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y separately published work icon Backblock Ballads and Other Verses selected work   poetry   humour  
  • Author:agent Den http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/dennis-c-j-clarence-james
Issue Details: First known date: 1913... 1913 Backblock Ballads and Other Verses
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:E. W. Cole , 1913 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'Urry!i"Now. Now. Ma-til-der! Ain't cher dressed yet? I declare, the girl ain't up!", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour (p. 9-12)
Roamin' Freei"The miser sits beside his hoard", C. J. D. , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Langwidgei"'The flamin' cows!' 'e ses; 'e did, an' worse;", Den , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Doch-an-Dorisi"Be aisy Pat! Don't lave like that!", Den , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
An Old Masteri"We were cartin' lathes and palin's from the slopes of Mount St Leonard,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour (p. 19-22)
Wanderers Losti"Oh, we are the phantoms of rovers lost -", C. J. D. , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Looting of Jimi"Jim Johnson is a farmin' man - he is a farmin' man -", C. J. D. , single work poetry (p. 24-27)
Hopeful Hawkinsi"Hawkins wasn't in the swim at all in Dingo Flat,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour (p. 28-30)
Muttoni"In the middle of the summer, when the town is limp with heat,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
The Homeward Tracki"Once a year we lumber southward with the clip from Yarradee;", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
Cowi"Aw, go write yer tinklin' jingle, an' yer pretty phrases mingle,", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour (p. 35-39)
Barley Grassi"Wavin' corn upon the hillside", D [C. J. Dennis] , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Snakesi"Reginald Alphonsus Bungey had a scientific mind.", Den , single work poetry (p. 42-44)
Mornin' Magpiesi"There's a dismal fowl and dreary", C. J. D. , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Up 'long the Billabongi"Oh, the pleasures of the city were beguilin' me;", C. J. D. , single work poetry (p. 47)
When the Sun's Behind the Hilli"There's a soft and peaceful feeling", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry (p. 49-51)
Wheati"'Sowin' things an' growin' things, an' watchin' of 'em", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry (p. 52-54)
The Cruise of the "Nightmare"i"Ofttimes strange dreams have haunted me, of weird and fearsome things;", Den , single work poetry (p. 55-58)
The Ballad of Juno Suei"Sue Timmins lived in Sheoak Town -", C. J. D. , single work poetry humour (p. 59-63)
Me 'an Bates My Mate Batesi"Schoolmates - me an' Billy Bates,", C. J. D. , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
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