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A Rhyme single work   poetry   "Blissless am I, except in this"
Is part of Poems by Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , 1846 series - author poetry
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1843... 1843 A Rhyme
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Alternative title: Rhymes
Alternative title: The Poet
First line of verse: "Blissless am I except in this" First known date: 1843
Notes:
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Notes:
In 1858 Charles Harpur was drawn into an argument with Frank Fowler, the editor of the Month : A Literary and Critical Journal. Harpur wrote a Note with an accompanying poem published in the Empire (9 March 1858) which was commented on by Fowler in the pages of the Month. Harpur continued the argument in a Note published in the 28 May 1858 issue of the Empire with this version of A Rhyme. The Note is separately indexed.
Notes:
A poem in six numbered parts.
Notes:
At foot of poem 1843.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Empire 28 May 1858 Z1737705 1858 newspaper issue 1858 pg. 2
First line of verse: "A Rhyme of Love in loneliness, -"
  • 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. 267-272
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