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The Teams
''The Teams'' is a poem by Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published in the ''Australian Town and Country Journal'' on 21 December 1889. It was later published in the poet's poetry collection ''In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses'' in 1896. Text The text of the poem, as published in the Australian Town and Country Journal, is as follows: A cloud of dust on the long white road ; And the teams go creeping on, Inch by inch with the weary load ; And by the power of the green-hide goad The distant goal is won. With eyes half-shut from the blinding dust, And necks to the yokes bent low, The beasts are pulling as bullocks must, Till the shining rims of the tire-rings rust ; While the spokes are turning slow. With face half hid 'neath a wide brimm'd hat That shades from the heat's white waves, And shoulder'd whip with its green-hide plat, The driver plods with a gait like that Of his weary, patient slaves. He wipes his brow, for the day is hot, And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lawson
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest short story writer". A vocal nationalist and republican, Lawson regularly contributed to '' The Bulletin'', and many of his works helped popularise the Australian vernacular in fiction. He wrote prolifically into the 1890s, after which his output declined, in part due to struggles with alcoholism and mental illness. At times destitute, he spent periods in Darlinghurst Gaol and psychiatric institutions. After he died in 1922 following a cerebral haemorrhage, Lawson became the first Australian writer to be granted a state funeral. He was the son of the poet, publisher and feminist Louisa Lawson. Family and early life Henry Lawson was born 17 June 1867 in a town on the Grenfell goldfields of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Town And Country Journal
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teams - Illo
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Days When The World Was Wide And Other Verses
''In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses'' (1896) is the first collection of poems by Australian poet and author Henry Lawson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1896, and features the poet's widely anthologised poems "The Free Selector's Daughter", " Andy's Gone with Cattle", "Middleton's Rouseabout" and the best of Lawson's contributions to The Bulletin Debate, a famous dispute in '' The Bulletin'' magazine from 1892-93 between Lawson and Banjo Paterson. The collection contains a dedication to J. F. Archibald and on the title page a sketch by Frank Mahony of Lawson 'humping his bluey'. Contents * "To an Old Mate" * " In the Days When the World Was Wide" * " Faces in the Street" * " The Roaring Days" * "'For'ard'" * "The Drover's Sweetheart" * " Out Back" * "The Free-Selector's Daughter" * "'Sez You'" * " Andy's Gone with Cattle" * "Jack Dunn of Nevertire" * "Trooper Campbell" * " The Sliprails and the Spur" * " Past Carin'" * "The Glass on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * June 8 – English poet and Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins dies aged 54 in Dublin of typhoid; he is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery; most of his poetry remains unpublished until 1918. * December 12 – English poet Robert Browning dies aged 77 at Ca' Rezzonico in Venice on the same day his book ''Asolando; Fancies and facts'' is published; he is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey; Alfred, Lord Tennyson will be buried adjacently. Works published Canada * William Wilfred Campbell, Lake lyrics and other poems' (Saint John: J.& A. McMillan)Campbell, William Wilfred " Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Web, Mar. 20, 2011. * |
1889 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1889. Events *January – H. G. Wells begins to teach science at Henley House School, north London, where his pupils include A. A. Milne, whose father runs the school. *February 12 – Henrik Ibsen's symbolic drama ''The Lady from the Sea'' (1888) receives simultaneous first performances in Oslo (in Norwegian) and Weimar (in German). *March 14 – August Strindberg's naturalistic drama ''Miss Julie (Fröken Julie)'', 1888, is first performed, by the Scandinavian Experimental Theater at the University of Copenhagen. His wife Siri von Essen plays the title rôle. *April 24 – The Garrick Theatre in London, financed by playwright W. S. Gilbert, opens with a performance of Pinero's ''The Profligate''. *May 30 – The English publisher Henry Vizetelly is prosecuted for obscenity for the second time in London; he is again fined and imprisoned for his English translations of Émile Zola's works. *June – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1889. Books * Ada Cambridge – ''A Woman's Friendship'' * Fergus Hume ** ''The Girl from Malta'' ** ''Lady Jezebel'' * Hume Nisbet – ''Doctor Bernard St. Vincent : A Sensational Romance of Sydney'' * Rosa Praed – ''The Romance of a Station'' * Catherine Helen Spence – ''A Week in the Future'' Short stories * Francis Adams ** "Lily Davenant, Will Jeckyll's Version" ** "Miss Jackson" * Edward Dyson – "The Washerwoman of Jacker's Flat" * Henry Lawson – "The Story of Malachi" * A. B. Paterson – "Hughey's Dog : A Station Sketch" Poetry * Edward Dyson – " The Worked-Out Mine" * Henry Lawson ** " The Ballad of the Drover" ** " The Ghost" ** " The Roaring Days" ** "The Teams" * Henry Parkes – ''Fragmentary Thoughts'' * A. B. Paterson ** "Clancy of the Overflow" ** " How McGinness Went Missing" ** " An Idyll of Dandaloo" Births A list, ordered by date of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Literature
Australian literature is the written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early Western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies; as such, its recognised literary tradition begins with and is linked to the broader tradition of English literature. However, the narrative art of Australian writers has, since 1788, introduced the character of a new continent into literature—exploring such themes as Aboriginality, ''mateship'', egalitarianism, democracy, national identity, migration, Australia's unique location and geography, the complexities of urban living, and " the beauty and the terror" of life in the Australian bush. Overview Australian writers who have obtained international renown include the Nobel-winning author Patrick White, as well as authors Christina Stead, David Malouf, Peter Carey, Bradley Trevor Greive, Thomas Keneally, Colleen McCullough, Nevil Shute an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Poems
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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