 On 23 July 1892, Paterson published his reply to Lawson's poem, titled "In Defense of the Bush".Whilst Lawson had accused writers such as Paterson of being "City Bushmen", Paterson countered by claiming that Lawson's view of the bushlife was full of doom and gloom.He appropriately finished his poem with the line "For the bush will never suit you, and you'll never suit the bush."