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An Upper Chamber In A Darkened House
Read by Andrew Motion
An Upper Chamber In A Darkened House - Frederick Tuckerman - Read by Andrew Motion
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My orcha’d In Linden Lea
Read by Andrew Motion
My orcha’d In Linden Lea - William Barnes - Read by Andrew Motion
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There Is No God
Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
There Is No God - Arthur Hugh Clough - Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
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Sonnets From The Portuguese XXIV
Read by Jo Shapcott
Sonnets From The Portuguese XXIV - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Jo Shapcott
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The War Song of Dinas Vawr
Read by Glyn Maxwell
The War Song of Dinas Vawr - Thomas Love Peacock - Read by Glyn Maxwell
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Casabianca
Read by Alice Oswald
Casabianca - Felicia Hemans - Read by Alice Oswald
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Proud Maisie
Read by Don Paterson
by Walter Scott
Proud Maisie - Walter Scott - Read by Don Paterson
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The Burial of Sir John Moore After Corunna
Read by Simon Armitage
The Burial of Sir John Moore After Corunna - Charles Wolfe - Read by Simon Armitage
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The Destruction of Sennacherib
Read by Daljit Nagra
by Lord Byron
The Destruction of Sennacherib - Lord Byron - Read by Daljit Nagra
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Lord Randall
Read by Don Paterson
by Anonymous
Lord Randall - Anonymous - Read by Don Paterson
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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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After Blenheim
Read by Daljit Nagra
After Blenheim - Robert Southey - Read by Daljit Nagra
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Song: ae fond kiss, and then we sever
Read by Don Paterson
by Robert Burns
Song: ae fond kiss, and then we sever - Robert Burns - Read by Don Paterson
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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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Slavery, A Poem
Read by Patience Agbabi
by Hannah More