Lines On Stratford

Our Canadian County Perth Commemorates great bard of earth ; Stratford and Avon both are here, And they enshrine the name Shakespeare. For here in Stratford every ward Is named from drama of great bard. Here you may roam o'er Romeo Or glance on Juliet bestow. The valley of the Thames we presume includes Stratford on the north and Woodstock and Ingersoll on the south. The Avon, on whose banks Stratford is located, joins the Thames near St.Mary's. The middle branch flows through Embro and Thamesford, the south and middle branches unite and flow through Dorchester and Westminster and blend with the northern branch at London, where it deviates to Elgin in the south.