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Harvard Classics Volume 40

English Poetry 1: Chaucer To Gray

by Geoffrey Chaucer, Golden Deer Classics, Anonymous, Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard, George Gascoigne, Edward Dyer, John Lyly, Thomas Lodge, George Peele, Robert Southwell, Samuel Daniel, Michael Drayton, Henry Constable, Edmund Spenser, William Habington, Christopher Marlowe, Richard Rowlands, Thomas Nashe, William Shakespeare, Robert Greene, Richard Barnfield, Thomas Campion, Robert Devereux, Henry Wotton, Edward de Vere, Ben Jonson, John Donne, Joshua Sylvester, William Alexander, Richard Corbet, Thomas Heywood, Thomas Dekker, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, John Webster, William Drummond, George Wither, William Browne, Robert Herrick, Francis Quarles, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Francis Bacon, James Shirley, Thomas Carew, John Suckling, William D'Avenant, Richard Lovelace, Edmund Waller, William Cartwright, James Graham, Richard Crashaw, Thomas Jordan, Abraham Cowley, Alexander Brome, Andrew Marvell, Earl of Rochester, Charles Sedley, John Dryden, Matthew Prior, Isaac Watts, Lady Grisel Baillie, Joseph Addison, Allan Ramsay, John Gay, Henry Carey, Alexander Pope, Ambrose Philips, Colley Cibber, James Thomson, Thomas Gray, George Bubb Dodington ...

Series Book 40 - Harvard Classics
Contents: 1. Use Preview To See Table of Contents Inside Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics) ... Read more

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Contents: 1. Use Preview To See Table of Contents Inside Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)
... Read more
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Rhyme A Dozen, A - Heartbreak

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by Oscar Wilde, Emily Dickinson, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Charlotte Mew, Edgar Allan Poe, Edna St Vincent Millay, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Isabella Valancy Crawford, Kabir, Lord Byron, Sir John Suckling, William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett, Niamh Cusak, Marcus D'Amico ...

Unabridged

15 min

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme a ... Read more

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‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme a
... Read more
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Poets & Their Inner Demons – Suicide

Poems by poets all linked by suffering similar issues

by John Gould Fletcher, Marina Ivanova Tsvetaeva, Vachel Lindsay, Charlotte Mew, Thomas Chatterton, Amy Levy, Hart Crane, Sir John Suckling, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Elizabeth Siddal, John Davidson ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Tom McLean ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

The stereotypical image of a poet is one of unknown talent starving in a garret and who’s faithfulness and legacy to the art is discovered only after their death.In some cases this is undoubtedly true, but Poets being human and with the same building blocks of physical and mental health as the rest of us, also had the same afflictions and problems as the rest of us.The long roll call of names and ... Read more

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The stereotypical image of a poet is one of unknown talent starving in a garret and who’s faithfulness and legacy to the art is discovered only after their death.In some cases this is undoubtedly true, but Poets being human and with the same building blocks of physical and mental health as the rest of us, also had the same afflictions and problems as the rest of us.The long roll call of names and
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets, The - The Cavaliers

Five poems each from some of the best Cavalier poets

by Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, Richard Lovelace, Sir John Suckling, Edmund Waller, William Cartwright, Thomas Randolph, Sir Richard Fanshawe, Aurelian Townsend, Lord Edward Herbert of Cherbury ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Robert Maskell, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

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The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The East

A celebration of English poems

by William Cowper, Thomas Nashe, Robert Southwell, Thomas Shadwell, Nicholas Breton, William Whitehead, Arthur Graeme West, Sarah Fuller Adams, Amelia Opie, Sir John Suckling ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Tim Graham ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to ... Read more

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Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to
... Read more
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Rhyme A Dozen, A - Unrequited Love

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by A E Housman, William Shakespeare, Edward Thomas, William Cartwright, Samuel Butler, Sir John Suckling, Emily Dickinson, Thomas Carew, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Abraham Cowley, Matthew Arnold, Edgar Allan Poe ...

Narrated by Marcus D'Amico, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

18 min

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme A ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme A
... Read more
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Poets & Their Professions – The Knights

Poems by poets all linked by jobs and achievements

by Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Bacon, Sir John Suckling, Sir John Harrington, Sir John Davies, Sir Richard Fanshawe, Sir Ronald Ross, Sir Robert Ayton ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

The stereotypical image of a poet is one of unknown talent starving in a garret and who’s faithfulness and legacy to the art is discovered only after their death.In some cases this is undoubtedly true, but Poets being human and with the same building blocks of physical and mental health as the rest of us, also had the same afflictions and problems as the rest of us.The long roll call of names and ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The stereotypical image of a poet is one of unknown talent starving in a garret and who’s faithfulness and legacy to the art is discovered only after their death.In some cases this is undoubtedly true, but Poets being human and with the same building blocks of physical and mental health as the rest of us, also had the same afflictions and problems as the rest of us.The long roll call of names and
... Read more
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15 Minutes Of Love Poems - Volume 9 - "The Good Morrow" & Many More

A history of love poems ready to squeeze into any moment of your day.

by William Morris, Wilfred Owen, Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, John Donne, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Rabia al Basri, Robert Herrick, Sir John Suckling, Thomas Chatterton ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Series Audiobook 9 - 15 Minutes Of Love Poems
Unabridged

17 min

Love. What is love?The question is asked by each of us but the answer remains elusive.Dictionaries summon up many words but none fulfill. Love itself is often ethereal, felt but only seen in a glance, a look, a fleeting touch. Part of Love’s beauty is perhaps in the fact that the question never can be adequately answered; its ephemeral, a chimera of the heart and only felt.Our own experiences are ... Read more

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Love. What is love?The question is asked by each of us but the answer remains elusive.Dictionaries summon up many words but none fulfill. Love itself is often ethereal, felt but only seen in a glance, a look, a fleeting touch. Part of Love’s beauty is perhaps in the fact that the question never can be adequately answered; its ephemeral, a chimera of the heart and only felt.Our own experiences are
... Read more
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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The Lords, Knights & Gentlemen of the Realm

A celebration of English poems

by Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir John Suckling, Sir John Davies, Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Byron, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Lord Alfred Douglas, Francis Beaumont ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Robert Maskell, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets – England, The - The East

Five poems each from poets born in the English East

by William Cowper, Amelia Opie, Robert Southwell, Margaret Cavendish, Sir John Suckling, Matilda Betham Edwards, Sarah Fuller Adams, Sir Richard Fanshawe, Aurelian Townsend, Thomas Shadwell ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, Ghizela Rowe, Robert Maskell ...

Unabridged

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more