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year1896

Cameron’s Heart [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Cameron’s Heart The diggings were just in their glory when Alister Cameron came, With recommendations, he told me, from friends and a parson ‘at hame;’ He … [Read more...] about Cameron’s Heart [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Teams [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Teams A cloud of dust on the long white road, And the teams go creeping on Inch by inch with the weary load; And by the power of the green-hide … [Read more...] about The Teams [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Mount Bukaroo [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Mount Bukaroo Only one old post is standing — Solid yet, but only one — Where the milking, and the branding, And the slaughtering were done. Later years … [Read more...] about Mount Bukaroo [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Eurunderee [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Eurunderee There are scenes in the distance where beauty is not, On the desolate flats where gaunt appletrees rot. Where the brooding old ridge rises up to … [Read more...] about Eurunderee [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The City Bushman [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The City Bushman It was pleasant up the country, City Bushman, where you went, For you sought the greener patches and you travelled like a gent; And you … [Read more...] about The City Bushman [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Blue Mountains [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Blue Mountains Above the ashes straight and tall, Through ferns with moisture dripping, I climb beneath the sandstone wall, My feet on mosses … [Read more...] about The Blue Mountains [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Knocked Up [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Knocked Up I’m lyin’ on the barren ground that’s baked and cracked with drought, And dunno if my legs or back or heart is most wore out; I’ve got no spirits … [Read more...] about Knocked Up [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Up the Country [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Up the Country I am back from up the country — very sorry that I went — Seeking for the Southern poets’ land whereon to pitch my tent; I have lost a lot of … [Read more...] about Up the Country [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Cherry-Tree Inn [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Cherry-Tree Inn The rafters are open to sun, moon, and star, Thistles and nettles grow high in the bar — The chimneys are crumbling, the log fires are … [Read more...] about Cherry-Tree Inn [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Corny Bill [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Corny Bill His old clay pipe stuck in his mouth, His hat pushed from his brow, His dress best fitted for the South — I think I see him now; And when the … [Read more...] about Corny Bill [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Song of Old Joe Swallow [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Song of Old Joe Swallow When I was up the country in the rough and early days, I used to work along ov Jimmy Nowlett’s bullick-drays; Then the reelroad … [Read more...] about The Song of Old Joe Swallow [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Great Grey Plain [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Great Grey Plain Out West, where the stars are brightest, Where the scorching north wind blows, And the bones of the dead gleam whitest, And the sun on … [Read more...] about The Great Grey Plain [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Star of Australasia [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Star of Australasia We boast no more of our bloodless flag, that rose from a nation’s slime; Better a shred of a deep-dyed rag from the storms of the … [Read more...] about The Star of Australasia [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Ben Duggan [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Ben Duggan Jack Denver died on Talbragar when Christmas Eve began, And there was sorrow round the place, for Denver was a man; Jack Denver’s wife bowed down … [Read more...] about Ben Duggan [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Wreck of the ‘Derry Castle’ [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Wreck of the ‘Derry Castle’ Day of ending for beginnings! Ocean hath another innings, Ocean hath another score; And the surges sing his winnings, And … [Read more...] about The Wreck of the ‘Derry Castle’ [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

When the ‘Army’ Prays for Watty [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] When the ‘Army’ Prays for Watty When the kindly hours of darkness, save for light of moon and star, Hide the picture on the signboard over Doughty’s Horse … [Read more...] about When the ‘Army’ Prays for Watty [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Taking His Chance [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · 3 Comments

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Taking His Chance They stood by the door of the Inn on the Rise; May Carney looked up in the bushranger’s eyes: ‘Oh! why did you come? — it was mad of you, … [Read more...] about Taking His Chance [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Ballad of the Drover [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Ballad of the Drover Across the stony ridges, Across the rolling plain, Young Harry Dale, the drover, Comes riding home again. And well his stock-horse … [Read more...] about The Ballad of the Drover [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Middleton’s Rouseabout [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Middleton’s Rouseabout Tall and freckled and sandy, Face of a country lout; This was the picture of Andy, Middleton’s Rouseabout. Type of a coming … [Read more...] about Middleton’s Rouseabout [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Sweeney [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Sweeney It was somewhere in September, and the sun was going down, When I came, in search of ‘copy’, to a Darling-River town; ‘Come-and-have-a-drink’ we’ll … [Read more...] about Sweeney [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Vagabond [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Vagabond White handkerchiefs wave from the short black pier As we glide to the grand old sea — But the song of my heart is for none to hear If one of … [Read more...] about The Vagabond [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Shanty on the Rise [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Shanty on the Rise When the caravans of wool-teams climbed the ranges from the West, On a spur among the mountains stood ‘The Bullock-drivers’ Rest’; It … [Read more...] about The Shanty on the Rise [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Glass on the Bar [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Glass on the Bar Three bushmen one morning rode up to an inn, And one of them called for the drinks with a grin; They’d only returned from a trip to the … [Read more...] about The Glass on the Bar [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

Past Carin’ [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Past Carin’ Now up and down the siding brown The great black crows are flyin’, And down below the spur, I know, Another ‘milker’s’ dyin’; The crops have … [Read more...] about Past Carin’ [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

The Sliprails and the Spur [poem by Henry Lawson]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] The Sliprails and the Spur The colours of the setting sun Withdrew across the Western land — He raised the sliprails, one by one, And shot them home with … [Read more...] about The Sliprails and the Spur [poem by Henry Lawson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (author) (1867-1922), In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

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