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At head of poem: As erewhile pictured in a sweet day-dream / Amid the cloudlands of Hope's vernal sky, / In soul-born colors -- such as only beam, / To enhance all beauty, through the Poet's eye.
Appears in:
yThe Poetical Works of Charles HarpurCharles Harpur,
Elizabeth Perkins
(editor),
Sydney:Angus and Robertson,1984Z4595551984selected 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
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1984
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pg.224-234
Note: Comprises Parts I and II and totals 336 lines.