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I long for scenes where man hath never trod A place where woman never smiled or… — John Clare

Poem

I long for scenes where man hath never trod A place where woman never smiled or wept There to abide with my Creator God And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept, Untroubling and untroubled where I lie The grass below, above, the vaulted sky.

John Clare
1848
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SolitudeWildernessSpending time in nature
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Poem
Time
1848
Person
John Clare
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Current citation
Clare, John. "I Am." John Clare: Major Works, edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 13.
Original citation
Clare, John. "I Am." The Bedford Times, 1 Jan. 1848, I. 13.

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