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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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[To wish thee anguish worse then hell]

To wish thee anguish worse then hell
The anguish past revealing
Is but to wish thee half the pain
That my own heart is feeling