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To Autumn.

By John Clare

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Come, pensive Autumn, with thy clouds, and storms,     And falling leaves, and pastures lost to flowers;     A luscious charm hangs on thy faded forms,     More sweet than Summer in her loveliest hours,     Who, in her blooming uniform of green,     Delights with samely and continued joy:     But give me, Autumn, where thy hand hath been,     For there is wildness that can never cloy, -     The russet hue of fields left bare, and all     The tints of leaves and blossoms ere they fall.     In thy dull days of clouds a pleasure comes,     Wild music softens in thy hollow winds;     And in thy fading woods a beauty blooms,     That's more than dear to melancholy minds.

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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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