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Milton : His Minor Poems single work   poetry   "As through some stream's most christal purity"
Is part of Milton Charles Harpur , 1984 sequence poetry
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1845... 1845 Milton : His Minor Poems
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Notes

  • Number five, part two, in the sequence Poetical Studies or Rhymed Criticisms as published in the Weekly Register.
  • Number three, part two, in the sequence Poetical Studies or Rhymed Criticisms as published in The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur.
  • This poem appears in a number of versions. For further details, see The Poems of Charles Harpur in Manuscript in the Mitchell Library and in Publication in the Nineteenth Century: An Analytical Finding List by Elizabeth Holt and Elizabeth Perkins (Canberra: Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, 2002).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
This version has 23 lines.
Alternative title: Milton : II : His Minor Poems
First line of verse: "As through some virgin Stream's pellucid flow"
Notes:
This version has 42 lines.
  • 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. 799-800
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