Five Visions Of Captain Cook (Kenneth Slessor Poems)
ICOOK was a captain of the AdmiraltyWhen sea-captains had the evil eye,Or should have, what with beating krakens offAnd casting ...
ICOOK was a captain of the AdmiraltyWhen sea-captains had the evil eye,Or should have, what with beating krakens offAnd casting ...
'Twas brave De Quiros bent the knee before the King of Spain,And "sire," he said, "I bring thy ships in ...
When bold Ambition tempts the ingenuous mind To leave the beaten paths of life behind, Sublime on Glory's pinions to arise, Urg'd by ...
'Twas brave De Quiros bent the knee before the King of Spain,And "sire," he said, "I bring thy ships in ...
Without the slightest basis For hypochondriasis A widow had forebodings which a cloud around her flung, And with expression cynical For half the day a ...
I CHANCED to stray along the barren hillsThat stretch from Botany Bay to Sydney CoveOne cloudy morn. Full many a ...
A missionary from the Mau Mau told me.There are spores blowing from space.He has himself seen an amazing botanyspringing the ...
The Devil take the cook, that old grey-bearded fellow,Yo ho, haul away!Who feeds us odds and ends and biscuits whiskered ...
'Tis strange to live a year or two in SydneyAnd get acquaint with all its Nonpareils;To dine with people of ...
THE smell of birds' nests faintly burningIs autumn. In the autumn I cameWhere spring had used me better,To the clear ...
With tears I leave these academic bowers, And cease to cull the scientific flowers; With tears I hail the fair ...
I Thus, ever, towards the azure nightWhere there quivers a topaz sea,Will function in your evening lightThe Lilies, those clysters ...
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears. I have a story to tell.Lend me your ears, if you've not got ...
Let me sit down for a minute, sirThere's a milestone in my bootAnd list to the tale how my hearthstone ...
With reverence and submission due,Kind sir those words are sent to you,And with them a good wish too,Long may you ...
Away with those whimsical bubbles of airWhich only excite a momentary stare;Attention to plans of utility pay,Weigh anchor, and steer ...
O, listen for a moment lads, and hear me tell my tale-how o'er the sea from England's shore I was ...
Oh, Mr. Froude, how wise and good,To point us out this way to glory—They're no great shakes, those Snowdon Lakes,And ...
Give me truths, For I am weary of the surfaces, And die of inanition. If I knew Only the herbs ...
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