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Issue Details: First known date: 1913... 1913 Roses on the Window Sill : Original Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to Daisy Miller.
  • Epigraph:
    Sometimes, in some leafy nook,
    Sister mine, take up this book,
    And hear bells faintly ringing.
    Some welcome note may softly trill
    From some familiar, wind-swept hill,
    Where happy hearts went singing!

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Varleys , 1913 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Lady of Dreamsi"She drops a wealth of poppies -", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 7-9)
A Little Mountain Roadi"It winds around the hillside's heart", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Winds that Blow From the Hillsi"O winds that blow from the hills!", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 12)
Your Voicei"What saint's sweet soul is prisoned in your voice?", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Fairy Shelli"Imagination holds her tinted shell", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
A National Songi"Close by the Gates of Morn,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
So Silently!i"So silently your bark passed out of sight,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Old Tracksi"Oh, how I long for the wind of God,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Moon Above the Pinesi"O lovely Moon above the tall, dark pines,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
A River Love Songi"Oh, the grand waves of the Ocean flow onward none know where,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 22)
Babettei"In the sunshine of your eyes I live,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 23)
Knockmorei"O, the bog-wind, the sweet wind, that comes fresh and cool", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
A Stone, Or a Pearl?i"Into the lake of her soul -", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 26)
Our Lady of the Dovesi"All the music of all the brooks", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 27)
Australia, God, and Homei"Glowing in regal splendour", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Lace Makeri"Minding the cattle and the little wild sheep", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 30)
Sunrise, Healesvillei"Saw you the dawn-light on Healesville mountains,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 31)
Australia in Springtimei"Fairy orchards of far Japan,", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 32-35)
A Hillside Greetingi"'A pleasant morning!' Your words are ringing", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Herei"Come, walk with me in the dewy glade", Marion Miller Knowles , single work poetry (p. 38-39)

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