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Fortunatus' Song

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Fortunatus' Song

Alfred Austin

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

Year of Publication: 1892Genres: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Running Time: 16 minutes 33 seconds
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The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by AP
Algy Pug
0:56
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The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by BK
Bruce Kachuk
1:05
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The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by BM
Bill Mosley
1:02
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The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by CM
CoMo290
0:48
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The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by DL
David Lawrence
1:04
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The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by EL
Newgatenovelist
1:00
7
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by GG
Greg Giordano
1:05
8
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by JH
Jude
1:02
9
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by LH
Lee Ann Howlett
0:58
10
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by LW
Larry Wilson
0:51
11
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by PW
Patrick Wallace
1:03
12
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by PS
Phil Schempf
0:50
13
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by Raj
RajVO
0:58
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The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by SWS
Scotty Smith
0:59
15
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by TD
Skip Corris
1:00
16
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by TP
Tomas Peter
0:58
17
The Nights
Fortunatus' Song - Read by VB
tovarisch
0:54

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