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y separately published work icon The Skyline Riders and Other Verses selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Henry Lawson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lawson-henry
Issue Details: First known date: 1910... 1910 The Skyline Riders and Other Verses
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Notes

  • Dedication: To My Friends
    These are songs of the Friends I neglected-
    And the Foes, too, in part;
    These are songs that were mostly rejected-
    But songs from my heart.
    Yours truly,
    Henry Lawson (Sydney, 19/9/'10)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Fergusson , 1910 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
An Unconventional Sketch, J. G. Lockley , single work biography (p. 11-26)
The Skyline Ridersi"Against the light of a dawning white", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 27-29)
Outsidei"I want to be lighting my pipe on deck,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 30)
Do They Think that I Do Not Know?i"They say that I never have written of love,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 31-33)
Somewhere Up in Queenslandi"He's somewhere up in Queensland,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 34-36)
Down the Riveri"I've done with joys an' misery,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Successi"Did you see that man riding past,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Billy of Queenslandi""Queensland", he heads his letters - that's all:", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
The Lily and the Beei"I looked upon the lilies", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
William Streeti"'Tis William Street, the link street,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 45-47)
The King of Our Republici"He is coming! He is coming! without heralds, without cheers.", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
The Bonny Port of Sydneyi"The lovely Port of Sydney", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Broken Axletreei"On the Track of Grand Endeavour, on the long track out to Bourke,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
Clinging Backi"When you see a man come walking down through George Street loose and free,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 54-56)
The Memories they Bringi"I would never waste the hours", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
Above Lavender Bayi"'Tis glorious morning everywhere", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 59-61)
He Had So Much Work to Doi"Tell a simple little story of a settler in the West,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 62-65)
The Foreign Drunki"When you get tight in foreign lands", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
Cromwelli"They took dead Cromwell from his grave,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 68-71)
The Imported Servanti"The blue sky arches o'er mountain and valley,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 72-73)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled 1910 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 16 November vol. 81 no. 2128 1910; (p. 55)

— Review of The Skyline Riders and Other Verses Henry Lawson , 1910 selected work poetry
Lawson 1910 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 November vol. 31 no. 1603 1910; (p. 2)

— Review of The Skyline Riders and Other Verses Henry Lawson , 1910 selected work poetry
Lawson 1910 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 November vol. 31 no. 1603 1910; (p. 2)

— Review of The Skyline Riders and Other Verses Henry Lawson , 1910 selected work poetry
Untitled 1910 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 16 November vol. 81 no. 2128 1910; (p. 55)

— Review of The Skyline Riders and Other Verses Henry Lawson , 1910 selected work poetry
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