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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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[I went out wi' Eliza a bonny young lass]

I went out wi' Eliza a bonny young lass
To the church yard & back among the green grass
We toyed on the way while the morning sun shone
& I felt my heart ache when I wanderd alone