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John Clare: The Midsummer Cushion
Edited by R. K. R. Thornton & Anne Tibble
Clare, John (1793-1864)
THE MIDSUMMER CUSHION
[dedication]
TO THE RURAL MUSE
TO THE RURAL MUSE
PLEASURES OF SPRING
TALES
VALENTINE EVE
GOING TO THE FAIR
ADVENTURES OF A GRASSHOPPER
THE BIRDS & ST VALENTINE
POEMS
SUMMER IMAGES
HELPSTONE STATUTE
OUR OWN FIRESIDE
NATURES HYMN TO THE DEITY
IMPULSES OF SPRING
ON SEEING A SKULL ON COWPER GREEN
PURSUITS AFTER HAPPINESS
MAYING
THOUGHTS IN A CHURCHYARD
THE VANITYS OF LIFE
CHILDHOOD
TO A POET
AUTUMN
ST MARTINS EVE
TO --- ON MAY MORNING
ON A CHILD KILLED BY LIGHTNING
THE AUTUMN ROBIN
ON THE MEMORY OF THE HONOURABLE LADY ---
THE QUIET MIND
SHADOWS OF TASTE
STANZAS ON A CHILD
TO THE MEMORY OF AN ADMIRAL
DEATH
FAREWELL TO LOVE
THE VILLAGE DOCTRESS
STANZAS
THE ANNIVERSARY
A MORNING WALK
TO P****
EMMONSALES HEATH
HYMN TO SPRING
VALENTINE TO MARY
VERSES
THE HOLIDAY WALK
MARY LEE
THE COTTAGER
NATURES MELODYS
THE MUSIC OF THE STORM
THE CALM
THE SUMMER SHOWER
TO CONTENT
LOVE & MEMORY
THE FALLEN ELM
THE OLD SHEPHERD
NAPOLEON
SPORT IN THE MEADOWS
WILD BEES
THE NIGHTINGALES NEST
VASCO NUNEZ ON HIS ENEMIES
INSECTS
OLD FEELINGS
BUSHY CLOSE
THE MOORHENS NEST
PEWITS NEST
THE YELLOW WAGTAILS NEST
TO **** ON NEWYEARS DAY
ON SEEING A BEAUTIFUL STATUE
THE FLITTING
THE SUMMER GONE
THE PROGRESS OF RYHME
THE ENTHUSIAST
THE YELLOWHAMMERS NEST
THE PETTICHAPS NEST
THE WILD BULL
THE SKY LARK
THE EVENING STAR
THE ETERNITY OF NATURE
THE ROBINS NEST
THE EVERGREEN ROSE
THE SHEPHERDS LODGE
THE PRIMROSE BANK
THE WOODS
FEARS
FANCYS
THE SKY LARK LEAVING HER NEST
THE LANDRAIL
THE MEADOW GRASS
THE WOODPIEGONS NEST
THE RAVENS NEST
ON VISITING A FAVOURITE PLACE
ON SEEING SOME MOSS IN FLOWER EARLY IN SPRING
WALKS IN THE WOODS
SABBATH BELLS
A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET IN NOVEMBER
RYHMES IN THE MEADOWS
PASTORAL POESY
BALLADS & SONGS
THE SHEPHERDS SONG
THE MOTHERS ADVICE
WOMAN
SONG
FIRST LOVES RECOLLECTIONS
BALLAD
THE MAID OF THE HALL
BALLAD
BALLAD
THE MILKMAID
THE MILKING HOUR
SONG
LOVE
BALLAD
THE OLD MANS SONG
SALLY GREEN
BALLAD—THE BACKWARD SPRING
NUTTING
THE GIPSEY SONG
PEGGY BAND
BALLAD
SONG
BALLAD
BALLAD
BALLAD
BALLAD
THE HOMELESS EMIGRANTS SONG
SONG
THE SHEPHERDS LAMENT
THE TOPERS RANT
THE OFFER
BALLAD
THE PROMISE
SONG
BALLAD
THE INCONSTANT SHEPHERD
OCEAN GLORIES
NELSON & THE NILE
MAY QUEEN
EXPECTATION
LOVE OF THE FIELDS
THE BOUNTY OF PROVIDENCE
DECAY
HOME HAPPINESS
THE MAIDENS COMPLAINT
THE CELLAR DOOR
REMEMBRANCES
A WORLD FOR LOVE
GOD BLESS THEE
THE SHEPHERD
SUMMER BALLAD
SONNETS
SWORDY WELL
SUMMER MOODS
SUMMER EVENING
THE VILLAGE BOY
EVENING SCHOOLBOYS
THE DEITY
SUNDAY EVENING
ON A SKULL
SEDGE BIRDS NEST
THE SHEPHERDS TREE
AN IDLE HOUR
THE SHEPHERD BOY
LORD BYRON
ON SEEING THE BUST OF THE PRINCESS VICTORIA BY BEHNES
EVENING PASTIME
NATURE
THE WREN
A SPRING MORNING
TO A FRIEND—IN ILLNESS
SPRING
AUTUMN
TO A YOUNG LADY
CROWLAND ABBEY
A PLEASANT PLACE
VANITY OF FAME
MEMORY
DEATH OF BEAUTY
FAME
TO THE MEMORY OF BLOOMFIELD
BEAUTY
THE MARCH NIGHTINGALE
THE THRUSHES NEST
THE SYCAMORE
THE CRABTREE
WINTER
THE BEANS IN BLOSSOM
BOYS AT PLAY
THE SHEPHERDS FIRE
NOVEMBER
OLD POESY
TO DEWINT
A LIVING PICTURE
POESY A MAYING
TO CHARLES LAMB
BOSTON CHURCH
ISAAC WALTON
NUTTING
THE WOODMAN
SHADOWS
MORNING PLEASURES
HONESTY
HAYMAKING
SLANDER
STEPPING STONES
THE GARDEN BENCH
PLEASANT PLACES
THE HAIL STORM IN JUNE 1831
ETERNITY OF TIME
THE POESY OF FLOWERS
THE FAIREY RINGS
THE MORNING WIND
HARES AT PLAY
THE FLOOD
HEDGE SPARROW
SHEPHERDS HUT
WOOD PICTURES IN WINTER
WOOD PICTURES IN SUMMER
WOOD PICTURES IN SPRING
A WOODLAND SEAT
TO MYSTERY
THE DINNER IN THE FIELDS
THE MILKING SHED
THE SALLOW
THE HAPPY BIRD
THE BREATH OF MORNING
DECAY
GLINTON SPIRE
THE MEADOW HAY
BURTHORP OAK
MIDSUMMER
OBSCURITY
PLEASURES OF FANCY
THE TRUTH OF TIME
THE FOUNTAIN OF HOPE
EVENING PRIMROSE
HOME PICTURES IN MAY
SUDDEN SHOWER
CARLESS RAMBLES
LOVE IN YOUTH
THE OLD WILLOW
AMBITION
THE WRYNECKS NEST
PROVIDENCE
THE WHEAT RIPENING
THE HAPPINESS OF IGNORANCE
TO CHARLES LAMB ON HIS ESSAYS
FORREST FLOWERS
THE ASS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
NOTHINGNESS OF LIFE
THE INSTINCT OF HOPE
ROUND OAK SPRING
THE MAJIC OF BEAUTY
THE HEDGE ROSE
THE FEAR OF FLOWERS
THE HEAT OF NOON
EMMONSAILS HEATH IN WINTER
THE FIRETAILS NEST
MONARCHY OF NATURE
BLAKE
THE WRYNECKS NEST
MERIT
ASHTON LAWN
GREENSWARD
THE MOLE
FIRST SIGHT OF SPRING
COTTAGE FEARS
COLOURS OF AUTUMN
THE HOLLOW TREE
PLEASANT SPOTS
THE FERN OWLS NEST
HAPPY THOUGHTS
MEADOW PATHS
STRAY WALKS
PASTORAL LIBERTY
EARLY IMAGES
THE MILKMAIDS SONG
THE CLUMP OF FERN
A AUTUMN MORNING
FORREST TREES
A AWTHORN NOOK
SAND MARTIN
TWILIGHT IN SUMMER
FIELD THOUGHTS
A WALK
SUMMER HAPPINESS
THE WELLAND
MOWERS DINNER HOUR
COTTAGE COMFORT
FOOTPATHS
MEADOW BUTTERFLYES
THE REED BIRD
THE WOODLARKS NEST
FIELD CRICKET
THE YARROW
THE RAGWORT
A SEAT IN THE MEADOWS
UNIVERSAL GOODNESS
THE LANE
PARTRIDGE COVEYS
ON SEEING TWO SWALLOWS LATE IN OCTOBER
THE BRAMBLE
THE SURRY TREE
THE SPINDLE TREE
LABOURS LEISURE
HEAVY DEW
APRIL SHOWERS
NUTTERS
MIST IN THE MEADOWS
SIGNS OF WINTER
ANGLING
WINTER FIELDS
BIRDS & SPRING
WINTER EVENING
SNOW STORM
A THAW
THE BLACKCAP
NIGHT WIND
BIRDS NESTS
WOOD RIDES
THE HEDGE WOODBINE
EARLY MORNING
HAPPINESS OF EVENING
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John Clare: The Midsummer Cushion