The Apple of Eden single work   poetry   "That bright faith of Fancy which only may be"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1842... 1842 The Apple of Eden
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'A despairing little piece on his loss of the 'bright dream of passion'... (Webby)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: The Apple of Life
First line of verse: "That bright dream of passion which only may be"
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Australasian Chronicle vol. 4 no. 468 5 November 1842 Z1812290 1842 newspaper issue 1842 pg. 1
    Note:

    With alternate title: 'The Apple of Life'

    With first line: That bright dream of passion which only may be

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , Elizabeth Perkins (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z459555 1984 selected work poetry satire 'This collection represents one version of almost every poem written by Charles Harpur, with the omission of some translations and paraphrases. The verse drama, "Stalwart the Bushranger", and the fragments of the dramatic poem "King Saul" are not included. ... The collection is edited from Harpur's manuscript poems held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and from printed copies in colonial newspapers when no manuscript version existed.' (Preface) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 pg. 51-52
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