[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXIII. A Viking Foray. There’s an echo at the ford, Where a sobbing tide out-poured When the mid-sun rose a-noon; There’s a clamour on the hills, where the clear sky slowly … [Read more...] about A Viking Foray [poem by E. J. Brady]
E. J. Brady (author) (1869-1952)
The Great Gray Water [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXI. The Great Gray Water. Now two have met, now two have met, Who may not meet again — Two grains of sand, two blades of grass, Two threads within the skein — Beside the Great Gray … [Read more...] about The Great Gray Water [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Passing of Parker [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XX. The Passing of Parker. No, you “’ave n’t ’eard of Parker,” as was with us in The Bay, Ah’ you “’ave n’t dropped acrost ’im in yer cruises,” as you say; An’ you ain’t a-go’n to … [Read more...] about The Passing of Parker [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Ways Are Wide [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XIX. The Ways Are Wide. Two women watched on a windy pier (Three turns and a line to pass!) And one was the drunken skipper’s dear, And one was a sailor’s lass; The full o’ flood … [Read more...] about The Ways Are Wide [poem by E. J. Brady]
Yankee Packet [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XVIII. Yankee Packet. Yankee packet’s down the water — Blow, my bully boys, blow; Third mate loved the skipper’s daughter — Blow, my bully boys, blow. Wey-hey-ho! Wey-hey-ho! Blow, … [Read more...] about Yankee Packet [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Wool Fleet [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XVII. The Wool Fleet. We have other tales for telling, we have other songs to sing, Who have looped the planet’s waters in a plait of tarry string; With a tarry rope a-tether, with … [Read more...] about The Wool Fleet [poem by E. J. Brady]
With Coal to Callao [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XVI. With Coal to Callao. They slewed her in to dump her load, And cleaned her aft and fore; They turned her out to take the road She’d taken oft before; All geared aloft, all free … [Read more...] about With Coal to Callao [poem by E. J. Brady]
Wool, Ho! [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XV. Wool, Ho! When the clipper fleet comes over, When the scent is on the clover, And the scarlet streaks the blue; When the Western sheds are ringing And the Western men are … [Read more...] about Wool, Ho! [poem by E. J. Brady]
McFee of Aberdeen [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XIV. McFee of Aberdeen. They’ve scraped her sides, and tarred her ropes, and patched her suit o’ sails; They’ve filled her full o’ varied stock for firms in New South Wales; She’s … [Read more...] about McFee of Aberdeen [poem by E. J. Brady]
Sarah Dow [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XIII. Sarah Dow. ’Er mother kep’ a lodgin’ place — I got to know ’er there — She ’ad the sunrise on ’er face, The sunset in ’er ’air. To other wimmen that I’ve met I’d rather not … [Read more...] about Sarah Dow [poem by E. J. Brady]
The For’ard Hold [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XII. The For’ard Hold. Oh, we all was tired o’ waiting in the spring of Eighty-three, When The Duke came up the ’arbour an’ was berthed beside the Quay; And the waiter breaks the … [Read more...] about The For’ard Hold [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Blazing Star [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XI. The Blazing Star. Blazin’ Star, from Boston city — Yankee goods and kerosene; Foreign crew and cook and master; stout, old-fashioned brigantine. Hamburg-built and rigged and … [Read more...] about The Blazing Star [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Whaler’s Pig [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] X. The Whaler’s Pig. We shipped him at the Sandwich Isles — ’Fore God, he’s mostly nose! We’ve fetched him full eight thousand miles To fatten in the floes. The Arctic wind may … [Read more...] about The Whaler’s Pig [poem by E. J. Brady]
Laying on the Screw [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] IX. Laying on the Screw. You can dunnage casks o’ tallow; you can handle hides an’ horn; You can carry frozen mutton; you can lumber sacks o’ corn; But the queerest kind o’ cargo that … [Read more...] about Laying on the Screw [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Hiram Brown [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] VIII. The Hiram Brown. Power o’ ploughs and clothes-pegs in her, pork and beans for ev’ry sinner, Pork and beans for captain’s dinner — Pass her lines and pull away! Hiram Brown, of … [Read more...] about The Hiram Brown [poem by E. J. Brady]
Sailor-Man [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] VII. Sailor-Man. ’Arf a pint for me, old party — thank’ee, mister — ’ere’s yer ’ealth — ’Opes y’ll live to be a nundred; ’opes yer luck’ll bring y’u wealth; Mine ain’t bin as good as … [Read more...] about Sailor-Man [poem by E. J. Brady]
Down in Honolulu [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] VI. Down in Honolulu. ’Twas down in Honolulu, Way off one night afar, The sea-breeze comin’ cooler Across the coral bar, When Lulu’s eyes were brighter Than any girl’s I … [Read more...] about Down in Honolulu [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Loading of the Pride [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] V. The Loading of the Pride. Clipper ship, the Pride of Commerce, loading now with hides and wool, Advertised to sail on Monday — stevedore must get her full; Stevedore must have her … [Read more...] about The Loading of the Pride [poem by E. J. Brady]
I’ve Got Bad News [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] IV. I’ve Got Bad News. They stitched him up in his canvas shirt As stiff as a frozen board; They sewed pig lead at his feet an’ head And they sloshed him overboard. The Old Man … [Read more...] about I’ve Got Bad News [poem by E. J. Brady]
Hides and Tallow [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] III. Hides and Tallow. Here ain’t a lavender ditty, Sung by a sweet-scented cove; Here ain’t no wine-inspired, witty Story of Honour and Love. Here is the song of the … [Read more...] about Hides and Tallow [poem by E. J. Brady]
Lost and Given Over [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] II. Lost and Given Over. A mermaid’s not a human thing, An’ courtin’ sich is folly; Of flesh an’ blood I’d rather sing, What ain’t so melancholy. Oh, Berta! Loo! Juanita! … [Read more...] about Lost and Given Over [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Ways of Many Waters [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] I. The Ways of Many Waters. Because of a painted Fancy That is neither old nor new, The path of the further distance It seemeth for aye more true: For this have the Dreamers … [Read more...] about The Ways of Many Waters [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Ways of Many Waters [by E. J. Brady, 1899]
[Editor: This book of poetry by E. J. Brady was originally published by the Bulletin Newspaper Company (Sydney) in 1899, by Thomas C. Lothian (Melbourne) in 1909, and by the Standard Publishing Company (Melbourne) in 1913.] The Ways of Many Waters by E. J. … [Read more...] about The Ways of Many Waters [by E. J. Brady, 1899]
What the Bottle Said [poem by E.J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899) and The Bulletin Reciter (1901).] What the Bottle Said. A blistered span of blazing sand, A burning arch of sky . . . Despair and Death on either hand . . . Alone . . . And so to … [Read more...] about What the Bottle Said [poem by E.J. Brady]