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The Temple of Infamy single work   poetry   satire   "Weary of life almost, to think how Wrong"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 The Temple of Infamy
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    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. 581-596
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    y separately published work icon The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 Vincent O'Sullivan (editor), Nedlands : University of Western Australia. Centre for Studies in Australian Literature , 1988 Z420571 1988 anthology poetry short story criticism biography satire Nedlands : University of Western Australia. Centre for Studies in Australian Literature , 1988 pg. 26-55
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Related Works

Wentworth i "First come the Magnates - lo, their leader -he", Charles Harpur , 1849 single work poetry
— Appears in: The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator , 18 August 1849; (p. 6) The Argus , 10 September 1849; (p. 4) Sections of this poem later incorporated into 'The Temple of Infamy' and other poems about Wentworth.
y separately published work icon Marvellous Martin I i "I looked and saw a low-browed Creature pass", Charles Harpur , 1853 (Manuscript version)x401322 Z1080965 1853 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986; (p. 38) The Sting in the Wattle : Australian Satirical Verse 1993; (p. 12)
From The Temple of Infamy i "But hark! What hubbub now is this that comes", Charles Harpur , 1964 extract poetry (The Temple of Infamy)
— Appears in: From the Ballads to Brennan 1964; (p. 57-59)
The Temple of Infamy i "'But O,' continued she, her glances bright,", Charles Harpur , 1970 extract poetry (The Temple of Infamy)
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , April no. 33 1970; (p. 22)
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Works about this Work

Charles Harpur (1813-1868) : Baptised into Independence Charles Harpur , 1998 selected work prose
— Appears in: Our First Republicans : John Dunmore Lang, Charles Harpur, Daniel Henry Deniehy : Selected Writings, 1840-1860 1998; (p. 57-111) Contains a selection of Harpur's prose pieces, many of which originated as notes attached to poems published in newspapers and journals.
Charles Harpur : The Temple of Infamy Vincent O'Sullivan , 1988 selected work poetry
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 23-55)
Charles Harpur (1813-1868) : Baptised into Independence Charles Harpur , 1998 selected work prose
— Appears in: Our First Republicans : John Dunmore Lang, Charles Harpur, Daniel Henry Deniehy : Selected Writings, 1840-1860 1998; (p. 57-111) Contains a selection of Harpur's prose pieces, many of which originated as notes attached to poems published in newspapers and journals.
Charles Harpur : The Temple of Infamy Vincent O'Sullivan , 1988 selected work poetry
— Appears in: The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 1988; (p. 23-55)
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