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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[The little boy, with feet as sore as boils]
The little boy, with feet as sore as boils,Hirples in trouble from the school-house door;
The poor lame urchin wakes his mother's smiles,
Who gives him ‘bull's eyes’ till the smart is o'er.
(i. 326)
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