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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How sweet Ive wanderd bosom deep in grainWhen summers mellowing pencil sweeps his shades
Of ripening tinges oer the checkerd plain
Light tawny oat lands wi their yellow blades
& bearded corn like armies on parade
Beans lightly scorchd that still preservd their green
& nodding lands of wheat in bleachy brown
& streaking banks where many a maid & clown
Contrasts a sweetness to the rural scene
Forming the little haycocks up & down
While oer the face of nature softly swept
The lingering wind mixing the brown & green
So sweet that shepherds from their bowers have crept
& stood delighted musing oer the scene
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