"On the Range", st. 11, in Where the Dead Men Lie, and Other Poems (1897)
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The pick of the mountain mob, bays, greys, or roans,
He proved in his death that the pace ’tis that kills;
And a sun-shrunken hide o’er a few whitened bones
Marks the last resting-place of the Lord of the Hills.
— Barcroft Boake (poet)
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The pick of the mountain mob, bays, greys, or roans,
He proved in his death that the pace ’tis that kills;
And a sun-shrunken hide o’er a few whitened bones
Marks the last resting-place of the Lord of the Hills." in the context of ""On the Range", st. 11, in Where the Dead Men Lie, and Other Poems (1897)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Barcroft Boake (poet)
Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (26 March 1866 – 2 May 1892) was an Australian stockman and poet who wrote primarily within the bush poetry tradition. He was active for only a few years before his suicide at the age of 26.
About Barcroft Boake (poet)
Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (26 March 1866 – 2 May 1892) was an Australian stockman and poet who wrote primarily within the bush poetry tradition. He was active for only a few years before his suicide at the age of 26.
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