Draft with date and signature. Annotated by Britten and once (on page 10v) by Rosamund Strode. On the reverse of the title page is a list of the proverbs and songs with a note on the spelling of 'Tyger' by Britten. With some crossings out throughout. Bound together with sketches from the songs 'A poison tree' (BBM/songs_and_proverbs_of_william_blake/1/1), 'Ah, sunflower' (BBM/songs_and_proverbs_of_william_blake/1/2) and 'Every night and every morn' (BBM/songs_and_proverbs_of_william_blake/1/3) as well as the discarded material from 'A poison tree' at reference BBM/songs_and_proverbs_of_william_blake/1/5.
21 pages of 24 page manuscript [1r-6r, 9v-11r, 12r, 13r-23r]
Bound volume; pencil and blue ballpoint; 28 x 38 cm; stamped with the 'British Library' stamp. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records and Title Page of Collected Volume.
'For Dieter - the past & the future / op. 74 / Songs & Proverbs / of / William Blake / (Selected by Peter Pears) / from Songs of Exp. Augeries of Innocence & Proverbs of Hell / Set to music for / Baritone & Piano / by / Benjamin Britten'.
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