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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YOUNG BESSY BRIGHT AND FAIR |
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YOUNG BESSY BRIGHT AND FAIR
Bessey wi the inky hair Snow drops are not half so fair
As her neck and bosom are O' Bessey wi the inky hair
The splashes o' the gravel brooks That silvers o'er the sandy nooks
Are not so sweet as thy loved looks Young Bessey bright and fair
As her neck and bosom are O' Bessey wi the inky hair
The splashes o' the gravel brooks That silvers o'er the sandy nooks
Are not so sweet as thy loved looks Young Bessey bright and fair
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The crimson o' the morning cloud The saffron hue o' evening's shroud
Are not so cheering or so proud As Besseys beaming eye
And yet I think her face is seen In little flowers beneath the green
That bloom the beds & moss so green So innocen[t]ly shy
Are not so cheering or so proud As Besseys beaming eye
And yet I think her face is seen In little flowers beneath the green
That bloom the beds & moss so green So innocen[t]ly shy
Young Bessey is as sweet a thing As ever comes at early spring
The linnet wi' its grassy wing Is not so fair a creature
As Bessey wi' her inky hair Her swan white neck and bosom bare
The lilly's self is not so fair As Love in every feature
The linnet wi' its grassy wing Is not so fair a creature
As Bessey wi' her inky hair Her swan white neck and bosom bare
The lilly's self is not so fair As Love in every feature
I see her in the morning sky I see her in the evening lye
On hills o' heaven passing by Hills beautiful and fair
I see her in the dewy flowers The slanting pearls o' summer showers
Her happy smiles at evening hours And Bessys ink[y] hair
On hills o' heaven passing by Hills beautiful and fair
I see her in the dewy flowers The slanting pearls o' summer showers
Her happy smiles at evening hours And Bessys ink[y] hair
| The later poems of John Clare | |