Note: Introduction and biography by Rae Webling; poetry by Caroline Carleton.
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 A Song of Australia : Caroline Carleton : Her Poems & Biography : 1820-1874
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Kadina, Northern Yorke Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia,:Rae Webling , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Fragmentary Lines Written in the Cemeteryi"Come view with me the last long home", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Written in the Cemeteryi"Oh what is life? - a vestibule", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 3)
Loss of the Dunbari"The sun went down upon the sea -", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Linesi"Two lights below and one above -", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 5)
Summer's Evening Reveriesi"I would I were in cloud-land,", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 6)
A Reveriei"To look on life - yet long to die,", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Echo of the Wavesi"Over the heaving sea", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 8)
Wild Flowers of Australiai"Oh say not that no perfume dwells;", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 9)
Songi"How Rich am I! - Look up! Look up!", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 10)
Linesi"Tho' we must tread the circling earth", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Cawnpore Massacrei"The music of the sunlit wave,", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
South Australian Songi"Come rally round the bowl,", Mrs C. J. Carleton , single work poetry (p. 14)
On Recovering from Illnessi"The harp unstrung, no music gives,", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 15)
To the River Torrensi"River! so late 'unkown to song',", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 16)
Note: Includes author's explanatory notes.
Tributary Linesi"Let history's page record the deeds", Florence Nightingale , single work poetry (p. 17)
On the Suicide of a Young Ladyi"No priestly requiem is heard,", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Old Gum Treei"Come to the old gum tree", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
A Wondrous Talei"Hush'd is the song - the harp unstrung", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Wreck of the Admellai"Oh, tell me not of the beauteous sea,", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Rescuei"Beneath the surging wave,", Caroline Carleton , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
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