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Morna Lee, and Other Poems

by Mary Hannay Foott

Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille) was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem, "Where the Pelican Builds".

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1890

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Mary Hannay Foott was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem,"Where the Pelican Builds". Mary Hannay Foott was born in Glasgow to a merchant, James B...

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