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Notes
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Epigraph: 'Stolen from anxious Self, life's cruel task master.' Coleridge.
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Dedication: To Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. N. Gibbes, Member of the Legislative Council, &c., &c., &c., These 'Stolen Moments' are, with his permission, most respectfully dedicated, as a faint token of gratitude for services rendered to his most humble, obedient servant, H. Parkes. Sydney, 21st June, 1842.
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Author's Preface: ...Nearly all my poems...have been put together in thought, in 'moments' literally 'stolen' from the time occupied by the ordinary duties of a not over-happy life; my leisure having been generally devoted to other, perhaps, better purposes....I feel acutely how feeble must be any effort of mine to serve the cause of Australian literature, - the more acutely, because it would be my greatest happiness to do so; for, if I had indeed a motive in publishing, beyond the gratification of my feelings, by having these trifles arranged in their present form for the perusal of my friends, it was the hope that my success might prove a stimulative to literary enterprise in New South Wales. The voice of praise would be doubly sweet to me, if it were to encourage some Australian bard to seize in earnest the unstrung lyre of his beautiful country. The greater number of the pieces here collected have appeared before, in periodical publications, in this country or in England. Of these publications in Australia, all, with one exception, were sent to the Australasian Chronicle,...Sydney, 21st June, 1842. Footnote indicates the other poem published in Australia appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald July 10th, 1841.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:James Tegg
, 1842 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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To Clarinda
To * * *i"The sun burst 'mid the heart's sweet showers",
single work
poetry
(p. 1-2)
Note: Dated 'Birmingham, 1835'
With title To Clarinda -
Blighted Lovei"Like sunbeams of an angry day,",
single work
poetry
(p. 3-4)
Note: Dated 'Birmingham, 1834'
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Fragmenti"'Twas midnight not a lingering lamp,",
single work
poetry
'On a gypsy camp' (Webby)Note: Dated 'Birmingham, 1834'
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The Captive : A Fragment
The Captive's Complainti"My lady they have torn away;",
single work
poetry
'On a captured revolutionary' (Webby)Note: With title: The Captive : A Fragment
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Stanzas at Seai"A storm in distant darkness cowers upon the stilly deep,",
single work
poetry
'Nostalgia for home and mother; ends with prayer for strength to work for the right' (Webby)
- An English Scenei"A fountain's face the feathery moss", single work poetry (p. 43-45)
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Songi"Oh! sweet to young eyes is the moonlight of summer",
single work
poetry
'On the experience of sorrow as a blight on the carefree happiness of youth.' (Webby)
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Lines on Night
To Nighti"Oh Night! how sweet a blessing thou!",
single work
poetry
(p. 48-50)
Note: With title: Lines on Night
- Night on the Equator, sequence poetry (p. 48-50)
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My Birthdayi"'Tis come, and almost gone, ere I had thought",
single work
poetry
'Muses on past and present situation at age twenty-five.' (Webby)
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The Shipwrecked Invadersi""The Emperor on earth," loud cried",
single work
poetry
'On the death of some Russian soldiers ...' (Webby)
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The Old Pocket Booki"The star which brightens through the breaking storm,",
single work
poetry
'Recalls the happy past.' (Webby)
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To an English Hawthorn : Growing beside Sir John Jamison's Garden Fence, at Regentvillei"Methought Australia had no gentle thing",
single work
poetry
'Nostalgic "exile" poem.' (Webby)
- The First Night at Seai"Serene and sweet the moonlight rose", single work poetry (p. 61-63)
- The Strangeri"Fair-pictured Sydney! how the sun's broad beam", single work poetry (p. 64-67)
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Stanzasi"Up go the beautiful and world watch'd stars,",
single work
poetry
'Looks forward to the time when Australia will be great and free like the U.S.A.' (Webby)
- Life's Early Joysi"Life's early joys! the summer clouds,", single work poetry (p. 70-72)
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Song of the Australian Settler
The Settler's Songi"Our home is in the wild bush far,",
single work
poetry
'Expresses his happiness in his new bush life.' (Webby)Note: With title Song of the Australian Settler
- The Sea-Boyi"Poor little orphan! thou dost go,", single work poetry (p. 75-76)
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Verses Written in a Small Volume, Entitled 'Remember Me', Given to C. V.
Untitledi"Remember me! Affection asks,",
single work
poetry
(p. 79)
Note: With title: Verses Written in a Small Volume, Entitled 'Remember Me', Given to C. V.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Nostalgia and Patriotism in Colonial Australia
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies from Terra Australis to Australia 1989; (p. 210-217, notes 271-272.) -
Untitled
1843
single work
review
— Appears in: The South Australian Magazine , vol. 2 no. 7 1843; (p. 284-287)
— Review of Stolen Moments : A Short Series of Poems 1842 selected work poetry -
Colonial Literature
1842
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 9 July vol. 4 no. 417 1842; (p. 2)
— Review of Stolen Moments : A Short Series of Poems 1842 selected work poetry -
The Literary Examiner
1842
single work
review
— Appears in: The New South Wales Examiner , 18 July no. 34 1842; (p. 2-3)
— Review of Stolen Moments : A Short Series of Poems 1842 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1843
single work
review
— Appears in: The South Australian Magazine , vol. 2 no. 7 1843; (p. 284-287)
— Review of Stolen Moments : A Short Series of Poems 1842 selected work poetry -
The Literary Examiner
1842
single work
review
— Appears in: The New South Wales Examiner , 18 July no. 34 1842; (p. 2-3)
— Review of Stolen Moments : A Short Series of Poems 1842 selected work poetry -
Colonial Literature
1842
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 9 July vol. 4 no. 417 1842; (p. 2)
— Review of Stolen Moments : A Short Series of Poems 1842 selected work poetry -
Nostalgia and Patriotism in Colonial Australia
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Studies from Terra Australis to Australia 1989; (p. 210-217, notes 271-272.)
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