The Earthen Floor

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AuthorE. J. Brady
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry collection
PublisherGrip Newspaper Co., Grafton
The Earthen Floor
AuthorE. J. Brady
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry collection
PublisherGrip Newspaper Co., Grafton
Publication date
1902
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages68 pp
Preceded byThe Ways of Many Waters 
Followed byBushland Ballads 

The Earthen Floor (1902) was a collection of poems by Australian poet E. J. Brady. It was released in hardback by Grip Newspaper Co., Grafton, in a print run of 1000 copies but has not been reprinted.[1]

The collection includes 35 poems[2] by the author that are reprinted from various sources, though they mainly originally appeared in The Bulletin between 1897 and 1902.[1]

  • "To Norma"
  • "The Earthen Floor"
  • "Once Upon a Time"
  • "In Thule"
  • "Nocturne"
  • "Shadows"
  • "Wine Song"
  • "Star and Spire"
  • "Idols"
  • "The Lily and the Rose"
  • "Dross and Gold"
  • "The Lesson"
  • "The Quiet City"
  • "Sic Transit"
  • "Ego"
  • "Three Ghosts"
  • "Time"
  • "To-Morrow Morn"
  • "Dust and Shade"
  • "Sic Itur Ad Astra"
  • "Ice Virgins"
  • "Otahai"
  • "There's Something at the Yard-Arm"
  • "The Witch Wife's Weaving"
  • "The Dead Ships"
  • "Twilight"
  • "His Lights are Out"
  • "The Seven Sisters"
  • "The Lost Brigade"
  • "The Black-Soil Teams"
  • "Same as You"
  • "Knights of Chance"
  • "The Lonely Road"
  • "The Hunter's Greeting"
  • "Rebel Song"

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