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A Lady by Moonlight single work   poetry   "A splendid Vision of delight,"
Is part of The Beautiful Charles Harpur , 1856-1857 series - author poetry
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
First known date: 1855-1856 Issue Details: First known date: 1855-1856... 1855-1856 A Lady by Moonlight
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Notes

  • No. III in the series 'The Beautiful'.
  • This poem appears from 1855-1856. For further details, see The Poems of Charles Harpur in Manuscript in the Mitchell Library and in Publication in the Nineteenth Century: An Analytical Finding List by Elizabeth Holt and Elizabeth Perkins (Canberra: Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, 2002).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Comprises 29 lines.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Empire no. 1799 13 October 1856 Z623246 1856 newspaper issue 1856 pg. 5
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Cornwall Chronicle 22 November 1856 Z1867405 1856 newspaper issue 1856 pg. 2
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , Elizabeth Perkins (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z459555 1984 selected work poetry satire 'This collection represents one version of almost every poem written by Charles Harpur, with the omission of some translations and paraphrases. The verse drama, "Stalwart the Bushranger", and the fragments of the dramatic poem "King Saul" are not included. ... The collection is edited from Harpur's manuscript poems held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and from printed copies in colonial newspapers when no manuscript version existed.' (Preface) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 pg. 156-157
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