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English Lyric Poems and Ballads

Kathleen Danson Read
English Lyric Poems and Ballads English Lyric Poetry is a collection of 13 poems written over a period spanning approximately 100 years from the early 19th century (“Rosabelle” by Sir Walter Scott and “Meg Merrilies” and “A Thing of Beauty” by John Keats) to early 20th century (“The Highwayman” and “A Song of Sherwood” by Alfred Noyes). Mid-19th-century lyric poems include “The Mermaid” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Pied Piper of Hamlin” by Robert Browning, and Matthew Arnold’s “The Forsaken Mermaid.” The poems are read by English actress Kathleen Danson Read. The texts of the poems are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

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Alfred Noyes: The Highwayman Kathleen Danson Read 07:50
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Alfred Lord Tennyson: The Mermaid Kathleen Danson Read 03:09
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John Keats: Meg Merrilies Kathleen Danson Read 01:34
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E. Nesbit: The Singing of the Magnificat Kathleen Danson Read 06:02
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Alfred Noyes: Sherwood Kathleen Danson Read 03:28
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John Keats: A Thing of Beauty Kathleen Danson Read 02:20
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John Drinkwater: The Crowning of Dreaming John Kathleen Danson Read 05:00
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Walter de la Mere: Martha Kathleen Danson Read 01:23
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Matthew Arnold: The Forsaken Merman Kathleen Danson Read 08:56
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Frances Chesterton: How Far Is It to Bethlehem? Kathleen Danson Read 01:18
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Robert Browning: The Pied Piper of Hamelin Kathleen Danson Read 10:19
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Padraic Colum: The Old Woman of the Road Kathleen Danson Read 01:27
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Sir Walter Scott: Rosabelle Kathleen Danson Read 03:16