A Rhyme A Dozen - England: 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

Written by William Blake, Robert Browning, Christina Georgina Rossetti and 9 more

Narrated by Eve Karpf and Jake Urry

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - England - An Introduction

2 - Jerusalem by William Blake

3 - Home Thoughts From Abroad by Robert Browning

4 - The Lambs of Grassmere by Christina Georgina Rossetti

5 - Happy Is England by John Keats

6 - This England (from Richard II) by William Shakespeare

7 - Daffodils by William Wordsworth

8 - Lines Written Beneath An Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow On The Hill Sept 2nd 1807 by George Gordon Byron

9 - Beachey Head by Charlotte Smith

10 - A Shropshire Lad XXXI - On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble by A E Housman

11 - London After The Great Fire 1666 by John Dryden

12 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare

13 - A Song - Men of England by Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Copyright Group
• Release date: Nov 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781835478134

William Blake

William Blake was born in London in 1757. He was apprenticed to a master engraver and then studied at the Royal Academy under the guidance of Joshua Reynolds. In 1789 he engraved and published Songs of Innocence and the contrasting Songs of Experience came later in 1794. A poet, painter and printmaker of great originality and imagination, his work was largely unrecognized during his lifetime and he struggled to make a living. Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. He died in 1827.