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Notes
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Dedication: 'To My Mother'.
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Author's note: Acknowledgement.
Several of the verses appear for the first time. Some, however, have already been printed either in The Argus, The Australasian, or The Triad, and my thanks are due to the proprietors of these journals for permitting me to republish. Myra Morris
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Australasian Authors' Agency
, 1918 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Englandi"England is mine, and I am England's own!", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Here - and Therei"A flare of smoking lamps swung high", single work poetry (p. 3-5)
- By the Deserti"Pale sands and distant, dark'ning hills,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- The Seekingi"I sought Him down the pathways of the years,", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- I Saw the Faces of the Poori"I saw the faces of the poor,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- The Outsideri"Beneath the painted roof", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Daffodilsi"A thousand years ago", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- To a Brown Beei"Where have you been this Spring morning, brown rover?", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Golden Riveri"Walked we by the golden river,", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Happy Songs (1)i"Came the wind at sunset,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Happy Songs (2)i"The creek winds singing by the town,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Happy Songs (3)i"All day the happy little waves", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Expiationi"Hist, comrades! What ho, mates!", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
- Christ : 19--i"Right in the city's roar looms the cathedral", single work poetry (p. 25-30)
- Ode to the Magpiei"Melodious herald of the misty morn,", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
- Moon-Risei"A bank of clouds fantastically peaked", single work poetry (p. 34)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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In Passing
1932
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 October vol. 67 no. 799 1932; (p. 1246-1247) -
A Shelf of Women's Books
1926
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 March vol. 2 no. 14 1926; (p. 8, 57) May writes of her desire to have a bookshelf full of women writers and discusses some of her favourites, both Australian and non-Australian. -
Untitled
1918
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 25 September vol. 98 no. 2543 1918; (p. 2)
— Review of England and Other Verses 1918 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1918
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 25 September vol. 98 no. 2543 1918; (p. 2)
— Review of England and Other Verses 1918 selected work poetry -
A Shelf of Women's Books
1926
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 2 March vol. 2 no. 14 1926; (p. 8, 57) May writes of her desire to have a bookshelf full of women writers and discusses some of her favourites, both Australian and non-Australian. -
In Passing
1932
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 October vol. 67 no. 799 1932; (p. 1246-1247)
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