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HESPERUS by JOHN CLARE

Poet Analysis

First Line: HESPERUS THE DAY IS GONE
Last Line: THAT EARTH SHALL BE FORGIVEN

Hesperus the day is gone
Soft falls the silent dew
A tear is now on many a flower
And heaven lives in you
Hesperus the evening mild
Falls round us soft and sweet
'Tis like the breathings of a child
When day and evening meet
Hesperus the closing flower
Sleeps on the dewy ground
While dews fall in a silent shower
And heaven breathes around
Hesperus thy twinkling ray
Beams in the blue of heaven
And tells the traveller on his way
That earth shall be forgiven





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