Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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Page 65
... happy touch in the Australian poet's thumbnail sketch of the insect Homer- " Singing his Iliad on a blade of grass " . Skylarks have inspired matchless lyrics , but what note is heard in F. W. Harvery's Ducks ? It is rather like ...
... happy touch in the Australian poet's thumbnail sketch of the insect Homer- " Singing his Iliad on a blade of grass " . Skylarks have inspired matchless lyrics , but what note is heard in F. W. Harvery's Ducks ? It is rather like ...
Page 142
... happy valleys boast , And other shepherds dwell with other mates , By such examples taught , I paint the cot , As truth will paint it , and as bards will not . " It has been claimed for him that he did pioneer work as a social reformer ...
... happy valleys boast , And other shepherds dwell with other mates , By such examples taught , I paint the cot , As truth will paint it , and as bards will not . " It has been claimed for him that he did pioneer work as a social reformer ...
Page 196
... happy waters sing Towns can be prisons , where the spirit dulls Away from mates . ” It was not only that the " water ... happy moments . What they gave Makes man less fearful of the certain grave , And gives his work compassion and new ...
... happy waters sing Towns can be prisons , where the spirit dulls Away from mates . ” It was not only that the " water ... happy moments . What they gave Makes man less fearful of the certain grave , And gives his work compassion and new ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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