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The Mighty Dead
A Receipt to Cure the Vapours
Read by Denise Riley
A Receipt to Cure the Vapours - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Read by Denise Riley
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Let me not to the marriage of true minds… (Sonnet 116)
Read by James Fenton
Let me not to the marriage of true minds… (Sonnet 116) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130)
Read by James Fenton
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)
Read by James Fenton
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Read by Andrew Motion
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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Behold love
Read by Alice Oswald
by Thomas Wyatt