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The Carouse of Despair (A Lay of Passion) single work   poetry   "Come Alan, I will flood the bowl,"
Is part of Poems by Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , 1846 series - author poetry A Lyrical Love Story Charles Harpur , 1984 sequence poetry
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1846... 1846 The Carouse of Despair (A Lay of Passion)
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  • Number XVII in the series Poems by Charles Harpur.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: A Lyrical Love Song : Part III : II : The Carouse
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser 22 July 1846 Z626952 1846 newspaper issue 1846 pg. 1
  • Appears in:
    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. 41-44
    Note: With title: A Lyrical Love Song : Part III : II : The Carouse
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