I shall go as my father went, A thousand plans in his mind, With something still held unspent When death lets fall the blind.I shall go as my mother … - Mary Gilmore

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I shall go as my father went,
A thousand plans in his mind,
With something still held unspent
When death lets fall the blind.I shall go as my mother went,
The ink still wet on the line:
I shall pay no rust as rent
For the house that is mine.

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About Mary Gilmore

Dame Mary Jean Gilmore DBE (née Cameron; 16 August 1865 – 3 December 1962) was an Australian writer and journalist known for her prolific contributions to and the broader national discourse. She wrote both prose and poetry.

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Birth Name: Mary Jean Cameron
Alternative Names: Dame Mary Jean Gilmore Dame Mary Jane Gilmore Cameron
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