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Issue Details: First known date: 1911... 1911 Songs and Sonnets
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Queenstown, Western Tasmania (including the West Coast), Tasmania,:E.M. White , 1911 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dedication: To My Wifei"To you I dedicate this book of song,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Sphinxi"Gazing upon the sand with peaceful eyes,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 5)
Mount Wellingtoni"Thy massive head, uplifted to the skies,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 6)
God's Acrei"'Tis Sabbath morn, and o'er the hills I gaze,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 7)
Nighti"Night spreads a sable curtain o'er the sky,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 8)
New Year's Evei"We stand upon an ever-shifting shore", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 9)
Mount Rumneyi"When Moses viewed the wond'rous Promised Land,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 10)
Fairylandi"The sun, all glory-laden, brings the morn;", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 11)
Nil Desperandumi"The future gleams before me like a sea,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 12)
Note: Punctuation of the poem has been revised slightly in this edition.
The Training College (Melbourne University)i"We see around us, wrought in brick and stone,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 13)
Our Principal (Dr. John Smyth)i"We honour and revere his name alway;", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Childreni"They sit before us, eager-eyed and still,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 15)
Pearyi"He sought beyond Earth's outposts, far away", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 16)
Youth and Agei""Stay!" cried the youth, "O fancies fair", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 17)
Sunshine and Shadowi"Never mind the shadows when the sun is bright;", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Game of Lifei"Life is a game we all must play,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 19)
My Sunbeami"She I love is fair and sweet;", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Teacheri"With earnest mind and tender heart", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 20)
Coupletsi"Life - 'tis a smile and then a sigh,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 21)
O Lovely Night!i"The sun sets in the western skies,", Alfred Gwin Waterworth , single work poetry (p. 22)
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