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They recognise me in this country as the "first Australian poet". If the men who load me with their fulsome, foolish praises, really believed {that I have talent (crossed out)} in my talents, and cared a whit about fostering a native literature, they would give me a good situation; and I should not have to appeal to you. If one of the poems is found to be good enough, and you publish it, someone here will _then_ surely do the rest. THEY RECOGNIZE ME IN THIS COUNTRY AS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN POET IF THE MEN WHO LOAD ME WITH THEIR WHOLESOME FOOLISH PRAISES REALLY BELIEVED THAT I HAVE TALENT CROSSED OUT IN MY TALENTS AND CARED A WHIT ABOUT FOSTERING A NATIVE LITERATURE THEY WOULD GIVE ME A GOOD SITUATION AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO APPEAL TO YOU IF ONE OF THE POEMS IS FOUND TO BE GOOD ENOUGH AND YOU PUBLISH IT SOME ONE HERE WILL THEN SURELY DO THE REST
the accompanying verses? Remember that they will have travelled sixteen thousand miles, and on that account will be surely worth a few moments of your time. I think that there is merit in the verses, and have sent them to you, hoping that you--yourself, will be of the same opinion. If one can be selected--one up to the standard of the 'Cornhill Magazine', insert it, and you will be helping me practically. I do not hint of pecuniary remuneration however, for your recognition would be sufficient reward. Let me say a few words about myself: I was born in this colony; and am now in the nineteenth year of my age. My education has been neglected--hence you will very likely find that some of these effusions are immature. At present the most of my time is occupied at an attorney's office, but I do not earn enough there to cover expenses; considering that I have to support my mother and three sisters. I want to rise, and if my poems are anywhere near the mark you can assist me by noticing them. ME BY READING THIS LETTER AND ACCOMPANYING VERSES REMEMBER THAT THEY WILL HAVE TRAVELLED SIXTEEN THOUSAND MILES AND ON THAT ACCOUNT WILL BE SURELY WORTH A FEW MOMENTS OF YOUR TIME I THINK THAT THERE IS MERIT IN THE VERSES AND HAVE SENT THEM TO YOU HOPING THAT YOU YOURSELF WILL BE OF THE SAME OPINION IF ONE CAN BE SELECTED ONE UP TO THE STANDARD OF THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE INSERT IT AND YOU WILL BE HELPING ME PRACTICALLY I DO NOT HINT OF PECUNIARY REMUNERATION HOWEVER FOR YOUR RECOGNITION WOULD BE SUFFICIENT REWARD LET ME SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MYSELF I WAS BORN IN THIS COLONY AND AM NOW IN THE NINETEENTH YEAR OF MY AGE MY EDUCATION HAS BEEN NEGLECTED HENCE YOU WILL VERY LIKELY FIND THAT SOME OF THESE EFFUSIONS ARE IMMATURE AT PRESENT THE MOST OF MY TIME IS OCCUPIED AT AN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BUT I DO NOT EARN ENOUGH THERE TO COVER EXPENSES CONSIDERING THAT I HAVE TO SUPPORT MY MOTHER AND THREE SISTERS I WANT TO RISE AND IF MY POEMS ARE ANYWHERE NEAR THE MARK YOU CAN ASSIST ME BY NOTICING THEM
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