William Henry Drummond

William Henry Drummond (né Drumm; April 13, 1854 – April 6, 1907) was an Irish-born Canadian poet whose humorous dialect poems made him popular throughout the English-speaking world and beloved in Canada.

Quotes

• On wan dark night on Lac St. Pierre,
    De win’ she blow, blow, blow,
  An’ de crew of de wood-scow Julie Plante
    Got scar’t an’ run below—
  For de win’ she blow lak’ hurricane,
    Bimeby she blow some more,
  An’ de scow bus’ up on Lac St. Pierre
    Wan arpent from de shore.
  • "The Wreck of the Julie Plante (A Legend of Lac St. Pierre)", st. 1, in The Habitant and other French-Canadian Poems (1897)

External links

• Encyclopedic article on William Henry Drummond on Wikipedia
• Works related to William Henry Drummond on Wikisource