William Henry Ogilvie

“ There is shortening of the bridle, there is tightening of the girth,
There is fondling of the idol that they love the best on earth,
Northward from the Lachlan River and the sun-dried Castlereagh,
Outward to the Never-Never ride the “ringers” on their way. ”

“ For there’s never license given to the laggards on the track.
Hark! The music of the battle: it is time to bare our swords!
Do you hear the rush and rattle as they tramp along the boards?
They are past the pen-doors picking light-wooled weaners one by one;
I can hear the shear-blades clicking, and I know the fight’s begun!
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