Quote#Time
The ivyed oaks dark shadow falls
Quote byJohn Clare · 1793–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poems Chiefly from Manuscript, The Shepherd's Calendar: "July" (second version).
English (original)
The ivyed oaks dark shadow falls Oft picking up with wondering gaze Some little thing of other days Saved from the wreck of time.
— John Clare
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