Severn and Somme

This volume includes Gurney's early small volumes of verse, "Severn and Somme" (1917) and "War's Embers" (1919).

Acknowledgements

10

(1)

A Brief Chronology

11

(2)

Introduction

13

(4)

SEVERN & SOMME

Title page of first edition

17

(2)

Preface

19

(2)

To Certain Comrades

21

(1)

The Fire Kindled

22

(1)

To the Poet before Battle

23

(1)

Maisemore

23

(1)

Afterwards

24

(1)

Carol

25

(1)

Strange service

26

(1)

Serenity

27

(1)

The Signaller's Vision

27

(1)

The Mother

28

(1)

To England---A Note

28

(1)

Bach and the Sentry

29

(1)

Letters

29

(1)

Strafe

29

(1)

Acquiescence

30

(1)

The Strong Thing

30

(1)

Scots

31

(1)

To an Unknown Lady

31

(1)

Song and Pain

32

(1)

Purple and Black

32

(1)

West Country

33

(1)

Firelight

34

(1)

The Estaminet

34

(2)

Song

36

(1)

Ballad of the Three Spectres

36

(1)

Communion

37

(1)

Time and the Soldier

38

(1)

Influences

38

(1)

After-Glow

39

(1)

Hail and Farewell

40

(1)

Praise

40

(1)

Winter Beauty

41

(1)

Song of Pain and Beauty

42

(1)

Spring. Rouen, May 1917

42

(3)

June-To-Come

45

(1)

``Hark, Hark, the Lark''

46

(1)

Song at Morning

47

(1)

Trees

48

(1)

Requiem

48

(1)

Requiem

49

(1)

Requiem

49

(4)

Sonnets 1917:

For England

49

(1)

Pain

50

(1)

Servitude

50

(1)

Home-Sickness

51

(1)

England the Mother

51

(2)

WAR'S EMBERS

Title page of first edition

53

(2)

Dedication: To M.M.S.

55

(2)

The Volunteer

57

(1)

The Farm

57

(2)

Omens

59

(1)

Eternal Treasure

60

(1)

Fire in the Dusk

60

(1)

Turmut-Hoeing

61

(1)

In a Ward

62

(1)

Camps

63

(1)

Girl's Song

64

(1)

Solace of Men

64

(1)

Day-boys and Choristers

65

(1)

At Reserve Depot

66

(1)

Toasts and Memories

66

(1)

From the Window

67

(1)

Ypres---Minsterworth

68

(1)

Near Midsummer

69

(1)

Toussaints

70

(1)

The Stone-Breaker

71

(2)

Drifting Leaves

73

(1)

Contrasts

73

(2)

To F.W.H.

75

(1)

The Immortal Hour

75

(1)

To His Love

76

(1)

Migrants

77

(1)

Old Martinmas Eve

78

(1)

After Music

78

(1)

The Target

79

(1)

Twigworth Vicarage

79

(6)

Hospital Pictures:

Ladies of Charity

80

(1)

Dust

81

(1)

``Aberdonian''

82

(1)

Companion---North-east Dugout

82

(1)

The Miner

83

(1)

Upstairs Piano

83

(2)

Hidden Tales

85

(1)

Recompense

86

(1)

The Tryst

87

(1)

The Plain

88

(1)

Rumours of Wars

88

(1)

``On Rest''

89

(2)

Dicky

91

(1)

The Day of Victory

92

(2)

Passionate Earth

94

(1)

The Poplar

95

(1)

Down Commercial Road (Gloucester)

96

(1)

From Omiecourt

97

(1)

Le Coq Francais

97

(1)

The Fisherman of Newnham

98

(1)

The Lock-keeper

99

(1)

The Revellers

100

(1)

``Annie Laurie''

100

(1)

The Battalion is Now on Rest

101

(1)

Photographs

102

(1)

That County

103

(1)

Interval

103

(1)

De Profundis

104

(1)

The Tower

105

(2)

Commentary

107

(40)

Map

108

(1)

The Composition of Severn & Somme

109

(8)

Notes to Severn & Somme

117

(13)

The Composition of War's Embers

130

(4)

Notes to War's Embers

134

(12)

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