[blank page] WAIFS IN VERSE BY G. W. WICKSTEED, Q. C. LAW CLERK HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA OTTAWA: A BUREAU, PRINTER, 200 SPARKS STREET 1878. [unnumbered page] [blank page] TO MY WIFE, MY CHILDREN AND MY FRIENDS THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED [unnumbered page] [blank page] AN APOLOGY FOR MY WAIFS […]