Poems of Sir Walter Raleigh


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Sir Walter Raleigh was an English soldier, explorer, writer and courtier in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He helped to found the first English colony in North America at Roanoke.

Raleigh's Poetry was written the straightforward, unornamented mode known as the Plain Style. Most of his poems are short lyrics which were inspired by real events.

(Summary by Alan Mapstone) (1 hr 0 min)

Chapitres

Walter Rawely of the Middle Temple 2:11 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The Excuse 1:57 Lu par Alan Mapstone
An Epitaph upon the Right Honourable Sir Phillip Sidney 5:53 Lu par Alan Mapstone
A Vision upon this Conceit of the Fairy Queen 1:34 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Another of the Same 1:52 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Marlowe's Song; The Passionate Shepherd to his Love 1:45 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
Raleigh's Reply 1:52 Lu par Winnifred Assmann
Like Hermit Poor 1:29 Lu par Rags
Farewell to the Court 1:14 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
The Advice 1:27 Lu par Larry Wilson
In the Grace of Wit, of Tongue, and Face 1:46 Lu par Larry Wilson
Fain would I, but I dare not 1:49 Lu par Larry Wilson
Sir Walter Raleigh to his Son 1:25 Lu par nighthawks
On the Cards and Dice 1:14 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
The Silent Lover 2:48 Lu par Alan Mapstone
A Poesy to prove Affection is not Love 2:25 Lu par Bruce Kachuk
The Lie 3:21 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
Sir Walter Raleigh's Pilgrimage 2:54 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
What is our Life? The Play of Passion 1:01 Lu par Algy Pug
To the Translator of Lucan 1:16 Lu par Bruce Kachuk
Sir Walter Raleigh's Petition to the Queen (Anne of Denmark) 3:25 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Sir Walter Raleigh's Verses found in his Bible in the Gate House at Westminster 0:54 Lu par Algy Pug
Fragments and Epigrams 2:05 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Fragments and Epitaphs 2:58 Lu par Alan Mapstone
No Pleasure without Pain 1:35 Lu par Larry Wilson
The Shepherd's Praise of his Sacred Diana 1:27 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
The Shepherd's Description of Love 1:43 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
As you came from the Holy Land 2:03 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
Shall I, like an Hermit, Dwell 1:27 Lu par Anthony St. Pierre
To his Singular Friend, William Lithgow 1:22 Lu par Bruce Kachuk