Poems by Henry Lawson
Rejected
... Then you lift your hat and leave her, walking mighty stiff and straight ...
The Two Samaritans and the Tramp
... (P.S.The ah is meant to stand for the tramp a-drinking ov it ...
At the Tug-0-War
... The chaps, oh! how they cheered me, while the girls all smiled so kind, ...
Sydney-Side
... Round the sea-world shine the beacons of a thousand ports o call, ...
The Squatters Daughter
... And, strange to say, to things like these ...
The Vote of Thanks Debate
... And looked for work, and asked for work, and begged for work in vain, ...
The 'Soldier Birds'
... Ive drifted through Port Said since then, ...
To a Pair of Blucher Boots
... Though your leathers cracked and rotten, ...
Mary Called Him 'Mister'
... She stammerd, blushed, held out her hand, and called him Mister Gum ...
Hes Gone to England for a Wife
... But he was poor and toiled for bread ...
Song of the Old Bullock-Driver
... Their rugged old songs where strange fancies were linked ...
Unwritten Books
... We die, with our great thoughts unpublished, ...
The Flag of our Destinies
... We yield no praise and we speak no blame, for our history s weeds and flowers ...
Rewi to Grey: The Old Maori Chiefs Last Message
... We have lived till these times, brother, ...
The Author's Farewell to the Bushmen
... For the sake of the hearts that were always so, ...
