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C. J. Dennis

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Also known as Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis

Australian poet (1876–1938)

Person · Open Library

Works
25

Top works

  • Glugs of Gosh
  • Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
  • Moods of Ginger Mick
  • Jim of the Hills
  • Backblock Ballads and Later Verses

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
20

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Quotes

  • Get a —— move on,&nbsp;&nbsp;Have some —— sense.Learn the —— art of&nbsp;&nbsp;Self de- —— -fence!
  • It’s bad enough to be a bloke without one reel close friend;But when your dog gives you the bird it’s pretty near the end.
  • Women is strange. You take my tip; I’m wise.&nbsp;&nbsp;I know enough to know I'll never knowThe ’uman female mind ...
  • Of all the gems in this wide world&nbsp;&nbsp;(No matter what their hue be),The one I find most beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;Is certainly the emerald.
  • It is on record (in a booklet written by Guy Innes) that when Dennis decided to migrate from South Australia he telegraphed his father, "Send ten pounds. Going ", to which appeal the old man promptly replied, "Sending nothing. Go to hell!"
  • : an ineffably pious person who mistakes this world for a penitentiary and himself for a warder.

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