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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Queenstown,
Western Tasmania (including the West Coast),
Tasmania,:E.M. White
, 1911 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Dedication: To My Wifei"To you I dedicate this book of song,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Sphinxi"Gazing upon the sand with peaceful eyes,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Mount Wellingtoni"Thy massive head, uplifted to the skies,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- God's Acrei"'Tis Sabbath morn, and o'er the hills I gaze,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Nighti"Night spreads a sable curtain o'er the sky,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- New Year's Evei"We stand upon an ever-shifting shore", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Mount Rumneyi"When Moses viewed the wond'rous Promised Land,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Fairylandi"The sun, all glory-laden, brings the morn;", single work poetry (p. 11)
-
Nil Desperandumi"The future gleams before me like a sea,",
single work
poetry
(p. 12)
Note: Punctuation of the poem has been revised slightly in this edition.
- The Training College (Melbourne University)i"We see around us, wrought in brick and stone,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Our Principal (Dr. John Smyth)i"We honour and revere his name alway;", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Childreni"They sit before us, eager-eyed and still,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Pearyi"He sought beyond Earth's outposts, far away", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Youth and Agei""Stay!" cried the youth, "O fancies fair", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Sunshine and Shadowi"Never mind the shadows when the sun is bright;", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Game of Lifei"Life is a game we all must play,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- My Sunbeami"She I love is fair and sweet;", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Teacheri"With earnest mind and tender heart", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Coupletsi"Life - 'tis a smile and then a sigh,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- O Lovely Night!i"The sun sets in the western skies,", single work poetry (p. 22)
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