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Verses Popular and Humorous (Henry Lawson 1900)

[My Literary Friend] [illustration, Verses Popular and Humorous]

28 June 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This illustration, drawn by Frank P. Mahony, was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900. Henry Lawson is pictured in the foreground, with his “literary friend” reading and smoking in the background.] [My Literary Friend] “Once I wrote a little poem … [Read more...] about [My Literary Friend] [illustration, Verses Popular and Humorous]

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[The Lights of Cobb and Co.] [illustration, Verses Popular and Humorous]

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[Editor: This illustration, drawn by Frank P. Mahony, was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] [The Lights of Cobb and Co.] “A hundred miles shall see to-night the lights of Cobb and Co.!” Source: Henry Lawson. Verses Popular and Humorous, Angus … [Read more...] about [The Lights of Cobb and Co.] [illustration, Verses Popular and Humorous]

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[Portrait of the Author] [illustration, Verses Popular and Humorous]

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[Editor: This illustration of Henry Lawson, drawn by Frank P. Mahony, was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] [Portrait of the Author] Source: Henry Lawson. Verses Popular and Humorous, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1900, page ii (opposite title … [Read more...] about [Portrait of the Author] [illustration, Verses Popular and Humorous]

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But What’s the Use [poem by Henry Lawson]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] But What’s the Use But what’s the use of writing ‘bush’ — Though editors demand it — For city folk, and farming folk, Can never understand it. They’re blind to what the bushman … [Read more...] about But What’s the Use [poem by Henry Lawson]

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The Grog-an’-Grumble Steeplechase [poem by Henry Lawson]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Grog-an’-Grumble Steeplechase ’Twixt the coastline and the border lay the town of Grog-an’-Grumble In the days before the bushman was a dull ’n’ heartless drudge, An’ they say … [Read more...] about The Grog-an’-Grumble Steeplechase [poem by Henry Lawson]

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A Word to Texas Jack [poem by Henry Lawson]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] A Word to Texas Jack Texas Jack, you are amusin’. By Lord Harry, how I laughed When I seen yer rig and saddle with its bulwarks fore-and-aft; Holy smoke! In such a saddle how the … [Read more...] about A Word to Texas Jack [poem by Henry Lawson]

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A Study in the “Nood” [poem by Henry Lawson]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900. Lawson based this poem upon a true story.] A Study in the “Nood” ‘A sailor named Grice was seen by the guard of a goods train lying close to the railway-line near Warner Town (S.A.) in … [Read more...] about A Study in the “Nood” [poem by Henry Lawson]

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A Little Mistake [poem by Henry Lawson]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] A Little Mistake ’Tis a yarn I heard of a new-chum ‘trap’ On the edge of the Never-Never, Where the dead men lie and the black men lie, And the bushman lies for ever. ’Twas the … [Read more...] about A Little Mistake [poem by Henry Lawson]

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The Professional Wanderer [poem by Henry Lawson]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Professional Wanderer When you’ve knocked about the country — been away from home for years; When the past, by distance softened, nearly fills your eyes with tears — You are … [Read more...] about The Professional Wanderer [poem by Henry Lawson]

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The Old Bark School [poem by Henry Lawson]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Old Bark School It was built of bark and poles, and the floor was full of holes Where each leak in rainy weather made a pool; And the walls were mostly cracks lined with calico … [Read more...] about The Old Bark School [poem by Henry Lawson]

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