[Editor: A poem by Erasmus Darwin. Published in The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay (1789). Also published in A Century of Australian Song (1888) under the title of “A Fulfilled Prophecy”.] Visit of Hope to Sydney-Cove, Near Botany-Bay. Where Sydney Cove her … [Read more...] about Visit of Hope to Sydney-Cove, Near Botany-Bay [poem by Erasmus Darwin, 1789]
A Century of Australian Song [1888]
Solitude [poem by Sir Henry Parkes]
[Editor: A poem by Sir Henry Parkes. Published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes: Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand, 1888.] Solitude. Where the mocking lyre-bird calls To its mate among the falls Of the mountain streams that play, Each … [Read more...] about Solitude [poem by Sir Henry Parkes]
The Birth of Australia [poem by Percy Russell, 1889]
[Editor: A poem by Percy Russell, an English author. This work has been included in several anthologies of poetry. The earliest known appearance of this verse was in 1885.] The Birth of Australia Not ’mid the thunder of the battle guns, Not on the red field of an … [Read more...] about The Birth of Australia [poem by Percy Russell, 1889]
The Blue Lake — Mount Gambier [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888).] The Blue Lake — Mount Gambier. Lying asleep in the golden light Fringed with a setting of emerald green, Crowned with a majesty peerless and grand, Nature has surely made thee her … [Read more...] about The Blue Lake — Mount Gambier [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]
Australia [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888).] Australia. All the things that have been done, and all the things that are to be; All the wonders wrought on land, and all the wonders on the sea; All the victories of nations, all … [Read more...] about Australia [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]
An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament [poem by Charles Harpur; in an anthology of poetry, 1888]
[Editor: A poem by Charles Harpur. Published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes: Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand (1888).] An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament. Still farther would I fly, my child, To make thee safer yet, From the unsparing white … [Read more...] about An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament [poem by Charles Harpur; in an anthology of poetry, 1888]