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y separately published work icon Shelousho Melochim, or, Various Exercises and Fragments in Metre by Divers Authors selected work   poetry  
Alternative title: Various Exercises and Fragments in Metre, by Divers Authors
Note: Jeffery refers to himself as 'Editor' on pages 87 and 94.
Composed: Lachlan, Derwent Valley, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
Issue Details: First known date: 1864... 1864 Shelousho Melochim, or, Various Exercises and Fragments in Metre by Divers Authors
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Hobart Town (1803-1880), Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), Tasmania,:Molesworth Jeffery , 1864 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Short Hymn for the Epiphany in 1852i"Peace be on earth! good-will from Heaven!", E. J. , single work poetry (p. 34)
Birthday Linesi"Thrice merry let us be", St. G. le C. J. , single work poetry (p. 35)
Twa Distichs for Yule-tide Picnicsi"Hurrah! Twelfth-night has come at last -", I. F. J. , single work poetry (p. 35)
First Sight of an Ornithoryncus Paradoxusi"I quietly wander'd adown", W. de M. J. , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Versesi"Behold! the fast-revolving year", E. J. , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Pyrotechnical Verses Educed by a Small Exhibition of Friar Bacon's Black Secreti"All hail to the sprightly Crackers!", I. F. J. , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
January Ye. 6th, 1853i"My hand is, I well ken, too wee for a pen,", S. L. J. , single work poetry (p. 40)
A Stanza for a Twelfth-night Soireei"Happy indeed am I, my parents dear,", A. St. A. J. , single work poetry (p. 40)
Extempore Jingles of a Tyro-Poeti"Set is the sun.", R. de B. J. , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Battle of the Eagle and the Kitei"The morning's sun was shining clear -", W. de M. J. , single work poetry
An eagle attacks a child's kite and is itself chased by a flock of crows. Weakened and wounded after combat with both the kite and the pursuing crows, the eagle is finally killed by the writer of the poem.
 (p. 42-50)
January 6th, 1854i"This is the night the MAGI came", W. de M. J. , single work poetry (p. 50)
In Memory of Sir Robert Jeffery, Knight; Lord Mayor of London, and Merchant of that Cityi"Not because thou wast surmounted", M. J. , single work poetry (p. 51-53)
A Christmas Peal!i"Last Yule-tide to my great dismay,", E. J. , single work poetry (p. 54)
An Impromptu Replication, Supposed to be Contributed by the Afore-alluded-to Edmund Mortimer Jefferyi""De mortua mari"! By the sound", Molesworth Jeffery , single work poetry (p. 55)
Our Trip per the Mail. 1854-1855i"Children, look up! Behold another stone", M. J. , single work poetry (p. 56)
A Songi"'Twas in the old "Wild Billy"", M. J. , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
A Toast for Twelfth Night, 1855i"Your Alice, the bright and the cheery,", A. S. J. , single work poetry (p. 58)
A Twelfth Night Homily; 1855i"Nunc nos vivamus! Let us live", R. de B. J. , single work poetry (p. 59)
Protesti"Behold me! the broth of a boy", M. J. , single work poetry (p. 59-60)
Epiphany Alliterationsi"Hurrah, for Twelfth-night", I. F. J. , single work poetry (p. 61)
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