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Issue Details: First known date: 1948... 1948 Spoils of Time : Some Poems of the English Speaking Peoples
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  • Selectively indexed.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Georgian House , 1948 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Spoils of Time : Some Poems of the English Speaking Peoples : Introduction, Rex Ingamells , single work criticism
An essay covering the development of English language poetry from its beginnings to the 1940s, including a section on Australian poetry.
 (p. xiii-xxvii)
Christopher Columbus : Space Columbus Goes Westi"Columbus looks towards the New World,", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Song of Tigilaui"The song of Tigilau the brave,", Marcus Clarke , single work poetry (p. 66-68)
The Fishing Lubrai"If that awful moment could come back again", William Hart-Smith , single work poetry (p. 69)
Australiai"Last sea-thing dredged by sailor Time from Space,", Bernard O'Dowd , single work poetry (p. 70)
Droughti"The great breath shudders,", Mary Finnin , single work poetry (p. 71)
From the Gulfi"Store cattle from Nelanjie! The mob goes feeding past,", Will H. Ogilvie , single work poetry (p. 72-74)
A Bushman's Songi"I'm travellin' down the Castlereagh, and I'm a station hand,", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
Silasi"It seems unfair to call Silas a coward", Geoffrey Reading , single work poetry (p. 77)
Where the Pelican Builds Her Nest Where the Pelican Buildsi"The horses were ready, the rails were down,", Mary Hannay Foott , single work poetry (p. 78)
The Sliprails and the Spuri"The colours of the setting sun", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 79-80)
Sunrise in Victoria The Australian Sunrisei"The Morning Star paled slowly, the Cross hung low to the sea,", James Lister Cuthbertson , single work poetry (p. 81)
Cootamundra Wattlesi"This I remember", Ernest G. Moll , single work poetry (p. 82)
Waratahi"How many dawns and sunsets came", Rickety Kate , single work poetry (p. 83)
Mallee Farm at Duski"The ringing flight of a startled bird", Flexmore Hudson , single work poetry (p. 84)
The Sundowneri"I know not when this tiresome man", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 85-86)
Corroboree to the Suni"And shall a million dull tomorrows roll", Ian Mudie , single work poetry (p. 87)
Galahi"High in the wind, high against", Ian Mudie , single work poetry (p. 88)
To an Antarctic Beechi"They say that you were old when the last ghost glacier crept", Paul L. Grano , single work poetry (p. 89)
Dawn at Flying-Fish Pointi"Full moon floods and vast Pacific tides", C. B. Christesen , single work poetry (p. 90)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Georgian House , 1948 .
      Extent: xxxv, 219 p.p.
      Note/s:
      • '[Previous poetry textbooks for schools] have been almost entirely English in outlook: the present selection shows that fine poetry has been - and is - written throughout the English-speaking world, including our own country.'
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Works about this Work

Ambitious Programme : Georgian House Plans for 1948 1948 single work column
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , March vol. 2 no. 9 1948; (p. 456-458)
Ambitious Programme : Georgian House Plans for 1948 1948 single work column
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , March vol. 2 no. 9 1948; (p. 456-458)
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