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Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Selected Poems : Introduction, Robert Gray , single work criticism (p. 3-36)
Sheedy Was Dyingi"Grey as a rising ghost -", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
The Land Where I Was Borni"Have you ever been down to my countree", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
The Lover Sings i"It is not dark, it is not day;", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
My Lady Chidesi"It was the dawn when sweetest sounds are heard", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Hour Is Losti"The hour is lost! Was ever hour so sweet!", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 41)
Granny Sullivan Old Granny Sullivani"A pleasant shady place it is, a pleasant place and cool -", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 42-44)
Under a Currajong [Kurrajong]i"Here is the ecstasy", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 44)
In the Streeti"The night, the rain, who could forget?-", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Case of Adami"There was a bold preacher named Campbell", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 46)
The Soldier is Homei"Weary is he, and sick of the sorrow of war,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
The Sundowneri"I know not when this tiresome man", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 47-49)
Bush Scene Along a Riveri"Green leaves - A patch of world along a river", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 49)
Love is a Firei"It was a rippling day in rising spring.", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
His Father's Coati"There is no lack of crimson in your blood,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 50)
The Break of Dayi"The stars are pale.", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 51)
At a Lowan's Nesti"Here, in the rubble and the sand,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 51)
To the Summer Girli"Have I been blinded with excess of light?", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 52)
Limericksi"An old lady at Tarranginnie", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 52-54)
You, and Yellow Airi"I dream of an old kissing-time", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
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