Tecumthe] Tecumthé

The Argument

"Among] Among

had,] had

age,] age

"The] The

Canada,] Canada

them,] them

1812-13,] 1812-1813,

sometime] some time

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

Americans. It] Americans.—It

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

fighting-men] fighting men

thousand;—a] thousand; a

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

which,] which

position,] position

garrison. The] garrison.—The

siege,] siege

At] —At

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

Tecumthe’s] Tecumthé’s

conjunction] conjection

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

Tecumthe’s] Tecumthé’s

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

Introductory Stanzas

In the 1824 text, the stanza numbers are Arabic; in 1826 they are Roman.

shore;] shore,

moment’s] moments

thoughts] thoughts,

spring] spring,

cataract] cataract,

river-god’s] river god’s

land,—] land,

shrine:] shrine;

thee] thee,

tho’ the chaplet which] tho’, the chaplet, which,

contempt] contempt,

Nine] nine

blithely] blythely

flower-crown’d] flower crown’d

hours,—] hours

awful] aweful

mounts—] mounts,

awful] aweful

into] in

Nature] nature

Infatuation’s] Infatuation,s

minstrelsy,] ministrelsye

seal] seal,

this] this,

’chance] chance

thought of him—whose] thought, on him,—whofe

Memory] memory

name!—] name

Canto I

power,] power

space,] space

Godhead,] Godhead

plann’d,] plann’d

unknown,] unknown

shroud,] shroud

shore,] shore

Christian,] Christian

pours] pour

strong,] strong

race,] race

year,] year

’twas] ’twere

woods,] woods,—

way,] way

followed] follow’d

prey;—] prey.—

fox,] fox

provides] provides,

roves] roves,

groves,—] groves,

These,] These,—

more,] more,—

not] not,

These] These,

face;] face,

own] own,

man’s] mans

luxuriancy,—] luxuriancy.—

tribe,] tribe,—

race,] race

waste;—] waste,—

Beheld] Beheld,

shrine;] shrine

days,] years

returning Summer’s rays] the summer’s orb’s careers

drew,—] drew;—

possess’d;] possess’d,

pretence,] pretence

alarms,] alarms;

belief,] belief

grief,—] grief;—

There is no note 1 in the 1824 text.

dreams,] dreams

dark] dark,

drear,] drear

tune,] tune

murmurs] murmurs,

Who] Who,

awe,] awe

CHIEF,] chief,

meet,] meet

brother’s] brothers

to-day] to day

astray,] astray

burn,] burn

alone,] alone,—

air,] air

His stern, and sorrow’d] His, sullen,—silent

surprise] surprize

word] word,

length] length,

raised,] rais’d,

brow,] brow

nobler] gentler

heart,] heart

competitors of] competitors, to

woods,] woods

solitudes,] solitudes

power,] power

man] man,

bright,] bright

to the intellectual ray,] thus gave animation’s ray

stood] stood,

Which] "Which

doth] doth,

air,] air

"Speak—] "Speak,

to-day,] to day,

thine,] thine

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

brother] brother,

nor fear,] or dread

the heart’s stern impulse here,] this hand, or bow this head;

meteor-lamp,] meteor-lamp

glen,] glen

"Where] "Whose

den:—] den.—

rise,] rise

day,] day

shone resplendent o’er the skies,] shines, the monarch of the skies

war,] war

heard] heard,

times,] times

horn,] horn

smoke,] smoke

up] up,

sight;—] sight.—

musket’s] musquet’s

south;—] south—

"As the strewn sear’d leaves on the ground / "Scatter’d by winter’s blast around,] "As winter’s blast which scatters round / "The strewn-scar’d leaves upon the ground

surprise] surprize

mind s] mind’s

strangers’ arm,] strangers arm

charm,] charm

flash,] flash

voice] voice,

way,] way

scalp] scalp,

bare,] bare

done,] done

sacrifice,] sacrifice

sign,] sign

incline."—] incline.—

crowd,] crowd

broke,] broke

free,] free

Tecumthe only, ’midst the crew,] Tecumthé,—only midst the crew

spoke,] spoke

depart,] depart

pride,] pride

Link’d,] Lurk’d

folly] folly,

form,] form

sleep,—and] sleep, and

alarms,] at arms

expire;] expire,

skies,] skies

wavelet] billow

Dimpling, beneath the halcyon sky,] And heaves its dimpling form on high

winds] winds,

All] All,

creep,] creep

Canto II

smiles] smiles,

teeming earth,] teaming earth

parent] parent,

birth;—] birth,—

lap] lap,

is] is,

morn,] morn

as] ’ere

Impearl each leaf within the bower;—] Are first, impearl’d, by sunshine’s power

in this land,] even there,

arms] arms,

tree,] tree

green,] green

west,] west

rest.—] rest,—

crown’d,] crown’d

art,] art

mart,] mart

forms,)] forms).

There] There,—

There] There,

There] There,

pride,] pride

course,] course

stream,] stream

beam;—] beam,—

air,] air

Wild] Wild,

luxuriant;—] luxuriant,—

throat,] throat

Free] Free,

zephyrs,] zephyr,

circling] circling,

ermin’d hue,] —ermin’d hue

There is no space between these lines in the 1824 text.

day,] day

beams] beams,

pass] past

Leaving] And left

rays,] rays

blaze,] blaze

Farewell,] Farewell

—soft] —(soft

reign,] reign,)

Whilst,] Whilst

train,] train

star,] star

notes] notes,

song,] song

That rouse the woodland’s still retreat, / And Echo’s wildest strains prolong?] Rousing the woodland’s still retreat / Where Echo startles wild along?

pile,] pile

rite,] rite

to-night] to night

Theirs] Their’s

Manitou] spirit’s name

Behold] Behold,

torn,] torn

shell,] shell

arts] arts’

bedeck,] bedeck

neck;] neck

hung,] hung

along,] along

calls,] calls

roar] roar,

water-falls;] water falls,

signs;] signs,

air;—] air.—

mark,] mark

hark,] hark

mark,] mark

threatening form,] deadly form

come,] come

white man’s cry,] white-man’s cry

fly;—] fly

awful song,] aweful song

Chief] chief

foe,] foe

bow,] bow

well,] well

Then] Then,

hush’d,] hush’d

bore,] bore

o’er,] o’er

sustain’d,] sustain’d

strain’d] strain’d,

express] express,

spot] spot,

took,] took

lip] lip,

hands,] hands

stern,] stern

drew,] drew

hue,] hue

shone,] shone

high,] high

sky:] sky

sign,] sign

wand—] wand,—

incense—] incense,—

vain,] vain

cast,] blue

Of flame, ascended, than the last.—] From the fierce flame sent forth its hue.

Up] Up,

starry] starry,

sky,] sky

firmament,] firmament

light’nings] light’ning’s

glare,] glare

west] west,

around,] around

such, as they,] as, was said

Conceiv’d,—foretold Death’s threatening prey;—] To sigh for some predestin’d dead;—

arose,] arose

thrill,] thrill

mien;—] mien,

discern,] discern

song,] song

throng,] throng

wild, essay’d] wild,—esay’d

fear] fear,

swayed;] sway’d

express’d,] express’d

breast,] breast

art,] art

wild,] wild

more,] more

sign] sign,

known,] known

tone,] tone

incense sent,] incense, sent

air,] air

clearer] clearer,

flame,] flame

glance,] brow

Relumining his countenance] Removing sorrow’s latent throe

storm,] storm

bright] bright,

warm,] warm

rays,] rays

dewy] dew-drop

nature’s] natures

late,] late

fate;] fate,

past;] past

yore,] yore

shore;] shore

foes] foe

"That dwell where swift Ohio flows,] "Along the banks of Ohio,

flash,] flash

gash.—] gash;—

"What,] "What

sign?] sign?—

displays] displays,

here,] here

endure;—] endure

day,] day

prey,] prey

font,] font

want,—] want

"These both in famine and in fight, / "Defy the stranger’s sternest might;— / "And these, the Spirit great, inspires,] "Those dare the strangers sternest might / "In peril,—famine, and in fight / "These are the means, the Spirit fires

sires.—] sires,—

succour] succour,

strength,] strength

length,] length

wood] wood,

nestling rocks;] rustling rocks,

part,] part

"Doom’d to the life-transfixing steel."—] "Who, chance, may bravely wield the steel."

foes,] foes

tomahawk] tomahawk,

it,—’tis] it, ’tis

snare;] snare,

Then bounding on, his war-whoop’s yell / Rang loudly thro’ the forest-dell,] Thus bounding on—he calls to fight / With the wild fury of delight,—

lip] lip,

intensity;] intensity

bow,] bow

well-directed] well directed

Valour’s life,] valour there

strife] share

den] lair

call—] call:—

Insur’d] Ensur’d

watchfulness;] watchfulness;—

surprise] surprize

maintain’d] essay’d

delusive follies chain’d,] delusions deeply sway’d,

and] cnd

heart,] heart

Slaughter plann’d] slaughter plan’d

Urg’d by the enmity of death / Exhaling round its vampire breath,] Whose shout reverberately rings,— / As stretching forth its vampire wings.

Amidst] Lo, ’midst

would have] there had

word,] word

err’d,] err’d

face,] face

disdain,] disdain

feet,] feet

Knelt there with an imploring strain, / One smile of kindness to entreat, / ’Twas all he ask’d, or might again!] Imploring knelt there, to entreat / But one relenting smile, ’twas all / He ask’d ’ere he would seek his fall.

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

countenance,] countenance

breast] breast,

fire,] fire

vow,—] vow

sires,] sires

to-day] to day

force] fire

Hatred gives to Valour’s course,] rashness gives to hatred’s ire,—

blow.—] blow

flew;—] flew.

tomahawk] tomahawk,

quell’d,] quell’d

(Tho’] Tho

grave)] grave

brand] arm

air,] air

there,—] there

And] (And

fast,—] fast,—)

Shouted] Shouted,

tales,] tales

rife,] rife

strife;—] strife,

May] Makes

breast appal] bosom pall

Vain, was] In vain,

band,] band

Who] Who,

hand,] hand

stranger,] stranger

strike.—] strike;—

bush,] bush

fury] fury,

storm,] storm

Tecumthe] Tecumthé

part,] part

land, his] land (his

retreat,] retreat

eager chase,—] eager-chase,)—

quit,] quit

Tecumthe’s] Tecumthé’s

green, embowering] green enbosom’d

mightier flood,] mightier, flood

Their own inspiring beauties, trace.] Redouble nature’s brilliant face.

which] which,

sway;] sway,

art,] art

warm,] warm as

mind,] mind

woes,] woes

whereon] whereon,

fir’d,] fir’d

shore,] shore

sway’d?] sway’d!

front,] front

Bred to no] Bred no

mood,] mood

expand,—] expand

demand:—] demand,

passion] passions

thirst;—] thirst?—

found?] found?—

power,] power

spurns controul,] brooks no controul

crime,] crime

slime:] shrine:

plann’d,] plann’d

Till] ’Till

mankind,] mankind

heart] heart,

untam’d] unam’d

though ’ere] tho’ e’re

mood,—] mood

directs,] directs

kill,] kill

pain,] pain

skill,] skill

there;] there,

hospitality’s] hopitality’s

civilization] civilization,

These all] These, all,

alone,] alone

choice,] choice

decreed,—] decreed,

then demur] widely err;—

men know] man knows

Canto III

where] were

⁽²⁾] ^* See also the final note, below.

footstep] footsep

Behold] Behold,

breast] breast,

brave,] brave

deed;—] deed,—

pile] pride

grot,] grot

gaze,] gaze;

glittering] glitering

Fancy’s] fancy’s

valour,] valours,

cataract’s] cataracts,

flight,] flight

bespoke;] bespoke.

grave] grave,

hand,] hand

man,—] man

laurel’d] laurell’d

Warrior’s] warrior’s

Patriot’s fire,] patriot’s fire

Sage’s] sage’s

lyre,] lyre

glance;—] glance.

vain,—] vain,

Discord] discord

cry,] cry

Vengeance] vengeance

Rapine] rapine

demand,] demand

Slaughter] slaughter

hand,] hand

forgot,] forgot

which] which,

deep] deep,

tide,] tide

sound,] sound

Echo’d] Echoed

vast] vast,

mould.—] mould:

See!] See—

roar,] roar

waters] water’s

spray,] spray

sunshine’s] sunshines

cascade;—] cascade,

above,] above

hues] hues,

o’er] e’er

gloom,] gloom

sacrifice,] sacrifice

the] her

there endued,] which she gave

That triumph cost a hero’s blood,—] It cost a hero’s blood to save;—

BROCK’S] Brock’s

tomb.] tomb;

act] act,

bribe,] bribe

From hostle] Or anger’d

over won,—] overwon.—

own;—] own.

gleam,] gleam

stream,] stream

by,—] by.—

knell,] yell,

kind,] kind

Has] Hath

Driven] Driv’n

soar] soar,

keen,] keen

throng,] throng

Fame,] Fame

TECUMTHE,] Tecumthe

the hand which would enslave,] to live, a fellow slave

goal;] gaol

thirst,] thirst

child,] child

wild,] wild

heart] heart,

passion’s] Passion’s

love or hate,] love, or hate

Desires,] Desires

breast,] breast

Rarely] Barely

prompts] sways

foot,—] foot;—

hue,—] hue;—

soon must hear,—] shall await,—

roll,—] roll

vibrates on the ear,—] echoes at the gate.—

fair,] fair

vain] vain,

shrine,] shrine

breath,] breath

ray] ray,

ground,] ground

bright;] bright,

eye,] eye

bier,] bier

chase] chase,

dry,] dry

not] not,

revives] hath beam’d

in] with

robe,] robe

globe,] globe

breath] breath,

wand,] wand

Sol’s more ardent power)] Phoebus’ glittering warm,)

drives her frozen shower] strives, to perk her form

mirth;—] mirth,—

smil’d,] smil’d

strife] strife,

not] not,

to grieve] of care

Which the vast loom of Time must weave,] Within its womb,— which it lays bare,

And] Which

But] But,

cross’d,] cross’d

fellow-kind,] fellow-kind

laws,] laws.

rarely,] rarely

goal,] gaol

Faith] Faith,

War frowns] the hand’s

Passion] passion

Before he seeks] ’Ere he turn,

Fiery and fierce, the red sun sank,] Fiery, and red, the sun had sank

War utter’d forth its cry,] war’s demon rais’d its cry

yell,] yell

wind,] wind

tomahawk.—] tomahawk;

blood] blood,

their skill,] his skill

ball] ball,

restless] restless,

wing,] wing

Death] war

soil,] soil

sting,] sting

despoil.—] despoil,—

mourn] morn

flood,] flood

joined] join’d,

blood;—] blood,

tide,] tide

red stain had] gory stain

dyed,] dyed

ordain’d,] ordain’d

saw] saw,

make] make,

man] man,

flight,] flight

wand,] wand

storm,] storm

light,] light

sun,] sun

struggle won.] struggle, won;

Behold, the present moment teems, / With awful hopes from Slaughter’s schemes;—] And mark, the instantaneous hour / Behold, they seek her smiling dower

tide,] tide

armaments] armamenents

sea,] sea

rivalry.—] rivalry;—

doom’d:—] doom’d.—

night;—] might,

return’d] have caught

Triumph] Triumph,

Has victory] Has, victory,

Vain, were the import, now to tell, / Of all who fought,—and all who fell,— / Suffice, that war, upon that day,] It boots not, candour,—now to tell / How each had fought,—and all who fell,— / Suffice that slaughter on that day

tribute] tribute,

saw] saw,

shore,] shore

Valour] Valour,

storm,] storm

Urged on] Impuls’d

withstand,] withstand

heart,—] mind,—

Assembled] Assembled,

feud,] feud

soul,] soul

its] his

vain] vain,

plan war’s deceit,] display its scheme

beat,] stream,

is valour’s] may valour

cannot aid to cope.] yields no aid, to cope;

brow,] brow

Albion,] Albion

few,] few

hazard] hope, there

power] power,

brought,] brought

debate,] debate

deference,] deference

sense,] sense

worth our] worthy

word,] word

preferr’d,] preferr’d

mind,] mind

defin’d,] defin’d

it] it,

work,] work

for] thro’

took,] took

look,] look

the thought] thro’ time

There is no note 3 in the 1824 text.

round,] round

your] the

tribes confronted every sound,] ears receiv’d the startling sound

"True] "True,

rest,] rest

some] one

crew,] crew

flood,] flood

white-man’s murderous shot,] white man’s ball hath laid,

"Hath laid them low in every spot.—] "His limbs there stiffen’d with the dead;—

been,] been

charge] charge,

foe,] foe

blow,—] blow,

need,] need

frame,] frame

behold;—] behold

cheek,] cheek

bear,] bear

Atabasca’s] Atabama’s

seek,] seek

word] word,

hand,] hand

guile,—] guile

smile,] smile

This line is not in the 1824 text.

hearts,] hearts

fight,] fight

might;—] might.

scalp] scalp,

it] it,

arose,] arose

wild war-whoop] wild-war-whoop

late,] late

toil,] toil

spilt] spilt,

shar’d,] shar’d

dar’d,] dar’d

death-blow] death blow

land,] land

blast,] blast

White-man then,] Whiteman then

us] us,

flood,] flood

inspires,] inspires

dank] dark

there,] there

along,] along

controuls,] controuls

’Ere] Ere

form,] form

fail,] fail

There is no space between these lines in the 1824 text.

renew’d,] renew’d

mood,] mood

Interest] interest

strain,] strain

him] him,

again;—] again—

ray,] ray

soul,] soul

shewn.—] shewn.

aim,] aim

More than close] Which more than

extends,] extends

frame,] frame

do] do,

path,] path

wrath,] wrath

art,] art

draw,] draw

heart,] heart

wild] wild,

There is no note 4 in the 1824 text.

solitude,] solitude

eye,] eye

Altho’ disposed by nature’s hand.] The ruder grace of nature’s hand.—

array’d,] array’d

shores] shores,

display’d,] display’d

magnificence] magnificience

light,] light

skies,] skies

sight,] sight

surprise;—] surprize;—

bed,] bed

clear] clear,

stream,] stream

feet,] feet

clear,] clear

retreat,] retreat

heat;—] heat,

tree,] tree

luxuriancy,—] luxuriancy

lay,] lay

Carols] Carolls

kind,] kind

Hath man, his] Hath, war, its

pursued,] pursued

mind,] mind

flood,] flood

blood:] blood;

loudly ring,] fondly ring

wing,] wing

mock] mock,

Thames;—] Thames,

brown,] brown

flow,] flow

dower,] dower

tree] tree,

bank,] bank

ray,] ray

scene,] scene

watch-fires] watchfires

re-echo] re-calls

spot,] spot

war,] war

jest,] jest

breast,] breast

ease,] ease

impart,] impart

disease,] disease

light,] light

tear-drop] tear to

come,] come

hum,] hum

glee,] glee

expectancy,] expectancy

Ring] Ring,

knell,] knell

impart;] impart

lawn,] lawn

There is no note 5 in the 1824 text.

right,] right

fight,] fight

land,] land

command,] command

mound,] mound

rife] rife,

skies,] skies

gem-drops] gem drops

eyes,] eyes

streams,] stream,

wave,] wave

rose,] rose

(By] By

sway’d)] sway’d

yore,] yore

fight,] fight

White-man] Whiteman

shore,] shore

sight;—] sight,—

brow,] brow

rich;—] rich,—

bow,] bow

flies,] flies

belt,] belt

felt,] felt

beaver’s] beaver’s,

which] which,

band,] band

moment] moment,

delay’d,] delay’d

term] term

well."—] well,"—

time] Time

page,] page

Slaughter’s] Slaughter

woe,] woe

makes] makes,

man] man,

smile?] smile,

game;—] game?—

fame,] fame

name:—] name.

There is a space between these lines in the 1824 text.

Gain,—] Gain

dupe,] dupe

droop,] droop

brand,] brand

around] around,

hand,] hand

path,] path

wrath,] wrath

prey,] prey

fray,] fray

multitude,] multitude

Who] Who,

storm,"] storm"

cloud,] cloud

loud,] loud

issues] issues,

shroud.—] shroud;—

grace;] grace

air,] air

onset] outset

death] Death

strife,] strife

life,—] life;—

force,] force

frame—] frame;—

hand,] hand

Had suddenly] Had, suddenly,

dark] dark,

undaunted] undaunted,

breath,] breath

Offers] Offers,

Time,] Time

bright,] bright

song,] song

Names] Names,

be] be,

cast,] cast

wing,] wing

hand,] hand

History,] history,

more] more,

shrine,] shrine;

head,] head

child,] child

praise] praise,

spread,] spread

forest wild:] forest’s wild,

proclaim,] proclaim

name,] name

memory] memory,

mound,] mound

Where,] Where

lies,] lies

supplies,] supplies

him] him,

mankind,] mankind

Learning by its] learning with her

power,] power

sun-beam] sunbeam

sky,] sky

genial] its soft

expir’d,] expir’d

mind,] mind

Appendix

The Author] NOTE.—The Author

undoubted] undoubtedly

mind,] mind

There are no "Notes" in the 1824 text, but the present note 2, appeared in a slightly different form as a footnote to an asterisk at III, 2. In the 1824 text it read:

The Author of the foregoing stanzas, is happy in observing, that, since they are written, the foundation stone of a monumnet, to the memory of this gallant man has been laid; and it is to be hoped that, those feelings which should attend the remembrance of such an heroic deed, will be evinced in the liberal subscriptions to record his valour, and devotedness.