Sonnet : To the Rev. B. Quaife, on Reading His Lectures and Letters on (against) the 'Moral Lawfulness of Capital Punishments' single work   poetry   "The lack of hope hath left me oft supine, -"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1848... 1848 Sonnet : To the Rev. B. Quaife, on Reading His Lectures and Letters on (against) the 'Moral Lawfulness of Capital Punishments'
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Atlas vol. 4 no. 210 2 December 1848 Z1614007 1848 newspaper issue 1848 pg. 585
    Note: Folllowed by an extensive footnote written by Harpur explaining Quaife's position on capital punishment. Untitled footnote indexed separately.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , Elizabeth Perkins (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z459555 1984 selected work poetry satire 'This collection represents one version of almost every poem written by Charles Harpur, with the omission of some translations and paraphrases. The verse drama, "Stalwart the Bushranger", and the fragments of the dramatic poem "King Saul" are not included. ... The collection is edited from Harpur's manuscript poems held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and from printed copies in colonial newspapers when no manuscript version existed.' (Preface) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 pg. 630
    Note: With title: To the Rev. B. Quaife
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