John Clare: The Midsummer Cushion Edited by R. K. R. Thornton & Anne Tibble |
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TO CHARLES LAMB ON HIS ESSAYS |
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TO CHARLES LAMB ON HIS ESSAYS
Elia thy reveries & visioned themesTo cares lorn heart a luscious pleasure proves
Wild as the mystery of delightful dreams
Soft as the anguish of remembered love
Like records of past days their memory dances
Mid the cool feelings manhoods reason brings
As the unearthly visions of romances
Peopled with sweet & uncreated things
& yet thy themes thy gentle worth enhances
Then wake again thy wild harps tenderest strings
Sing on sweet bard let fairy loves again
Smile in thy dreams with angel extacies
Bright oer our soul will break the heavenly strain
Through the dull gloom of earths realities
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