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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WILD NOSGAY
The yellow lamb toe I have often gotSweet creeping oer the bauks in summer time
& totter grass in many a trembling nott
& robd the mol hill of its bed of thyme
& oft wi anxious feelings woud I climb
The waving willow row a stick to trim
To reach the water lileys tempting flower
That on the surface of the pool did swim
Ive stretchd & tryd vain schemes for many an hour
& scrambld up the awthorns prickly bower
For ramping woodbines & blue bitter sweet
Still summer blooms these flowers apear agen
But ah the questions usless to repeat
When will the feelings come I witnessd then
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