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The author's name is pronounced /ˈhaʊsmən/LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of Yonder See the Morning Blink by A. E. Housman.<br>
This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 31, 2024. <br> ------<br>
Alfred Edward Housman was an English classical scholar and poet. He is now acknowledged as one of the foremost classicists of his age and has been ranked as one of the greatest scholars of any time. In 1922 his Last Poems added to his reputation, which was further enhanced by the large number of song settings drawn from this collection.
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Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
Leave ½ to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Then read the poem:Yonder see the morning blink by A. E. Housman, read for librivox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, and/or your location.]
At the end of your reading, leave a space and then say:Yonder see the morning blink:
The sun is up, and up must I,
To wash and dress and eat and drink
And look at things and talk and think
And work, and God knows why.
Oh often have I washed and dressed
And what's to show for all my pain?
Let me lie abed and rest:
Ten thousand times I've done my best
And all's to do again.
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
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good first reading.