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Blake London.mp3

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RicheyTC

January 9th, 2021

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A reading of William Blake's 'London' -

I wander thro' each charter'd street,
Near where the charter'd Thames does flow.
And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

In every cry of every Man,
In every Infants cry of fear,
In every voice: in every ban,
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear

How the Chimney-sweepers cry
Every blackning Church appalls,
And the hapless Soldiers sigh
Runs in blood down Palace walls

But most thro' midnight streets I hear
How the youthful Harlots curse
Blasts the new-born Infants tear
And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse

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blake
london
poem
poet
poetry
reading
recitation
speech
voice
williamblake

Type

Mp3 (.mp3)

Duration

0:40.542

File size

1.5 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bitrate

320 kbps

Channels

Stereo

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RicheyTC

10 months, 4 weeks ago

oh yes, you're right, sorry... lost the file, so I may re-record some day :/

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astrofra

3 years, 7 months ago

Beautiful reading.
Is it me or this part is missing ? "Runs in blood down Palace walls " :)

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