The early poems of John Clare 1804-1822: General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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TO A COWSLIP EARLY
Cowslip bud so early peeping
Warmd by aprils hazard hours
Oer thy head tho sunshines creeping
Hind it threatnd temp[e]sts lower
Trembling blossom let me bear thee
To a better safer home
Tho a fairer blossom wear thee
Near a tempest there shall come
Warmd by aprils hazard hours
Oer thy head tho sunshines creeping
Hind it threatnd temp[e]sts lower
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To a better safer home
Tho a fairer blossom wear thee
Near a tempest there shall come
Marys bonny breasts to charm thee
Bosom soft as down can be
Eyes like any suns to warm thee
& scores of sweets unknown to me
Ah for joys thoult there be meeting
In a station so divine
I'd 'most wish thats vain repeating
Cowslip bud thy life were mine
Bosom soft as down can be
Eyes like any suns to warm thee
& scores of sweets unknown to me
Ah for joys thoult there be meeting
In a station so divine
I'd 'most wish thats vain repeating
Cowslip bud thy life were mine
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