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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THE VIOLET |
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THE VIOLET
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I will not throw away the flower,The little violet blue;
I pluck'd it in a lonely hour,
When she I loved was true.
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Beside a hedge upon a hill,All by itself it grew,
A type of her who loves me still,
In scent and colour true.
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I'll keep the blossom many hours,Until it withered be;
A type of sweet and withered flowers,
But most of love, and thee.
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