Father of Canada

Famous quotes containing the words father and/or canada:

“Not today, O Lord,
O not today, think not upon the fault
My father made in compassing the crown.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Though the words Canada East on the map stretch over many rivers and lakes and unexplored wildernesses, the actual Canada, which might be the colored portion of the map, is but a little clearing on the banks of the river, which one of those syllables would more than cover.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)