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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[A seaboy on the giddy mast]
A seaboy on the giddy mast
Sees nought but ocean waves
& hears the wild inconstant blast
Where loud the tempest raves
Sees nought but ocean waves
& hears the wild inconstant blast
Where loud the tempest raves
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My life is like the ocean wave
& like the inconstant sea
In every hope appears a grave
& leaves no hope for me
& like the inconstant sea
In every hope appears a grave
& leaves no hope for me
My life is like the oceans lot
Bright gleams the morning gave
But storms oerwhelmed the sunny spot
Deep in the ocean wave
Bright gleams the morning gave
But storms oerwhelmed the sunny spot
Deep in the ocean wave
My life hath been the ocean storm
A black & troubled sea
When shall I find my life a calm
A port & harbour free
A black & troubled sea
When shall I find my life a calm
A port & harbour free
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