ThatChapWhoReadsStuff

Lines Written in Early Spring, by William Wordsworth. Read by That Chap Who Reads Stuff. This poem was written in 1798, and laments what has been lost by humanity's mastery of nature. Published in Lyrical Ballads, it is now in the Public Domain. The text of this poem, and others in Lyrical Ballads may be found at Project Gutenberg: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/9622

We Are Seven, by William Wordsworth. Read by That Chap Who Reads Stuff. Published in 1798, this poem from the collection Lyrical Ballads, describes a conversation between an adult and a little girl regarding the number of her siblings, and whether those who have passed still count as part of her family. This poem is now in the public domain. These words were sourced from Wikisource: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lyrical_Ballads_(1798)/We_are_seven

If–, by Rudyard Kipling In which Kipling gives advice from a father to his son. According to his posthumous autobiography, Kipling was inspired by Leander Starr Jameson, a prominent figure in colonial South Africa. This poem is now in the Public Domain. The text of this poem, and other works by Rudyard Kipling, in his book Rewards and Fairies, may be obtained from Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/556

Mandalay, by Rudyard Kipling In which a soldier regrets having returned to London, and longs to return to the freedom he felt, and the girlfriend he had, whilst serving in Burma. This poem is now in the Public Domain. The text of this poem, and others by Rudyard Kipling, in the collection Barrack-Room Ballads, may be obtained from Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2819

Ulysses, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Published in 1842 in Poems (Volume 2), Ulysses tells the tale of an aged Odysseus and his yearning to leave for the adventures of his youth once again.