Quote by: John Clare

There is a charm in Solitude that cheers A feeling that the world knows nothing of A green delight the wounded mind endears After the hustling world is broken off Whose whole delight was crime at good to scoff Green solitude his prison pleasure yields The bitch fox heeds him not -- birds seem to laugh He lives the Crusoe of his lonely fields Which dark green oaks his noontide leisure shields


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Clare
  • DescriptionEnglish poet
  • AliasesNorthamptonshire Peasant Poet
  • BornJuly 13, 1793
  • DiedMay 20, 1864
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet