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[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853). The poem was not given a title on its page in the book; however, it was listed on the Contents page as “The leaf-glancing Boughs”.] [The Leaf-Glancing … [Read more...] about The Leaf-Glancing Boughs [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] The Master Mariner’s Song. (Outward Bound.) Away, away she plunges With her white sails o’er her spread, Like the summer clouds that gather On some … [Read more...] about The Master Mariner’s Song [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] The Dream by the Fountain. Thought-weary and sad I reclined by a Fountain At the head of a white-cedar shaded ravine, And the breeze that fell over the … [Read more...] about The Dream by the Fountain [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853). The poem was not given a title on its page in the book; however, it was listed on the Contents page as “The manifold hills”.] [The Manifold Hills] The … [Read more...] about The Manifold Hills [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853). The poem was not given a title on its page in the book; however, it was listed on the Contents page as “Love is wayward”.] [Love is Wayward] Love is … [Read more...] about Love is Wayward [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] The Enquiry. O say, if into sudden storm Some future cloud we may not shun Should burst, and Love’s bright world deform, His and your Poet leaving … [Read more...] about The Enquiry [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853). The poem was not given a title on its page in the book; however, it was listed on the Contents page as “Wherever in some wildwood Bower”.] [Wherever in Some … [Read more...] about Wherever in Some Wildwood Bower [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Absence. Nightly I watch the moon with silvery sheen Flaking the city house-tops, till I feel Thy memory, Rosa, like a presence, steal Down in her … [Read more...] about Absence [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Dreams of the Beloved. Her image haunts me. Lo! I muse at even, And straight it gathers from the gloom to make My soul its mirror, which (as some deep … [Read more...] about Dreams of the Beloved [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] “Yes.” My soul is raying like a star, My heart is happier than a bird, And all to hear through fortune’s jar One promissory word. A sound as simple … [Read more...] about “Yes” [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Emblems. A streamlet is a bright and beauteous creature In some wide desert, where it keeps apart Of each wayfarer’s heart: The Star of Evening is a … [Read more...] about Emblems [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Eva Gray. Paler, paler, day by day, Waxeth wordless Eva Gray, Wasting through the heart away! How shall those who wish her well, Lift the shadow erst … [Read more...] about Eva Gray [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Virginal Love. I love him so, That though his face I ne’er might see, In the assurance that he so loved me This heart of mine would glow With pulses … [Read more...] about Virginal Love [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] The Voice of the Native Oak. Who hath lain him underneath A lone oak by a lonely stream, He hath heard an utterance breathe Sadder than aught else may … [Read more...] about The Voice of the Native Oak [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] A Poet’s Home. Here in this lonely rill-engirdled spot, The world forgetting, by the world forgot, With one vowed to me with beloved lips How sweet to … [Read more...] about A Poet’s Home [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Morning. How beautiful that earliest burst of light Which floodeth from the opening eyes of morn, When like a fairy palace dew-bedight Bough storying … [Read more...] about Morning [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] The Vision of the Rock. I sate upon a lonely peak, A backwood river’s course to view, And watched the varying shadows freak Its liquid length of … [Read more...] about The Vision of the Rock [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Poetry. Rising and setting suns of Liberty — Mountainous exploits and the wrecks thick strewn By stormy Passion o’er Life’s treacherous sea, Relieved … [Read more...] about Poetry [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Memory’s Genesis. How few through Memory’s dreamy scope, However resolute of hope, Can view the backward scene where first Their youth rejoiced — for … [Read more...] about Memory’s Genesis [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] To the Moon. With silent step behold her steal Over those envious clouds that hid Till now her face, then stand — a seal Of silver on heaven’s mighty … [Read more...] about To the Moon [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem, addressed to an unknown woman, by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] To ————. Long ere I knew thee — years of loveless days — A Shape would gather from my dreams and pour The soul-sweet … [Read more...] about To ———— [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] Ned Connor. ’Twas night — and where a watery sound Came moaning up the Flat, Six rude and bearded stockmen round Their blazing hut-fire sat, And … [Read more...] about Ned Connor [poem by Charles Harpur]

[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] To an Echo on the Banks of the Hunter. I hear thee Echo! and I start to hear thee With a strange tremour, as among the hills Thy voice reverbs and in … [Read more...] about To an Echo on the Banks of the Hunter [poem by Charles Harpur]