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y separately published work icon When I Was King and Other Verses selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Henry Lawson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lawson-henry
Issue Details: First known date: 1905... 1905 When I Was King and Other Verses
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1905 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Wander-Lighti"And they heard the tent-poles clatter,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 65-68)
Genoai"A long farewell to Genoa", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 69-70)
The Tracks that Lie by Indiai"Now this is not a dismal song, like some I've sung of late,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 71-73)
Say Good-bye When Your Chum is Marriedi"Now this is a rhyme that might well be carried", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 74)
The Separationi"We knew too little of the world,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
Ruthi"All is well - in a prison - tonight, and the warders are crying "All's Well!"", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 77-98)
The Cliffsi"They sing of the grandeur of cliffs inland,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 99-100)
Bourkei"I've followed all my tracks and ways, from old bark school to Leicester Square,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 101-105)
The Stringy-Bark Treei"There's the whitebox and pine on the ridges afar,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 106-107)
The Bush Firei"Ah, better the thud of the deadly gun, and the crash of the bursting shell,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 108-112)
Bill The Bill of the Agesi"He shall live to the end of this mad old world, he has lived since the world began,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 113-116)
Waratah and Wattlei"Though poor and in trouble I wander alone,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 117-118)
My Land and Ii"They have eaten their fill at your tables spread,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 119-121)
The Men Who Live it Downi"I have sinned, like others, blindly, without thought and without fear,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 122-124)
When Your Pants Begin to Goi"When you wear a cloudy collar and shirt that isn't white,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 125-129)
Robbie's Statuei"Grown tired of mourning for my sins-", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 130-132)
The Ballad of the Elder Soni"A son of elder sons I am,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 133-141)
The Pride that Comes Afteri"It knows it all, it knows it all,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 142-143)
A Voice from the Cityi"On western plain and eastern hill", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 144-146)
To-Morrowi"When you're suffering hard for your sins, old man,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 147-148)
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