Fortunatus' Song


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Not all of the English poets laureate have been the greatest masters of verse. Alfred Austin, who assumed this post after Alfred Lord Tennyson, was one of the less distinguished - if more prolific - late Victorian poets. In modern times, his verse has become celebrated not for its smooth earnestness, but rather for the occasional howlers it contains. A notable example is this song from his pastoral epic Fortunatus the Pessimist, the final couplet of which is a popular favourite in anthologies of bad verse. - Summary by Algy Pug (0 hr 16 min)

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Fortunatus' Song - Read by AP 0:56 Read by Algy Pug
Fortunatus' Song - Read by BK 1:05 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Fortunatus' Song - Read by BM 1:02 Read by Bill Mosley
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Fortunatus' Song - Read by JH 1:02 Read by Jude
Fortunatus' Song - Read by LH 0:58 Read by Lee Ann Howlett
Fortunatus' Song - Read by LW 0:51 Read by Larry Wilson
Fortunatus' Song - Read by PW 1:03 Read by Patrick Wallace
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Fortunatus' Song - Read by Raj 0:58 Read by RajVO
Fortunatus' Song - Read by SWS 0:59 Read by Scotty Smith
Fortunatus' Song - Read by TD 1:00 Read by Skip Corris
Fortunatus' Song - Read by TP 0:58 Read by Tomas Peter
Fortunatus' Song - Read by VB 0:54 Read by tovarisch