Song ['I do not live a dream'] / Firelight

Pencil draft in Ivor Gurney's hand of two unpublished poems. From a Black notebook inscribed 'Pvt Gurney 241282 / Gloucester', used by Ivor Gurney between November 1917 and January 1918, whilst Gurney was at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland on a signalling course. The diary includes some early drafts of poems, notes on the camp and military matters, sketches, lists, musical scores, addresses and sums. The rear cover of the book and following pages reveal a cigarette burn-like hole.

该手稿为艾弗·格尼（Ivor Gurney）亲笔以铅笔书写的两首未发表诗歌的草稿。其源自一本标注有“Pvt 格尼 241282 / 格洛斯特”字样的黑色笔记本，艾弗·格尼于1917年11月至1918年1月期间使用该笔记本，当时他正在诺森伯兰郡（Northumberland）的西顿德拉瓦尔（Seaton Delaval）参加信号兵训练课程。这本兼具日记属性的笔记本内收录有若干诗歌初稿、军营与军事事务笔记、速写作品、清单、乐谱、通讯地址及账目计算草稿。笔记本的封底及后续页面存在一处类似香烟灼烧留下的孔洞。