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The Australian and Other Verses

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476:, Mr. Will Ogilvie's latest volume of poems, are new. Some of the best verses, such as 'The Riding Camel,' 'The Team Bullock,' and 'The Outlaw,' were published in a collection that appeared three or four years ago. Of the rest the most effective are those inspired by the war. Mr. Ogilvie's Scottish ancestry and his Australian associations make him single out for special attention the Highlanders and the Anzacs, and he celebrates their martial exploits in stirring, spirited strains, which, if they are not perhaps the rarified essence of poetry, are, at any rate, excellent verse." 464:
contains a number of tributes to the bushman and the horse, besides some tender poems of children and some stirring lines evoked by the war. The best of the war verses is that which gives its name to the book."
191:"To THE MEN OF AUSTRALIA, who have proved for all time their unconquerable spirit and unswerving loyalty to the right, I dedicate these songs of the misty land they fought for and the sunny land that bred them" 460:(Sydney) noted: "Many Australians who admire Will Oglivie's lilting ballads of the fair girls and brave horses of the bush will be glad to have another volume from him. 722: 142:
The collection consists of 81 poems from a variety of sources. The first edition notes: "The verses from which this volume takes its title —
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After the initial publication of the collection by Angus and Robertson in 1916, it was reissued as follows:
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The full text of the poetry collection is available at the Internet Archive.
136: 182:. My thanks are due to the Proprietors for permission to reprint." 597:. The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October 1916, p8. 7 October 1916 135:, in 1916. The collection includes two illustrated plates by 127:
is a collection of poetry by the Scottish-Australian writer
571:. The Daily Telegraph, 7 October 1916, p6. 7 October 1916 110: 100: 92: 84: 76: 64: 54: 46: 36: 26: 115:Galloping Shoes: Hunting and Polo Poems  8: 21: 472:admired the book: "Not all the contents of 20: 533: 531: 529: 527: 488:Angus and Robertson, Trench edition, 1916 16:1916 poetry collection by Will H. Ogilvie 523: 7: 150:. Other pieces have appeared in the 695:""The Australian and Other Verses"" 491:Angus and Robertson, 1982 and 2018 468:The reviewer of the collection in 14: 22:The Australian and Other Verses 675:. National Library of Australia 671:The Australian and Other Verses 649:. National Library of Australia 645:The Australian and Other Verses 623:. National Library of Australia 619:The Australian and Other Verses 541:The Australian and Other Verses 462:The Australian and Other Verses 124:The Australian and Other Verses 323:"There's a Clean Wind Blowing" 1: 723:Australian poetry collections 565:""New poems by Will Ogilvie"" 512:1916 in Australian literature 419:"A Begging Song for Belgium" 146:— first appeared in London 744: 398:"The Barring of the Gates" 332:"The Comfort of the Hills" 470:The Sydney Morning Herald 386:"The Bundle in the Shawl" 317:"A Little Bit of Garden" 311:"The Mushroom Gatherers" 293:"The Carpet of the Wind" 410:"A Song of the Old Men" 380:"The Burning of Summer" 221:"A Leaf from Macquarie" 425:"The Ladies from Hell" 422:"The Unawakened Hills" 341:"Flowers of the Frost" 245:"The Australian Fleet" 595:Sydney Morning Herald 395:"The Witches' Steeds" 368:"The Bringer of Days" 308:"The Garden of Night" 287:"The Flying Scotsman" 281:"A Song of the Poets" 224:"My Australian Spurs" 591:""Australian Verse"" 446:"A Song of the Flag" 404:"A Dream of England" 338:"The Shadow Dancers" 266:"Steeds of the Mist" 176:British Australasian 543:by Will H. Ogilvie" 480:Publication history 458:The Daily Telegraph 416:"The Channel Guard" 353:"A Maker of Empire" 172:Westminster Gazette 133:Angus and Robertson 59:Angus and Robertson 23: 697:. Internet Archive 452:Critical reception 443:"Sails of Victory" 359:"The Happy People" 356:"A Summer Evening" 251:"The Team Bullock" 218:"The Riding Camel" 164:Pall Mall Magazine 431:"The Scots Greys" 428:"O Weeping Glens" 389:"To My Baby Girl" 314:"The Border Harp" 305:"By Candle-Light" 120: 119: 105:Gray Horses  77:Publication place 50:Poetry collection 735: 707: 706: 704: 702: 691: 685: 684: 682: 680: 665: 659: 658: 656: 654: 639: 633: 632: 630: 628: 613: 607: 606: 604: 602: 587: 581: 580: 578: 576: 561: 555: 554: 552: 550: 535: 413:"The Stragglers" 383:"A Song of Rain" 377:"The Grey Nurse" 374:"Baby's Trumpet" 335:"The Roman Wall" 254:"Black Trackers" 233:"The White Ibis" 230:"The Pack Horse" 215:"The Overlander" 111:Followed by 101:Preceded by 66:Publication date 24: 743: 742: 738: 737: 736: 734: 733: 732: 713: 712: 711: 710: 700: 698: 693: 692: 688: 678: 676: 673:(A&R 2018)" 667: 666: 662: 652: 650: 647:(A&R 1982)" 641: 640: 636: 626: 624: 621:(A&R 1916)" 615: 614: 610: 600: 598: 589: 588: 584: 574: 572: 569:Daily Telegraph 563: 562: 558: 548: 546: 537: 536: 525: 520: 508: 498: 482: 454: 449: 350:"The Brown Men" 326:"Sheep Country" 272:"The Ingleside" 209:"Sunny Country" 198: 188: 131:, published by 129:Will H. Ogilvie 85:Media type 67: 31:Will H. Ogilvie 17: 12: 11: 5: 741: 739: 731: 730: 725: 715: 714: 709: 708: 686: 660: 634: 608: 582: 556: 522: 521: 519: 516: 515: 514: 507: 504: 503: 502: 497: 494: 493: 492: 489: 481: 478: 474:The Australian 453: 450: 448: 447: 444: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 417: 414: 411: 408: 405: 402: 399: 396: 393: 392:"In the Woods" 390: 387: 384: 381: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 348: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 288: 285: 282: 279: 278:"The Signpost" 276: 275:"The Horseman" 273: 270: 267: 264: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 246: 243: 242:"A Bush Night" 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 225: 222: 219: 216: 213: 210: 207: 204:The Australian 199: 197: 194: 193: 192: 187: 184: 168:Glasgow Herald 144:The Australian 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 68: 65: 62: 61: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 38: 34: 33: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 740: 729: 726: 724: 721: 720: 718: 696: 690: 687: 674: 672: 664: 661: 648: 646: 638: 635: 622: 620: 612: 609: 596: 592: 586: 583: 570: 566: 560: 557: 544: 542: 534: 532: 530: 528: 524: 517: 513: 510: 509: 505: 500: 499: 495: 490: 487: 486: 485: 479: 477: 475: 471: 466: 463: 459: 451: 445: 442: 439: 436: 434:"The Colours" 433: 430: 427: 424: 421: 418: 415: 412: 409: 406: 403: 400: 397: 394: 391: 388: 385: 382: 379: 376: 373: 370: 367: 365:"The Admiral" 364: 361: 358: 355: 352: 349: 346: 344:"Contentment" 343: 340: 337: 334: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 313: 310: 307: 304: 301: 298: 295: 292: 289: 286: 283: 280: 277: 274: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 256: 253: 250: 248:"Black Wings" 247: 244: 241: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 220: 217: 214: 212:"The Bushmen" 211: 208: 205: 201: 200: 195: 190: 189: 185: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 125: 116: 113: 109: 106: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 72: 69: 63: 60: 57: 53: 49: 45: 42: 39: 35: 32: 29: 25: 19: 699:. 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Austlit 236:"Cicadas" 160:Lone Hand 152:Spectator 80:Australia 55:Publisher 506:See also 347:"Riches" 257:"Coo-ee" 239:"Sydney" 196:Contents 180:Scotsman 156:Bulletin 37:Language 371:"Three" 302:"Again" 137:Hal Gye 41:English 96:174 pp 27:Author 407:"War" 148:Punch 93:Pages 88:Print 47:Genre 703:2024 681:2024 655:2024 629:2024 603:2024 577:2024 551:2024 496:Note 178:and 71:1916 719:: 593:. 567:. 526:^ 174:, 170:, 166:, 162:, 158:, 154:, 139:. 705:. 683:. 669:" 657:. 643:" 631:. 617:" 605:. 579:. 553:. 206:" 202:"

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Will H. Ogilvie
English
Angus and Robertson
1916
Will H. Ogilvie
Angus and Robertson
Hal Gye
The Australian
1916 in Australian literature




"Austlit — The Australian and Other Verses by Will H. Ogilvie"
""New poems by Will Ogilvie""
""Australian Verse""
"The Australian and Other Verses (A&R 1916)"
"The Australian and Other Verses (A&R 1982)"
"The Australian and Other Verses (A&R 2018)"
""The Australian and Other Verses""
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Australian poetry collections
1916 books

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