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Dedication: To my sister Annie.

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1938 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Theme Eternal"Great is the theme, good brother, you have chosen;", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 11)

Note: Editor's note: (Replying to a fellow rhymer who complains that a beautiful young girl is using cosmetics)

The Road to the Hospital"This is the road the fainting go on Summers keen and bold,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

The Crane Is My Neighbour"The bird is my neighbour, a whimsical fellow and dim;", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 14-15)

He Saw the Jig"He saw the jig, he said an emerald thing", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 26-27)

The Poor Can Feed the Birds"Ragged, unheeded, stooping, meanly shod,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 28-29)

The Sundowner"I know not when this tiresome man", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 30-31)

I Spoke to the Violet [2]"Shy one, I said, you can take me away in a breath,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 33)

Beauty Imposes : 2"Beauty imposes reverence in the Spring,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 34)

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Untitled Robert D. FitzGerald , 1939 single work review
— Appears in: Australian National Review , April vol. 5 no. 28 1939; (p. 79-80)
— Review of Beauty Imposes : Some Recent Verse John Shaw Neilson , 1938 selected work poetry

Recent Australian Publications 1938 single work review
— Appears in: Desiderata , November no. 38 1938; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Beauty Imposes : Some Recent Verse John Shaw Neilson , 1938 selected work poetry ; Free and Easy Land Frank Clune , 1938 single work non-fiction ; "This Roundabout" Joy Boughton , 1981 selected work poetry ; Collected Essays of Walter Murdoch Containing Speaking Personally, Saturday Mornings, Moreover, The Wild Planet, Lucid Intervals Walter Murdoch , 1938 selected work essay ; Wind in the Spring Alison McDougall , 1938 single work novel

Shaw Neilson's Verses 1938 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 October vol. 59 no. 3062 1938; (p. 2)
— Review of Beauty Imposes : Some Recent Verse John Shaw Neilson , 1938 selected work poetry