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1696 poems
The Classics
Love (III)
Read by Jo Shapcott
Love (III) - George Herbert - Read by Jo Shapcott
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Epitaph
Read by Patience Agbabi
Epitaph - Katherine Philips - Read by Patience Agbabi
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A Thousand Martyrs
Read by Jean Sprackland
by Aphra Behn
A Thousand Martyrs - Aphra Behn - Read by Jean Sprackland
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The hog, the sheep and the goat, carrying to a fair
Read by Jo Shapcott
by Anne Finch
The hog, the sheep and the goat, carrying to a fair - Anne Finch - Read by Jo Shapcott
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A satirical elegy on the death of a late famous general
Read by Jean Sprackland
A satirical elegy on the death of a late famous general - Jonathan Swift - Read by Jean Sprackland
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The Visit
Read by Jo Shapcott
by Mary Leapor
The Visit - Mary Leapor - Read by Jo Shapcott
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On The Death of Dr Robert Levet
Read by Daljit Nagra
On The Death of Dr Robert Levet - Samuel Johnson - Read by Daljit Nagra
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Epitaph on a Hare
Read by Andrew Motion
Epitaph on a Hare - William Cowper - Read by Andrew Motion
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Slavery, A Poem
Read by Patience Agbabi
by Hannah More
Slavery, A Poem - Hannah More - Read by Patience Agbabi
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A Mother To Her Waking Infant
Read by Alice Oswald
A Mother To Her Waking Infant - Joanna Baillie - Read by Alice Oswald
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After Blenheim
Read by Daljit Nagra
After Blenheim - Robert Southey - Read by Daljit Nagra
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Female Fashions For 1799
Read by Jo Shapcott
Female Fashions For 1799 - Mary Robinson - Read by Jo Shapcott
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The Destruction of Sennacherib
Read by Daljit Nagra
by Lord Byron