My illness was love, though I knew not the smart, But the b… - John Clare

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My illness was love, though I knew not the smart,
But the beauty of love was the blood of my heart.

John Clare

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John Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet, commonly known as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet". The son of a farm labourer, he was born at Helpston near Peterborough.

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Alternative Names: Northamptonshire Peasant Poet

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For everything I felt a love,
the weeds below the birds above.

Throw not my words away, as many do; They're gold in value, though they're cheap to you.

Yet simple souls, their faith it knows no stint:
Things least to be believed are most preferred.
All counterfeits, as from truth's sacred mint,
Are readily believed if once put down in print

My illness was love, though I knew not the smart, But the beauty of love was the blood of my heart. - John Clare

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