‘My oath!’ the Duchess sez. 'You’… Sich things as that. Yeh don’t me… Go hon!' she sez, or words to that… (It’s 'ard to imitate the speech t… I tells ‘er, ’Straight; I drives…

I knew a careful lady once Who read a book by Dr. Bunce, A wise authority on wogs That roam about in dust and fogs; Indeed, he pointed out, all air,

A sight that gives me much distres… Is George without his trousers, Garbed, scantily, in bathing dress Proscribed by saintly Wowsers, And Gerty, gay and forward flirt,

When grandma wished to keep her fr… Her apples she would take And put them on a bed of straw At rest, but wide awake; But newer days have newer modes,

But when the war-worn, knowing all Of glory, horror and hate, Abandons all for the heart’s sure… And the need of a stricken mate. Better than all the man-made creed…

She knows the Mallee’s tragedy Of thwarted hope, of pain, Of promise wrecked, when weak men… And strong men pray in vain; While day on burning day drifts by

My son! . . . Them words, jist li… Is singin’ in me ‘eart the ’ole da… Over an’ over; while I’m scared I… Out of a dream, to find it all a f… My son! Two little words, that, y…

Men knew and loved my calling in o… Days ere a bitter wisdom taught me… Trusting and unafraid, I went my… By many a crude hut of the pioneer… Calling by paths where lonely axem…

‘Outgoing: the Ooonah for Burnie’… How often the radio spoke; Till the stout little ship and her… Grew into a mild sort of joke. But no longer her donkeyman grappl…

Aw, go write yer tinklin’ jingle,… Fer the mamby-pamby girl, all fluf… Them’s the sort ter fetch yer trou… Blow yer beauty! Wot’s the matter… Them there rhymers uv the wattle!…

Now is the healing, quiet hour tha… This gay, green world with peace a… Where lately over opalescent hills The blood of slain Day reddened a… Now comes at Night’s behest,

The digger’s cultured daughter: Her youth was wildly free. Now by the placid water Of tree-girt Wendouree She walks, a gracious lady,

In every little country place, all… From ageing cradles of the race to… From the towns about the cities to… There dwells a man of all trades;… He’s dwelt there since the Lord k…

They were forthright days when Ji… When they called a spade a spade. And statesmen held in lofty scorn he trickster’s sticky trade. For their eyes were clear and thei…