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* Contents derived from the Melbourne,Victoria,:A. J. Barbour,1888 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'The aim of the author ... has been merely the lowly one of relating, in simple, unpretending verse, the story of a young country couple in Victoria; their trials and crosses, and their ultimate re-union, and attainment to the felicities (?) of wedded life.' (Preface)
