Quote#Love
I hid my love when young till I
Quote byJohn Clare · 1793–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poems Chiefly from Manuscript, "Secret Love".
English (original)
I hid my love when young till I Couldn't bear the buzzing of a fly; I hid my love to my despite Till I could not bear to look at light: I dare not gaze upon her face But left her memory in each place; Where eer I saw a wild flower lie I kissed and bade my love good bye.
— John Clare
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