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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SONG O how can I be blythe and free
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SONG O how can I be blythe and free
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O how can I be blythe and freeWhile thou art from my side
There's more in one kind smile from thee
Than all the world beside
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Falshood is not in natures choiceNor is it found in thee
Thy lovely form thy angel voice
And temper all agree
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To form and make thee what thou artThe fairest of the fair
A handsome face a gentle heart
Which love would long to wear
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O how can I be blythe and freeWhile thou art from my side
There's more in one kind smile from thee
Than all the world beside
| The later poems of John Clare | |