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King George V single work poetry satire "He did his duty both by peers and peasants"

Author:agent Charles Wiltens Andree Hayward

Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 King George V

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y The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse Les Murray (editor), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1986 Z427532 1986 anthology poetry Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1986
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1986
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pg. 77
Appears in:

y The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse Australian Satirical Verse Philip Neilsen (editor), Ringwood New York (City) : Penguin , 1986 Z517595 1986 anthology poetry extract satire humour war literature Ringwood New York (City) : Penguin , 1986
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1986
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pg. 125
Appears in:

y The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse Les Murray (editor), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1986 Z427532 1986 anthology poetry South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1996
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1996
)
pg. 77

Translator: Raghid Nahhas

Alternative title: الملك جورج الخامس
Transliterated title: Al-malik George al-khamis
First line of verse: "قام بواجبه = He did his duty both by peers and peasants"

Language: English , Arabic

Notes:

First line of the English version of the poem is comprised by the first three lines of the Arabic version.

Appears in:

y Whispers from the Faraway South : Translations of Selected Australian Poetry همسات الجنوب البعيد : ترجمة لمختارات من الشعر الأسترالي Raghid Nahhas (editor), Damascus : Alabgdya , 1999 Z1146324 1999 selected work poetry Damascus : Alabgdya , 1999
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1999
)
pg. 48-49

Subjects:

George III - King of Great Britain

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