The Daylight is Dying
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| "The Daylight is Dying" | |
|---|---|
| by A. B. Paterson | |
| Written | 1890 |
| First published in | The Australasian |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Published in English | 27 December 1890 |
| Lines | 52 |
| Full text | |
 The Daylight is Dying at Wikisource | |
"The Daylight is Dying" is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson (Andrew Barton Paterson).[1]
It was first published in The Australasian on 27 December 1890, as by "Andrew Barton",[2] and subsequently reprinted in the author's poetry collections and other poetry anthologies.[1]
In an overview of poetry from New South Wales, critic D. J. Quinn noted of the poet: "Though Mr. Paterson owes his popularity in large measure to the stirring character of his ballads, which are nothing if not racy of the soil, he has restful moods, in which the lyrical quality of his muse shows to excellent advantage." He then quoted from this poem by way of example.[3]
A reviewer for The Western Argus (Kalgoorlie) suggested this poem as one that should be read in schools, noting that the poem "provides a fine conception of the effect that harmony with the bush life will have upon our depiction of it."[4]