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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[The spring returns the gushing rains]
The spring returns the gushing rains
No more defile the scene
Nor in her cot the maid detains
Long banishd from the green
Each awthorn buds sufficient bower
To hide the amourous dove
O philida in such a hour
How sweet to meet & love
No more defile the scene
Nor in her cot the maid detains
Long banishd from the green
Each awthorn buds sufficient bower
To hide the amourous dove
O philida in such a hour
How sweet to meet & love
The snows are all desolvd & gone
The gale breaths mild & warm
Springs put the earths green mantle on
New strewd wi flowers to charm
Each milking maid attends her cow
True meeting swains to prove
O philida how sweet as now
Wi thee to walk & love
The gale breaths mild & warm
Springs put the earths green mantle on
New strewd wi flowers to charm
Each milking maid attends her cow
True meeting swains to prove
O philida how sweet as now
Wi thee to walk & love
The even comes in purple clad
The sun has left the view
The willow groves hang oer the pad
To shield us from the dew
No eyes break undistinguish night
To watch us or reprove
O philida my souls delight
Haste let us hide & love
The sun has left the view
The willow groves hang oer the pad
To shield us from the dew
No eyes break undistinguish night
To watch us or reprove
O philida my souls delight
Haste let us hide & love
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