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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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[The rack rides o'er the sun like smoke away]

The rack rides o'er the sun like smoke away,
And makes the sun appear the moon by day.
(ii. 154)