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At Last! single work   poetry   "High on Gallipoli they stood"
  • Author:agent C. J. Dennis http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/dennis-c-j-clarence-james
Issue Details: First known date: 1918... 1918 At Last!
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A tribute to the Anzacs who were slain at Sari Bair [Bahr]. The ghosts of the deceased - noble in brotherhood, self-sacrifice, and faith - cry from the cliffs above Anzac Cove: 'The fleet! The fleet! 'Twas not in vain!'.

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII no. 230 December 1918 Z1581701 1918 periodical issue 1918 pg. 171
    Note: Editor's note: 'On the 4th of November, Allied warships passed through the Dardanelles and entered the Sea of Marmora. The event inspired Mr. C. J. Dennis, the well-known Australian poet, to write the following poem, which appeared in The Herald, Melbourne.'
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Dark Somme Flowing : Australian Verse of the Great War 1914-1918 David Holloway (editor), Malvern : Robert Andersen and Associates , 1987 Z556288 1987 anthology poetry war literature Malvern : Robert Andersen and Associates , 1987 pg. 40
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Subjects:
  • Gallipoli,
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    Turkey,
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    Middle East, Asia,
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