spirits in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses

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2773

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In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses; Henry Lawson

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1896; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription

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spirits

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Federation Era

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Australia (Australia): B

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the door, And a boundary-rider jogging out across the neighb'ring run Was attracted by a something that was blazing in the sun; And he found that it was Peter, lying peacefully at rest, With a bottle close beside him and the shingle on his breast. Well, they analysed the liquor, and it would appear that he Qualified his drink with something good for setting spirits free. Though 'twas plainly self-destruction -- ''twas his own affair,' they said; And the jury viewed him sadly, and they found -- that he was dead. When the Children Come Home On a lonely selection far out in the West An old woman works all the day without rest, And.

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