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As far as is known, this was the first book of verse published in Queensland (see also comments under Chubb, Charles Frederick).
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Dedication: To His Royal Highness, Prince Alfred, 'Victoria's Sailor Son'.
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Cleghorn
, 1869 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Farewell to Scotlandi"Farewell! to thee, Scotland, the land of my birth,", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- A Health to the Honest and Truei"Fill up! fill up! another cup", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Men! Be Workers!i"Men of Queensland! up, be doing!", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Bonnie Mary Scotti"Oh! bonnie is the lily that blooms in yonder glen,", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Victoria's Sailor Soni"We love thee, Queen Victoria!", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- The Sisters of Charityi"True Charity, upon the earth", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- An Incident in the Life of Admiral Howei"They lay together, side by side,", single work poetry (p. 19-21)
- To My Pipei"My meerschum bowl! my meerschum bowl!", single work poetry (p. 23-25)
- Nelly Brown : New Versioni"I met you, Nelly, long ago, when youthfoul hopes were high,", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- The Sea Kingi"Oh! I am a child of the waters wild,", single work poetry (p. 43-44)
- Bonnie Tina Hartleyi"Oh tell me na' o' Venuses!", single work poetry (p. 45-46)
- Address to Irelandi"Awaken! up Ireland and wipe off your shame,", single work poetry (p. 52-53)
- Linesi"Cheer up! cheer up! my ain dear wife,", single work poetry (p. 54-55)
- The Plague Shipi"Oh gallantly she kept her way,", single work poetry (p. 56-59)
- John Anderson, My Joi"John Anderson, my Jo, John,", single work poetry (p. 60-61)
- To My Mitheri"Lang years hae passed awa', mither,", single work poetry (p. 65-67)
- The Exile's Death-Bedi"Far awa' from my native land,", single work poetry (p. 76-78)
- Souveniri"You're going far away, Anna, far o'er the stormy main;", single work poetry (p. 79-80)
- The Orphan's Lullabyi"Hiz hie ba! my puir wee lassie,", single work poetry (p. 81)
- The Lay of the Hopelessi"They think that I'm Light-hearted,", single work poetry (p. 94)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Songs of the 'Sixties
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 12 May 1932; (p. 44)
— Review of Poems and Songs 1869 selected work poetry -
Unitiled
1869
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 26 May 1869; (p. 2)
— Review of Poems and Songs 1869 selected work poetry
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Songs of the 'Sixties
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 12 May 1932; (p. 44)
— Review of Poems and Songs 1869 selected work poetry -
Unitiled
1869
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 26 May 1869; (p. 2)
— Review of Poems and Songs 1869 selected work poetry
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