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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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And the Bairns Will Come

... Tramp the streets for work while sweethearts slave in factories and shops ...

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‘Coralisle’

... The British Isles, and Spain and France, ...

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In Possum Land

... Ah! would that we could make our bed ...

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Sacred to the Memory of “Unknown”

...   O’er the grave where ‘Unknown’ lies sleeping, ...

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The Patteran

... I have given them health and strength, pure blood, clear skins for a glorious youth ...

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The Unknown God

... Though Greed draws all his pencils through ...

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The Rose

... By the western hedge or the shelving beach, ...

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Johnson, alias Crow

... Then the constable bent o’er him—asked him where he felt the pain ...

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The Pride That Comes After

...   There’s nought on earth shall grieve me ...

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The Motor Car

... By homesteads and farm wagons, they’ll ride each pleasant mile, ...

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The Old, Old Story and the New Order

... They’ve proved that all is nought—but there ...

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The Fairy West

...   (We called ’em “k’yows” when my heart was young), ...

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The Separation

... ’Twas paltry things that wrecked our lives ...

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'The Seabolt's Volunteers'

... ” Then up there stepped a merchant stout, ...

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The Good Samaritan

... He’ll live while nations find their graves ...