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Issue Details: First known date: 1932... 1932 Messalina
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Frank Johnson , 1932 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Nine Women, Dulcie Deamer , sequence poetry (p. 9-52)
Messalinai"Cast back the doors! I stifle! Let the air", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 11-15)
Heleni"Love is a sword made sharp for pain;", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 17-20)
Cleopatrai"The room grows dark. Beyond the palms", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 21-25)
Salomei"The azure ceiling high above", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 27-30)
Magdalenei"Solemn and perfect, blinding-white", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 31-34)
Artemisi"I am type of singleness", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 35-39)
Atalantai"Wind, you have neither breast nor hands nor feet;", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 41-44)
Madonnai"You before whom nations' knees have been bended", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 45-48)
Clytemnestrai"Why do you look which such strange questioning eyes?", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 49-52)
Dusti"Lo! I am straitened as Prometheus bound:", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
The Young Martyri"I have just turned my fifteenth year", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 57-59)
The Eternalsi"The forest flamed in the epic ages", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 60-61)
Note: With first line: The forests flamed in the buried ages,
In Paradisei"The lawns of Paradise are white", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 62-63)
Dance of the Dead Leavesi"The May Wind blows, and his pipes are loud.", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
The Leopardi"Spotted like a fenny snake,", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
Leaf-Smoke in the Lanei"Upon the holy, hidden altar-", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 68-69)
The Leapi"Where earth's last blossoms overhang", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 70-71)
The Supreme Adventurei"Have you wished to scale a far white summit,", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 72-73)
The Door of Dreamsi"Dreams, broken dreams - more fair than aught in life-", Dulcie Deamer , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
Note: With first line: Dreams, broken dreams, more fair than aught in life,
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