The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse
The LoyalistsSarah Anne Curzon (18331898)
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Watered the furrows of this land,—
See where upon a nation’s brow,
In honour’s front, ye proudly stand!
And gladly on her altar laid
All bounty of the older world,
All memories that your glory made,
Took labour for your shield and crest;
See where upon a nation’s brow,
Her diadem, ye proudly rest!