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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[Farewell! auld Scotland, hills, and moors]
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Farewell! auld Scotland, hills, and moors;I bid ye a' farewell!
I'm like a Scott; turned out o' doors,
In other lands to dwell.
Sae mopingly, and hopelessly;—
Do I now gang awa',
Ye banks, and braes,—I leave mysell,
In taking leave of a'—.
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Farewell to Scotlands hills, that leuk,To hills ayont the sea;
Farewell to Scotland, like a beuk;
Homes hospitality:
Sojourning, and mourning,
I leave thy hills, and muirs,
And frae the world a brother Scott,
I seem turned out of doors.
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