The early poems of John Clare 1804-1822: General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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Aslant the cottage ridge the sun
Sunk in the western skyes
& Evening had begun
To spread her tasty dyes
Sunk in the western skyes
& Evening had begun
To spread her tasty dyes
When milkmaid Kate prepard for home
Was sauntering down the road
Expecting sweetheart ned woud come
To help her with the load
Was sauntering down the road
Expecting sweetheart ned woud come
To help her with the load
She stopt to rest from stile to stile
& wisht & lookt around
& tinkling of her yokes the while
That he might know the sound
& wisht & lookt around
& tinkling of her yokes the while
That he might know the sound
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