Corrected galley proofs of three poems featured in ‘Poems’ by Lord Byron published by John Murray in 1816.

The poems here begin ‘When we two parted’, ‘Bright be the place of thy soul’, and ‘Must thou go, my glorious chief’.

‘When we two parted’ was first published as a song sheet with music by Isaac Nthan in 1815.

‘Bright be the place of thy soul’ first appeared in ‘The Examiner’, 11th June 1815.

‘Must thou go, my glorious chief’ is also known as ‘From the French’, although the title does not appear on these proofs.

Stanzas 1-4 of ‘When we two parted’: folio 1;

Stanza 1 of ‘Bright be the place of thy soul’: folio 1;

Stanza 2 of ‘Bright be the place of thy soul’: folio 2;

Stanzas 1-3 of ‘Must though go, my glorious chief’: folio 2.