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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 | The later poems of John Clare |  |
CAN I FORGET THOSE LARGE BLUE EYES
Can I forget those large blue eyes That lightens on me yet
Those ruby lips unknown to sighs I never can forget
The day that makes the chimeing bells I never more forget
The hedge row ash the story tells The place where first we met
Those ruby lips unknown to sighs I never can forget
The day that makes the chimeing bells I never more forget
The hedge row ash the story tells The place where first we met
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O' Sally cans't thou think of me While nature round thee lies
Here where we met I ever see Thy large and bright blue eyes
I worship thee in many rhymes Where that place I see
I kiss that face a thousand times In fancy's fond and free
Here where we met I ever see Thy large and bright blue eyes
I worship thee in many rhymes Where that place I see
I kiss that face a thousand times In fancy's fond and free
O Sally Mason lovely girl The cowslips on the leas
The ash tree in the hedge new laid All full of glossy keys
O Sally Mason lovely girl Here by the road wood side
Thy eyes Shone bright As strings O' pearl When I chose thee for my bride
The ash tree in the hedge new laid All full of glossy keys
O Sally Mason lovely girl Here by the road wood side
Thy eyes Shone bright As strings O' pearl When I chose thee for my bride
O' Sally Mason lovely girl Thy love is all to me
Every flower I set my face on is nought compared to thee
Here I press thy snow bosom And neck more white than snow
Sally's a flower near out O' blossom The sweetest in the world below
Every flower I set my face on is nought compared to thee
Here I press thy snow bosom And neck more white than snow
Sally's a flower near out O' blossom The sweetest in the world below
| The later poems of John Clare | |