[Editor: This photograph of Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896, opposite the title page.] Source: Henry Lawson. In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1903 [first … [Read more...] about [Photograph of Henry Lawson, from In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896]
In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896)
[Vignette] [Henry Lawson, from a sketch by F.P. Mahony]
[Editor: This illustration of Henry Lawson, drawn by F.P. Mahony, was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896, on the title page.] Source: Henry Lawson. In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, Angus and Robertson, … [Read more...] about [Vignette] [Henry Lawson, from a sketch by F.P. Mahony]
The Ghost [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Ghost Down the street as I was drifting with the city’s human tide, Came a ghost, and for a moment walked in silence by my side — Now my heart was hard … [Read more...] about The Ghost [poem by Henry Lawson]
Australian Bards and Bush Reviewers [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Australian Bards and Bush Reviewers While you use your best endeavour to immortalise in verse The gambling and the drink which are your country’s greatest … [Read more...] about Australian Bards and Bush Reviewers [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Poets of the Tomb [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Poets of the Tomb The world has had enough of bards who wish that they were dead, ’Tis time the people passed a law to knock ’em on the head, For ’twould … [Read more...] about The Poets of the Tomb [poem by Henry Lawson]
Marshall’s Mate [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Marshall’s Mate You almost heard the surface bake, and saw the gum-leaves turn — You could have watched the grass scorch brown had there been grass to … [Read more...] about Marshall’s Mate [poem by Henry Lawson]
After All [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] After All The brooding ghosts of Australian night have gone from the bush and town; My spirit revives in the morning breeze, though it died when the sun went … [Read more...] about After All [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Cambaroora Star [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Cambaroora Star So you’re writing for a paper? Well, it’s nothing very new To be writing yards of drivel for a tidy little screw; You are young and … [Read more...] about The Cambaroora Star [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Song and the Sigh [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Song and the Sigh The creek went down with a broken song, ’Neath the sheoaks high; The waters carried the song along, And the oaks a sigh. The song … [Read more...] about The Song and the Sigh [poem by Henry Lawson]
A Prouder Man than You [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] A Prouder Man than You If you fancy that your people came of better stock than mine, If you hint of higher breeding by a word or by a sign, If you’re proud … [Read more...] about A Prouder Man than You [poem by Henry Lawson]