The Australiad (Mary Hannay Foott Poems)
'Twas brave De Quiros bent the knee before the King of Spain,And "sire," he said, "I bring thy ships in ...
'Twas brave De Quiros bent the knee before the King of Spain,And "sire," he said, "I bring thy ships in ...
'Twas brave De Quiros bent the knee before the King of Spain,And "sire," he said, "I bring thy ships in ...
Sing us the Land of the Southern Sea,- The land we have called our own;Tell us what harvest there shall be From ...
The sunlight from the sky is swept,But, over Snowdon's summit kept, One brand of cloud yet burns,-By ghostly hands far out ...
I. THANKSGIVING.Star, on thy Heaven-returning way, Our message of thanksgiving bear;To Him who answered with thy ray The priestless Gentiles' trembling prayer.When ...
His silent spirit from the place Slid forth unseen; amid the throngOf those whose love outlived disgrace,- Whose fealty to the last ...
On the snow-line of the summit stood the Spaniard's English slave;And the frighted condor westward flew afar—-Where the torch of ...
A vision of a savage land, A glimpse of cloud-ringed seas;A moonlit deck, a murderous hand;- No more, no more of these!No ...
Above our dear Romancer's dust Grief takes the place of praise,Because of sudden cypress thrust Amid the old-earned bays.Ah! when shall such ...
Belated swallow, whither flying?The day is dead, the light is dying, The night draws near:Where is thy nest, slow put together,Soft-lined ...
The horses were ready,The rails were down,But the riders lingered stillOne had a parting word to sayAnd one had his ...
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