[Editor: A poem published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 9 July 1809.] Poetry. (Received from an unknown Hand.) The Little Mendicant. — Original. I’m a poor Orphan Boy, two years short of thirteen, And am friendless beside, more’s the … [Read more...] about The Little Mendicant [poem, 9 July 1809]
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A Strange Mistake [poem, 17 September 1809]
[Editor: A poem published in The Sydney Gazette, 17 September 1809.] A Strange Mistake. At a Warehouse in Sydney, if true be the Tale, A little square Looking-glass, pendant for sale, A Damsel’s fair countenance chanc’d to oppose; — Her lips were two rubies — her bloom … [Read more...] about A Strange Mistake [poem, 17 September 1809]