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��Jean Blewett

One of the popular women writers of Canada. Author of Out of the Depths (a novel}, Heart Songs The Cornflower and Other Poems etc. Her third volume of verse is now being pub lished. Born at Scotia, Lake Brie, Ontario, November 4th, 1872, daughter of John and Janet (Maclntyre) McKishnie, both natives of Argyllshire. Educated in public schools, and at the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute. In her 18th year married Mr Basse ft Blew ett, a native of Cornwall, England, zvho died recently. Mrs Blewett is on the editorial staff of The Globe, and of ( E,very- woman s World, Toronto.

THE LOVER LADS OF DEVON LANES I.

HEARD you singing in the grove, my Lady Nightin gale,

The thirsty leaves were drinking dew and all the sky was pale.

Oh, warm and clear as bells of peace your song thrilled,

on the air, Each liquid note a thing of joy as sweet as it was rare!

Not all of joy a haunting strain of longing, pain and

tears, A note of grief which seemed to voice the sadness of

the years :

Dream if ye may, my English lads, Asleep on Flanders plains, Of lips you kissed and love you made In these old Devon lanes !

I heard you singing in the grove, my Lady Nightingale, Oh, sorrow-sweet the song you sang when all the sky was pale !

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