an anthology of australian verse-第26章
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by Mr。 J。 J。 Shillinglaw。
Kendall; 〃Prefatory Sonnets〃: The phrase 〃tormented and awry
with passion〃 also appears in Walter Pater's essay on 〃Aesthetic Poetry〃;
which; according to Mr。 Ferris Greenslet's monograph on Pater;
was written in 1868; but first published in ‘Appreciations'; 1889。
〃Leaves from Australian Forests〃; in which these sonnets were first printed;
was published in Melbourne in 1869。
Kendall; 〃To a Mountain〃: Dedicatory verses of 〃Songs from the Mountains〃。
Kendall; 〃Araluen〃: The author's daughter; named after a town
in the Shoalhaven District; New South Wales。
Kendall; 〃Hy…Brasil〃: Hy…Brasil; or Tir…Nan…Oge; is the fabled
Island of the Blessed; the paradise of ancient Ireland。
Kendall; 〃Outre Mer〃: From a poem left unfinished at the author's death。
First printed in 〃Poems〃 (1886)。
Clarke; 〃The Song of Tigilau〃: 〃Tigilau; the son of Tui Viti〃;
an attempt to paraphrase a legend of Samoa; is remarkable
as evidence of direct intercourse between Samoa and Fiji;
and as showing by the use of the term 〃Tui Viti〃 that a king once reigned
over ALL Fiji。 The singularly poetic and rhythmical original
will be found in a paper contributed by Mr。 Pritchard; F。A。S。I。; etc。;
to the Anthropological Society of London。〃 Author's Note。
Moloney; 〃Melbourne〃: First printed in ‘The Australasian'
over the signature 〃Australis〃。
Domett; 〃An Invitation〃: First printed in 〃Flotsam and Jetsam〃: reprinted;
with alterations; as Proem to 〃Ranolf and Amohia〃; Second Edition; 1883。
Domett; 〃A Maori Girl's Song〃: 〃A very free paraphrase of a song
in Sir George Grey's collection。 ‘Ropa' is a declaration of love
by pinching the fingers。〃 Author's Note。
Stephens; 〃Day〃 & 〃Night〃: Stanzas from 〃Convict Once〃
'pp。 336…7; 297…9 respectively of 〃Poetical Works〃 (1902)'。
Foott; 〃Where the Pelican Builds〃: 〃The unexplored parts of Australia
are sometimes spoken of by the bushmen of Western Queensland
as the home of the Pelican; a bird whose nesting…place;
so far as the writer knows; is seldom; if ever; found。〃 Author's Note。
Foott; 〃New Country〃: ‘Gidya' a Queensland and N。S。W。 aboriginal word
for a tree of the acacia species (A。 homalophylla)。
‘Clay…Pan' a shallow depression of the ground on Australian plains;
whose thin clayey surface retains water for a considerable time。
Wilson; 〃Fairyland〃: ‘Parson Bird' The Tui; or New Zealand mocking bird。
The male has tufts of curled white feathers under the neck;
like a clergyman's bands。
Farrell; 〃Australia to England〃: First printed; under the title of
〃Ave Imperatrix〃; in ‘The Daily Telegraph' (Sydney); on June 22; 1897;
the day of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee。
F。 Adams; 〃Gordon's Grave〃: Adam Lindsay Gordon is buried
in Brighton (Victoria) Cemetery。 Above the grave is erected
a shattered column crowned with a laurel wreath。
Evans; 〃A Pastoral〃: ‘Apple…tree' an indigenous Australian tree;
so called from a supposed resemblance to the English apple…tree;
but bearing no edible fruit。
O'Hara; 〃Flinders〃: ‘Flinders' Matthew Flinders first came to Australia
with Bass and Hunter in 1795; and made several heroic voyages
around Australian coasts。
Jephcott; 〃A Ballad of the last King of Thule〃: ‘Mannan' the ancient
bardic name of the Isle of Man。
‘Eire' the ancient name of Ireland。
‘The Isle of Apple…trees' 〃Emhain Ablach〃; the Isle of Arran。
This was the land of faery to the Northern and Western Gaels。
Mackay; 〃The Burial of Sir John Mackenzie〃: ‘Sir John Mackenzie'
Born 1838; for many years Minister for Lands in New Zealand。 Died 1891。
Holy Hill Puketapu; a hill sacred to the Maoris on the Otago coast。
Lawson; 〃Andy's gone with Cattle〃: ‘Riders' timber used to hold down
the bark roofs of primitive bush houses。
Lawson; 〃Out Back〃: ‘Mulga' an aboriginal name given to various trees
of the acacia family (A。 aneura)。
Lawson; 〃The Star of Australasia〃: ‘Jackeroo' a 〃new chum〃;
or person recently arrived in Australia; who goes to work on a station
to gain experience。
‘Push' a gang of larrikins; or city roughs。
Lawson; 〃Middleton's Rouseabout〃: ‘Rouseabout' a man who does
general work on a station。
Lawson; 〃The Vagabond〃: ‘Flax' a native New Zealand plant
yielding a strong fibre (Phormium tenax; N。 O。 Liliaceae)。
‘Tussock' a native grass; common in New Zealand (Lomandra longifolia)。
R。 Quinn; 〃The Lotus…Flower〃: ‘Harbour' Sydney Harbour。
Wright; 〃An Old Colonist's Reverie〃: ‘Whare' Maori name
for a hut or house。
‘Kowhai' the Locust tree (yellow Kowhai); and the Parrot…bill
(scarlet Kowhai) N。Z。 flowering trees。
‘Rata' a remarkable New Zealand tree with crimson flowers
(Metrosideros robusta); which often starts from a seed
dropped in the fork of a tree; grows downward to the earth;
and; taking root there; winds itself closely round the supporting tree
and eventually destroys it。
Andersen; 〃Maui Victor〃: ‘Maui' In Polynesian mythology;
the great hero who attempted to overcome Death; which could only be done
by passing through Hine…nui…te…po (Great Woman of Night)。
This Maui attempted to do while she slept。 Awakened; however;
by the cry of a black fantail; she nipped Maui in two。
Wilcox; 〃In London〃: ‘Weka' Maori name for the wood…hen;
so called from its note 〃Weeka〃 (Ocydromus Australis)。
‘Bell…bird' the korimako (Anthornis Melanura)。
‘Koromiko' Veronica salicifolia。
‘Manuka' the tea…tree (Leptospermum scoparium and L。 ericoides)。
Biographical Notes
The bibliographies include books of verse only。
'This information was compiled in or before 1907。 A。 L。'
Adams; Arthur H。
Born at Lawrence; Central Otago; New Zealand; 6th June; 1872。
Both parents colonial born; father of English; mother of Irish family。
Educated; High School; Christchurch; Wellington College and High School;
Dunedin; thence with Scholarship to Otago University: graduated B。A。
Studied law; Journalist for three years; literary secretary
to Mr。 J。 C。 Williamson for two years。 Went as war…correspondent to China
through Boxer campaign。 Visited London; 1902。 Returned to Australia; 1905。
‘Maoriland; and other Verses' (Sydney; 1899)。
‘The Nazarene' (London; 1902)。
Adams; Francis William Lauderdale。
Born at Malta; 27th September; 1862; son of Prof。 Leith Adams。
Educated at Shrewsbury School; England。 In Australia; 1884…89。
Died at Margate; England; by his own hand; 4th September; 1893。
‘Henry; and other Tales' (London; 1884)。
‘Poetical Works' (Brisbane and London; 1887)。
‘Songs of the Army of the Night' (Sydney; 1888; London; 1890; 1893; 1894)。
‘The Mass of Christ' (London; 1893)。
‘Tiberius; a Drama' (London; 1894)。
Andersen; Johannes Carl。
Born at Jutland; Denmark; 14th March; 1873; came to New Zealand
with his parents; October; 1874。 Educated; New Zealand public schools。
Now in Government service; Christchurch。
‘Songs Unsung' 'Christchurch; n。d。 (1903)'。
Bathgate; Alexander。
Born at Peebles; Scotland; 1845。 Educated; local schools and
Edinburgh University。 Came to New Zealand; 1863。 Banking for six years;
Barrister and Solicitor in Dunedin; 1872 to present date。
‘Far South Fancies' 'London; n。d。 (1889)'。
‘The Legend of the Wandering Lake' 'Dunedin; n。d。 (1905)'。
Bayldon; Arthur Albert Dawson。
Born at Leeds; England; 20th March; 1865; of an old North of England family。
Educated at Leeds and travelled extensively in Europe。
Arrived in Queensland; 1889; and since then has travelled over
a good deal of Eastern Australia。 Now in Sydney; writing stories;
essays; etc。
‘Lays and Lyrics' (London; 1887)。
‘The Sphinx; and other Poems' (Hull; 1889)。
‘Poems' (Brisbane; 1897)。
‘Poems'; enlarged edition 'Brisbane; n。d。 (1898)'。
‘The Western Track; and other Verses' (Sydney; 1905)。
Bracken; Thomas。
Born in Ireland; 1843。 Came to Victoria; 1855。 Settled in New Zealand;
1869。 Engaged as storekeeper; miner and journalist。
Represented Dunedin in Parliament; 1881…4。 Died; 16th February; 1898。
‘The Haunted Vale; and other Poems' (Sandhurst; 1867)。
‘Behind the Tomb; and other Poems' (Melbourne; 1871)。
‘Flowers of the Freelands' (Melbourne; 1877)。
‘Lays of the Land of the Maori and The Moa' (London; 1884)。
‘Paddy Murphy's Annual' (Dunedin; 1886)。
‘A Sheaf from the Sanctum' (Dunedin; 1887)。
‘Musings in Maoriland' (Dunedin and Sydney; 1890)。
‘Lays and Lyrics' (Wellington; 1893)。
‘Tom Bracken's Annual' (Wellington; 1896)。
‘Tom Bracken's Annual'; No。 2 (Dunedin; 1897)。
‘Not Understood; and other Poems' (Wellington; 1905; Sydney; 1906)。
Brady; Edwin James。
Born at Carcoar; N。S。W。; 7th August; 1869; of Irish parents。
Educated; public schools (N。S。W。) and Washington (D。C。); America。
Engaged in farming and various other occupations in N。S。W。
Editor ‘Australian Workman'; 1891; Editor and proprietor of ‘The Grip';
Grafton; N。S。W。; Editor of ‘The Worker' (Sydney); 1905;
now a free…lance Journalist in Sydney。
‘The Ways of Many Waters' (Sydney; 1899)。
‘The Earthen Floor' (Grafton; 1902)。
Brennan; Christopher John。
Born at Sydney; 1st November; 1870; of Irish parents。
Educated; St。 Aloysius and St。 Ignatius Coll。; Sydney。
Graduated M。A。; Sydney University; won James King Travelling Scholarship;
and spent some years in Europe。 Now Assistant Librarian;
Sydney Public Library。
‘XXI Poems: Towards the Source' (Sydney; 1897)。
Brereton; John Le Gay。
Born at Sydney; 2nd September; 1871; son of the late Dr。 J。 Le Gay Brereton。
Educated; Sydney Grammar School; graduated B。A。; Sydney University。
Now Assistant Librarian at the same University。
‘The Song of Brotherhood; and other Verses' (London; 1896)。
‘Perdita' (Sydney; 1896)。
‘Sweetheart Mine' (Sydney; 1897)。
‘Sea and Sky' (Sydney; 1901)。
‘Oithona' (Sydney; 1902)。
Browne; Thomas Alexander (〃Rolf Boldrewood〃)。
Born in London; 6th August; 1826。 Son of Captain Sylvester Browne;
who came to Australia with his family in 1830。 Educated;
W。 T。 Cape's School; Sydney。 Became a Squatter in Port Fairy district;
Victoria; at seventeen。 Police Magistrate and Gold Fields Commissioner;
1870…1895。 Wrote serials for ‘Town and Country Journal';
〃Ups and Downs〃 (subsequently re…named 〃The Squatter's Dream〃;
London; 1879); 〃Robbery under Arms〃 (appeared in ‘Sydney Mail'; 1882;
published in London; 1888); since then has issued seventeen other novels。
Now residing in Mel