Verses and Sonnets

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Verses and Sonnets

by Hilaire Belloc

EN·~22 minutes·5 chapters

Chapters

5 total

VERSES.

1:34

SONNETS.

5:35

GROTESQUES.

5:31

EPIGRAMS.

1:18

SONNETS OF THE TWELVE MONTHS.

8:32

Description

A lyrical tapestry unfolds, inviting listeners into a night‑lit world where prayerful verses seek the quiet of sleep and the hush of moonlit dreams. The poet’s voice moves from reverent homages to the natural chorus of cuckoos, weaving together contemplation, longing, and the restless pulse of youthful hope. Each piece feels like a whispered conversation with the unseen, offering a gentle balm for the weary mind.

The collection then shifts to more structured sonnets, steering a ship through stormy seas toward calmer harbours of love, honour, music, and faith. Themes of time’s passage, the tension between desire and duty, and the fragile beauty of fleeting moments resonate throughout, all rendered in vivid, melodic language. Listeners will find themselves drifting on these verses, carried by a rhythm that both soothes and awakens the imagination.

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Language

en

Duration

~22 minutes (21K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

Sep 8, 2019

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Hilaire Belloc

Hilaire Belloc

1870–1953

Best known for his witty verse and sharp essays, this French-born English man of letters brought energy, humor, and strong opinions to everything he wrote. His work ranges from playful poems for children to history, politics, travel writing, and religious reflection.

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