Roderic Quinn Biography

'TIS a tarnished book and old,
Edges frayed and covers green!
But, between the covers, gold —
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I SAID 'The dark deed matters nought,
And this green gown becomes her well;
For phrase and rhyme oft hide the thought,
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WITH the sorrow on me
Neighbours come and go —
Think me vain and foolish
Nursing up my woe.
With the grief-blade in me
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BANNISTER, who lived for gain,
Counting love and mateship weak,
Bannister of Coolah Creek
Once, and once alone, 'tis said,
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'THIS is the room where Pinksie died';
So runs the writing there on the wall.
The world outside is a golden tide
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