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The London Library of Recorded English, Book V: 16th and 17th Century Poetry

Various Artists
The London Library of Recorded English, Book V: 16th and 17th Century Poetry The fifth volume of the London Library of Recorded English draws from writings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including works from Edmund Spencer, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Milton, Richard Lovelace, and more. The texts are brought to life through the voices of Carleton Hobbs, Pauline Letts, Peter O’Shaughnessy, and others.

Track Listing

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Sir Edward Dyer: The Lowest Trees Have Tops V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:05
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Sir Philip Sidney: My True Love Hath My Heart Pauline Letts 01:01
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Sir Philip Sidney: With How Sad Steps Peter O'Shaughnessy 01:08
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George Peele: His Golden Locks Carleton Hobbs 01:32
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Edmund Spenser: Sleep After Toil John Glen 00:52
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Christopher Marlowe: The Passionate Shepherd to His Love Hugh Dickson 01:20
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Sir Walter Raleigh: A Lover's Complaint John Glen and V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 02:01
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Thomas Nash: Adieu, Farewell Earth's Bliss V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 02:27
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William Shakespeare: Sonnet 29 Hugh Dickson 01:07
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William Shakespeare: Sonnet 116 John Glen 00:57
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William Shakespeare: Sonnet 98 Hugh Dickson 00:59
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Thomas Campion: When Thou Must Home V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:00
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Ben Jonson: The Triumph of Charis Hugh Dickson 01:50
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John Donne: Busy Old Foole Peter O'Shaughnessy 01:58
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John Donne: The Bait Hugh Dickson 01:44
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John Donne: Death Be Not Proud V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:16
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George Herbert: The Collar V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:59
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George Herbert: The Pulley Peter O'Shaughnessy 01:19
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George Herbert: Love Hugh Dickson 01:29
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Robert Herrick: To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time Carleton Hobbs 00:53
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Robert Herrick: To Daffodils Hugh Dickson 00:57
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John Milton: From 'Paradise Lost' Pauline Letts and John Glen 03:23
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Richard Lovelace: To Lucasta Hugh Dickson 00:41
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Richard Lovelace: To Althea John Glen 01:38
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Andrew Marvell: To His Coy Mistress Peter O'Shaughnessy 02:34
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Andrew Marvell: Where the Remote Bermudas Ride Hugh Dickson 02:15
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Henry Vaughn: The Retreat John Glen 01:59
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John Bunyan: Shepherd Boy's Song Pauline Letts 00:55
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William Walsh: Rivals Carleton Hobbs 00:50
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Matthew Prior: Song Peter O'Shaughnessy 00:57
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Matthew Prior: A Better Answer V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:56