"Why didst thou mask the radiant smile thou wearest? Why wert thou veiled from all the eager eyes? Why left so long, O first of lands and fairest, Beneath thy tent of unconjectured skies?"
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Australia", st. 4 (1892). Revised (1905): "Why did'st thou mask the happy face thou wearest? ...
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John Farrell (Australian poet)
John Farrell (18 December 1851 – 8 January 1904) was an Australian poet and journalist.
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