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Fixed and movable festivals, &c. [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

18 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This item was published in the Victorian Almanac for 1870 (Melbourne, Vic.), 1869.] Fixed and movable festivals, &c. Epiphany .......... Jan. 6 Septuagesima Sunday .......... Feb. 13 Sexagesima Sunday .......... Feb. 20 Quinquagesima — Shrove Sunday .......... … [Read more...] about Fixed and movable festivals, &c. [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

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Obituary — 1868-9 [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

18 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in the Victorian Almanac for 1870 (Melbourne, Vic.), 1869.] Obituary — 1868-9. Bowie, Robert (October 3, 1869, aged 82 years), surgeon. Mr. Bowie was one of the oldest medical practitioners in the colony, and was for many years … [Read more...] about Obituary — 1868-9 [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

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Rose Lorraine [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Rose Lorraine. Sweet water-moons, blown into lights Of flying gold on pool and creek, And many sounds, and many sights, Of younger days, are back this week. I cannot say I … [Read more...] about Rose Lorraine [poem by Henry Kendall]

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After the Hunt [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] After the Hunt. Underneath the windy mountain walls Forth we rode, an eager band, By the surges, and the verges, and the gorges, Till the night was on the land — On the hazy, … [Read more...] about After the Hunt [poem by Henry Kendall]

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Merope [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Merope. Far in the ways of the hyaline wastes — in the face of the splendid Six of the sisters — the star-dowered sisters ineffably bright, Merope sitteth, the shadow-like wife … [Read more...] about Merope [poem by Henry Kendall]

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In Memoriam: Daniel Henry Deniehy [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] In Memoriam. Daniel Henry Deniehy. Take the harp, but very softly for our brother touch the strings: Wind and wood shall help to wail him, waves and mournful … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Daniel Henry Deniehy [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Daniel Deniehy (1828-1865) (subject), Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Safi [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Safi. Strong pinions bore Safi, the Dreamer, Through the dazzle and whirl of a race; And the Earth, raying up in confusion, Like a sea thundered under his face! And the … [Read more...] about Safi [poem by Henry Kendall]

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At Dusk [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] At Dusk. At dusk, like flowers that shun the day, Shy thoughts from dim recesses break, And plead for words I dare not say For your sweet sake. My early love! my first, my … [Read more...] about At Dusk [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Ellen Ray [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Ellen Ray. A quiet song for Ellen — The patient Ellen Ray, A dreamer in the nightfall, A watcher in the day. The wedded of the sailor Who keeps so far away: A shadow on his … [Read more...] about Ellen Ray [poem by Henry Kendall]

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Euterpe [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Euterpe. Child of Light, the bright, the birdlike! wilt thou float and float to me, Facing winds, and sleets, and waters, flying glimpses of the sea? Down amongst the hills of … [Read more...] about Euterpe [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

The Glen of Arrawatta [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] The Glen of Arrawatta. A sky of wind! And while these fitful gusts Are beating round the windows in the cold, With sullen sobs of rain, behold I shape A Settler’s story of the … [Read more...] about The Glen of Arrawatta [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Mountain Moss [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Mountain Moss. It lies amongst the sleeping stones, Far down the hidden mountain-glade; And past its brink the torrent moans For ever in a dreamy shade. A little patch of … [Read more...] about Mountain Moss [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Faith in God [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Faith in God. Have faith in God. For whosoever lists To calm conviction in these days of strife, Will learn that in this steadfast stand exists The scholarship severe of human … [Read more...] about Faith in God [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

On the Paroo [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] On the Paroo. As when the strong stream of a wintering sea Rolls round our coast, with bodeful breaks of storm, And swift salt rain, and bitter wind that saith Wild things and … [Read more...] about On the Paroo [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Syrinx [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Syrinx. A heap of low dark, rocky coast Unknown to foot or feather! A sea-voice moaning like a ghost; And fits of fiery weather! The flying Syrinx turned and sped By dim … [Read more...] about Syrinx [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Sutherland’s Grave [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] Sutherland’s Grave. [The first white man buried in Australia.] All night long the sea out yonder — all night long the wailful sea, Vext of winds and many thunders, seeketh … [Read more...] about Sutherland’s Grave [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Alfred Tennyson [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] XII. Alfred Tennyson. The silvery dimness of a happy dream I’ve known of late. Methought where Byron moans, Like some wild gulf in melancholy zones, I passed tear-blinded! … [Read more...] about Alfred Tennyson [poem by Henry Kendall]

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After Parting [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] XI. After Parting. I cannot tell what change hath come to you To vex your splendid hair. I only know One Grief: the Passion left betwixt us two, Like some forsaken … [Read more...] about After Parting [poem by Henry Kendall]

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Rest [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] X. Rest. Sometimes we feel so spent for want of rest, We have no thought beyond. I know to-day, When tired of bitter lips and dull delay With faithless words, I cast mine … [Read more...] about Rest [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

Dante and Virgil [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] IX. Dante and Virgil. When lost Francesca sobbed her broken tale Of Love, and Sin, and boundless Agony; While that wan Spirit by her side did wail And bite his lips for … [Read more...] about Dante and Virgil [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

A Living Poet [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] VIII. A Living Poet. He knows the sweet vexation in the strife Of Love with Time, this Bard who fain would stray To fairer place beyond the storms of Life, With astral faces … [Read more...] about A Living Poet [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

The Stanza of Childe Harold [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] VII. The Stanza of Childe Harold. Who framed the stanza of Childe Harold? He It was who, halting on a stormy shore, Knew well the lofty Voice which evermore, In grand … [Read more...] about The Stanza of Childe Harold [poem by Henry Kendall]

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To ——— [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] VI. To ——— A handmaid to the Genius of thy Song Is sweet, fair Scholarship. ’Tis she supplies The fiery Spirit of the passioned eyes With subtle syllables, whose notes … [Read more...] about To ——— [poem by Henry Kendall]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (author), Leaves from Australian Forests (Henry Kendall 1869), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1869

A Reward [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] V. A Reward. Because a steadfast flame of clear intent Gave force and beauty to full-actioned life; Because his way was one of firm ascent, Whose stepping-stones were hewn … [Read more...] about A Reward [poem by Henry Kendall]

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Attila [poem by Henry Kendall]

12 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in Leaves from Australian Forests (1869).] IV. Attila. What though his feet were shod with sharp fierce flame, And Death and Ruin were his daily squires, The Scythian, helped by Heaven’s thunders, came: The time was … [Read more...] about Attila [poem by Henry Kendall]

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