The Death Of President Lincoln (Joseph Furphy Poems)
(A Romance.)December 11th, 1867.The fleecy clouds had passed awayBefore the bright approach of day,And now the morning's radiance shinesUpon an ...
(A Romance.)December 11th, 1867.The fleecy clouds had passed awayBefore the bright approach of day,And now the morning's radiance shinesUpon an ...
A spectral film that came and went,In its elusive way gave ventIn some unreal words which meant;"I think therefore I ...
(From "An Idyll of the Wimmera.")On the geodetic line, where the parish boundaries joinAt a level and interminable laneYou can ...
Though some good folks may take it ill,As trifling with parsonic frill,Thus saith the Lord to Jim and Bill,In admonition ...
In spite of his imposing plea,A freeman whom the truth makes freeIs often fairly up a tree,And marvels why it ...
You argue - as sympathy governs your bias -That Wisdom distributes the capon and crust,Indulging the sinful, and stinting the ...
Are you, like me, a peevish brat,With feelings extra-fine?Are you disposed to whip the catWhen misadventure lays your flat?Then paste ...
Lincoln is gone - who ruled the Western LandFrom the Pacific to the Atlantic's brim -And cold and nerveless lies ...
O kid! with face of healthy tan,With lunch-bag, books and slate;You needn't long to be a man,Self-confident and great;For ever ...
Opposed to Jewish Temple-rites,Strange to the lore of Greece,That message comes from starry heights,A key to lasting Peace.What-e'er our creed, ...
"Are you the Cove?" he spoke the wordsAs swagmen only can;The Squatter freezingly inquired,"What do you mean, my man?""Are you ...
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