Patrick Wallace

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John Donne - To His Mistress Going to Bed

John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include...

Algy Pug and 11 more 43 minutes

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Charge of the Light Brigade

This poem was published just six weeks after the event, its lines emphasize the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, regardless of the obvious outcome. The Charge of the Light Brigade was a...

Allen Biehl and 16 more 42 minutes

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Short Poetry Collection 102

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2011.

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John Donne - Dream

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Dream by John Donne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 17, 2011. John Donne was an English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest who is considered a...

Amy Koenig and 16 more 35 minutes

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Robert Southey - Stanzas Written in His Library

Poem #619 in The Book Of Georgian Verse, page 1110, published 1909. This poem seems so appropriate to what we do at LibriVox, surrounding ourselves with, learning from, and keeping alive the memories of deceased...

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Rupert Brooke - Seaside

LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Seaside by Rupert Brooke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 19, 2012. Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as «Chaucer» was an English poet...

Amy Gramour and 20 more 25 minutes

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Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay

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William Wordsworth - Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay, a Sketch by William Wordsworth. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 2, 2011. In 1842 the...

Bryan Davis and 15 more 25 minutes

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Robert Herrick - Hag

A poem for Halloween by the 17th century English author Robert Herrick. His poems were not widely popular at the time they were published. His style was strongly influenced by Ben Jonson, by the classical Roman...

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John Clare - November

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of November by John Clare. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 18, 2012 John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for...

April Gonzales and 19 more 23 minutes

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Thomas Moore - Meeting of the Waters

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 25, 2102.

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Charles Godfrey Leland - Legend of Heinz von Stein

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Legend of Heinz von Stein by Charles Godfrey Leland. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 11, 2012. Charles Godfrey Leland was an American humorist...

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Comfort To A Youth That Has Lost His Love

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Robert Herrick - Comfort To A Youth That Has Lost His Love

His verse is eminent for sweet and gracious fluency; this is a real note of the 'Elizabethan' poets. His subjects are frequently pastoral, with a classical tinge, more or less slight, infused; his language, though not...

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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