Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Introduction vii
4. Bibliographical Note xxxiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Acadia 5
7. Sable Island 40
8. The Stewiacke 46
9. Melville Island 49
10. The Flag Of Old England 56
11. Our Fathers 59
12. Song For The 8th June 61
13. The Streams 62
14. Thanksgiving Hymn 64
15. My Native Pines 66
16. Fame 67
17. La Tribune 71
18. Home 73
19. To The Queen 74
20. Making Land 76
21. The Rhine 78
22. Coming Home 80
23. Saturday Night At Sea 82
24. The Stormy Petrel 83
25. The Coaster 85
26. The Song Of The Micmac 87
27. The Wild Cherry Tree 87
28. The Micmac 89
29. My Father 91
30. Glide Merrily On My Little Skiff 91
31. To My Wife 92
32. To My Sister Jane 96
33. To Susan Ann 102
34. Oh think not that my heart can e'er 104
35. Nay, chide me not 105
36. The Beach 106
37. Tho' Time may steal the roseate blush 107
38. Song 109
39. The Birth Day 110
40. The Wedding Day 111
41. To Ellen 113
42. A Love Song 114
43. The Unseen Babe 115
44. To Jane 117
45. To Sophia 120
46. To a Lady 121
47. To M. J. K. 122
48. To Mary 124
49. To Ann 125
50. Oh! It would more than transport be 125
51. Lines written in an Album 127
52. To Valentine 128
53. Farewell my Brother 129
54. Farewell 131
55. To Sarah 131
56. The Birth-day 132
57. Written in a Bible 136
58. To Woman 136
59. What is a Friend? 138
60. The Promise 139
61. The Three Flowers 142
62. To Mrs. Norton 143
63. To Fancy 145
64. The Blue Nose 145
65. Friendship's Garden 146
66. Tears 147
67. The Travellers 148
68. To the Moose 149
69. The Talbots 151
70. Cornelia!s Answer 154
71. Cincinnatus 156
72. To the Mayflower 157
73. To the Linnet 158
74. To the Fire-fly 160
75. The Deserted Nest 161
76. To a Rose 162
77. The Wreath 164
78. To the Town Clock 165
79. A Toast 169
80. The Fancy Ball No I 170
81. The Fancy Ball No 2 173
82. Tom's Apology 176
83. Once more I put my Bonnet on 177
84. A New Member 182
85. Epigrams 184
86. Essays
87. Shakspeare Oration 189
88. Lecture on Eloquence 219
89. Lecture on the Moral Influence of Woman 248
90. Address at the Howe Family Gathering 276
91. The Locksmith of Philadelphia, (a tale) 299
92. Address 317
93. Index 339