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To Time.

By John Clare

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In Fancy's eye, what an extended span,     Time, hoary herald, has been stretch'd by thee:     Vain to conceive where thy dark burst began,     Thou birthless, boundless, vast immensity!     Vain all conceptions of weak-minded man     Thee to unravel from thy mystery!--     In mortal wisdom, thou'st already ran     A circled travel of eternity;     Still, but a moment of thy mighty plan     Seems yet unwound, from what thy age shall see,     Consuming Tyrant of all mortal kind!--     And what thou art, and what thou art to be,     Is known to none, but that Immortal Mind     Who reigns alone superior to thee.

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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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