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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Nelson
, 1970 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Sydney Cove
A Fulfilled Prophecy
Visit of Hope to Sydney Cove
Visit of Hope to Sydney Cove Near Botany Bayi"Where Sydney Cove, her lucid bosom swells,",
single work
poetry
(p. 2)
Note: With title: Visit of Hope to Sydney Cove, near Botany-Bay
- Botany Bay Ecologues : Elinori"Once more to daily toil, once more to wear", single work poetry (p. 2-4)
- Prologue: By a Gentleman of Leicester. On opening the Theater, at Sydney, Botany Bay to be spoken by the celebrated Mr BARRINGTON The Barrington Prologuei"From distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come,", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
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Verses Written to Lewin, the Entomologist, 1805i"Nature! there dwells in these Australian lands",
single work
poetry
(p. 6)
Note: Editor's note: The text is taken from W.S. Hill-Reid, John Grant's Journey (Heinemann, London, 1957), p. 210, where the verses are dated 1805. The writer's source is Grant's private papers.
- Alas; Poor Botany Bayi"Alas; poor Botany Bay your lot is very hard", single work poetry satire (p. 7-9)
- Colonial Hunti"When Sol has commenc'd his diurnal career,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Ode for the Queen's Birth-Day, 1813i"RETIR'D within the silent Glen,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Ode for the Queen's Birth Day, 1816i"WHEN SPAIN'S proud Genius saw COLUMBUS brave", single work poetry (p. 11-13)
- Botany-Bay Flowersi"God of this planet! for that name best fits", single work poetry (p. 14-16)
- The Kangaroo Kangarooi"Kangaroo! Kangaroo!", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- On Reading the Controversy Between Lord Byron and Mr Bowlesi"Whether a ship's poetic? - Bowles would own,", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- `Where'er the Sickning Muse'i"Where'er the sickning Muse averts her face,", single work poetry satire (p. 19-23)
- Impromptui"Two Hundred Pounds! a tempting Sum", single work poetry satire (p. 23-24)
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A Friendly Hint: A Fragmenti"M-cq-r-- do I see aright",
single work
poetry
(p. 24-25)
Note: Subtitle: On seeing the Governor's public notice offering a free pardon for the discovery of the pipe maker
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Ode V. to Sylviai"Hast thou not seen some captive bird",
single work
poetry
(p. 25)
Note: With alternate title
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Black Towni"From this dull portal, (whence th' expectant eye",
single work
poetry
'Mourns the passing of the Parramatta Aboriginal School founded by Macquarie.' (Webby)
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Elegiac Lines on Winteri"With cheerless gloom and storm-portending clouds,",
single work
poetry
(p. 28)
Note: With alternate title
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Colonial Nomenclaturei"'Twas said of Greece two thousand years ago,",
single work
poetry
satire
A satire on Governor Macquarie's propensity to name buildings and geographical landmarks after himself.Note: Sydney, 1823
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Judge Field a Poet, and 'Botany Bay Flowers'i"'Tis strange to live a year or two in Sydney",
single work
poetry
(p. 30)
Note: Sydney, 1824
- Sonnet Written on Board the Medway, off Hobart Towni"O I could gaze the live-long summer-day", single work poetry (p. 31)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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You are out of Time
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Change - Conflict and Convergence : Austral-Asian Scenarios 2010; (p. 166-175) -
Untitled
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , vol. 7 no. 2 1971; (p. 45-46)
— Review of Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 1970 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Hemisphere , vol. 15 no. 7 1971; (p. 38-40)
— Review of Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 1970 anthology poetry
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Untitled
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Hemisphere , vol. 15 no. 7 1971; (p. 38-40)
— Review of Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 1970 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , vol. 7 no. 2 1971; (p. 45-46)
— Review of Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 1970 anthology poetry -
You are out of Time
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Change - Conflict and Convergence : Austral-Asian Scenarios 2010; (p. 166-175)
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