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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JIMMEYS LAMENT
Feign woud I look back agen in loves morning& seek love afresh as I neer had begun
Feign woud I make Jenny pay for her scorning
If beauty once tasted wer easy to shun
Alas the sad vows that are pland in vexations
Are made of bad stuff that soon weareth away
Hasty resolves wi out reasons foundations
Are nought but poor dewdrops at heat of the day
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New loves few sweets for an uneasy mind
Jenny past by & my heart woud be master
It jumpt in her bosom & left me behind
Seeking new pleasures in love are lost labours
Ill een keep my old love as bad as ye be
Sin my heart & her heart agree to be neeghbours
Surely she ought to be kinder to me
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