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Read by Edna O’Brien, Patrick Kennedy & Sinéad Cusack
Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That’s all we shall know for truth Before we…
Read by Edna O’Brien & Sinéad Cusack
Never shall a young man, Thrown into despair By those great honey-coloured Ramparts at your ear, Love you for yourself alone And…
Read by Sinéad Cusack & Edna O’Brien
I went out alone To sing a song or two, My fancy on a man, And you know who. Another came in…
Read by Sinéad Cusack
Earth in beauty dressed Awaits returning spring. All true love must die, Alter at the best Into some lesser thing. Prove that…
I know, although when looks meet I tremble to the bone, The more I leave the door unlatched The sooner love is…
I dreamed as in my bed I lay, All night’s fathomless wisdom come, That I had shorn my locks away And laid…
Read by Bob Geldof & Grey Gowrie
I thought no more was needed Youth to prolong Than dumb-bell and foil To keep the body young. O who could have…
Read by Jeremy Irons, Seamus Heaney, Bob Geldof + 2 others
One that is ever kind said yesterday: ‘Your well-belovéd’s hair has threads of grey, And little shadows come about her eyes; Time…
Read by Fiona Shaw, Simon Callow, Bob Geldof + 2 others
If any man drew near When I was young, I thought, “He holds her dear,” And shook with hate and fear. But…
Read by Mariella Frostrup, Edna O’Brien, Sinéad Cusack + 3 others
When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read,…
Read by Marianne Faithfull, Dominic West, Patrick Kennedy + 1 other
Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid…
Read by Fiona Shaw, Patrick Kennedy, Edna O’Brien + 1 other
A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed: and plunging down Forgot…
