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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I LOVE HER JUST THE SAME AS EVER |
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I LOVE HER JUST THE SAME AS EVER
I love her just the same as ever Though now she looks above me
Had she done wrong I could forgive her And would for ever love her
And do I kiss thy cheek again The rose o the creation
Those lips that rubies vie in vain As sweet as a carnation
Had she done wrong I could forgive her And would for ever love her
And do I kiss thy cheek again The rose o the creation
Those lips that rubies vie in vain As sweet as a carnation
I wish I was some little flower Some flower she likes the best
She'd pluck me in the sunny hour And pin me to her breast
She'd pin me to her breast for love And I that love should be
O could I such a favour prove Choice were such love to me
She'd pluck me in the sunny hour And pin me to her breast
She'd pin me to her breast for love And I that love should be
O could I such a favour prove Choice were such love to me
A black cloak o'er her shoulders thrown Made of the finest silk
The neck and bosom sweetly shone As white as is new milk
I wish I was a little bird To please her with my song
I'd whistle tunes she's often heard And love all summer long
The neck and bosom sweetly shone As white as is new milk
I wish I was a little bird To please her with my song
I'd whistle tunes she's often heard And love all summer long
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