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Francisca, the Forest Bride single work   poetry   "Thou bidst me sing in livelier strain,"
Place: Shoalhaven River, South Coast, New South Wales,
Issue Details: First known date: 1856... 1856 Francisca, the Forest Bride
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Notes

  • Epigraph: 'And why so sadly doest thou sing, / When music breathes from lips of spring, / Sweet sister strike a lighter lay, / Of beauty bright or battle fray.'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1856
Serialised by: The Illawarra Mercury 1855 newspaper (353 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in The Illawarra Mercury in two instalments 11 & 25 February 1856. The serialisation appears incomplete as the second instalment has the footnote: 'To be continued'.
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