The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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[Come dwell with me]
Come dwell with me
Neath the green wood tree
& nature will teach thee plain
That peace & health is liberty
We nowhere else shall gain
Come dwell with me
Neath the green wood tree
Where life is not spent in vain
Neath the green wood tree
& nature will teach thee plain
That peace & health is liberty
We nowhere else shall gain
Come dwell with me
Neath the green wood tree
Where life is not spent in vain
Come where the wilding blows
Like the hedge dog rose
With its pale & pinky stain
Where the hugh oak rocks
While the tempest blows
Come dwell with me
Neath the hugh oak tree
Where nature no ill bestows
Like the hedge dog rose
With its pale & pinky stain
Where the hugh oak rocks
While the tempest blows
Come dwell with me
Neath the hugh oak tree
Where nature no ill bestows
Full green is the spring
& thrushes they sing
In the hazle & maple tree
Come to the green wood
& twill set thy heart free
In such a still place to be
With all thats beautifull & good
& thrushes they sing
In the hazle & maple tree
Come to the green wood
& twill set thy heart free
In such a still place to be
With all thats beautifull & good
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