Allan of the Mill : An Australian Ballad single work   poetry   "'Come, Daughter, braid thy glossy hair,"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1843... 1843 Allan of the Mill : An Australian Ballad
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'On a girl who elopes with Allan rather than wed the squire, Derivative but with considerable narrative strength and energy.' (Webby)

Notes

  • This poem appears in a number of versions from 1843 onwards. For further details, see The Poems of Charles Harpur in Manuscript in the Mitchell Library and in Publication in the Nineteenth Century: An Analytical Finding List by Elizabeth Holt and Elizabeth Perkins (Canberra: Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, 2002).

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Alternative title: Allan of the Mill : A Ballad Founded on Fact
Notes:
80 lines. With subtitle: A Ballad Founded on Fact
Notes:
88 lines. No subtitle in this source.
  • 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. 55-58
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