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'Young Prince of Tyre' is one of seven poems from The Darkening Ecliptic that was cited during the Angry Penguins obscenity trial. The trial was conducted in Adelaide in September 1944.

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Epigraph: Thy ear is liable, thy food is such / As hath been belch'd on by infected lungs -- Pericles
[In Shakespeare's play, Pericles, the words of the epigraph are spoken by Marina to Boult in Act 4 Scene 6 as Marina seeks to preserve her virginity against Boult's advances.]

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y Angry Penguins no. [6] Autumn 1944 Z600031 1944 periodical issue 1944
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1944
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pg. 27-28
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y The Darkening Ecliptic 'Ern Malley' , Melbourne : Reed and Harris , 1944 Z339108 1944 collected work poetry (taught in 4 units) Melbourne : Reed and Harris , 1944
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1944
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pg. 36-38
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y The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry John Tranter (editor), Philip Mead (editor), Ringwood : Penguin , 1991 Z151302 1991 anthology poetry Ringwood : Penguin , 1991
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1991
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pg. 96-97
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y Jacket no. 17 June 2002 Z1040748 2002 periodical issue Special Hoax Issue 2002
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2002
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