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The Babylonian Captivity single work   poetry   "By far Euphrates' stream we sate,"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1856... 1856 The Babylonian Captivity
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Notes:
Author's note: (Being a Paraphrase of the 137th Psalm)
Notes:
A critical 'Note' on the poetry of the Psalms is published below the poem.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Empire no. 1668 13 May 1856 Z1727241 1856 newspaper issue 1856 pg. 5
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Poems Charles Harpur , Melbourne : George Robertson , 1883 Z139167 1883 selected work poetry Melbourne : George Robertson , 1883 pg. 130-132
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , Elizabeth Perkins (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z459555 1984 selected work poetry satire 'This collection represents one version of almost every poem written by Charles Harpur, with the omission of some translations and paraphrases. The verse drama, "Stalwart the Bushranger", and the fragments of the dramatic poem "King Saul" are not included. ... The collection is edited from Harpur's manuscript poems held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and from printed copies in colonial newspapers when no manuscript version existed.' (Preface) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 pg. 663-664
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Lament of the Captive Jews at Babylon
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