Crown of her, young Vancouver; crest of her, old Quebec; <br />Atlantic and far Pacific sweeping her, keel to deck. <br />North of her, ice and arctics; southward a rival's stealth; <br />Aloft, her Empire's pennant; below, her nation's wealth. <br />Daughter of men and markets, bearing within her hold, <br />Appraised at highest value, cargoes of grain and gold.<br /><br />E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake)<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/canada-8/
