[Editor: This poem by W. H. Ogilvie was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] The Land of Dumb Despair. Beyond where farthest drought-fires burn, By hand of fate it once befell, I reached the Realm of No-Return That meets the March of Hell. A … [Read more...] about The Land of Dumb Despair [poem by W. H. Ogilvie]
William Henry Ogilvie (author) (1869-1963)
The Death of Ben Hall [poem by William Henry Ogilvie, 20 June 1928]
[Editor: A poem by William Henry Ogilvie. Published in the Narromine News and Trangie Advocate, 20 June 1928.] The Death of Ben Hall. (By Will. H. Ogilvie) Ben Hall was out on the Lachlan side With a thousand pounds on his head, A score of troopers were scattered … [Read more...] about The Death of Ben Hall [poem by William Henry Ogilvie, 20 June 1928]
A Scotch Night [poem by Will Ogilvie]
[Editor: This poem by Will Ogilvie was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] A Scotch Night. If you chance to strike a gathering of half-a-dozen friends When the drink is Highland whusky or some chosen Border blends, And the room is full of speirin’ and the gruppin’ … [Read more...] about A Scotch Night [poem by Will Ogilvie]
How We Won the Ribbon [poem by Will Ogilvie]
[Editor: This poem by Will Ogilvie was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] How We Won the Ribbon. Come and look around my office — Floors are littered, walls are hung With the treasures and the trophies Of the days when I was young ; Rusty spur and snaffle … [Read more...] about How We Won the Ribbon [poem by Will Ogilvie]
Off the Grass [poem by Will Ogilvie]
[Editor: This poem by Will Ogilvie was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Off the Grass. They were boasting on the Greenhide of their nags of fancy breed, And stuffing them with bran and oats to run in Gumleaf Town ; But we had n’t got a racehorse that was worth … [Read more...] about Off the Grass [poem by Will Ogilvie]