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Born in 1864 / Died in 1938 / Ireland / English

Poems by Jessie Mackay

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Dunedin in the Gloaming

...   Lady of the stars terrene, where quick the human fire is,— &emsp ...

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Song of the Driftweed

...   It’s far beyond the Pleiad, it’s out beyond the sun &emsp ...

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The Burial Of Sir John Mackenzie

... They played him home with the chieftain's dirge, ...

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Ortygia

...   And well I wot the pleasaunce for them that thither go &emsp ...

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The Grey Company

... —   Drank the wine of courage &emsp ...

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October in New Zealand

...   O January’s garland is redder than the rose, &emsp ...

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A Folk Song

... I said, "She is with the pale white saints, ...