Who is Frederick George Scott

Frederick George Scott (7 April 1861 – 19 January 1944) was for the first part of his life an Anglican priest and a Canadian poet to whom the Canadian literary establishment gave the epithet "Poet of the Laurentians." He was associated with Canada's Confederation Poets, and wrote 13 books of Christian and patriotic poetry, often using the natural world to convey deeper spiritual meaning.

He is better known for the latter part of his life. In his fifties, Scott became a chaplain in the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent to France during the First World War. Despite his insistance on remaining close to the front line to give assistance to the wounded, he survived many close calls until he was seriously wounded only weeks before the Armistice. He was subsequently decorated for bra...
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Frederick George Scott Poems

  • Words
    WORDS are but passing symbols of the deep
    Crying unto deep in individual souls.
    And men are words on the great voice that rolls
    Through Nature, since that morn when from their sleep ...
  • The Storm
    O GRIP the earth, ye forest trees,
    Grip well the earth to-night,
    The Storm-God rides across the seas
    To greet the morning light. ...
  • In The Winter Woods
    WINTER forests mutely standing
    Naked on your bed of snow,
    Wide your knotted arms expanding
    To the biting winds that blow, ...
  • Dawn
    The immortal spirit hath no bars
    To circumscribe its dwelling place;
    My soul hath pastured with the stars
    Upon the meadow-lands of space. ...
  • Across The Sea
    THE confines of our being are not these
    White limbs of sense. Our true selves broader are
    And higher than the path of furthest star.
    Beyond the reach of sense, each hears and sees ...
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God 25 Sea 24 Night 24 I Love You 24 Love 24 Heart 23 Great 23 Soul 21 Light 20 World 19


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Leeannhowlettvo: old letters : frederick george scott : free download, borrow, and streaming : internet archive
Edoardofanfani: i appreciate george gilbert scott, i tolerate william butterfield, i quite like augustus pugin and admire george edmund street, i like ninian comper, i love george frederick bodley. however, the greatest gothic revival architect of all time will always remain ralph adams cram.
Claybert32: the 17-inch shells used by germans during wwi left massive craters in the ground. witnesses to the aftermath of these shells were shocked by the effects. check out this quick story from the great war as i saw it by canadian chaplain, frederick george scott:
Davidcranmerun1: british stockbroker father, frederick young dalziel (1868–1960). hoffman was a descendant of george washington's brother, as well as a cousin of francis scott key. she was also a distant cousin of writer and socialite pauline de rothschild (née potter; 1908–1976). her paternal
Torailwaymuseum: the city naturally wanted every major street to have a subway, while the railways balked at the cost of building so many. when agreement was finally reached in 1924, proposed subways at scott, church, george, frederick, princess and trinity streets went unbuilt. 3/3
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With our nerves all on edge and our jaws firmly set
We go rushing along; with our brows lined with sweat
And our cheeks pale and drawn every minute we dash,
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