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To the Lyre of Australia
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"Lyre of my Country, remains it for me",
1835
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Monitor , 19 September vol. 10 no. 830 1835; (p. 4)
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 27 October vol. 4 no. 464 1842; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 722-723) 'Hopes that he may redeem the harp from "dark trackless forests" and though he has not "The wild strength of Burns, or of Byron the fire", leave one lasting song.' (Webby) -
The Evening Scene
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"Here, by the brook, at eve to meet",
1842
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 10 November vol. 4 no. 470 1842; (p. 2) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 763-764) 'Love poem to Idalia' (Webby) -
Country Lovers
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"She - Where have you been all the day?",
1842
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 22 November vol. 4 no. 475 1842; (p. 1) The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 765-766) The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems 1993; (p. 1) -
Old Billowy Hawkesb'ry
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"Old billowy Hawkesb'ry, I see thee expanding",
1842
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 17 November vol. 4 no. 473 1842; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 8-9) -
Bower Building
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"My sweet One, in our favorite Shade",
1842
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 15 October vol. 4 no. 459 1842; (p. 2)
— Appears in: Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser , 26 November 1842; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 29-30) 'Light, graceful description of bower of wattles, myrtles, etc.' (Webby) -
The Message
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"You tell me she yet talks of me,",
1835
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 24 November vol. 4 no. 476 1842; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 39-41) 'On a former love who has now married another.' (Webby) -
The Night Scene
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"Come, my Idalia, forth!- the night",
1842
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 18 October vol. 4 no. 460 1842; (p. 2) 'Rather overdone, with conventional poetic diction.' (Webby) -
Australia Huzza
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"Australia, how rapt can I muse by thy fountains,",
1833
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Currency Lad , 4 May 1833;
— Appears in: The Sydney Monitor , 26 September vol. 10 no. 832 1835; (p. 4)
— Appears in: The Australasian Chronicle , 6 December vol. 4 no. 481 1842; (p. 2)
— Appears in: The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur 1984; (p. 68-69)'In praise of Australia - particularly its women.' (Webby)
(Note: Only a portion of the third stanza relates to Australia's 'daughters'.)
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