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Born in June 18, 1863 / Died in November 10, 1909 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by George Essex Evans

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On The Plains

... Here lie and watch, thro' smoke-wreaths cool, ...

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Riches

... ” Battered and bruised by the world! ...

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The Splendour And The Curse Of Song

...   And when Death lulled them with his wings to rest ...

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The Wheels Of The System

... ” Deeper laws than Love are hidden in the power that runs through this, ...

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The Crown Of Empire

... “An Empire’s love is their’s: God Save the King!” ...

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Out Of The Silence

... ” “Weep not thine error done, thy thought untold ...

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Ad Astra

...  That climb the hill or shine through deepmost brakes, ...

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To The Unknown God

...   All heights of Heaven, all depths of Hell laid bare, ...

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Adrift: A Brisbane River Reverie

... Slow drifts the boat past homestead, town, and lea ...

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The Lion's Whelps

... And the sword we draw for Justice shall not see its sheath again, ...

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A Vision Of Christ

...   Vaulted with night and paved with barren stone, ...

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The Dream Star

... But keener, swifter than thee is the vision that flies before ...

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Australia

... The world’s gray page lies bare to-day— ...

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Loraine

... PART III They speak the truth and they judge me well, ...

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Thomas Joseph Byrnes

... Yet wrote on Queensland’s page a rare— ...