[Banjo] (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941 / New South Wales)

poet Andrew Barton Paterson
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Poems of Andrew Barton Paterson

241. The Rum Parade 1/1/2004
242. The Sausage Candidate-A Tale of the Elections 1/1/2004
243. The Scapegoat 1/1/2004
244. The Scorcher and the Howling Swell 1/1/2004
245. The Scottish Engineer 1/1/2004
246. The Seven Ages of Wise 1/1/2004
247. The Sheep-Washers' Lament 9/11/2012
248. The Shepherd 9/11/2012
249. The Silent Shearer 1/1/2004
250. The Squatter Of The Olden Time 9/11/2012
251. The Squatter's Man 9/11/2012
252. The Stockman 9/11/2012
253. The Stockman's Last Bed 9/11/2012
254. The Stockmen Of Australia 9/11/2012
255. The Story of Mongrel Grey 1/1/2004
256. The Stringy-Bark Cockatoo 9/11/2012
257. The Swagman 9/11/2012
258. The Swagman's Rest 1/1/2004
259. The Travelling Post Office 1/1/2004
260. The Two Devines 1/1/2004

The Incantation

Scene: Federal Political Arena
A darkened cave. In the middle, a cauldron, boiling.
Enter the three witches.
1ST WITCH: Thrice hath the Federal Jackass brayed.

2ND WITCH: Once the Bruce-Smith War-horse neighed.

3RD WITCH: So Georgie comes, 'tis time, 'tis time,
Around the cauldron to chant our rhyme.

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