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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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[When the mist o'er the heath hills smokes mealy and grey]

When the mist o'er the heath hills smokes mealy and grey,
When the dew, like to beaded work, blebs on the thorns,
Which the morning wind flirts in a moment away.
(i. 55)