[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]
Dan, the Wreck [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.] Dan, the Wreck Tall, and stout, and solid-looking, Yet a wreck; None would think Death’s finger’s hooking Him from deck. Cause of half the fun that’s … [Read more...] about Dan, the Wreck [poem by Henry Lawson]
Peter Anderson and Co. [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.] Peter Anderson and Co. He had offices in Sydney, not so many years ago, And his shingle bore the legend ‘Peter Anderson and Co.,’ But his real name was … [Read more...] about Peter Anderson and Co. [poem by Henry Lawson]
Since Then [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.] Since Then I met Jack Ellis in town to-day — Jack Ellis — my old mate, Jack — Ten years ago, from the Castlereagh, We carried our swags together away To … [Read more...] about Since Then [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Shame of Going Back [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 Shame of Going Back When you’ve come to make a fortune and you haven’t made your salt, And the reason of your failure isn’t anybody’s fault — When you … [Read more...] about The Shame of Going Back [poem by Henry Lawson]
Cameron’s Heart [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.] Cameron’s Heart The diggings were just in their glory when Alister Cameron came, With recommendations, he told me, from friends and a parson ‘at hame;’ He … [Read more...] about Cameron’s Heart [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Teams [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 Teams A cloud of dust on the long white road, And the teams go creeping on Inch by inch with the weary load; And by the power of the green-hide … [Read more...] about The Teams [poem by Henry Lawson]
Mount Bukaroo [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.] Mount Bukaroo Only one old post is standing — Solid yet, but only one — Where the milking, and the branding, And the slaughtering were done. Later years … [Read more...] about Mount Bukaroo [poem by Henry Lawson]
Eurunderee [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.] Eurunderee There are scenes in the distance where beauty is not, On the desolate flats where gaunt appletrees rot. Where the brooding old ridge rises up to … [Read more...] about Eurunderee [poem by Henry Lawson]
The City Bushman [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 City Bushman It was pleasant up the country, City Bushman, where you went, For you sought the greener patches and you travelled like a gent; And you … [Read more...] about The City Bushman [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Blue Mountains [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 Blue Mountains Above the ashes straight and tall, Through ferns with moisture dripping, I climb beneath the sandstone wall, My feet on mosses … [Read more...] about The Blue Mountains [poem by Henry Lawson]
Knocked Up [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.] Knocked Up I’m lyin’ on the barren ground that’s baked and cracked with drought, And dunno if my legs or back or heart is most wore out; I’ve got no spirits … [Read more...] about Knocked Up [poem by Henry Lawson]
Up the Country [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.] Up the Country I am back from up the country — very sorry that I went — Seeking for the Southern poets’ land whereon to pitch my tent; I have lost a lot of … [Read more...] about Up the Country [poem by Henry Lawson]
Cherry-Tree Inn [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.] Cherry-Tree Inn The rafters are open to sun, moon, and star, Thistles and nettles grow high in the bar — The chimneys are crumbling, the log fires are … [Read more...] about Cherry-Tree Inn [poem by Henry Lawson]
Corny Bill [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.] Corny Bill His old clay pipe stuck in his mouth, His hat pushed from his brow, His dress best fitted for the South — I think I see him now; And when the … [Read more...] about Corny Bill [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Song of Old Joe Swallow [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 of Old Joe Swallow When I was up the country in the rough and early days, I used to work along ov Jimmy Nowlett’s bullick-drays; Then the reelroad … [Read more...] about The Song of Old Joe Swallow [poem by Henry Lawson]