn/vol26/bentley2.htm.
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