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Notes
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Dedication: To the people of Australia, this collection of first efforts is dedicated by an Australian.
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The poems appear in sections titled : 'Christmas Poems' (pp. 8-21); 'Lays of Illawarra' (pp. 25-61); 'Poems of the Australian Bush' (pp. 63-92); 'Sea-Side Lyrics' (pp. 93-121); 'Miscellaneous Poems' (pp. 123-164); 'Songs and Ballads' (pp. 165-187); 'Fragments from "Kiandra" (an Earlier Poem)'; (pp. 189-202).
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Indexing in progress.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Gibbs, Shallard and Co.
, 1870 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Five Thousand Leagues Away! : A Christmas Lyrici"Like the low sweet voice of a wandering tide that returns to its own loved shore,", single work poetry (p. 10-15)
- The Old Year and the Newi"Lonely and gloomily bells toll forth", single work poetry (p. 16-19)
- Five Years Ago : A Christmas Reveriei"O, sweetly falls the summershine on rocky cleft and ledge -", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Illawarrai"Illawarra! - Home of beauty! - Land of forest, flower, and fern!", single work poetry (p. 26-31)
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'Coming Events' : An Australian Seaside Lyrici"The surges were kissing the crags of Kiama,",
single work
poetry
(p. 32-35)
Note: With title: 'Coming Events'
- Jamberooi"Underneath the waving forests, underneath the woodland shade,", single work poetry (p. 36-40)
- The Beach of Wollongongi"'Come! let me take your honest hand! - I love its sturdy grasp,", single work poetry (p. 41-46)
- Terrara : A Moonlight Reveriei"Like fluttering birds from their leaf-hidden nests,", single work poetry (p. 47-49)
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Gerringong : An Australian Lyrici"Lo! the daylight's glowing splendour branches o'er the reddening skies -",
single work
poetry
(p. 50-61)
Note: With title: 'Gerringong'
- Lost in the Bushi"It lay upon the sand - a shrivelled thing,", single work poetry (p. 65-68)
- The Mountain Moss Springi"A blacken'd block of crumbling crag where grey-green lichens spread,", single work poetry (p. 69-72)
- Waiting for the Maili"Breaks a sun-streak through the casement - streams its glories on the floor,", single work poetry (p. 73-76)
- Arakoon : Brush Scenery on the Macleayi"Frighted night hath left her jewels clinging to each shivering bough,", single work poetry (p. 77-83)
- Sunset in the Foresti"The swamp-nurtured vapours are heavenward creeping,", single work poetry (p. 84-87)
- Such is the Way of the Worldi"I lay where the forest was flinging", single work poetry (p. 88-92)
- Floating Away!i"Where the tremulous wave is upheaving", single work poetry (p. 95-97)
- St. Valentine's Evei"St. Valentine's Eve! how my heart-quiver,", single work poetry (p. 98-102)
- Under the Cliffsi"Let us wander near the headland where the sluggish surges crawl,", single work poetry (p. 103-108)
- Voices from the Seai"See! the bashful shades are hiding!", single work poetry (p. 109-113)
- Footprints in the Sandi"The headlands force their rifted peaks", single work poetry (p. 114-116)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1870
single work
review
— Appears in: The Illustrated Sydney News , 13 April 1870; (p. 375)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems 1870 selected work poetry -
Notices of New Publications
1870
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 2 April vol. 1 no. 13 1870; (p. 18)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems 1870 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1870
single work
review
— Appears in: The Illustrated Sydney News , 13 April 1870; (p. 375)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems 1870 selected work poetry -
Notices of New Publications
1870
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 2 April vol. 1 no. 13 1870; (p. 18)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems 1870 selected work poetry
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