Frank Samuel Williamson Frank Samuel Williamson i(A12077 works by) (a.k.a. F. S. Williamson; Frank S. Williamson)
Born: Established: 1865 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 6 Feb 1936 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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Purple and Gold Frank Samuel Williamson , single work poetry
1 Flag Song i "Dear flag! Old flag! O, the blue and whie,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Library 2004-;
1 Exiles i "Sing softly, gum tree, by the dust of Shelley,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1970 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 1970; (p. 219)
1 The Magpie's Song i "Where the dreaming Tiber wanders by the haunted Appian Way,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1940 extract poetry (The Magpie's Song)
— Appears in: The Victorian Reading-Books : Eighth Book 1940; (p. 25-26)
1 A Sylvan Solitude i "Here the magpie loves to croon", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1930 extract poetry (Dirge)
— Appears in: Victorian Readers : Seventh Book 1930; (p. 47) Victorian Readers : Seventh Book 1940; (p. 55)
1 'I'se Here' i "In the days of early Summer, when Spring's bloom was lingering still", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1929 single work poetry
— Appears in: The School Paper : Grades V and VI , March no. 357 1929; (p. 25-26)
1 The Robin in School i "The morning was lovely", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1928 single work poetry
— Appears in: School Paper : Grades III and IV , October no. 368 1928; (p. 133)
1 1 The Magpie's Song i "Oh, I love to be by Bindi, where the fragrant pastures are,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1928 extract poetry (The Magpie's Song)
— Appears in: The Victorian Reading-Books : Eighth Book 1928; (p. 27-28)
1 [Untitled] i "Oh, the windy morn on Matlock, when the last snow-wreath had gone,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1927 extract poetry (The Magpie's Song)
— Appears in: The School Paper : Grades V and VI , September no. 341 1927; (p. 114)
1 A Bush Concert Hall i "Here the magpie loves to croon", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: School Paper : Grades V and VI , August no. 329 1926; (p. 111)
1 The Crested Bell-Bird i "When the sad days, the grey days, that come in winter's train", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1925 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , October no. 306 1925; (p. [135]-136)
The melancholy of Winter is replaced by the birdsong of the cuckoos and bellbirds which brings the music of Spring.
1 Untitled i "Oh, I love to be by Bindi, where the frangrant pastures are,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1925 extract poetry (The Magpie's Song)
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , October no. 306 1925; (p. 134) An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 319)
1 A School Garden i "He is gone from the school, he is taking his rest", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1924 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , June no. 291 1924; (p. 71-72)
An ode to the decay of youth through the metaphor of the gum tree which as a seed lies waiting and in spring blossoms with sylvan delight, but is afflicted by age.
1 School Out of Doors i "O! the road to Concongella in the sweet springtime", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1922 single work poetry children's
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , October no. 273 1922; (p. 134-135)
The joy of Spring is celebrated by the Australian bush birds at Concongella.
1 A Wish i "The wind creeps by the mountain wall", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1921 single work poetry
— Appears in: School Paper : Grades V and VI , October no. 276 1921; (p. 134)
1 Dew i "Dew upon the robin as he lilts there on the thorn,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1918 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1918; (p. 146-147) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1924; (p. 143-144) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1945; (p. 123-124) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1950; (p. 77-78)
1 The Magpie's Song i "Where the dreaming Tiber wanders by the haunted Appian Way", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1918 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1918; (p. 143-145) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1924; (p. 141-143) An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1927; (p. 132-134) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1945; (p. 121-123) An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1946; (p. 132-134)
1 Dirge The Dirge; A Sylvan Solitude i "Strew the flowers at Love's behest", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1918 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1918; (p. 147-148) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1924; (p. 145-146) An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1927; (p. 131-132) Purple and Gold : Poems and Lyrics 1940; An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1946; (p. 131-132)
1 She Comes as Comes the Summer Night i "She comes as comes the summer night,", Frank Samuel Williamson , 1918 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1918; (p. 148-149) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1924; (p. 146-147) An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1927; (p. 130-131) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1945; (p. 124-125) An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1946; (p. 130-131) The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1950; (p. 79-80)
1 Wind and Wattle-Blossom Frank Samuel Williamson , 1917 extract poetry (Wind and Wattle Bloom)
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , October no. 216 1917; (p. 135-136)
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