There's rest and peace in plenty here, and eggs and milk to… - Victor Daley

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There's rest and peace in plenty here, and eggs and milk to spare;
The scenery is calm and sane, and wholesome is the air;
The folk are kind, the cows behave like cousins unto me ...
But please the Lord, on Monday morn, I'm leaving Arcady.

Victor Daley

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Victor James William Patrick Daley (5 September 1858 – 29 December 1905) was an Australian poet. An example of the in Australian verse, he serves as a lyrical alternative to the contemporary bush balladists Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, and Will H. Ogilvie.

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Birth Name: Victor James William Patrick Daley

Alternative Names: Creeve Roe • Victor J. Daley

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When I hear a politician Speak of honours and position,
And the time to come when he will sit on high, Then I feel a sovran pity For this species of banditti,
Raising trouble while the golden time goes by.

If beings of Mythology Could live at my commands I'd choose to be, Who had a hundred hands:
And every hand of mine
Would hold a pint of wine.

Must we all in grovel wallow Like to bisons in a bog —
Must we call him an Apollo If he is not quite a hog?

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