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y separately published work icon Sea Spray and Smoke Drift selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1867... 1867 Sea Spray and Smoke Drift
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Lothian , 1909 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bellonai"Thou art moulded in marble impassive,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 61-63)
The Song of the Surfi"White steeds of ocean, that leap with a hollow and wearisome roar", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
"Oh, gaily sings the bird, and the wattle-boughs are stirr'd" Whisperings in Wattle-Boughsi"Oh, gaily sings the bird! and the wattle-boughs are stirred", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
Note: With first line: Oh, gaily sings the bird, and the wattle-boughs are stirr'd
Confiteori"The shore-boat lies in the morning light,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 68-71)
Sunlight on the Sea (the Philosophy of a Feast)i"Make merry, comrades, eat and drink,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 72-75)
Delilah (from a Picture)i"The sun has gone down, spreading wide on", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 76-78)
From Lightning and Tempesti"The spring-wind pass'd through the forest, and whispered low in the leaves,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 79)
Wormwood and Nightshadei"The troubles of life are many,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 80-84)
Ars Longa (a Song of Pilgrimage)i"Our hopes are wild imaginings,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 85-87)
The Last Leapi"All is over! fleet career,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 88-89)
Quare Fatigastii"Two years ago I was thinking", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 90-92)
Hippodromania; Or : Whiffs from the Pipe, Adam Lindsay Gordon , sequence poetry (p. 93-118)
Visions in the Smokei"Rest, and be thankful! On the verge", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 95-100)
The Fields of Colerainei"On the fields of Col'raine there'll be labour in vain", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry
Evaluates the prospects of the horses entered for the Great Western Stakes at Coleraine, Victoria in 1866
 (p. 101-102)
Credat Judaeus Apellai"Dear Bell, -- I enclose what you ask in a letter,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry
Considers the dangers of predicting the winner of the Champion Stakes for c.1866. The race was run in Melbourne, Victoria
 (p. 103-105)
Banker's Dreami"Of chases and courses dogs dream, so do horses--", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 106-109)
Prologuei"Calm and clear! the bright day is declining,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 110-112)
Ex Fumo Dare Lucem ('Twixt the Cup and the Lip), Adam Lindsay Gordon , sequence poetry
Imaginative foretelling of the running of the 1867 Melbourne Cup
 (p. 110-118)
The Racei"On the hill they are crowding together,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 112-114)
Epiloguei"He wins; yes, he wins upon paper,", Adam Lindsay Gordon , single work poetry (p. 114-118)
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