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Notes
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The poems from 'Childhood' to 'Retrospect' (pp. 3-18) are collected in a section titled 'The Body of Dew'; those from 'Invocation' to 'Haunted' (71-88) in a section called 'Chants of Broken Times'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Sydney J. Endacott
, 1920 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Childhood
The Childi"I have heard him singing alone to the wind when the day was young on the hills",
single work
poetry
(p. 3)
Note: With title: Childhood
- "A ruined homestead leans awry" Ballad of Bush-Ghost Roadi"There is a ruined homestead by", single work poetry humour (p. 4-6)
- Chiaroscuroi"Her face of saddened innocence,", single work poetry (p. 7)
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Faith of Earth
The Triumphi"Standing alone upon the morning plain,",
single work
poetry
(p. 8)
Note: With title: Faith of Earth
- "Lean to me, heart of the twilight-pearl;" Hesperidesi"Lean over me in the twilight-pearl;", single work poetry (p. 9)
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Requiem
Three Gravesi"Three graves crown the tufted hill,",
single work
poetry
(p. 10)
Note: With title: Requiem
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Lost Avalon
Avaloni"After long voyaging, my swift boat flew",
single work
poetry
(p. 11)
Note: With title: Lost Avalon.
- Celtici"On your lips, lurking laughter;", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Springtimei"Dawn spreads like rich roses unfolding; the diamond-rayed dew", single work poetry (p. 13)
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An Outer Suburb : Sunday
An Outer Suburb : Sunday Morningi"Past the tight houses drops a metalled street",
single work
poetry
(p. 14)
Note: Appears in this selected work with alternative first line: Past the cramped houses drops a metalled street
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Summer Dream
"I dreamed a beautiful dream"
Summertide Dreami"I dreamed a beautiful summertide dream",
single work
poetry
(p. 15)
Note: With title: Summer Dream
- Sundowni"As when a golden goblet rolls at banquet from a tipsy hand,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Rose-dregsi"I wake at morn and find upon my bed", single work poetry (p. 17)
- "I wonder if the little heart I cut upon a tree" Retrospecti"I wonder if the little heart I graved upon a tree", single work poetry (p. 18)
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Earthen Vessels : A Theme in Sonnets.,
selected work
sequence
poetry
(p. 19-55)
Note: Sequence of 35 sonnets; some from earlier publication revised.
- Commercium, sequence poetry (p. 57-68)
- Invocationi"Of the Power most high,", single work poetry (p. 71)
- Safe from Shelteri"It were little to come", single work poetry (p. 72)
- In the Orbit of the Rosei"Love has roses in her hair:", single work poetry (p. 73)
- Metropolisi"These buildings of the town,", single work poetry (p. 74)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Editorial Notes
1920
single work
review
— Appears in: Birth : A Little Journal of Australian Poetry , July vol. 4 no. 44 1920; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Poems 1920 selected work poetry -
Editorial Notes
1920
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Birth : A Little Journal of Australian Poetry , April vol. 4 no. 41 1920; (p. 38-40) -
Untitled
1920
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 October vol. 41 no. 2122 1920; (p. 2)
— Review of Poems 1920 selected work poetry
-
Editorial Notes
1920
single work
review
— Appears in: Birth : A Little Journal of Australian Poetry , July vol. 4 no. 44 1920; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Poems 1920 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1920
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 October vol. 41 no. 2122 1920; (p. 2)
— Review of Poems 1920 selected work poetry -
Editorial Notes
1920
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Birth : A Little Journal of Australian Poetry , April vol. 4 no. 41 1920; (p. 38-40)
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