Two years easy for Australians to remember,
1770 and 1788, *
happen to be
the years of birth of Two
whose names begin with B:
Byron*, born in '88;
Beethoven in seventy.
The former's life
overlapped Catherine's* a bit,
about whom he said,
'...glory still adores,
As greatest of all sovereigns and w- - s.'
*1770- james cook arrived in 'australia'.
*1788- arthur phillip arrived to settle 'australia'.
*byron was 4 days old when phillip set foot on botany bay, south of sydney harbour,26 January 1788.
*catherine the great of russia (1729-96)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Two years easy for Australians to remember,1770 and 1788 happen to be the years of birth of two whose names begin with B. You have brilliantly explained the memorable facts. This is a great poem excellently penned with much care.10