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John Clare Quotes By John Clare: If life had a second edition, how I

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I long for scenes where man has never

I long for scenes where man has never trod; ... There to abide with my Creator, God. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: How oft a summer shower has started me;

How oft a summer shower has started me; to seek the shelter of a hollow tree — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: The present is the funeral of the past,

The present is the funeral of the past, And man the living sepulchre of life. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: Throw not my words away, as many do;They're

Throw not my words away, as many do;They're gold in value, though they're cheap to you. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By Tim Fulford: John Clare, in his poem To a Fallen

John Clare, in his poem To a Fallen Elm, makes the tree a selfmark as well as a landmark. — Tim Fulford

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: Crowded places, I shunned them as noises too

Crowded places, I shunned them as noises too rude
And fled to the silence of sweet solitude. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: O words are poor receipts for what time

O words are poor receipts for what time hath stole away — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By Alex Clare: Growing up, I listened to a lot of

Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really into Radiohead and the BeeGees. — Alex Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I am the self-consumer of my woes,

I am the self-consumer of my woes, — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: And what is Life? - An hour-glass on

And what is Life? - An hour-glass on the run — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I am, as far as my politics reaches,

I am, as far as my politics reaches, 'King and Country' - no 'Innovations in Religion and Government' say I. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I had a variety of minds about me

I had a variety of minds about me and all of them unsettled. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: A maidenhead, the virgin's troubleIs well-compare-d to a

A maidenhead, the virgin's trouble
Is well-compare-d to a bubble
on a navigable river
Soon 'tis touched t'is gone forever — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: Tasteful illumination of the night, Bright scattered, twinkling

Tasteful illumination of the night, Bright scattered, twinkling star of spangled earth. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: And all the charms of face or voice

And all the charms of face or voice Which I in others see, Are but the recollected choice Of what I feel for thee. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: My illness was love, though I knew not

My illness was love, though I knew not the smart,
But the beauty of love was the blood of my heart. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: My fears are agitated to an extreme degree

My fears are agitated to an extreme degree and the dread of death involves me in a stupor of chilling indisposition. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I'm John Clare now. I was Byron and

I'm John Clare now. I was Byron and Shakespeare formerly. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: He could not die when trees were green,

He could not die when trees were green, for he loved the time too well. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: Love lives with Nature, not with lust. Go

Love lives with Nature, not with lust. Go find her in the flowers. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I found the poems in the fields And

I found the poems in the fields And only wrote them down — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I sleep with thee, and wake with thee,And

I sleep with thee, and wake with thee,
And yet thou are not there;
I fill my arms with thoughts of thee,
And press the common air. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I am gennerally understood tho I do not

I am gennerally understood tho I do not use that awkward squad of pointings called commas colons semicolons etc. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: To-morrow comes, true copy of to-day,And empty shadow

To-morrow comes, true copy of to-day,And empty shadow of what is to be;Yet cheated Hope on future still depends,And ends but only when our being ends. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: How frail the bloom, how short the stayThat

How frail the bloom, how short the stay
That terminates us all!
Today we flourish green and gay,
Like leaves tomorrow fall. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: In crime and enmity they lie Who sin

In crime and enmity they lie
Who sin and tell us love can die,
Who say to us in slander's breath
That love belongs to sin and death. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: Language has not the power to speak what

Language has not the power to speak what love indites
The soul lies buried in the Ink that writes — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I never saw so sweet a face. As

I never saw so sweet a face. As that I stood before. My heart has left it dwelling place ... and can return no more. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: Grammar in learning is like tyranny in government

Grammar in learning is like tyranny in government - confound the bitch I'll never be her slave. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: When trouble haunts me, need I sigh?No, rather

When trouble haunts me, need I sigh?No, rather smile away despair — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: The best way to avoid a bad action

The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: I loved thee, though I told thee not,Right

I loved thee, though I told thee not,
Right earlily and long, thou wert joy of my ever spot
theme of my every song. — John Clare

John Clare Quotes By John Clare: Wildness is my suiting scene.

Wildness is my suiting scene. — John Clare