Henry Kendall was a 19th century Australian poet. When he was 15 he went to sea with one of his uncles and was away for about two years. Kendall spent much of his life in government jobs and struggled to make a living as a poet. The small villa...

According to Wikipedia: "Henry Clarence Kendall (18 April 1839 - 1 August 1882 interred in Waverley Cemetery) was an nineteenth century Australian poet...In December 1870 he was charged with forging and uttering a cheque but found not guilty on th...