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Night and Death by Joseph Blanco White (1775 - 1841)

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Joseph Blanco White was a Spanish poet, theologian, and political writer and editor of Irish descent. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)
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Night and Death by Joseph Blanco White, read for librivox.org by [your name].
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Mysterious Night! when our first parent knew
Thee from report divine, and heard thy name,
Did he not tremble for this lovely frame,
This glorious canopy of light and blue?
Yet ‘neath a curtain of translucent dew,
Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame,
Hesperus with the host of heaven came,
And lo! creation widened in man’s view.
Who could have thought such darkness lay concealed
Within thy beams, O sun! or who could find,
Whilst fly, and leaf, and insect stood revealed,
That to such countless orbs thou mad’st us blind!
Why do we then shun Death with anxious strife?
If light can thus deceive, wherefore not life?
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https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/nightanddeath_white_ks_128kb.mp3 (1:05)

I can't say much for my recitation, but the poem is darn good.
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Here is my narration: https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/nightanddeath_white_b_128kb.mp3
Duration is 1:19.
Please credit me as Beflamed.
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David -

One more to start this off -

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/nightanddeath_white_ps_128kb.mp3
Track length: 1:08
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Thank you Kevin, Michelle, Beflamed, Phil and Aaradhya. :thumbs:
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Thank you so much for taking this on, David. It'll be really nice to add a new author to the catalogue.
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/nightanddeath_white_el0_128kb.mp3 1.24
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Thank you for suggesting this poem Erin. :thumbs:
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My poem read for the week!

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/nightanddeath_white_dn_128kb.mp3 1 min 16sec

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Thank you Darrell. :thumbs:
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