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'After their [the Gang of Cabbage-Tree-Hatters] revenge is baulked by police, the gang repairs to the "Shakespeare Head" for songs and feasting.' (Webby)
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'The Battle of the Cabbage-Tree : Canto II : The Banquet' incorporates two independent poems 'Knight's Song' and 'Lady's Song'. These two songs are sung during the festivities at the 'Shakespeare Head', an inn on Pitt Street, Sydney.
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"Come gentle muse! again before thy shrine,",
1841
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 11 January vol. 16 no. 1855 1841; (p. 2) -
Knight's Song
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"Oh the Cabbage tree, the Cabbage tree,",
1841
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 11 January vol. 16 no. 1855 1841; (p. 2) -
Lady's Song
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"My Native boy! in prsion deep,",
1841
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 11 January vol. 16 no. 1855 1841; (p. 2)
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