tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post272065803495862921..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "Edward Thomas In Heaven"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-6332169266551727472013-04-11T16:53:42.163-07:002013-04-11T16:53:42.163-07:00Bovey Belle: thank you for reminding me of that. ...Bovey Belle: thank you for reminding me of that. As I recall, the Oxford First World War Poetry Digital Archive contains photos of the covers of the notebook, together with the pages of the notebook.<br /><br />Thank you very much for stopping by again. It's good to hear from you.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-58693518704661549122013-04-11T13:43:23.573-07:002013-04-11T13:43:23.573-07:00Indeed, the notebook he carried on him was curious...Indeed, the notebook he carried on him was curiously creased by the shockwave from the bursting shell and his pipe unbroken . . . Helen gave it to Merfyn.<br /><br />Wonderful post - I had not come across that tribute to Edwy before. Thank you.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-31251024311825775252013-04-11T10:42:06.888-07:002013-04-11T10:42:06.888-07:00Mr. Miller: Thomas's death was very strange: t...Mr. Miller: Thomas's death was very strange: there was not a mark on his body. The artillery shell passing by apparently stopped his heart or somehow or other sucked the life out of him. The pocket watch that he carried stopped at the exact moment that the shell passed: around 8:30 a.m., as I recall.<br /><br />Yes, a huge loss all around.<br /><br />Thank you very much for stopping by again, and for your thoughts.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-37082902854971431592013-04-10T19:25:04.581-07:002013-04-10T19:25:04.581-07:00Thank you for explaining the allusions (or possibl...Thank you for explaining the allusions (or possible allusions). The actual manner of Thomas' death reminds me of the phrase you used in the previous post: I think you said that, in surviving lung cancer, Patrick Kavanaugh had "dodged a bullet." I was reading that post quickly, and thought you were speaking literally, not metaphorically. It is our loss (as well as his) that Thomas himself was not able to dodge the bullet.Doug Millernoreply@blogger.com