The early poems of John Clare 1804-1822: General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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[Reader if undisguisd thou ownst a heart]
Reader if undisguisd thou ownst a heartThat for thy countrys good woud act a part
& when her sorrows meets thy saddend eye
Sincerly heaves (the whole it durst) a sigh
Yet ready waits (if some woud bravly dare)
To save thy country or its fate to share
To join true Britons rous'd by Freedoms call
With them to triumph or with them to fall
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& mourn a heros Brother & a friend
But if self interest binding tyrants laws
Bribes the[e] a Villian to support their cause
O if thy heart an undermining foe
Dissembling plans thy countries over throw
O sham of Britain (Land of Liberty)
That brought to light thy villanies & thee
Go hence away thou poison & disgrace
Nor turn a look toward the sacred place
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