Clare

Famous quotes containing the word clare:

    “Hesperus thy twinkling ray
    Beams in the blue of heaven
    And tells the traveller on his way
    That earth shall be forgiven”
    —John Clare (1793–1864)

    “In the cowslips peeps I lie,
    Hidden from the buzzing fly,
    While green grass beneath me lies,
    Pearled wi’ dew like fishes’ eyes,
    Here I lye, a clock-a-clay,
    Waiting for the time o’ day.”
    —John Clare (1793–1864)

    “I never saw so sweet a face
    As that I stood before:
    My heart has left its dwelling-place
    And can return no more.”
    —John Clare (1793–1864)