The Martyrs of Fortune single work   poetry   "Want ground the faces of the Prophets old;"
Is part of Poems by Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , 1846 series - author poetry
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1845... 1845 The Martyrs of Fortune
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'On the miseries of prophets and poets.' (Webby)

Notes

  • Number XL in the series Poems by Charles Harpur.
  • This poem appears in a number of versions from 1845 onwards. For further details, see The Poems of Charles Harpur in Manuscript in the Mitchell Library and in Publication in the Nineteenth Century: An Analytical Finding List by Elizabeth Holt and Elizabeth Perkins (Canberra: Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, 2002).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: Stanzes
First line of verse: "Want ground the faces of the Prophets old,"
Notes:
12 lines.
Notes:
14 lines.
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