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Notes
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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, single work biography (p. 11-26)
- The Skyline Ridersi"Against the light of a dawning white", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- Outsidei"I want to be lighting my pipe on deck,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Do They Think that I Do Not Know?i"They say that I never have written of love,", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
- Somewhere Up in Queenslandi"He's somewhere up in Queensland,", single work poetry (p. 34-36)
- Down the Riveri"I've done with joys an' misery,", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
- Successi"Did you see that man riding past,", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- Billy of Queenslandi""Queensland", he heads his letters - that's all:", single work poetry (p. 41-42)
- The Lily and the Beei"I looked upon the lilies", single work poetry (p. 43-44)
- William Streeti"'Tis William Street, the link street,", single work poetry (p. 45-47)
- The King of Our Republici"He is coming! He is coming! without heralds, without cheers.", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- The Bonny Port of Sydneyi"The lovely Port of Sydney", single work poetry (p. 50-51)
- Broken Axletreei"On the Track of Grand Endeavour, on the long track out to Bourke,", single work poetry (p. 52-53)
- Clinging Backi"When you see a man come walking down through George Street loose and free,", single work poetry (p. 54-56)
- The Memories they Bringi"I would never waste the hours", single work poetry (p. 57-58)
- Above Lavender Bayi"'Tis glorious morning everywhere", single work poetry (p. 59-61)
- He Had So Much Work to Doi"Tell a simple little story of a settler in the West,", single work poetry (p. 62-65)
- The Foreign Drunki"When you get tight in foreign lands", single work poetry (p. 66-67)
- Cromwelli"They took dead Cromwell from his grave,", single work poetry (p. 68-71)
- The Imported Servanti"The blue sky arches o'er mountain and valley,", single work poetry (p. 72-73)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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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 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 1910 selected work poetry
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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 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 1910 selected work poetry
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