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'I walk’d the fields at morning’s prime...'

Poem: Human life (1827)

'I walk’d the fields at morning’s prime...'

by Bernard Barton (1784–1849) 4th July 2025

I walk’d the fields at morning’s prime,
The grass was ripe for mowing;
The skylark sang his matin chime,
And all was brightly glowing.