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[Song 3],

[Song 3],

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  • 1916, Jun. 8-11 /

First line: Early one morning in May I set out. Written at Hare Hall. Manuscript draft in ink. Unique from the versions printed in R. George Thomas, The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas (1978).

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

This is the constellation of the lyre,

This is the constellation of the lyre,

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First line: This is the constellation of the lyre. Not included in R. George Thomas, The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas (1978). Manuscript poem written by Edward Thomas in his daughter Bronwen Thomas' autograph album. It has been detached from the album and mounted on a scrap of paper. Pencil drawing on reverse signed 'Catherine W. Alexander, August 15th 1915'.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Gallows,

The Gallows,

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  • 1916, Jul. 3-4 /

First line: There was a weasel lived in the sun. Written at 'Selsfield (with Helen)'. Selsfield House, East Grinsted was the home of Vivian Locke Ellis. Manuscript draft in ink, found among family papers after the death of Helen Thomas. Titled 'For Baba' (Myfanwy Thomas).

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

[The Dark forest],

[The Dark forest],

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  • 1916, Jul. 1-10 /

First line: Dark is the forest and deep, and overhead. Written at Steep and Hare Hall Camp, Gidea Park, Romford. Manuscript draft in ink. Varies from a version printed in R. George Thomas, The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas (1978) by one word - 'born' rather than 'sown' in line 3.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Blenheim oranges,

Blenheim oranges,

  • 424/2/134/1.
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  • 1916, Sep. 3 /

First line: Gone, gone again. Written at Royal Artillery School, Handel Street, London W.C. Manuscript draft in ink. This item is the same version as that once owned by Edward Thomas' mother, Mary Elizabeth Thomas, but a manuscript rather than typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Blenheim oranges,

Blenheim oranges,

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  • 1916, Sep. 3 /

First line: Gone, gone again. Written at Royal Artillery School, Handel Street, London W.C. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

[What will they do?],

[What will they do?],

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  • 1916, Sep. 15 /

First line: What will they do when I am gone? It is plain. Written 'going home to Steep'. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Trumpet

The Trumpet

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  • 1916, Sep. 26 /

First line: Rise up, rise up. Written at Royal Artillery Barracks, Trowbridge. Manuscript draft in pencil.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Trumpet,

The Trumpet,

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  • 1916, Sep. 26 /

First line: Rise up, rise up. Written at Royal Artillery Barracks, Trowbridge. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Lights out,

Lights out,

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  • 1916, Nov. /

First line: I have come to the borders of sleep. Written in Trowbridge. Manuscript first draft in ink.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Sheiling,

The Sheiling,

  • 424/2/141/1.
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  • 1916, Nov. 23 /

First line: It stands alone. Written 'travelling back from Gordon Bottomley's (Silverdale)'. Manuscript draft in pencil.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Last poem,

Last poem,

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  • 1917, Jan. 13 /

First line: The sorrow of true love is a great sorrow. Written at Lydd. Manuscript copy in ink in Helen Thomas' hand.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Hollow wood,

The Hollow wood,

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  • 1914, Dec. 31 /

First line: Out in the sun the goldfinch flits.Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The New year,

The New year,

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  • 1914, Jan. 1 /

First line: He was the one man I met up in the woods. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

November sky,

November sky,

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  • 1914, Dec. 4 /

First line: November's days are thirty. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Lofty sky,

The Lofty sky,

  • 424/2/24/1.
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  • 1915, Jan. 10 /

First line: Today I want the sky. Written in Steep. Typescript. Lacks beginning, lines 25-34 only.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

March,

March,

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  • 1914, Dec. 5 /

First line: Now I know that Spring will come again. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Old man,

Old man,

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  • 1914, Dec. 6 /

First line: Old Man, or Lad's-love,--in the name there's nothing. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

March the 3rd,

March the 3rd,

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  • 1915, Mar. 23 /

First line: Here again (she said) is March the third. Written in Steep. Typescript. Manuscript alterations in Eleanor Farjeon's hand, lines 6-8 the most heavily corrected, also 9, 13 and 20, which probably reflect the editing mentioned in Thomas' letters to her, printed in E. Farjeon, Edward Thomas: The Last Four Years (1958), p. 132. (1) 'Perhaps I shall be able to mend March the 3rd. I know it must be either mended or ended'. (28 Apr 1915); (2) 'I have mended March 3rd too, you see'. (29 Apr 1915).

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Signpost,

The Signpost,

  • 424/2/5/1.
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  • 1914, Dec. 7 /

First line: The dim sea glints chill. The white sun is shy. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

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