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300. Gratiana Dancing by Richard Lovelace
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Released:
Jul 25, 2008
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R Lovelace read by Classic Poetry Aloud:
http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/
Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
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Gratiana Dancing
by Richard Lovelace (1618 – 1658)
She beat the happy pavement—
By such a star made firmament,
Which now no more the roof envìes!
But swells up high, with Atlas even,
Bearing the brighter nobler heaven,
And, in her, all the deities.
Each step trod out a Lover's thought,
And the ambitious hopes he brought
Chain'd to her brave feet with such arts,
Such sweet command and gentle awe,
As, when she ceased, we sighing saw
The floor lay paved with broken hearts.
First aired: 25 July 2008
For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.
Reading © Classic Poetry Aloud 2008
http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/
Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
---------------------------------------------
Gratiana Dancing
by Richard Lovelace (1618 – 1658)
She beat the happy pavement—
By such a star made firmament,
Which now no more the roof envìes!
But swells up high, with Atlas even,
Bearing the brighter nobler heaven,
And, in her, all the deities.
Each step trod out a Lover's thought,
And the ambitious hopes he brought
Chain'd to her brave feet with such arts,
Such sweet command and gentle awe,
As, when she ceased, we sighing saw
The floor lay paved with broken hearts.
First aired: 25 July 2008
For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.
Reading © Classic Poetry Aloud 2008
Released:
Jul 25, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
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