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John Clare
1793 - 1864
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Autumn Birds
The wild duck startles like a sudden thought, / And heron slow as if it might be caught. / The flopping crows on weary wings go by
Badger
When midnight comes a host of dogs and men / Go out and track the badger to his den, / And put a sack within the hole, and lie
Ballad. "I love thee, sweet Mary, but love thee in fear"
I love thee, sweet Mary, but love thee in fear; / Were I but the morning breeze, healthy and airy, / As thou goest a walking I'd breathe in thine ear,
Ballad. "When Nature's Beauty Shone Complete."
When nature's beauty shone complete. / With summer's lovely weather, / And even, shadowing day's retreat,
Ballad. "Winter's Gone, The Summer Breezes"
Winter's gone, the summer breezes / Breathe the shepherd's joys again, / Village scene no longer pleases,
Ballad. A Weedling Wild, On Lonely Lea
A weedling wild, on lonely lea, / My evening rambles chanc'd to see; / And much the weedling tempted me
Ballad. When The Dark Ivy The Thorn-Tree Is Mounting
When the dark ivy the thorn-tree is mounting, / Sweet shielding in summer the nest of the dove, / There lies the sweet spot, by the side of the fountain,
Bantry Bay
On the eighteenth of October we lay in Bantry Bay, / All ready to set sail, with a fresh and steady gale: / A fortnight and nine days we in the harbour lay,
Betrayed
Dream not of love, to think it like / What waking love may prove to be, / For I dreamed so and broke my heart,
Birds in Alarm
The firetail tells the boys when nests are nigh / And tweets and flies from every passer-bye. / The yellowhammer never makes a noise
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