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Editor's note. The limericks used in this volume are from Shaw Neilson's notebooks in the collection of the Mitchell Library in Sydney, and are reproduced with the library's permission.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Pymble,
Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Selected Poems : Introduction, single work criticism (p. 3-36)
- Sheedy Was Dyingi"Grey as a rising ghost -", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
- The Land Where I Was Borni"Have you ever been down to my countree", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- The Lover Sings i"It is not dark, it is not day;", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- My Lady Chidesi"It was the dawn when sweetest sounds are heard", single work poetry (p. 41)
- The Hour Is Losti"The hour is lost! Was ever hour so sweet!", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Granny Sullivan Old Granny Sullivani"A pleasant shady place it is, a pleasant place and cool -", single work poetry (p. 42-44)
- Under a Currajong [Kurrajong]i"Here is the ecstasy", single work poetry (p. 44)
- In the Streeti"The night, the rain, who could forget?-", single work poetry (p. 45)
- The Case of Adami"There was a bold preacher named Campbell", single work poetry (p. 46)
- The Soldier is Homei"Weary is he, and sick of the sorrow of war,", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
- The Sundowneri"I know not when this tiresome man", single work poetry (p. 47-49)
- Bush Scene Along a Riveri"Green leaves - A patch of world along a river", single work poetry (p. 49)
- Love is a Firei"It was a rippling day in rising spring.", single work poetry (p. 49-50)
- His Father's Coati"There is no lack of crimson in your blood,", single work poetry (p. 50)
- The Break of Dayi"The stars are pale.", single work poetry (p. 51)
- At a Lowan's Nesti"Here, in the rubble and the sand,", single work poetry (p. 51)
- To the Summer Girli"Have I been blinded with excess of light?", single work poetry (p. 52)
- Limericksi"An old lady at Tarranginnie", single work poetry (p. 52-54)
- You, and Yellow Airi"I dream of an old kissing-time", single work poetry (p. 55-56)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Glimpsing Heaven
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 37 no. 7-8 1993; (p. 117-119)
— Review of Selected Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; Momentum 1992 selected work poetry ; The Floor of Heaven 1992 selected work poetry ; Sydney's Poems : A Selection on the Occasion of the City's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary 1842-1992 1992 anthology poetry ; Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry drama extract -
Imagery Blurs Neilson Study
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 13 February 1993; (p. 48)
— Review of Selected Poems 1993 selected work poetry
-
Imagery Blurs Neilson Study
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 13 February 1993; (p. 48)
— Review of Selected Poems 1993 selected work poetry -
Glimpsing Heaven
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 37 no. 7-8 1993; (p. 117-119)
— Review of Selected Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; Momentum 1992 selected work poetry ; The Floor of Heaven 1992 selected work poetry ; Sydney's Poems : A Selection on the Occasion of the City's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary 1842-1992 1992 anthology poetry ; Selected Poems 1973 selected work poetry drama extract
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