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Issue Details: First known date: 1846... 1846 Poems by Charles Harpur
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A numbered series of poems appearing in the Maitland Mercury between 3 June 1846 and 6 January 1847. Introduced in the 3 June issue with a 'General Preface' by Harpur. The series does not appear to correspond with any other groupings of Harpur poems.

Includes

The Terrors of Beauty i "Thy airy gait, and form divine", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 18 November 1846; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 September no. 1773 1856; (p. 5) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 154-155)
The Glen of the Whiteman's Grave i "I had well-nigh fared through a summer day", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 1 July 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 March no. 1932 1857; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 218-224)
A Rhyme i "Blissless am I, except in this", Charles Harpur , 1843 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 13 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 May 1858; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 267-272)
The Losses of the Past i "The world is emptied of the living gladness", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 24 June 1846; (p. 4) The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 September vol. 46 no. 7580 1862; (p. 3)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 280-281)
Lines Occasioned by Hearing an Air on the Flute, Whilst Travelling along the Hunter, Which I Had Formerly Heard on the Banks of the Hawkesbury i "From the verandah of yon Cottage, clumped", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 3 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 315-316)
The Master Mariner's Song (Outward Bound) i "Away - away she plunges,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 12 August 1846; (p. 1) The Empire , 25 September no. 215 1851; (p. 2) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 109-110)
— Appears in: Poems 1883; (p. 123) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 357-358)
A Song of the Sea Side i "When the Night first waxes grey, Mary,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 10 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 12 June 1880; (p. 1062)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 363-364)
I Love Him So i "I love Him so,", Charles Harpur , 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 3 May vol. 4 no. 93 1845; (p. 209) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 11 July 1846; (p. 1) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 101) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 365) 'On God.' (Webby)
The Emigrant's Vision i "As our Bark dashed away o'er the night-shrouded deep,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 27 June 1846; (p. 1) The Empire , 28 February no. 2937 1861; (p. 8) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 448-449)
The Poet Boy's Love Wishes i "O that the moon now so silverly beaming", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 3 June 1846; (p. 1) Hawkesbury Courier , 30 July no. 98 1846; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 449-450)
Epitaph for a Miser i "'Tis held the wish, as 'tis the lot,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 26 August 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 521)
Reasons for a Red Nose i "Ask the Doctor why Mrs G's nose is so red!", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 9 September 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 525)
Epitaph for a Sailor i "In port at last. Around his bark no more", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 4 November 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 526)
An Infallible Soporific i "Another night is past, and yet", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 15 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 552)
The Martyrs of Fortune i "Want ground the faces of the Prophets old;", Charles Harpur , 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 19 July vol. 5 no. 104 1845; (p. 29)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 13 January 1847; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 627) 'On the miseries of prophets and poets.' (Webby)
Farewell i "We love, and thence are blest in plenteous measure;", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 9 September 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Empire , 6 January no. 2,185 1858; (p. 5)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 631)
The Rose Tree i "A matchless Rose Tree! From the shaded mould", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 17 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 678)
My Love i "She was not beautiful, they said,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 9 September 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 683-684)
War i "He who in battle slays his fellow man,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 1 August 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 696-699)
The Coming on of Freedom i "The day must come - for Freedom must keep pace", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 13 June 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 702-703)
Stanzas i "Dear Henry, forbear to complain,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 18 November 1846; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 707-708)
Stanzas i "This world how bright!", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 10 June 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 721-722)
A Lesson from Nature i "O 'tis a happy thing with thee,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 27 June 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 773)
An Intellectual Belief i "Truth, in its universality, is God", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 11 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 773-775)
The Boy's Evening Song i "O Sister! see the great red Sun", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 15 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 775-776)
The Heavenly Voice i "Through the discord and din of Error and Sin,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 25 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 776-777)
A Love Perplexity i "In vain, my Charmer, words I'd find", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 26 August 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 778-779)
Burns i "My own wild Burns! these rude-wrought Rhymes of thine", Charles Harpur , 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 13 December vol. 5 no. 125 1845; (p. 283)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 30 September 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 116-120)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 806-811)
Byron i "A daring Intellect and fervent Soul", Charles Harpur , 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 25 October vol. 5 no. 118 1845; (p. 197)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 6 January 1847; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 811-815)
Ned Connor : A Tale of the Bush i "'Twas night - and where a watery sound", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 19 August 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 81-86)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 187-197)
Lines Suggested by the Appearance of a Comet i "Thy purpose, heavenly Stranger, who may know", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 2 December 1846; (p. 1) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 70-71) Poems 1883; (p. 64-66)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 326-329)
The Carouse of Despair (A Lay of Passion) i "Come Alan, I will flood the bowl,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 22 July 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 41-44)
A Resolution i "What shall prevent me, if I will that Homer,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 8 August 1846; (p. 1)
Despair i "Terrible is thy grandeur, O Despair", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 28 October 1846; (p. 1)
Early Summer i "Chasing cold Winter's dull sadness,", Charles Harpur , 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 31 May vol. 4 no. 97 1845; (p. 258) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 5 September 1846; (p. 4) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 667-668)
The Tree of Liberty : A Song for the Future i "We'll plant a Tree of Liberty", Charles Harpur , 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature , 20 September vol. 5 no. 113 1845; (p. 137) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 4 November 1846; (p. 1)
— Appears in: The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator , 1 December 1849; (p. 9)
— Appears in: The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 115-116) Freedom on the Wallaby : Poems of the Australian People 1953; (p. 33-34) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 9-10)
The World's Victims i ""They tell me he in riot now,", Charles Harpur , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 29 August 1846; (p. 4) The Argus , 24 April 1851; (p. 4) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 58-59)
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On the Death of an Infant Relative i "And art thou gone? so early gone?", Charles Harpur , 1835 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 May 1835; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Literary News , 3 February vol. 1 no. 26 1838; (p. 248)
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 18 March vol. 4 no. 525 1843; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 5 August 1846; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 777-778) 'On common theme of childhood death as a release from future sorrow and temptation.' (Webby)
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To an Echo on the Banks of the Hunter i "I hear thee, Echo; and I start to hear thee,", Charles Harpur , 1843 single work poetry
— Appears in: The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator , 20 January 1849; (p. 7)
— Appears in: The Australasian Chronicle , 14 March vol. 4 no. 523 1843; (p. 2) The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser , 17 October 1846; The Argus , 6 February 1849; (p. 4) The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems 1853; (p. 76-77) The Argus , 5 May 1853; (p. 9) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 281-283)

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First known date: 1846
Serialised by: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser 1843-1893 newspaper (115 issues)
      1846-1847 .
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