Nay, light me no fire tonight,
Page Eglantine;
I have no desire tonight
To drink or dine;
I will suck no briar tonight,
Nor read no line;
An you be my quire tonight,
And you my wine.
Identifier
3342.txtCreator
Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)Date
1917-11
1918-02Source
The Complete Poems and Fragments of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy first published by Chatto & Windus, 1983.
(#133 CPF vol. 1, p. 13, vol. 2 p. 284)
BL 1. 18Type
PoemRights
The Estate of Wilfred Owen. The Complete Poems and Fragments of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy first published by Chatto & Windus, 1983. Preliminaries, introductory, editorial matter, manuscripts and fragments omitted.Repository Name
ProQuestPublisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive
