[COMPLETE - WEEKLY POETRY] A Wife, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan - tg

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A Wife, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816)

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Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish playwright and poet. In this little gem, he turns an intended insult on its head. (Summary by TriciaG)
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A Wife by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, read for librivox.org by [your name].
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Then read the poem:
Lord Erskine, at women presuming to rail,
Calls a wife "a tin canister tied to one's tail";
And fair Lady Anne, while the subject he carries on,
Seems hurt at his Lordship's degrading comparison.
But wherefore degrading? consider'd aright,
A canister's useful, and polish'd, and bright:
And should dirt its original purity hide,
That's the fault of the puppy to whom it is tied.
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Thank you! Both PL OK. :)
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Post by Horner94 »

Hi,
Here is my recording of the poem:
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/wife_sheridan_cjph_128kb.mp3
Time: 00:48

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Post by OooThatsNifty »

Here's my contribution:

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/wife_sheridan_ag_128kb.mp3
Time: 0:47

Thanks!
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Both PL OK. Thank you!
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Post by LeeSalter »

Here is my recording. Running time is 0:51

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/wife_sheridan_ls_128kb.mp3
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PL OK - thanks!
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Post by iBeScotty »

Thank you for doing the poems this week! Fun!

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/wife_sheridan_sws_128k.mp3
0:45

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Thanks! PL OK!

Your real accent, or exaggerated, or totally fake? :P
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TriciaG wrote: June 14th, 2021, 3:16 pm Thanks! PL OK!

Your real accent, or exaggerated, or totally fake? :P
Yes :D 🙏🏼
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Post by Newgatenovelist »

Hello Tricia,

Thank you for doing this poem this week! Mine is 0.56:
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/wife_sheridan_el0_128kb.mp3
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I am not sure if the forum is just having a few minutes off, but when searching for the open weekly/fortnightly projects the fortnightly project keeps linking back to itself in the catalogue rather than taking me to the project thread. I don't know if that makes a difference at all for you when it comes to cataloguing.
Ah, thanks! I neglected to put the forum URL into the database. :roll:
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