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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ANGEL SHE SEEM'D AND WOMAN TOO |
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ANGEL SHE SEEM'D AND WOMAN TOO
She walks in beauty and in light
And beauty dwells in every way
An angel in the gloomy night
A womans loveliness by day
Calm blushing fa[i]ry form in bright
A goodness that shall ne'er decay
And beauty dwells in every way
An angel in the gloomy night
A womans loveliness by day
Calm blushing fa[i]ry form in bright
A goodness that shall ne'er decay
Need I describe her magic form
The beauty of each budding breast
To say how fair they are and warm
Where love so much desires to rest
In such a place in troubles storm
How sweet would be the rest
The beauty of each budding breast
To say how fair they are and warm
Where love so much desires to rest
In such a place in troubles storm
How sweet would be the rest
Angel she seemed and woman too
So beautiful and fair
Aereal forms that live in dew
Sweet spirits of the air
She was my boyhoods earlyest dreams
And still my sweetest vision seems
So beautiful and fair
Aereal forms that live in dew
Sweet spirits of the air
She was my boyhoods earlyest dreams
And still my sweetest vision seems
I knew her once in early days
I love her memory now
When wreaths of roses used to blaze
Upon her sunny brow
I loved her then unknown to ill
She blooms the sweetest woman still
I love her memory now
When wreaths of roses used to blaze
Upon her sunny brow
I loved her then unknown to ill
She blooms the sweetest woman still
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