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Sound Box - Wellington
corblimeynorthern
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An audio clip made in 1940 in which Frederick Mead describes his memory of the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, which took place in 1852.
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Mafia Cats by Roger McGough
corblimeynorthern
10,867 views
Roger McGough was born in Liverpool in 1937 and is an English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please, which I recommend highly. He has a webs...
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The Cats' Protection League by Roger McGough
corblimeynorthern
13,426 views
Roger McGough was born in Liverpool in 1937 and is an English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please, which I recommend highly. He has a webs...
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Allan Ahlberg at the Hay Festival
corblimeynorthern
2,677 views
Allan Ahlberg was born in Croydon in 1938 and has written many popular children's books in collaboration with his wife Janet who, sadly, died in 1994.
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Young Woman to her Ancient Lover by Earl of Rochester
corblimeynorthern
2,335 views
A recital of extracts from "A Song of a Young Lady To Her Ancient Lover", a poem by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680). Rochester was the toast of the Restora...
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Tim Turpin by Thomas Hood
corblimeynorthern
707 views
A recital of extracts from "Tim Turpin", a poem by Thomas Hood (1799 -- 1845). Thomas Hood was a British humorist and poet.
The full text of the poem is below -- the ext...
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The Pig by Anon
corblimeynorthern
220 views
An amusing poem, The Pig by Anonymous
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The Nightmare by W. S. Gilbert
corblimeynorthern
3,918 views
A recital of extracts from "The Nightmare", a poem by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 -- 1911). Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best k...
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The Dying Child by John Clare
corblimeynorthern
2,017 views
A recital of extracts from "The Dying Child", a poem by John Clare (1793 -- 1864). John Clare was known as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" and suffered from poor physic...
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Song of Love by Rupert Brooke
corblimeynorthern
760 views
A recital of "Song of Love", a poem by Rupert Chawner Brooke (1887--1915). Rupert Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First W...
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