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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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[I wept to see the hawk severe]

I wept to see the hawk severe
Murder the furze-lark whistling nigh.
(i. 260)