...the songs of bondmen no\* bursting their chains. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time...Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a hreath the blue wave to curl But when the wind blows off the shore, Oh, sweetly, we'll rest our weary...

...familiarised English ears with this habit of the hardy boatmen : — " Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time....runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight's piist . " Utawa's tide ! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon. Saint of this...

...WRITTEN ON THE HIVER 6T. LAWRENCE.1 Et remigem cantus hortatur. QftKTIUAN. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time....the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight*» past Why should we yet our sail unfurl? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl; But,...

...the Uttawa, we subjoin Moore's well known verses. CANADIAN BOAT SOXG. Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time...as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row ! the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the day-light's...

...has made this the subject of one of the finest songs ever written — " Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time...Soon as the woods on shore look dim, Well sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row, brothers row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's...

...of care, A brighter east to-morrow. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. THOMAS MOORE. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near,...

...simple air with a pleasure which the finest compositions of the first masters have never given me ; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn.1 Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight's past. Why...

...communicated to the wave. A beautiful illustration is to be found in Mr. Moore's words and music — ' Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast ; The rapids are near, and the day-light past.' 140 ing an ear to all the niceties of music and a correct taste. Under the term accent,...

...9s.] TUNE — " Canadian Boat Song." 1 FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and oars keep time, Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll cheerfully sing our parting hymn ; Row. brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and...

...SONG. WRITTEN 0.4 THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE." Et remigcm cantiu hotatur. FAISTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on ehore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn." Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,...