The Poetry of South Africa

Alexander Wilmot (1836 - 1924)

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.

Genre(s): Anthologies

Language: English

Keyword(s): africa (85), missionary (30), gold (27), lion (15), diamonds (9), zulu (5), Boer (4), cape colony (2), natal (1), bechuanaland (1) ... [Show full list]

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Larry Wilson
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Play 01 The Emigrants. Jael Baldwin
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Play 02 The Bechuana Boy Jael Baldwin
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Play 03 Afar in the Desert. Jayson Paul
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Play 04 Evening Rambles Robert Schwartz
00:08:38
Play 05 The Lion Hunt Jayson Paul
00:03:51
Play 06 The Lion and the Giraffe Nemo
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Play 07 The Desolate Valley Mark Crowle-Groves
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Play 08 The Coranna garyday
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Play 09 Song of the Wild Bushman Nemo
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Play 10 The Captive of Camal garyday
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Play 11 The Brown Hunter's Song garyday
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Play 12 The Bushman Nemo
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Play 13 The Cape of Storms garyday
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Play 14 The Hottentot garyday
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Play 15 The Caffer garyday
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Play 16 The Ghona Widow's Lullaby Kirby Wheatland
00:03:19
Play 17 The Kosa Nemo
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Play 18 Makanna's Gathering Nemo
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Play 19 The Incantation Nemo
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Play 20 The Caffer Commando garyday
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Play 21 The Rock of Reconcilement garyday
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Play 22 The Forester of the Neutral Ground Algy Pug
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Play 23 The Emigrant's Cabin at the Cape Group 00:09:56
Play 24 The Volunteers of England TrudiBvoice
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Play 25 The Dear Old Land Algy Pug
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Play 26 The Funeral in the Abbey dchen
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Play 27 A Farewell to English Friends dchen
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Play 28 A Missionary's Last Farewell to England dchen
00:10:43
Play 29 A Reminiscence of 1820 Larry Wilson
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Play 30 Past and Present Dru Conway
00:02:55
Play 31 A South African Wilderness Nemo
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Play 32 A Sunrise Thought at "Cove Rock" Jael Baldwin
00:02:11
Play 33 An Ocean Sunset Kirby Wheatland
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Play 34 A Sight from the Shore Jael Baldwin
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Play 35 The Thunderstorm at Bathurst Sandy Dacombe Ferrar
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Play 36 A Morning Wish for a Friend Kirby Wheatland
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Play 37 A Night Thought Nemo
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Play 38 The Little Shell at Cove Rock fiskr
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Play 39 A Tribute of Sympathy to the Defenders of Glen Lynden Sonia
00:02:53
Play 40 The Colours of the First 24th Sonia
00:07:40
Play 41 Our Boys Larry Wilson
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Play 42 In the Drought Lands of South Africa TrudiBvoice
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Play 43 The Landing of the British Settlers of 1820 Larry Wilson
00:11:58
Play 44 In The Country of Mankoraan Nemo
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Play 45 Drink Larry Wilson
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Play 46 South Africa Rediviva TrudiBvoice
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Play 47 The Beautful Island of Dreams TrudiBvoice
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Play 48 Cape of Good Hope TrudiBvoice
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Play 49 Good Hope Melanie T
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Play 50 Ode Ryan
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Play 51 After a Storm Nemo
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Play 52 Ammap and Griet Dini Steyn
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Play 53 Sonnets of the Cape TrudiBvoice
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Play 54 The Faded Photograph TrudiBvoice
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Play 55 Eveleen TrudiBvoice
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Play 56 Farewell to Madeira Nemo
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Play 57 Farewell to Fifty-five Sonia
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Play 58 Lead, Kindly Light Larry Wilson
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Play 59 Should It Be According to Thy Mind Larry Wilson
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Play 60 To Graaff Reinet Sandy Dacombe Ferrar
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Play 61 Hymn Larry Wilson
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Play 62 The Lament Jael Baldwin
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Play 63 My "Salted" Steed Melanie T
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Play 64 A Romance from the Fields Shana Burns
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Play 65 The Flight of the Amakosa cathar maiden
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Play 66 An Idyl of a Prince cathar maiden
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Play 67 A Christmas Apparition Nemo
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Play 68 Freedom's Home Larry Wilson
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Play 69 The Gallant "Teuton" Larry Wilson
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Play 70 The Sunny Hills of Africa Jael Baldwin
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Play 71 The Southern Cross Larry Wilson
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Play 72 Hon. William Porter, C.M.G Sonia
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Play 73 Ode on the British Settlers' Year of Jubilee Sonia
00:07:15
Play 74 Dives Redivivus Larry Wilson
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Play 75 The Burghers' Gathering Sarah
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Play 76 Storm in Tugela Valley, Natal Larry Wilson
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Play 77 The Natal Gold Diggings Sonia
00:02:33
Play 78 Nature Larry Wilson
00:18:08
Play 79 Contentment Larry Wilson
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Play 80 Not Here Dru Conway
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Play 81 Revelation XXII Larry Wilson
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Play 82 Ezekiel XLVII. 1-12 Larry Wilson
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Play 83 Change Larry Wilson
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Play 84 Heavenly Friendship Larry Wilson
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Play 85 Lines Written in an Album Larry Wilson
00:01:36
Play 86 The Defence of Rorke's Drift Chris Pyle
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Play 87 Rorke's Drift aravagarwal
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Play 88 Before Ulundi aravagarwal
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Play 89 The Baron's Adventure Sonia
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Play 90 South African Courtship Lyn Stanley
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Play 91 The Better Land Dini Steyn
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Play 92 Dolly Dini Steyn
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Play 93 Going Home Dini Steyn
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Play 94 The Oxford Bible Jael Baldwin
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Play 95 The Last Mission of the Sails Larry Wilson
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Play 96 The Worn-out Sails Larry Wilson
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Play 97 In Memoriam Kalynda
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Play 98 Epitaph on a Diamond Digger Kalynda
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Play 99 Afric's Greeting Sonia
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Play 100 Robert Godlinton Sonia
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Play 101 The Diamond Digger Nemo
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Play 102 The Last of the Bowkers Nemo
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Play 103 The Drunkard's Child Nemo
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Play 104 The Angel's Message cathar maiden
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Play 105 The "Churl" of the Period; and Another cathar maiden
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Play 106 Welcome Sonia
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Play 107 Precepts for Young and Old Sonia
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Play 108 Be Kind to One Another Dru Conway
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Play 109 Paddy's Love Symptoms Sonia
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Play 110 Proverbial Philosophy of Humbug Larry Wilson
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Play 111 Platteklip Cascade Sonia
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Play 112 The Port Elizabeth Pyramid Sonia
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Play 113 In Memoriam Sonia
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Play 114 Lord! What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him! Sonia
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Play 115 The Rhyme of the Ox-wagon Sonia
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Play 116 The Cape of Good Hope Sonia
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Play 117 The Erythrina Tree' Larry Wilson
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