Music — Poetry — Fiction 



WEIDEMEYER, J. W. Niagara. (In his Real and ideal; by John 1865 

 W. Montclair. Phila.: Frederick Leypoldt. 1865. Pp. 49-51.) Weidemeycr 



The Eden, naiades, fairy isles, magii, ice king, eternity and time all 

 together. 



1866 



Over Niagara Falls. (Harp, w., Sept. 29, 1866. 10:612.) 1866 



The story of the drowning of two men carried over the Falls by the 

 drawing of their boat into the rapids. 



WOOD, M. ELVA. Songs of the noon and night. N. Y. 1866. 1868 

 p 4,^ Wood 



Fourteen lines on " Niagara," in the tone "All hail to thee Niagara! 

 and all bow humble and silent before the monarch and representative of 

 our Maker's power." 



1867 



BlGNEY, M. F. Visit of the sunbeams to the Falls of Niagara. (In ig67 

 his The forest pilgrims, and other poems. New Orleans: Gresham. Bigney 

 1867. Pp. 98-99.) 



A poem of forty-six lines describing the journey of the sun-beams from 

 " orient realms " to Niagara, " sov'reign of streams and type of majesty," 

 to make " a rainbow-wreath to crown the Cascade King." 



1868 



HALL, LANSING V. Ode to Niagara. (In his Voices of nature. 1868 

 N. Y.: Gray and Green. 1868. Pp. 192-193.) Ha " 



The author of this poem was blind. The " Ode " is evidently intended 

 to be humorous, but the humor consists largely in slang and bad grammar. 



Hymn of Niagara. (Choriambic.) (Putnam, May, 1868. 11:538.) 1868 

 Here stand ! here from the flood, raving unceasingly, 

 Hoarse, shrill murmurs arise ; shrill as the wind, when it 



Roars through the trees stripped of their foliage, 



Singing its wild anthem of liberty. 



With these come to the ear, ever at intervals, 

 Quick notes, rattling and sharp; like the artillery 



Heard when a storm, driving up rapidly, 



Crashes the oaks with its thunder bolts. 



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