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Canadian Singers and Their Songs/Charles G. D. Roberts

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Charles G. D. Roberts3037602Canadian Singers and Their Songs — Untitled poem1919Edward S. Caswell


CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS

MAJOR IN CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. APPOINTED OFFICIAL
EYE-WITNESS TO CANADIAN ARMY.

AUTHOR OF "IN DIVERS TONES," SONGS OF THE COMMON DAY," "THE BOOK
OF THE NATIVE," "NEW YORK NOCTURNES," "COLLECTED POEMS,"
ETC., NOVELS AND NATURE STORIES.

Said Life to Art—I love thee best
Not when I find in thee
My very face and form expressed
With dull fidelity,

But when in thee my longing eyes
Behold continually
The mystery of my memories
And all I long to be.

Charles G.D. Roberts

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