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Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920
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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.
D'Entrecasteaux' Channel, Van Dieman's Landi"See! D'Entrecasteaux' Channel opens fair,", John Dunmore Lang , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Note: May, 1823
Sonnet : On the Conflagration of the Forest Around Sydney November 25th, 1826i"Fearful I stood on the moss-covered rock", John Dunmore Lang , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Countryi"Happy the man from business free,", William Woolls , single work poetry (p. 32-34)
My Native Landi"The moonlight of a milder clime", Henry Parkes , single work poetry
'His love for England' (Webby for the poem in Australasian Chronicle)
 (p. 34-35)
The Cry of "Land!"i""Land, land!" the joyful cry at last,", A Wanderer , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Home-Bound Shipi"Morn brightened into rich and cloudless day,", Henry Parkes , single work poetry
On leaving Sydney to return to England.
 (p. 35-36)
Our Coming Countrymeni"England's poor who wanderers be", Henry Parkes , single work poetry (p. 36-38)
Solitudei"Where the mocking lyre-bird calls", A Wanderer , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Is Wentworth a Patriot?i"A Patriot is one who hath no aims", An Australian , single work poetry satire (p. 39-40)
Note: First line: A Patriot is one who has no aims
Sonnet Dedicated to Sir George Gipps Sonnet on the Political and Moral Condition of Australia in 1845i"My Country, I am sore at heart for thee!", Charles Harpur , single work poetry
'Dedicated to Governor Gipps, in support of his opposition to the squatters.' (Webby)
 (p. 40)
Note: With alternate title
"Thus should she always dress! -- in white. To me" On Seeing Her Dressed in Whitei"Dress ever thus should Rosa! yes, to me,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Note: with alternate title
She Loves Me Love A Confession Sonneti"She loves me! From her own bliss-breathing lips", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 41)
Note: With title: A Confession With alt first line: She Loves me! From her own sweet timid lips
Prose Poetryi"On nerveless, tuneless lines how sadly", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 41)
Coleridge's Christabel The Verse of Coleridge's 'Christabel'i"Mark yon runnel how 'tis flowing,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
"A settler in the olden times went forth" The Creek of the Four Gravesi"I tell a Settler's tale of the old times,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry
A group of white men wander into the Australian wilderness in search of discovery. They marvel at the foreignness of the landscape before settling down to sleep at their camp. They are woken by an attack from a group of Indigenous Australians. Seeing his friends killed, Egremont flees into a creek and finds a cavity in the earth to hide in. His pursuers give up their hunt, unable to find him, and he escapes. 
 (p. 42-47)
To the Daisyi"Whence was the silvery gleam that came?", Richard Howitt , single work poetry (p. 47-70)
Note: Eastern Hill, Melbourne
Tullamarinei"Tullamarine, thou lovely flower", Richard Howitt , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
Amans Amarei"A cottage small be mine, with porch", Daniel Henry Deniehy , single work poetry (p. 50)
To Mrs. Chisholmi"The guardian angel of her helpless sex,", Robert Lowe , single work poetry (p. 51)
Songs of the Squatters (No.3.)i"The gum has no shade,", Robert Lowe , single work poetry satire (p. 51-52)
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