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" O take me from the busy crowd,
I cannot bear the noise!
For Nature's voice is never loud;
I seek for quiet joys.
The book I love is everywhere,
And not in idle words;
The book I love is known to all,
And better lore affords. "

John Clare , The Later Poems, 1837-1864: Volumes I and II


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John Clare quote : O take me from the busy crowd,<br />I cannot bear the noise!<br />For Nature's voice is never loud;<br />I seek for quiet joys.<br />The book I love is everywhere,<br />And not in idle words;<br />The book I love is known to all,<br />And better lore affords.