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The early poems of John Clare

1804-1822: General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger
Clare, John (1793-1864)

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[Lost on the wild to the Storms biting breath]

Lost on the wild to the Storms biting breath
That thro her rags winnow so chill
All torn by the brambles & furze on the heath
& beat by the storm on the naked blea hill
A shade of the human form daily appears
The wild ecchos oft with her yell
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