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John Clare’s walk, 1841. UPDATED 7th August, 2010. This page is where I gather bits and pieces about walking, wandering, sauntering, strolling, soodling, meandering, ambling, rambling, perambulating, peregrinating, journeying, roaming, roving, tramping, traipsying, hiking, trekking, and wayfaring . . . as and when I stumble across them. New quotes will be added at the top. So Stephen Graham begins his book. The Gentle Art of Tramping,. 8220;A man going on a. 8220;There is this to be said for walking: It&...
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land-words | fen-edge encounters
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John Clare’s walk, 1841. UPDATED 5th APRIL 2010. It seems important to me that we should remember and re-learn the language of the landscape we inhabit. To hear samples of the Cambridgeshire and Fenland accent and dialect go to the marvellous British Library Archival Sound Recordings Accents and Dialects site at http:/ sounds.bl.uk/maps/Accents-and-dialects.html. And click locations on the map around Cambridge (or go to the Home page and use Search – Cambridgeshire, limited to Accents and Dialects).
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John Clare’s walk, 1841 | fen-edge encounters
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John Clare’s walk, 1841. John Clare’s walk, 1841. July 1841, after four years residence at Matthew Allen’s High Beach Private Asylum near Loughton, in Epping Forest ,. John Clare, England’s greatest peasant poet, absconded and began walking back to his home in Northborough. In North Cambridgeshire, along the route of the Great North Road. He walked over 80 miles in four days, on foot, alone, penniless, sleeping rough and eating grass. This is his extraordinary account of that nightmarish journey:. The po...
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lastwalk81 | fen-edge encounters
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John Clare’s walk, 1841. Here come the lists (for the record) →. December 31, 2010 · 10:28 am. Filed under writing / rambles / landscape / nature. Tagged as collared dove. Here come the lists (for the record) →. 2 responses to “. January 4, 2011 at 7:36 am. Thank you AR. A whimper it is. But not I hope the end, of walking and writing and turning, only a pause while I search for a sign in the undergrowth. January 2, 2011 at 9:42 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Tales of the City.
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Looking for Light | fen-edge encounters
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John Clare’s walk, 1841. Here come the lists (for the record). June 21, 2011 · 5:20 pm. Fen-Edge Encounters has moved on up the tracks. Occasional forays and encounters further afield can now be viewed at http:/ fitzwilly.wordpress.com. And at http:/ dylaninfinsbury.wordpress.com. Here come the lists (for the record). 3 responses to “. February 19, 2012 at 1:36 pm. March 2, 2012 at 8:47 am. September 9, 2011 at 7:35 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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fen-edge encounters | notes from an unremarkable country | Page 2
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John Clare’s walk, 1841. Newer posts →. November 29, 2010 · 12:34 pm. Filed under writing / rambles / landscape / nature. November 27, 2010 · 11:49 pm. Yes, very cold though . Not very nice if you have to bike 30 miles . 30 miles? Where on earth are you going . Three times round the village . More like 3 miles, but for him it’s probably closer to 30. Why? I ask I’m having a race with my friend . And where is he? I ask, looking up the track. Oh, he’s still in bed . And off he goes. Tagged as black squirrel.
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Here come the lists (for the record) | fen-edge encounters
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John Clare’s walk, 1841. Looking for Light →. January 13, 2011 · 5:38 pm. Here come the lists (for the record). Sorry, there seems to be no way of adding columns to this site). Reeves’ Muntjac or Barking Deer. Grey Squirrel (and black sub-species). European Water Vole (heard). Note: During the year I saw no shrew, mouse or dormouse, nor other deer, bat or vole, nor badger (although there is an active sett in the district). This is surprising to say the least. Snipe or Jack Snipe. Looking for Light →.
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fogwalk80 | fen-edge encounters
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John Clare’s walk, 1841. December 22, 2010 · 11:03 pm. Filed under writing / rambles / landscape / nature. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out. Join 25 other followers.
