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y separately published work icon Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier selected work   poetry   war literature  
  • Author:agent Douglas Stewart http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/stewart-douglas
Issue Details: First known date: 1941... 1941 Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1941 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 1i"We did not bury him deep enough; break up the monument,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry satire war literature (p. 1)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 2i"A thousand bayonets flashing down Martin Place", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 2)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 3i"We thought we had buried war with the Unknown Soldier,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 3)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 4i"War is a time of decision. Have we not rushed", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 4)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 5i"Twice in our time the hunger in all men's hearts", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 5)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 6i"Not one man's war but a nation's: that one man", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 6)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 7i"Burning Dunkirk was the mouth of hell at midnight", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 7)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 8i"The fools will tell you we stand on the threshold of light,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 8)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 9i"Never fear, soldier, that we shall not reward you,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 9)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 10i"Whether they bury him under a slab of granite", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 10)
Sonnets to the Unknown Soldier : 11i"Men of the future for whom we bleed to-day,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 11)
Men Who Know the Mountainsi"The men who know the mountains, men who have hurled", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 12-17)
The Poplar Comes to My Window The Presencesi"The poplar comes to my window,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Dreaming World : A Sonnet Sequencei"Because the world is asleep and no one can break", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 19-27)
New Zealandersi"Now while the aeroplane hurtles and sings through the night,", Douglas Stewart , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
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