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 O mighty monitor ! O seer sublime ! 1904 



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1 he souls surpassing grandeur thou dost show; — 

 The fountains of thy immemorial prime 



Through man's immortal being freely flow. 



TWAIN, Mark. Extracts from Adam's diary translated from the 1904 

 original Ms. N. Y. and Lond.: Harper and Brothers, 1904. Twain 



A fanciful tale, placing the creation of Man and the Garden of Eden 

 at Niagara. There are many humorous hits on the Falls and the park 

 management. 



1905 



RoHR, MaTHIAS. Am Niagara. (In his Gedichte. Munchen. 1905 

 [1905] Pp. 6-8.) Rohr 



The lure of the Falls, the cave of the winds, and the mist. 



RoHR, MATHIAS. Das Opfer des Niagara. (In his Gedichte. 

 Munchen. [1905] Pp. 56-59.) 



The familiar Iroquois legend of the sacrifice to Niagara, but in this 

 case the maiden is rescued by a priest and her folk converted to 

 Christianity. 



Roy, Camille, Vahbe. Etude sur l'histoire de la litterature canadi- 1905 

 enne. 1800-1820. (Proc. and trans, of the Roy Soc. of Can. 2d ser. R °y 

 May, 1905. 11:127-130.) 



The author ascribes to J. D. Mermet, soldier and poet, the authorship 

 of a poem entitled, " Tableau de la Cataracle de Niagara" apres la 

 bataille du 25 juillet 1814, which appeared in le Spectateur, May 9, 

 1915. The poem is quoted at some length. 



N'est-ce pas encore Mermet qui a dessine ce large et puissant 

 tableau de la cataracte de Niagara, longue poesie souvent belle, 

 pittoresque, precise, parfois anime du meilleur souffle et qui est bien 

 le plus puissant effort qui ait ete accompli, en ce temps-la, pour 

 peindre la nature canadienne. 



C'est apres une bataille livree pres de Niagara, ou les 

 Canadiens furent vainqueurs. Nos troupes sont campees a 

 quelque distance de la cataracte; la plus vive animation regne au 



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