Poems. A New Edition (1881), proof Signature M (Delaware Museum, first proof, copy 2)

This is a duplicate copy of the first proof of Signature M of the 1881 Poems , with some corrections by DGR. The other copy, also corrected by DGR, has many more revisions, including the major change called for on page 170 (a change not called for in this copy of the proof). The latter change shifted the poem “Youth and Lordship (Italian Street Song)” from its position following “A Last Confession” to its (received) position at the end of the volume, and with the relative relation of DGR's translation to the Italian song reversed..

Six copies of this proof signature are preserved in the library of the Delaware Art Museum. They include the corrected first author's proof, this duplicate of the first proof, two first revises, the author's copy and the printer's copy, and two final revise proofs, copy 1 and its duplicate.