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Issue Details: First known date: 1930... 1930 The Wild Swan : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Robertson and Mullens , 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dedicatoryi"I have known many men, and many men", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. n.p.)
The Argosyi"Mark now this argosy which I set sail,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Black Swansi"O ye wild swans, that from your watery element", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 4)
The White Swani"Once a child waking heard the beat of those great wings,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 4)
A Song of Swans, Mary Gilmore , sequence poetry (p. 4-5)
The Murrumbidgee Heardi"O ye wild swans the Murrumbidgee yearning heard, afar,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 5)
Never Againi"Never again as of old shall we know the flight", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Trumpeteri"Dulled is the glossy breast, heavy the wing;", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Flight of the Swansi"Long, long ago I stood amid the thundrous rout", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Three Swans Went Byi"Whither, ye wanderers in the heights your wings still dare,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 10)
Swans at Nighti"Within the night, above the dark,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 11-13)
The Mopokei"I heard the hautbois of the solitude", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 14)
The First Thrushi"Though leaves have fallen long since,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
The Green-Leeki"Thou wast a leaf,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Godwiti"So far it flew", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 18)
Swiftsi"Who has declared to them their powers,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Soldier-Birdi"How oft we stalked a leaf and thought it you,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Peeweei"When the dawn awakes, and the morning breaks,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Spoonbilli"Where yonder brooding spoonbill stands,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Ibisi"All day he watched within the reedy flood,", Mary Gilmore , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
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