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Summer Tints.

By John Clare

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How sweet I've wander'd bosom-deep in grain,     When Summer's mellowing pencil sweeps his shade     Of ripening tinges o'er the checquer'd plain:     Light tawny oat-lands with a yellow blade;     And bearded corn, like armies on parade;     Beans lightly scorch'd, that still preserve their green;     And nodding lands of wheat in bleachy brown;     And streaking banks, where many a maid and clown     Contrast a sweetness to the rural scene,--     Forming the little haycocks up and down:     While o'er the face of nature softly swept     The ling'ring wind, mixing the brown and green     So sweet, that shepherds from their bowers have crept,     And stood delighted musing o'er the scene.

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About John Clare

John Clare (1793–1864) was an English poet known as the "peasant poet" for his humble origins. His nature poetry—including "I Am" and "Badger"—captures the English countryside with extraordinary precision and emotional honesty, and he is now recognized as one of the finest nature poets in the language.

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