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CONTENTS.

HELPSTON.

JOHN CLARE LEARNS THRESHING, AND MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO BECOME A LAWYER'S CLERK.
JOHN CLARE STUDIES ALGEBRA, AND FALLS IN LOVE.
TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF A BOOK.
VARIOUS ADVENTURES, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF 'LOWE'S CRITICAL SPELLING-BOOK.'
FRESH ATTEMPTS TO RISE IN THE WORLD: A SHORT MILITARY CAREER.
TRIAL OF GYPSY LIFE.
LIME BURNING AND LOVE MAKING.