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Issue Details: First known date: 1832... 1832 The Voyage; a Moral Poem. Written During, and Descriptive of, a Voyage from England to New South Wales
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Notes

  • A single poem in five cantos. Published anonymously.

  • Dedication: To John Davis, Esq. Author of 'The Post Captain,' 'The American Mariners,' 'The Life of Chatterton,' etc etc etc.

    (Following the formal dedication is a letter concluding: 'Your Sincere Friend, and Obedient Humble Servant, The Author'. The letter is dated Parramatta, New South Wales, March 1832.)

  • Epigraph: 'My native land - Good night.' - Byron.
  • An advertisement announcing the publication of this book is included in the Sydney Monitor, 23 June 1832, p.3.

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Untitled i "O! gorgeous sight to ye who till the plains-", 1832 extract poetry (The Voyage; a Moral Poem. Written During, and Descriptive of, a Voyage from England to New South Wales)
— Appears in: The Sydney Monitor , 27 June vol. 7 no. 493 1832; (p. 4)
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