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    Holy Sonnets (version 2)
    Holy Sonnets (version 2)
    Holy Sonnets (version 2)
    Audiobook29 minutes

    Holy Sonnets (version 2)

    Written by John Donne

    Narrated by Michael Armenta

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    About this audiobook

    The Holy Sonnets—also known as the Divine Meditations or Divine Sonnets—are a series of nineteen poems by the English poet John Donne (1572–1631). The sonnets were first published in 1633—two years after Donne's death. Summary from Wikipedia.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Holy Sonnets (version 2)
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