Music — Poetry — Fiction 



[Review of " The battle of Niagara, a poem without notes, and 1818 

 Goldau, or the maniac harper."] (N. Am. rev., Dec, 1818. 8:142— 

 149.) 



According to the reviewer, the description is " of a singular character, 

 as it is rather telling what things are like, than what they are." 



1819 



WAKEFIELD, PRISCILLA. Excursions in North America, described 1819 

 in letters from a gentleman and his young companion, to their friends in Wakefield 

 England. 3d ed. Lond. : Darton, Harvey and Darton. 1819. Pp. 

 260-275. 



Interesting for their account of the travel and living conditions of the 

 period. There is a strongly adjective description of the view from Table 

 Rock and from below the Falls. Hunting trips in the neighborhood with 

 the Indians are also described. 



1822 



M. A. Niagara: a poem. N. Y. : Seymour, 1822. 1822 



A long poem in stilted style on the grandeur of the Falls, various M. A. 

 features of the scenery, and the superiority of the Niagara to other rivers. 



1823 



BROWN, J. NEWTON. The Falls of Niagara. (In his Emily, and 1823 

 other poems. Concord: Boyd. 1840. Pp. 126-129.) Brown 



Lofty in tone and well-sustained, consisting of description of, and 

 reflections inspired by, Niagara. Written in Buffalo, July 6, 1823, and 

 addressed to a friend. 



1824 



Travels in North America. Dublin: Brett Smith. 1824. Pp. 122- 1824 

 125. 



An imaginary tale of a young Irishman who visits the Falls and goes 

 to Goat Island by canoe down the center of the river from Chippewa. 

 The description of the Falls is brief, and includes an absurd sketch of 

 the American Fall. 



1825 



(ALEXANDER, J. S.) Wonders of the west, of a day at the Falls of lg25 

 Niagara, in 1825. A poem, by a Canadian. N. Y. : 1825. Alexander 



A poem of little merit, in which the descriptions of the scenery at 

 Niagara are entirely subordinate to a romantic story told in verse. 



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