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No. I in this series, the poem 'Beauty', includes a titled extension 'The Spirit of Beauty'. No. II in this series, the poem 'The Terrors of Beauty', includes a titled extension 'Animal Human Beauty'. The extension poems are separately indexed.
Includes
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The Terrors of Beauty
i
"Thy airy gait, and form divine",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 18 November 1846; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 September no. 1773 1856; (p. 5) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 154-155) -
A Lady by Moonlight
i
"A splendid Vision of delight,",
1855-1856
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 October no. 1799 1856; (p. 5) The Cornwall Chronicle , 22 November 1856; (p. 2) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 156-157) -
A Youth of the Utopian Era
i
"He stands before his Bride in passion's purple light,",
1855-1856
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 October no. 1799 1856; (p. 5) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 157-158) -
To Helen
i
"Helen, though matchless are thine eyes",
1855-1856
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 October no. 1799 1856; (p. 5) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 158) -
Dawn in the Australian Forest
i
"It is the Morning Star, arising slow",
1851
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 September no. 2090 1857; (p. 6)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 198-199) -
Lines and Figures
i
"There is no curve of sea or sky,",
1857
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 September no. 2090 1857; (p. 6) The Argus , 7 October no. 3533 1857; (p. 7) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 387-388) -
The World-Birth of Love
i
"Off from all Being, as a worn-out part,",
1857
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 September no. 2090 1857; (p. 6)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 388) The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems 1993; (p. 2-3) -
To a Girl
i
"Dear Maiden, I have often thought",
1849
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 18 July no. 785 1853; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 September no. 2090 1857; (p. 6) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 389) -
Beauty
i
"First in the human form and face so fair,",
1845
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Colonial Literary Journal and Weekly Miscellany of Useful Information , 20 March vol. 2 no. 39 1845; (p. 187) Thoughts: A Series of Sonnets 1845; (p. 6)
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 September no. 1773 1856; (p. 5) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 153)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Beautiful
1856-1857
single work
criticism
This critical work by Charles Harpur on aesthetics is based around nine poems in his series 'The Beautiful' and two titled poem extensions.
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The Beautiful
1856-1857
single work
criticism
This critical work by Charles Harpur on aesthetics is based around nine poems in his series 'The Beautiful' and two titled poem extensions.
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