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Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870) (subject)

Adam Lindsay Gordon: His poems in magnificent dress [by P. I. O’Leary, 6 January 1927]

12 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Adam Lindsay Gordon, by P. I. O’Leary, was published on “The Literary and Critical Page” of The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 January 1927.] Adam Lindsay Gordon. His poems in magnificent dress. “The Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Volume.” … [Read more...] about Adam Lindsay Gordon: His poems in magnificent dress [by P. I. O’Leary, 6 January 1927]

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Poetry in Australia [article re. Henry Lawson, 20 November 1894]

2 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Australian poetry was published in Hermes: The Magazine of the University of Sydney (Sydney, NSW), 20 November 1894. The article is critical of Adam Lindsay Gordon and Henry Clarence Kendall, but praises the work of Henry Lawson.] Poetry in … [Read more...] about Poetry in Australia [article re. Henry Lawson, 20 November 1894]

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To the Memory of Adam Lindsay Gordon [poem by Kenneth Mackay]

28 April 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes (1887).] Dedication To the Memory of Adam Lindsay Gordon. To your dear memory, poet horseman lying In that calm realm of deep and dreamless … [Read more...] about To the Memory of Adam Lindsay Gordon [poem by Kenneth Mackay]

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Gordon’s Grave [poem by M. Robinson, 15 January 1927]

18 April 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem about a visit to the grave of the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon. Published in The Camperdown Chronicle, 15 January 1927.] Gordon’s Grave. Beside thy grave I stand deep lost in muse Like some lone pilgrim at a sacred shrine, The shrine to where my thoughts … [Read more...] about Gordon’s Grave [poem by M. Robinson, 15 January 1927]

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