The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos
A tragic poem on the last days of the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland, centered on a woman named Soloa, modeled on Mary March / Demasduwit and her family. The poem features rhyming couplets with some songs, and can be said to be in the "noble savage" tradition, ascribing positive traits to...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/36666 2023-12-31T10:05:19+01:00 The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos Webber, George, poet Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 19th Century 1851 40 p. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/36666 eng eng Printed at the office of the "Morning Post" St. John's (5.35 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/LastOfTheAborigines.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books E 99 B4 W39 1851 RARE http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/36666 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Beothuk Indians--Poetry Indians of North America--Newfoundland and Labrador--Poetry Text Book 1851 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z A tragic poem on the last days of the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland, centered on a woman named Soloa, modeled on Mary March / Demasduwit and her family. The poem features rhyming couplets with some songs, and can be said to be in the "noble savage" tradition, ascribing positive traits to the Beothuk in contrast to the white settlers. Includes notes providing corrections and elaborations on several points. (Edward James Devereux, "Webber, George," Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8.) "Dedicated to Master John Gaspar Le Marchant" (title page). Book Beothuk Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Beothuk Indians--Poetry Indians of North America--Newfoundland and Labrador--Poetry Webber, George, poet The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos |
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A tragic poem on the last days of the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland, centered on a woman named Soloa, modeled on Mary March / Demasduwit and her family. The poem features rhyming couplets with some songs, and can be said to be in the "noble savage" tradition, ascribing positive traits to the Beothuk in contrast to the white settlers. Includes notes providing corrections and elaborations on several points. (Edward James Devereux, "Webber, George," Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8.) "Dedicated to Master John Gaspar Le Marchant" (title page). |
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The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos |
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The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos |
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The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos |
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The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos |
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The last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos |
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last of the aborigines: a poem founded on facts, in four cantos |
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Printed at the office of the "Morning Post" |
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Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 19th Century |
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Beothuk Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Beothuk Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
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(5.35 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/LastOfTheAborigines.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books E 99 B4 W39 1851 RARE http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/36666 |
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