A War Song for the Nineteenth Century single work   poetry   "The march of Knowledge hasten,"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Composed: Singleton, Singleton area, Hunter Valley, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,
First known date: 1842 Issue Details: First known date: 1842... 1842 A War Song for the Nineteenth Century
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Alternative title: A War Song for the 19th Century
First line of verse: "The march of Knowledge hasten!"
Notes:
24 lines
Notes:
Author's note: (Republished with a Note and additional Stanza.)
Notes:
Comprises 32 lines.
Notes:
Charles Harpur's extensive and wide ranging 'Note' , including the additional stanza and discussion on the stanza's meaning, Harpur's definition of republicanism, and John Dunmore Lang's Australian League, is separately indexed. The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur (1984) published the complete poem without the 'Note'.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator 7 January 1854 Z647580 1854 newspaper issue 1854 pg. 5
  • 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. 781-782
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