Who is Charles Battell Loomis

Charles Battell Loomis (1861–1911) was an American author.BiographyLoomis was born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at the Polytechnic Institute there. He was in business from 1879 to 1891, but he gave it up to devote himself to the writing of magazine sketches and books much appreciated for their humor.WorksJust Rhymes (1899)The Four-Masted Cat-Boat (1899)Yankee Enchantments (1900)A Partnership in Magic (1903)Cheerful Americans (1903)Araminta and the Automobile (1903)More Cheerful Americans (1904)I've Been Thinking (1905)Minerva's Manœuvres (1905)Cheer Up! (1906)A Bath in an English Tub (1907)Poe's "Raven" in an Elevator (1907) (the third edition of More Cheerful Americans)The Knack of It (1908)A Holiday Touch (1908)Just Irish (1909)ReferencesThis article incorporates text from a p...
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Sydney-Side
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Where's the steward?-Bar-room steward? Berth? Oh, any berth will do-
I have left a three-pound billet just to come along with you.
Brighter shines the Star of Rovers on a world that-s growing wide,
But I think I-d give a kingdom for a glimpse of Sydney-Side.
Run of rocky shelves at sunrise, with their base on ocean-s bed;
Homes of Coogee, homes of Bondi, and the lighthouse on South Head.
For in loneliness and hardship-and with just a touch of pride-
Has my heart been taught to whisper, -You belong to Sydney-Side.-
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