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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHEEP IN WINTER, by JOHN CLARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The sheep get up and make their many tracks
Last Line: And shun the hovel where they might be warm.
Subject(s): Sheep; Winter
First Line: The sheep get up and make their many tracks
Last Line: And shun the hovel where they might be warm.
Subject(s): Sheep; Winter
The sheep get up and make their many tracks
And bear a load of snow upon their backs
And gnaw the frozen turnip to the ground
With sharp quick bite and then go noising round
The boy that pecks the turnips all the day
And knocks his hands to keep the cold away
And laps his legs in straw to keep them warm
And hides behind the hedges from the storm
The sheep as tame as dogs go where he goes
And try to shake their fleeces from the snows
Then leave their frozen meal and wander round
The stubble stack that stands beside the ground
And lie all night and face the drizzling storm
And shun the hovel where they might be warm.
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