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Born in June 17, 1867 / Died in September 2, 1922 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Henry Lawson

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Rejected

... Then you lift your hat and leave her, walking mighty stiff and straight— ...

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The Two Samaritans and the Tramp

... (P.S.—The “ah” is meant to stand for the tramp a-drinking ov it ...

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At the Tug-0-War

... The chaps, oh! how they cheered me, while the girls all smiled so kind, ...

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Sydney-Side

... ’ Round the sea-world shine the beacons of a thousand ports o’ call, ...

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The Squatter’s Daughter

... And, strange to say, to things like these ...

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The Vote of Thanks Debate

... And looked for work, and asked for work, and begged for work in vain, ...

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The 'Soldier Birds'

... I’ve drifted through Port Said since then, ...

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To a Pair of Blucher Boots

... Though your leather’s cracked and rotten, ...

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Mary Called Him 'Mister'

... She stammer’d, blushed, held out her hand, and called him ‘Mister Gum ...

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He’s Gone to England for a Wife

... But he was poor and toiled for bread ...

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Song of the Old Bullock-Driver

...   Their rugged old songs where strange fancies were linked ...

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Unwritten Books

... We die, with our great thoughts unpublished, ...

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The Flag of our Destinies

... We yield no praise and we speak no blame, for our history ‘s weeds and flowers – ...

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Rewi to Grey: The Old Maori Chief’s Last Message

... We have lived till these times, brother, ...

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The Author's Farewell to the Bushmen

... For the sake of the hearts that were always so, ...