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Leichhardt's Grave : An Elegiac Ode on the Scarcely Doubtful Fate of the Amiable and Talented Naturalist, Leichhardt, Whose Life There is too Much Reason to Fear has been Sacrificed in the Cause of Science, Whilst Endeavouring to Effect an Overland Route to Port Essington
single work
"Ye who prepare with pilgrim feet"
Composed:
Hyde Park,
Sydney City,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Issue Details:
First known date:
1845...
1845
Leichhardt's Grave : An Elegiac Ode on the Scarcely Doubtful Fate of the Amiable and Talented Naturalist, Leichhardt, Whose Life There is too Much Reason to Fear has been Sacrificed in the Cause of Science, Whilst Endeavouring to Effect an Overland Route to Port Essington
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
The author hopes that the relics of his 'murder'd friend' may be found and fittingly buried by the search party.
Notes
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This was a premature lament set to music, for Lynd's friend Ludwig Leichhardt, who was presumed to have died. On 25 March 1846, Leichhardt and members of his expedition returned to Sydney.
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Author's note: Sydney Barracks, July 2, 1845.
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Appeared in the Empire in September 1861 with an accompanying letter from Henry Kendall (q.v.). Kendall had evidently copied the poem from an old copy of the Atlas and forwarded it to the Empire for publication.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Grave in the Bush
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tilting at Matilda : Literature, Aborigines, Women and the Church in Contemporary Australia 1994; (p. 30-38) -
Notes and Queries
1879
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 11 October vol. 20 no. 509 1879; (p. 689) -
Untitled
1861
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Empire , 23 October 1861; (p. 3) -
Untitled
1845
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review
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 6 September vol. 5 no. 111 1845; (p. 111)
— Review of Leichhardt's Grave : An Elegiac Ode on the Scarcely Doubtful Fate of the Amiable and Talented Naturalist, Leichhardt, Whose Life There is too Much Reason to Fear has been Sacrificed in the Cause of Science, Whilst Endeavouring to Effect an Overland Route to Port Essington 1845 single work lyric/song poetry -
Untitled
1845
single work
review
— Appears in: The Atlas , 27 September vol. 1 no. 44 1845; (p. 523)
— Review of Leichhardt's Grave : An Elegiac Ode on the Scarcely Doubtful Fate of the Amiable and Talented Naturalist, Leichhardt, Whose Life There is too Much Reason to Fear has been Sacrificed in the Cause of Science, Whilst Endeavouring to Effect an Overland Route to Port Essington 1845 single work lyric/song poetry
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Untitled
1845
single work
review
— Appears in: The Atlas , 27 September vol. 1 no. 44 1845; (p. 523)
— Review of Leichhardt's Grave : An Elegiac Ode on the Scarcely Doubtful Fate of the Amiable and Talented Naturalist, Leichhardt, Whose Life There is too Much Reason to Fear has been Sacrificed in the Cause of Science, Whilst Endeavouring to Effect an Overland Route to Port Essington 1845 single work lyric/song poetry -
Untitled
1845
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 6 September vol. 5 no. 111 1845; (p. 111)
— Review of Leichhardt's Grave : An Elegiac Ode on the Scarcely Doubtful Fate of the Amiable and Talented Naturalist, Leichhardt, Whose Life There is too Much Reason to Fear has been Sacrificed in the Cause of Science, Whilst Endeavouring to Effect an Overland Route to Port Essington 1845 single work lyric/song poetry -
Notes and Queries
1879
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 11 October vol. 20 no. 509 1879; (p. 689) -
Untitled
1861
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Empire , 23 October 1861; (p. 3) -
The Grave in the Bush
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tilting at Matilda : Literature, Aborigines, Women and the Church in Contemporary Australia 1994; (p. 30-38)
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