Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1879. Here he collects poetry from various sources in the Cape Colony, Natal, and the Transvaal. Summary by Larry Wilson.
PrefaceThe Emigrants.The Bechuana BoyAfar in the Desert.Evening RamblesThe Lion HuntThe Lion and the GiraffeThe Desolate ValleyThe CorannaSong of the Wild BushmanThe Captive of CamalThe Brown Hunter's SongThe BushmanThe Cape of StormsThe HottentotThe CafferThe Ghona Widow's LullabyThe KosaMakanna's GatheringThe IncantationThe Caffer CommandoThe Rock of ReconcilementThe Forester of the Neutral GroundThe Emigrant's Cabin at the CapeThe Volunteers of EnglandThe Dear Old LandThe Funeral in the AbbeyA Farewell to English FriendsA Missionary's Last Farewell to EnglandA Reminiscence of 1820Past and PresentA South African WildernessA Sunrise Thought at "Cove Rock"An Ocean SunsetA Sight from the ShoreThe Thunderstorm at BathurstA Morning Wish for a FriendA Night ThoughtThe Little Shell at Cove RockA Tribute of Sympathy to the Defenders of Glen LyndenThe Colours of the First 24thOur BoysIn the Drought Lands of South AfricaThe Landing of the British Settlers of 1820In The Country of MankoraanDrinkSouth Africa RedivivaThe Beautful Island of DreamsCape of Good HopeGood HopeOdeAfter a StormAmmap and GrietSonnets of the CapeThe Faded PhotographEveleenFarewell to MadeiraFarewell to Fifty-fiveLead, Kindly LightShould It Be According to Thy MindTo Graaff ReinetHymnThe LamentMy "Salted" SteedA Romance from the FieldsThe Flight of the AmakosaAn Idyl of a PrinceA Christmas ApparitionFreedom's HomeThe Gallant "Teuton"The Sunny Hills of AfricaThe Southern CrossHon. William Porter, C.M.GOde on the British Settlers' Year of JubileeDives RedivivusThe Burghers' GatheringStorm in Tugela Valley, NatalThe Natal Gold DiggingsNatureContentmentNot HereRevelation XXIIEzekiel XLVII. 1-12ChangeHeavenly FriendshipLines Written in an AlbumThe Defence of Rorke's DriftRorke's DriftBefore UlundiThe Baron's AdventureSouth African CourtshipThe Better LandDollyGoing HomeThe Oxford BibleThe Last Mission of the SailsThe Worn-out SailsIn MemoriamEpitaph on a Diamond DiggerAfric's GreetingRobert GodlintonThe Diamond DiggerThe Last of the BowkersThe Drunkard's ChildThe Angel's MessageThe "Churl" of the Period; and AnotherWelcomePrecepts for Young and OldBe Kind to One AnotherPaddy's Love SymptomsProverbial Philosophy of HumbugPlatteklip CascadeThe Port Elizabeth PyramidIn MemoriamLord! What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him!The Rhyme of the Ox-wagonThe Cape of Good HopeThe Erythrina Tree'
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