Clare defining his Eden

 

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#JohnClare defining his Eden.

O native endearments I woud not forsake ye

I woud not forsake ye for sweetest of scenes

For sweetest of gardens that nature coud make me

I woud not forsake ye dear vallies & greens

Tho nature neer dropt thee a cloud resting mountain

Nor water falls tumble their music to thee

Had nature denyd thee a bush tree or fountain

Thou still woud bin lovd as an eden by me