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Issue Details: First known date: 1870... 1870 Australian Songs and Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: To the people of Australia, this collection of first efforts is dedicated by an Australian.
  • The poems appear in sections titled : 'Christmas Poems' (pp. 8-21); 'Lays of Illawarra' (pp. 25-61); 'Poems of the Australian Bush' (pp. 63-92); 'Sea-Side Lyrics' (pp. 93-121); 'Miscellaneous Poems' (pp. 123-164); 'Songs and Ballads' (pp. 165-187); 'Fragments from "Kiandra" (an Earlier Poem)'; (pp. 189-202).
  • Indexing in progress.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Gibbs, Shallard and Co. , 1870 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Five Thousand Leagues Away! : A Christmas Lyrici"Like the low sweet voice of a wandering tide that returns to its own loved shore,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 10-15)
The Old Year and the Newi"Lonely and gloomily bells toll forth", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 16-19)
Five Years Ago : A Christmas Reveriei"O, sweetly falls the summershine on rocky cleft and ledge -", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Illawarrai"Illawarra! - Home of beauty! - Land of forest, flower, and fern!", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 26-31)
'Coming Events' : An Australian Seaside Lyrici"The surges were kissing the crags of Kiama,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 32-35)
Note: With title: 'Coming Events'
Jamberooi"Underneath the waving forests, underneath the woodland shade,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 36-40)
The Beach of Wollongongi"'Come! let me take your honest hand! - I love its sturdy grasp,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 41-46)
Terrara : A Moonlight Reveriei"Like fluttering birds from their leaf-hidden nests,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 47-49)
Gerringong : An Australian Lyrici"Lo! the daylight's glowing splendour branches o'er the reddening skies -", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 50-61)
Note: With title: 'Gerringong'
Lost in the Bushi"It lay upon the sand - a shrivelled thing,", F. S. W. , single work poetry (p. 65-68)
The Mountain Moss Springi"A blacken'd block of crumbling crag where grey-green lichens spread,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 69-72)
Waiting for the Maili"Breaks a sun-streak through the casement - streams its glories on the floor,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 73-76)
Arakoon : Brush Scenery on the Macleayi"Frighted night hath left her jewels clinging to each shivering bough,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 77-83)
Sunset in the Foresti"The swamp-nurtured vapours are heavenward creeping,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 84-87)
Such is the Way of the Worldi"I lay where the forest was flinging", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 88-92)
Floating Away!i"Where the tremulous wave is upheaving", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 95-97)
St. Valentine's Evei"St. Valentine's Eve! how my heart-quiver,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 98-102)
Under the Cliffsi"Let us wander near the headland where the sluggish surges crawl,", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 103-108)
Voices from the Seai"See! the bashful shades are hiding!", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 109-113)
Footprints in the Sandi"The headlands force their rifted peaks", Frederick Sydney Wilson , single work poetry (p. 114-116)
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Works about this Work

Untitled 1870 single work review
— Appears in: The Illustrated Sydney News , 13 April 1870; (p. 375)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems Frederick Sydney Wilson , 1870 selected work poetry
Notices of New Publications 1870 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 2 April vol. 1 no. 13 1870; (p. 18)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems Frederick Sydney Wilson , 1870 selected work poetry
Untitled 1870 single work review
— Appears in: The Illustrated Sydney News , 13 April 1870; (p. 375)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems Frederick Sydney Wilson , 1870 selected work poetry
Notices of New Publications 1870 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 2 April vol. 1 no. 13 1870; (p. 18)
— Review of Australian Songs and Poems Frederick Sydney Wilson , 1870 selected work poetry
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