The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume One


Gelesen von Arthur Krolman

(4 stars; 4 reviews)

Sit back and listen to these light-hearted witty rhymes and see the world Jonathan Swift saw -- and maybe recognize your own. Think there is such a thing as corrupt rich guys who pretend they're God's gift to the world? So did Swift. Think some of these types strut around as if calls of nature don't apply to them? So did Swift. In one hilarious poem, he even describes gold diggers fighting over the loaded gentleman's gaseous offerings! His poem On Poetry, A Rhapsody, censored for treasonous mocking of the royal family, is in its rare uncensored form here. As free as he himself is with his sharp tongue against the blackened rich and corrupt , he knows others might have to kiss up to eat. So he includes many verses of advice on how to go about lying for a living, for example, "Your interest lies to learn the knack Of whitening what before was black." Despite the decay and hypocrisy he sees all around him he stays upbeat throughout -- even making fun out of his own tragic onset of deafness. You already know this giant of English literature for the great feast of prose he left us. Think of these delicious poems here as your sinful dessert. - Summary by Arthur Krolman (9 hr 21 min)

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Ode to Doctor William Sancroft 16:02 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Ode to Sir William Temple 11:24 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Ode to King William 3:12 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Ode to the Athenian Society 17:43 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To Mr. Congreve 14:00 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Occasioned by Sir William Temple etc. 10:16 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Written in a Lady's Ivory Table Book 1:52 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Mrs. Frances Harris's Petition 6:45 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Ballad on the Game of Traffic 1:27 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Ballad to the tune of Cutpurse 1:48 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Discovery 2:23 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Problem 3:41 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Description of a Salamander 3:40 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough 1:56 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On the Union 1:16 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Mrs. Biddy Floyd 1:03 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Reverse 2:16 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Apollo Outwitted 3:16 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Answer to Lines from May Fair 1:10 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Vanbrugh's House ver.1 4:26 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Vanbrugh's House ver.2 6:16 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Baucis and Philemon ver.1 10:45 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Baucis and Philemon ver.2 8:28 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The History of Vanbrugh's House 2:27 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Grub Street Elegy 4:27 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Epitaph 1:01 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Description of the Morning 1:21 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Description of a City Shower 4:20 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On the Little House 3:10 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Town Eclogue 5:07 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Conference 3:45 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To Lord Harley on his Marriage 3:55 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Phyllis 4:48 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Horace, Book IV, Ode ix 1:31 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To Mr. Delany 5:19 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Elegy 3:47 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To Mrs. Houghton and Window Verses 2:07 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Apollo to the Dean 5:58 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
News from Parnassus 4:24 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Apollo's Edict 3:33 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Description of an Irish Feast 3:00 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Progress of Beauty 6:04 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Progress of Marriage 7:43 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Progress of Poetry 2:25 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The South Sea Project 11:03 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Prologue on Stroller Licensing 3:38 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Epilogue to Mr. Hoppy 3:35 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Prologue for the Weavers 2:43 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Epilogue for the Weavers 3:15 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Answer to Prologue and Epilogue 3:34 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Gaulstown House 1:28 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Country Life 6:21 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Dr. Delany's Villa and Delville Window 3:06 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Carbery Rocks 3:21 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Copy of the Birthday Verses on Mr. Ford 5:07 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Dreams 2:40 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Dr. Delany to Dr. Swift and The Answer 4:02 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Quiet Life and a Good Name and Advice 4:01 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Pastoral Dialogue 5:09 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Desire and Possession 2:45 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Censure 1:35 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Furniture of a Woman's Mind 2:41 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Clever Tom Clinch 1:31 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope 1:23 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Love Poem 2:02 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Bouts Rimez 1:52 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Helter Skelter 2:09 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Puppet Show 3:32 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Journal of a Modern Lady 11:16 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Logicians Refuted 2:40 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Elephant; or the Parliament Man 1:45 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Paulus Epigram and The Answer 6:42 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Dialogue 2:40 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Burning a Dull Poem 1:00 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Excellent New Ballad 4:07 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Stephen Duck 0:53 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Lady's Dressing Room 5:41 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Power of Time 0:42 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Cassinus and Peter 5:29 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Beautiful Young Nymph 4:11 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Strephon and Chloe 14:02 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Apollo; or A Problem Solved 1:41 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Place of the Damned 1:15 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Day of Judgment 1:22 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Judas 1:41 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Epistle to Mr. Gay 10:14 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To a Lady 10:37 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Epigrams on Busts in Richmond Hermitage 1:36 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Swift's Birthday Presents 4:41 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Invitation, by Dr. Delany 1:04 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Beasts' Confession 8:37 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Parson's Case 1:51 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Hardship upon the Ladies 0:45 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Love Song 1:50 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Storm 3:40 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Ode on Science 2:15 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Young Lady's Complaint 2:04 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On the Death of Dr. Swift 21:53 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Poetry, a Rhapsody 21:36 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Verses sent to the Dean on his Birthday 2:59 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Epigram by Mr. Bowyer 0:41 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Psyche 1:05 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Dean and Duke 1:26 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Swift on his own Deafness 1:31 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Dean's Manner of Living 0:47 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Verses for Fruit Women 2:40 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Rover, a Lady's Spaniel 2:36 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Epigrams on Windows 4:44 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To Janus, on New Year's Day 1:34 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Miscellaneous 10:03 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Apology to Lady Carteret 7:15 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Birth of Manly Virtue 6:24 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
On Paddy's Character 1:46 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Epistle to Lord Cartaret by Delany 5:36 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Epistle upon an Epistle 5:40 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Libel on Dr. Delany and Lord Carteret 8:27 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
To Dr. Delany on the Libels 7:17 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Directions for a Birthday Song 11:08 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Pheasant and the Lark 10:58 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Dean Smedley's Petition to the Duke 6:53 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Parody on a Character of Dean Smedley 2:21 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman