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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[Where doth true Love dwell]
Where doth true Love dwell
Doth it nestle in blossoms
Is it down the green Lane
Where the thorn trees remain
Doth it tread the green grass
Where the foot paths they pass
No—it dwells in a fond womans bosom
Doth it nestle in blossoms
Is it down the green Lane
Where the thorn trees remain
Doth it tread the green grass
Where the foot paths they pass
No—it dwells in a fond womans bosom
Doth it live in the brooks
As they image the skys
Doth it live in the fields
Where the pea bloom consceals
Is it in meadow hay
With the green crickets lay
No no—tis in fond womans eyes
As they image the skys
Doth it live in the fields
Where the pea bloom consceals
Is it in meadow hay
With the green crickets lay
No no—tis in fond womans eyes
Is it seen in the pea
Or the hue of the hip
Peach blossoms of spring
Or the goldfinches wing
In the bloom of the rose
Where the butterflye goes
No—tis met on a young woman's lip
Or the hue of the hip
Peach blossoms of spring
Or the goldfinches wing
In the bloom of the rose
Where the butterflye goes
No—tis met on a young woman's lip
The gales may sigh sweetly
The flower keep on blooming
Field wood & grove
We may seek for true love
Search earth sea & sky
'Twill never come nigh
For it dwells in the heart of a woman
The flower keep on blooming
Field wood & grove
We may seek for true love
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'Twill never come nigh
For it dwells in the heart of a woman
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