[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XIV. Ego. Here, and a part of me — White and resplendent — Standeth a Soul of me, Proudly ascendant. There, and a part of me, Dark and descending, Crawleth a soul of me, Black and … [Read more...] about Ego [poem by E. J. Brady]
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Sic Transit [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XIII. Sic Transit. Some great, grand song of Life to sing Now grant us, Muse divine, On whose wide-roaming rainbow wing Pale stars of Music shine! Some flight beyond the common … [Read more...] about Sic Transit [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Quiet City [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XII. The Quiet City. We came to the Quiet City, where the Quiet People be, By the shore of a Shoreless river that turns to a Tideless Sea. We came to this Silent City, where the Silent … [Read more...] about The Quiet City [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Lesson [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] XI. The Lesson. In the Place of Pygmalion the Worker, Maker of Woman from ivory, Sate I disconsolate . . . Master! I cried, why is it so written That we suffer? And from the Far … [Read more...] about The Lesson [poem by E. J. Brady]
Dross and Gold [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] X. Dross and Gold. Life is dross, but love is gold; So, throughout the numbered Days, Mine to keep and thine to hold — Be it as the Master says! Clean intentioned; each to each Shall a … [Read more...] about Dross and Gold [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Lily and the Rose [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] IX. The Lily and the Rose. Lo! a proud, white, languid Lily In a city garden grows; And, like mail-clad knight, beside her Stand a tall, red-hearted Rose. On her bosom cold the … [Read more...] about The Lily and the Rose [poem by E. J. Brady]
Idols [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] VIII. Idols. There’s a chamber in our hearts, where we keep The memories that will not die. They sleep, But when the South Wind, mourning brings the rain, These shrouded dreams stalk … [Read more...] about Idols [poem by E. J. Brady]
Star and Spire [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] VII. Star and Spire. A Spire in the still Night stood dreaming, And away and above it afar — Alone in its deep Heaven gleaming — A white, a mysterious Star. Was it Fate? Was it … [Read more...] about Star and Spire [poem by E. J. Brady]
Wine Song [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] VI. Wine Song. An Orient grape, enchanted, bled This drowsy tropic wine, That stains a deep and dewy red Thy ripe lip’s own carmine. I bless its trellised vines that gleam On some … [Read more...] about Wine Song [poem by E. J. Brady]
Shadows [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] V. Shadows. Beside the Narrow Crossing-Place (And night was falling gray) Two Shadows met the legends tell . . . Each Shadow went its way. But there was anguish in their eyes, And … [Read more...] about Shadows [poem by E. J. Brady]
Nocturne [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] IV. Nocturne. On the mountain crest the Shadow Of victorious Morning clings; And deep, moated gullies tremble To the beat of ebon wings. Through the still, expectant Forest — Faint and … [Read more...] about Nocturne [poem by E. J. Brady]
In Thule [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] III. In Thule. “There was a King in Thule,” And so the legends say, — Who loved his mistress truly, For ever and for aye. There was a King in Thule, And he would constant be; There is … [Read more...] about In Thule [poem by E. J. Brady]
Once Upon a Time [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] II. Once Upon a Time. Ah, once upon a time, ’tis told, A knight of royal mien, With burnished glaive and casque of gold, Rode through a woodland green. Fair was he armed for any … [Read more...] about Once Upon a Time [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Earthen Floor [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] I. The Earthen Floor. Where, in the shadow of the hill, The grass is going brown, Its old slab -walls are standing still, Although the roof is down. The plaster gapes in many cracks That … [Read more...] about The Earthen Floor [poem by E. J. Brady]
Dedication [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] Dedication. To Norma: Because the Master cast a Soul, In braver, stronger mould, Because it took not tithe nor toll Of Dross, but sought for Gold: Because thy Faith was wise and … [Read more...] about Dedication [poem by E. J. Brady]
Preface [The Earthen Floor, by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This preface by E. J. Brady was published in The Earthen Floor (1902).] Preface. Much of the work included in this Booklet has been published in the Sydney Bulletin; some in the Sunday Times, The Grip, and the Australasian Dramatic Annual. The rest is new to … [Read more...] about Preface [The Earthen Floor, by E. J. Brady]
The Earthen Floor [by E. J. Brady, 1902]
[Editor: This book by E. J. Brady was published in 1902.] The Earthen Floor. By E. J. Brady. (Author of “The Ways of Many Waters.”) Contents: [Preface] [Dedication: To Norma] THE HOUSE OF LOVE. 1. The Earthen Floor. 2. Once Upon a Time. 3. In … [Read more...] about The Earthen Floor [by E. J. Brady, 1902]
The Maidens of Australia [poem, 1 October 1902]
[Editor: A poem published in the Guyra Argus, 1 October 1902.] The Maidens of Australia Oh! the maidens of Australia, how beautiful and fair, With eyes like diamonds shining, and richly flowing hair; With hearts so light and cheerful and their spirits ever gay, Oh! the … [Read more...] about The Maidens of Australia [poem, 1 October 1902]
The tale of a shirt: A tramp’s farewell [24 December 1902]
[Editor: A poem published in The Kalgoorlie Miner, 24 December 1902.] The tale of a shirt. A tramp’s farewell. (From our own correspondent.) Melbourne, Dec. 23. A shirt has been found near one of the large pools at Long Bridge Gully, Victoria Plains, with … [Read more...] about The tale of a shirt: A tramp’s farewell [24 December 1902]
Brunton Stephens [poem by George Essex Evans, 1 July 1902]
[Editor: A poem by George Essex Evans, in honour of the poet Brunton Stephens, who died on 29 June 1902. Published in The Brisbane Courier, 1 July 1902.] Brunton Stephens. The gentle heart that hated wrong, The courage that all ills withstood, The seeing eye, the mighty … [Read more...] about Brunton Stephens [poem by George Essex Evans, 1 July 1902]
Back from Utopia: Six years of New Australia [18 July 1902]
[Editor: An interview with William Gilmore (husband of Mary Gilmore), following his arrival back in Australia (via England) after leaving South America. The Gilmores had been involved with William Lane’s settlement of Australian socialists in Paraguay. Henry Lawson is mentioned … [Read more...] about Back from Utopia: Six years of New Australia [18 July 1902]
Ballad of Minnie Ramsay [song, 1902]
[Editor: This was written in the vernacular style of the day, including a particular style of emphasis in the spelling of some words, including: aout, araound, daoubt, daown, faound, hage, haint, haow, ighteen, naow, owful, olways, raound, taown, and thet.] Ballad of Minnie … [Read more...] about Ballad of Minnie Ramsay [song, 1902]
Song of the Sun-Downer [song, 1902]
Song of the Sun-Downer. O there’s dust on the road and there’s dust on me back And the glare o’ the sun makes me reel in me track, But I work when I may and I beg when I must, To keep me poor body from turning to dust, — Singing tweedle-dum, tweedle-dum, tweedle-dum di, O … [Read more...] about Song of the Sun-Downer [song, 1902]
The Son of a Jackaroo [song, 1902]
[Editor: This was written in the vernacular style of the day, including a particular style of emphasis in the spelling of some words, including: aout, araound, raound, and taown.] The Son of a Jackaroo. ’E’s a lazy sort o’ feller an ’e loafs araound all day, ’Sif th’ … [Read more...] about The Son of a Jackaroo [song, 1902]
My Jennie of Katoomba [song, 1902]
My Jennie of Katoomba. O my rosy laughing Jennie, will you hie away with me ? I’ve a station in the gum-bush where the grass will touch your knee ; I’ve a thousand sheep a-bleeting, I’ve a cosy hut for you ; It is lonely in the gum-bush and there’s room enough for two … [Read more...] about My Jennie of Katoomba [song, 1902]