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A numbered series of poems appearing in the Maitland Mercury between 3 June 1846 and 6 January 1847. Introduced in the 3 June issue with a 'General Preface' by Harpur. The series does not appear to correspond with any other groupings of Harpur poems.
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The Terrors of Beauty
i
"Thy airy gait, and form divine",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 18 November 1846; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 September no. 1773 1856; (p. 5) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 154-155) -
The Glen of the Whiteman's Grave
i
"I had well-nigh fared through a summer day",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 1 July 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 March no. 1932 1857; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 218-224) -
A Rhyme
i
"Blissless am I, except in this",
1843
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 13 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 May 1858; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 267-272) -
The Losses of the Past
i
"The world is emptied of the living gladness",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 24 June 1846; (p. 4) The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 September vol. 46 no. 7580 1862; (p. 3)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 280-281) -
Lines Occasioned by Hearing an Air on the Flute, Whilst Travelling along the Hunter, Which I Had Formerly Heard on the Banks of the Hawkesbury
i
"From the verandah of yon Cottage, clumped",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 3 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 315-316) -
The Master Mariner's Song (Outward Bound)
i
"Away - away she plunges,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 12 August 1846; (p. 1) The Empire , 25 September no. 215 1851; (p. 2) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 109-110)
— Appears in: Poems 1883; (p. 123) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 357-358) -
A Song of the Sea Side
i
"When the Night first waxes grey, Mary,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 10 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 12 June 1880; (p. 1062)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 363-364) -
I Love Him So
i
"I love Him so,",
1845
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 3 May vol. 4 no. 93 1845; (p. 209) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 11 July 1846; (p. 1) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 101) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 365) 'On God.' (Webby) -
The Emigrant's Vision
i
"As our Bark dashed away o'er the night-shrouded deep,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 27 June 1846; (p. 1) The Empire , 28 February no. 2937 1861; (p. 8) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 448-449) -
The Poet Boy's Love Wishes
i
"O that the moon now so silverly beaming",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 3 June 1846; (p. 1) Hawkesbury Courier , 30 July no. 98 1846; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 449-450) -
Epitaph for a Miser
i
"'Tis held the wish, as 'tis the lot,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 26 August 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 521) -
Reasons for a Red Nose
i
"Ask the Doctor why Mrs G's nose is so red!",
1846
single work
poetry
humour
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 9 September 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 525) -
Epitaph for a Sailor
i
"In port at last. Around his bark no more",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 4 November 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 526) -
An Infallible Soporific
i
"Another night is past, and yet",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 15 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 552) -
The Martyrs of Fortune
i
"Want ground the faces of the Prophets old;",
1845
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 19 July vol. 5 no. 104 1845; (p. 29)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 13 January 1847; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 627) 'On the miseries of prophets and poets.' (Webby) -
Farewell
i
"We love, and thence are blest in plenteous measure;",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 9 September 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Empire , 6 January no. 2,185 1858; (p. 5)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 631) -
The Rose Tree
i
"A matchless Rose Tree! From the shaded mould",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 17 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 678) -
My Love
i
"She was not beautiful, they said,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 9 September 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 683-684) -
War
i
"He who in battle slays his fellow man,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 1 August 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 696-699) -
The Coming on of Freedom
i
"The day must come - for Freedom must keep pace",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 13 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 702-703) -
Stanzas
i
"Dear Henry, forbear to complain,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 18 November 1846; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 707-708) -
Stanzas
i
"This world how bright!",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 10 June 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 721-722) -
A Lesson from Nature
i
"O 'tis a happy thing with thee,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 27 June 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 773) -
An Intellectual Belief
i
"Truth, in its universality, is God",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 11 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 773-775) -
The Boy's Evening Song
i
"O Sister! see the great red Sun",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 15 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 775-776) -
The Heavenly Voice
i
"Through the discord and din of Error and Sin,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 25 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 776-777) -
A Love Perplexity
i
"In vain, my Charmer, words I'd find",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 26 August 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 778-779) -
Burns
i
"My own wild Burns! these rude-wrought Rhymes of thine",
1845
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 13 December vol. 5 no. 125 1845; (p. 283)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 30 September 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 116-120)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 806-811) -
Byron
i
"A daring Intellect and fervent Soul",
1845
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 25 October vol. 5 no. 118 1845; (p. 197)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 6 January 1847; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 811-815) -
Ned Connor : A Tale of the Bush
i
"'Twas night - and where a watery sound",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 19 August 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 81-86)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 187-197) -
Lines Suggested by the Appearance of a Comet
i
"Thy purpose, heavenly Stranger, who may know",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 2 December 1846; (p. 1) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 70-71) Poems 1883; (p. 64-66)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 326-329) -
The Carouse of Despair (A Lay of Passion)
i
"Come Alan, I will flood the bowl,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 22 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 41-44) -
A Resolution
i
"What shall prevent me, if I will that Homer,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 8 August 1846; (p. 1) -
Despair
i
"Terrible is thy grandeur, O Despair",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 28 October 1846; (p. 1) -
Early Summer
i
"Chasing cold Winter's dull sadness,",
1845
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 31 May vol. 4 no. 97 1845; (p. 258) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 5 September 1846; (p. 4) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 667-668) -
The Tree of Liberty : A Song for the Future
i
"We'll plant a Tree of Liberty",
1845
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 20 September vol. 5 no. 113 1845; (p. 137) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 4 November 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator , 1 December 1849; (p. 9)
— Appears in: The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 115-116) Freedom on the Wallaby : Poems of the Australian People 1953; (p. 33-34) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 9-10) -
The World's Victims
i
""They tell me he in riot now,",
1846
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 29 August 1846; (p. 4) The Argus , 24 April 1851; (p. 4) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 58-59) -
20On the Death of an Infant Relative i "And art thou gone? so early gone?", 1835 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 May 1835; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Literary News , 3 February vol. 1 no. 26 1838; (p. 248)
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 18 March vol. 4 no. 525 1843; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 5 August 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 777-778) 'On common theme of childhood death as a release from future sorrow and temptation.' (Webby) -
32To an Echo on the Banks of the Hunter i "I hear thee, Echo; and I start to hear thee,", 1843 single work poetry
— Appears in: The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator , 20 January 1849; (p. 7)
— Appears in: The Australasian Chronicle , 14 March vol. 4 no. 523 1843; (p. 2) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 17 October 1846; The Argus , 6 February 1849; (p. 4) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 76-77) The Argus , 5 May 1853; (p. 9) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 281-283)
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