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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SPORTS OF THE FIELD
Now the day break is the east sky adorning
Painting the clouds gleaming track
Forehand of sunrise hail sportsman the morning
& Break Echos sleep with thy pack
Let beds not invite thee like veigling harlot
To sportsmen they no pleasures yield
Then mount on your saddle in doublet of scarlet
& bring in the hounds to the field
Painting the clouds gleaming track
Forehand of sunrise hail sportsman the morning
& Break Echos sleep with thy pack
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To sportsmen they no pleasures yield
Then mount on your saddle in doublet of scarlet
& bring in the hounds to the field
Some love to pause over chess & bag gammon
To sportsmen such pausings disgrace
Some deem persuasions of silver tongd woman
Bove break neck exploits of the chase
But careles of games playd [& won] upon [table]
& softest charms love ever yields
The early horsd sportmans excursions will [disable]
So away to the sports of the field
To sportsmen such pausings disgrace
Some deem persuasions of silver tongd woman
Bove break neck exploits of the chase
But careles of games playd [& won] upon [table]
& softest charms love ever yields
The early horsd sportmans excursions will [disable]
So away to the sports of the field
Then riders & horses with the horns hollo blowing
To Sports & to [OMITTED] rise
& away helter skelter the high flyers going
[Amazd] with the hark away noise
Now the white mist from the brook side is reeking
& breezes morns medicine yields
Sweet health & true pleasure the sportsman is seeking
So away to the sports of the field
To Sports & to [OMITTED] rise
& away helter skelter the high flyers going
[Amazd] with the hark away noise
Now the white mist from the brook side is reeking
& breezes morns medicine yields
Sweet health & true pleasure the sportsman is seeking
So away to the sports of the field
The early poems of John Clare | ||