The Buried Chief

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"The Buried Chief"
by Henry Parkes
Written1886
First published in The Sydney Morning Herald
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
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"The Buried Chief" (1886) is a poem by Australian poet Henry Parkes. [1]

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The poem was written by Henry Parkes, on 6 November 1886, after the death of Sir James Martin — three times Premier of New South Wales, and Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1873 to 1886 — on 4 November. [2]

It was originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 24 November 1886 and subsequently reprinted in Fragmentary Thoughts by the author and a number of Australian poetry anthologies. [1]

Critical reception

In reviewing the author's poetry collection, Fragmentary Thoughts, a reviewer in The Sydney Morning Herald noted that the poem had "something of that fine-pitched and measured dignity that has won for Sir Henry Parkes many a hard-fought battle in the long days of his career in this land. It, with a dozen others, would make a small volume which men of thought—whether his political enemies or his friends—would regard with pleasure and keep with pride." [3]

Publication history

After the poem's initial publication in The Sydney Morning Herald it was reprinted as follows:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Austlit - "The Buried Chief" by Henry Parkes". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ↑ ""The Buried Chief"". Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November 1886, p5. 24 November 1886. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ ""Henry Parkes's Poems"". Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Dec 1889, p7. 14 December 1889. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse (A&R)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "A Treasury of Colonial Poetry (Currawong)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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