Life and Remains of John Clare, The "Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"Front matterReading editionChapter navigation148 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterLIFE AND REMAINSDEDICATIONINTRODUCTIONIntroductory materialLOCAL ATTACHMENTSGRANNY BAINSSUMMER LABOURS, WINTER STUDYHIS EARLIEST RHYMESTHE POET TO THE PUBLICA FRIEND IN NEED"HEARKEN UNTO A VERSER"EXAMPLESA LION AT LASTFIRST VISIT TO LONDON"A SOUL FEMININE SALUTETH US"A PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTIONNEWS OF KEATS"THE VILLAGE MINSTREL"I LOVE THEE, SWEET MARY.A MODEST AMBITION THWARTED"LORD, WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE!"LETTER FROM CHARLES LAMBTHE REVEREND CARYLETTERS FROM MRS EMMERSONFRIENDS AT "THE PALACE"ANOTHER VISIT TO LONDONALLAN CUNNINGHAMGEORGE DARLEYCLARE'S DIARYCORRESPONDENCE WITH JAMES MONTGOMERYPUBLICATION OF "THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR"FAILURE OF "THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR"THE POET TURNED PEDLARVISIT TO BOSTONREMOVAL TO NORTHBOROUGH"THE RURAL MUSE"MAYMEMORYAT HIGH BEECH ASYLUMAT NORTHAMPTONTHE APPROACHING ENDCONCLUSIONASYLUM POEMSLOVE OF NATURETHE INVITATIONTO THE LARKGRAVES OF INFANTSBONNIE LASSIE O!PHOEBE OF THE SCOTTISH GLENMAID OF THE WILDERNESSMARY BATEMANWHEN SHALL WE MEET AGAIN?THE LOVER'S INVITATIONNATURE'S DARLINGI'LL DREAM UPON THE DAYS TO COMETO ISABELTHE SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTERLASSIE, I LOVE THEEAT THE FOOT OF CLIFFORD HILLTO MY WIFE—A VALENTINEMY TRUE LOVE IS A SAILORTHE SAILOR'S RETURNBIRDS, WHY ARE YE SILENT?MEET ME TO-NIGHTYOUNG JENNYADIEU!MY BONNY ALICE AND HER PITCHERTHE MAIDEN I LOVETO JENNY LINDLITTLE TROTTY WAGTAILTHE FOREST MAIDBONNY MARY O!LOVE'S EMBLEMTHE MORNING WALKTO MISS C…..I PLUCK SUMMER BLOSSOMSTHE MARCH NOSEGAYLEFT ALONETO MARYTHE NIGHTINGALETHE DYING CHILDMARYCLOCK-A-CLAYSPRINGEVENINGTHE SWALLOWJOCKEY AND JENNYTHE FACE I LOVE SO DEARLYTHE BEANFIELDWHERE SHE TOLD HER LOVEMILKING O' THE KYEA LOVER'S VOWSTHE FALL OF THE YEARAUTUMNEARLY LOVEEVENINGA VALENTINETO LIBERTYAPPROACH OF WINTERMARY DOVESPRING'S NOSEGAYTHE LOST ONETHE TELL-TALE FLOWERSTHE SKYLARKPOETS LOVE NATURE—A FRAGMENTHOME YEARNINGSMY SCHOOLBOY DAYSLOVE LIVES BEYOND THE TOMBMY EARLY HOMEMARY APPLEBYAMONG THE GREEN BUSHESTO JANETHE OLD YEARMAYING; OR, A LOVE OF FLOWERSTWO SONNETS TO MARYTHE VANITIES OF LIFEMARCHTHE OLD MAN'S LAMENTSPRING FLOWERSPOEM ON DEATHTHE WANTON CHLOE—A PASTORALTHE OLD SHEPHERDTO A ROSEBUD IN HUMBLE LIFETHE TRIUMPHS OF TIMETO JOHN MILTONTHE BIRDS AND ST. VALENTINEFAREWELL AND DEFIANCE TO LOVETHE GIPSY'S SONGPEGGY BANDTO A BROOKA CONFESSION OF FAITHESSAY ON POPULARITYSCRAPS FOR AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM AND FASHIONSCRAPS FOR AN ESSAY ON CRITICISMOLD SONGS AND BALLADSADIEU TO MY FALSE LOVE FOREVERO SILLY LOVE! O CUNNING LOVE!NOBODY COMETH TO WOOFARE THEE WELLMARY NEELELOVE SCORNED BY PRIDEBETRAYEDTHE MAIDEN'S WELCOMETHE FALSE KNIGHT'S TRAGEDYLOVE'S RIDDLETHE BANKS OF IVORYENDNOTESBeginning of this editionNext chapter →LIFE AND REMAINSAll chapters and sections (148)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsLIFE AND REMAINSDEDICATIONINTRODUCTIONOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsLOCAL ATTACHMENTSGRANNY BAINSSUMMER LABOURS, WINTER STUDYHIS EARLIEST RHYMESTHE POET TO THE PUBLICA FRIEND IN NEED"HEARKEN UNTO A VERSER"EXAMPLESA LION AT LASTFIRST VISIT TO LONDON"A SOUL FEMININE SALUTETH US"A PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTIONNEWS OF KEATS"THE VILLAGE MINSTREL"I LOVE THEE, SWEET MARY.A MODEST AMBITION THWARTED"LORD, WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE!"LETTER FROM CHARLES LAMBTHE REVEREND CARYLETTERS FROM MRS EMMERSONFRIENDS AT "THE PALACE"ANOTHER VISIT TO LONDONALLAN CUNNINGHAMGEORGE DARLEYCLARE'S DIARYCORRESPONDENCE WITH JAMES MONTGOMERYPUBLICATION OF "THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR"FAILURE OF "THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR"THE POET TURNED PEDLARVISIT TO BOSTONREMOVAL TO NORTHBOROUGH"THE RURAL MUSE"MAYMEMORYAT HIGH BEECH ASYLUMAT NORTHAMPTONTHE APPROACHING ENDCONCLUSIONASYLUM POEMSLOVE OF NATURETHE INVITATIONTO THE LARKGRAVES OF INFANTSBONNIE LASSIE O!PHOEBE OF THE SCOTTISH GLENMAID OF THE WILDERNESSMARY BATEMANWHEN SHALL WE MEET AGAIN?THE LOVER'S INVITATIONNATURE'S DARLINGI'LL DREAM UPON THE DAYS TO COMETO ISABELTHE SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTERLASSIE, I LOVE THEEAT THE FOOT OF CLIFFORD HILLTO MY WIFE—A VALENTINEMY TRUE LOVE IS A SAILORTHE SAILOR'S RETURNBIRDS, WHY ARE YE SILENT?MEET ME TO-NIGHTYOUNG JENNYADIEU!MY BONNY ALICE AND HER PITCHERTHE MAIDEN I LOVETO JENNY LINDLITTLE TROTTY WAGTAILTHE FOREST MAIDBONNY MARY O!LOVE'S EMBLEMTHE MORNING WALKTO MISS C…..I PLUCK SUMMER BLOSSOMSTHE MARCH NOSEGAYLEFT ALONETO MARYTHE NIGHTINGALETHE DYING CHILDMARYCLOCK-A-CLAYSPRINGEVENINGTHE SWALLOWJOCKEY AND JENNYTHE FACE I LOVE SO DEARLYTHE BEANFIELDWHERE SHE TOLD HER LOVEMILKING O' THE KYEA LOVER'S VOWSTHE FALL OF THE YEARAUTUMNEARLY LOVEEVENINGA VALENTINETO LIBERTYAPPROACH OF WINTERMARY DOVESPRING'S NOSEGAYTHE LOST ONETHE TELL-TALE FLOWERSTHE SKYLARKPOETS LOVE NATURE—A FRAGMENTHOME YEARNINGSMY SCHOOLBOY DAYSLOVE LIVES BEYOND THE TOMBMY EARLY HOMEMARY APPLEBYAMONG THE GREEN BUSHESTO JANETHE OLD YEARMAYING; OR, A LOVE OF FLOWERSTWO SONNETS TO MARYTHE VANITIES OF LIFEMARCHTHE OLD MAN'S LAMENTSPRING FLOWERSPOEM ON DEATHTHE WANTON CHLOE—A PASTORALTHE OLD SHEPHERDTO A ROSEBUD IN HUMBLE LIFETHE TRIUMPHS OF TIMETO JOHN MILTONTHE BIRDS AND ST. VALENTINEFAREWELL AND DEFIANCE TO LOVETHE GIPSY'S SONGPEGGY BANDTO A BROOKA CONFESSION OF FAITHESSAY ON POPULARITYSCRAPS FOR AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM AND FASHIONSCRAPS FOR AN ESSAY ON CRITICISMOLD SONGS AND BALLADSADIEU TO MY FALSE LOVE FOREVERO SILLY LOVE! O CUNNING LOVE!NOBODY COMETH TO WOOFARE THEE WELLMARY NEELELOVE SCORNED BY PRIDEBETRAYEDTHE MAIDEN'S WELCOMETHE FALSE KNIGHT'S TRAGEDYLOVE'S RIDDLETHE BANKS OF IVORYENDNOTESProduced by Mark Sherwood, Delphine Lettau and Charles Aldarondo◇LIFE AND REMAINS →