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Ode on Solitude by Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)

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Pope was a poet and satirist of the Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents. Considered the foremost English poet of the early 18th century, after Shakespeare, he is the second-most quoted author in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, some of his verses having entered common parlance (e.g. "damning with faint praise"). (Wikipedia)
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Ode on Solitude by Alexander Pope, read for librivox.org by [your name].
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Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air
In his own ground.

Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire,
Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire.

Blest, who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days, and years slide soft away,
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day;

Sound sleep by night; study and ease,
Together mix'd; sweet recreation;
And innocence, which most does please,
With meditation.

Thus let me live, unseen, unknown,
Thus unlamented let me die,
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.
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Post by ezwa »

Hello David,

Warming up a bit to get back on track (hopefully):
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/solitude_pope_ezwa_128kb.mp3 (1:14).
Ezwa

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Thank you Ezwa, good to have you back. :thumbs:
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~ Larry
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Thank you Larry. :thumbs:
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Post by BrizeCrize »

I tried to 'ad lib' a line about being out of cell phone range, but I couldn't get the rhythm quite right, so I read as is...in 1:11. (To keep Mr. Pope from spinning as well, no doubt) :D

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/solitude_pope_bc_128kb.mp3

Thank you,
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:lol: Thank you Brize. :thumbs:
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Post by alanmapstone »

Ode

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/solitude_pope_aam_128kb.mp3
1.26

I think Pope had an overly idyllic view of rural life :hmm:
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Post by BerthaMason »

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/solitude_pope_bm_128kb.mp3

Hi
My attempt at this weeks' poem. I think it is still too plosive but if I try anything else with the microphone it is too quiet.
length 1.5 minutes

labelled as Bertha Mason

thanks so much

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Thank you Algy, Alan, Berth and Lee Ann. :thumbs:
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Post by adrianstephens »

Here you are: https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/solitude_pope_aps_128kb.mp3 1:21

A kind of opposite to "do not go quietly into the night..."
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Post by earthcharmeddec »

First time recording and posting a link to the uploader outside of my 1-minute test. Any feedback would be great.

But here it is: https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/solitude_pope_srh_128kb.mp3 - 1:09
You can use my username, 'earthcharmeddec', if a name is needed.

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