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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Seventy Seven
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Wakefield Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
To Parisi"You have certainly had a bad press: pusillanimous, treacherous, lecherous: such are the usual attributes", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Fig Branch Songi"His floruit, sixth century before Christ's birth:", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Occasional Verse : The Dervish and the Cowboyi"The cowboy and the dervish", John Bray , single work poetry satire (p. 30)
Note to Jan Oweni"My thanks for verses cast in flawless metre.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 31)
A Question of Etymologyi"Robert Clark spotlights here a unique", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 31)
Epitaph for Thomasi"Pleasure, wine and gluttony,", John Bray , Pierre de Ronsard , single work poetry (p. 35)
Life of Man (Leben Eines Mannes)i"Yesterday the fishing line,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 36)
In the Sinking Year (Im Sinkenden Jahr)i"Now and then a shiver grieves", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 37)
You Have Endured the Day (Du Hast Den Tag Ertagen)i"You have endured the day time,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Herons (Die Reiher)i"Motionless, with their necks heraldically bending,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Drowningsi"You cannot, Pericles, prolong your mourning into the next quinquennium.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 42)
Self Addressi"You are beset with helpless troubles. Still, be strong.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 42)
To an Acquaintancei"You join us uninvited, you drink but never spend.", Archilochus , John Bray , single work poetry (p. 43)
Manifestoi"I do not crave the wealth of Holmes a'Court.", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 43)
The Wishi"At Salmydessus let the top-knotted Thracians", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 43)
Unlucky Encounteri"Just when I am looking for a subject for satire,", John Bray , single work poetry (p. 43)
The Dead and the Livingi"The dead get little kudos from their fellow citizens.", John Bray , single work poetry satire (p. 44)
Post Mortem Warningi"Those who zealously strive to appease the respectable classes", John Bray , single work poetry satire (p. 44)
Advice to the Agedi"Old men should be confined to trivial pastimes.", John Bray , single work poetry satire (p. 44)
The Shieldi"So some Thracian savage is swanning around with my brand-new shield!", John Bray , single work poetry satire (p. 44)
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