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How The White Rose Came by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919)

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Springtime... a tale of a rose and garden insects. (Summary by David Lawrence)
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How The White Rose Came by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, read for librivox.org by [your name].
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The roses all were pink and red,
Before the Bumble Bee,
A lover bold, with cloak of gold,
Came singing merrily
Along the sunlit ways that led
From woodland, and from lea.

He paused beside an opening rose,
The garden’s pet and pride;
She burst in flower that very hour,
While wooing zephyrs sighed;
No smile had she for one of those,
And hope within them died.

The ardent butterfly in vain
On radiant wings drew near;
The hapless moth in vain grew wroth—
The fair rose leaned to hear
The deep-voiced stranger’s low refrain
That thrilled upon her ear.

She gave her heart in love’s delight
And let the whole world see;
Alas! one day, away, away,
Sped truant Bumble Bee;
’Twas then the red rose turned to white—
So was the tale told me.
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Thank you Graham. :thumbs:
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Off LV 25-28 March.
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Thank you Erin. :thumbs:
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I can record and submit this poem this evening.
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Thank you Jacqueline. :thumbs:
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Post by LeeSalter »

Here is my recording. Running time is 1:26

Link is https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/whiterose_wilcox_ls_128kb.mp3
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Thank you Lee. :thumbs:
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Thank you Arthur, good reading, but the volume is a bit low at 84.8 dB, could you amplify and upload please? (same filename) :wink:

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Post by ArthurTrinchera »

aradlaw wrote: June 1st, 2021, 5:54 pm Thank you Arthur, good reading, but the volume is a bit low at 84.8 dB, could you amplify and upload please? (same filename) :wink:

*You should aim for your waveforms to peak near the 0.5 mark, like this:

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You can check your volume using our Checker program - see info at http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Checker You will find the volume in decibels on the Information tab. For your information, we look for around 89 dB (87-91 is OK) (all the other tech specs are there also)
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/whiterose_wilcox_at_128kb.mp3
This should be better David. Thank you for the info. I must have neglected to run check. My bad. :wink:
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:9: Above all, trust the silences. :9:
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Thank you Jade. :thumbs:
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