It can be done. This is a volume of inspirational poems. Its purpose is to bring men courage and resolution, to cheer them, to fire them with new confidence when they grow dispirited, to strengthen their faith that THINGS CAN BE DONE. It is better for this purpose than the entire works of any one poet, for it takes the cream of many and has greater diversity than any one writer can show. - Summary by the Authors
Chapters
1
Foreword Read by Larry Wilson 2:32
2
The Answer BY Grantland Rice Read by Alan Mapstone 2:58
3
Appreciation BY William Judson Kibby Read by Alan Mapstone 2:33
4
The Arrow and the Song BY Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read by Nina Lily 1:31
5
Awareness BY Miriam Teichner Read by proboomer 2:12
6
The Bars of Fate BY Ellen M.H. Gates Read by AliceStein 2:48
7
Battle Cry BY John G. Neihardt Read by proboomer 2:04
8
The Belly and the Members BY William Shakespeare Read by Alan Mapstone 3:33
9
Be the Best of Whatever You Are BY Douglas Malloch Read by proboomer 2:28
10
Borrowed Feathers BY Joseph Morris Read by Kenneth the Teller 2:37
11
Borrowing Trouble BY Robert Burns Read by proboomer 1:03
12
Brave Life BY Grantland Rice Read by proboomer 3:34
13
The Call of the Unbeaten BY Grantland Rice Read by proboomer 2:16
14
Can't BY Edgar A. Guest Read by Gloria Loughry 3:31
15
Can You Sing a Song? BY Joseph Morris Read by ShrimpPhish 1:17
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Cares BY Elizabeth Barrett Browning Read by Nina Lily 1:38
17
The Celestial Surgeon BY Robert Louis Stevenson Read by Will 1:25
18
Challenge BY Jean Nette Read by Nina Lily 1:15
19
The Chambered Nautilus BY Oliver Wendell Holmes Read by Gloria Loughry 3:49
20
Character of a Happy Life BY Sir Henry Wotton Read by Gloria Loughry 2:57
21
Clear the Way BY Charles Mackay Read by April6090 2:19
22
Cleon and I BY Charles Mackay Read by proboomer 2:39
23
Columbus BY Joaquin Miller Read by Kenneth the Teller 3:35
24
The Conqueror BY Berton Braley Read by Gloria Loughry 3:20
25
Co-operation BY J. Mason Knox Read by Kenneth the Teller 1:03
26
Courage BY Florence Earle Coates Read by Ingrid Falck 1:20
27
Cowards BY William Shakespeare Read by Gloria Loughry 1:07
28
A Creed BY Edwin Markham Read by Patrick the sleep inducer 1:14
29
The Daffodils BY William Wordsworth Read by Amy Gramour 2:08
30
Days of Cheer BY James W. Foley Read by Dixie-Ann S. Dedier 2:34
31
December 31 BY S.E. Kiser Read by Patrick the sleep inducer 2:05
32
De Sunflower Ain't de Daisy BY Anonymous Read by Papa Phish 2:30
33
The Disappointed BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read by AliceStein 2:39
34
Duty BY Ralph Waldo Emerson Read by Kenneth the Teller 1:07
35
Duty BY Edwin Markham Read by ShrimpPhish 0:46
36
Envoi BY John G. Neihardt Read by Phil Schempf 1:46
37
Essentials BY St. Clair Adams Read by Nina Lily 1:16
38
Fable BY Ralph Waldo Emerson Read by Nina Lily 1:32
39
Fairy Song BY John Keats Read by ShrimpPhish 1:46
40
Faith BY S.E. Kiser Read by Larry Wilson 1:07
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Faith BY Edward Rowland Sill Read by Larry Wilson 2:36
42
The Fighter BY S.E. Kiser Read by proboomer 2:32
43
The Fighting Failure BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by John Biebel 3:45
44
The Firm of Grin and Barrett BY Sam Walter Foss Read by Brian Fullen 3:12
45
Four Things BY Henry Van Dyke Read by Mike R 1:15
46
Friends of Mine BY James W. Foley Read by Brian Fullen 1:48
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The Game BY Grantland Rice Read by proboomer 2:49
48
The Gifts of God BY George Herbert Read by KevinS 2:07
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The Gift BY Robert Burns Read by proboomer 1:21
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Gladness BY Anna Hempstead Branch Read by AliceStein 1:58
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The Glad Song BY Joseph Morris Read by proboomer 1:17
52
God BY Gamaliel Bradford Read by proboomer 1:21
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Good Deeds BY William Shakespeare Read by PaulGrancio 1:15
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Good Intentions BY St. Clair Adams Read by Nina Lily 1:58
55
A Good Name BY William Shakespeare Read by Ingrid Falck 1:51
56
Gradatim BY G. Holland Read by Carl Thomas 2:52
57
Gray Days BY Griffith Alexander Read by ShrimpPhish 2:10
58
The Greatness of the Soul BY Alfred Tennyson Read by John Biebel 1:55
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Grief BY Angela Morgan Read by Ingrid Falck 1:39
60
The Grumpy Guy BY Griffith Alexander Read by Larry Wilson 4:01
61
The Happy Heart BY Thomas Dekker Read by ShrimpPhish 1:57
62
The Has-Beens BY Walt Mason Read by ShrimpPhish 1:46
63
Having Done and Doing BY William Shakespeare Read by Gloria Loughry 4:05
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Heinelet BY Gamaliel Bradford Read by Carl Thomas 1:02
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Helpin' Out BY William Judson Kibby Read by ShrimpPhish 3:27
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Here's Hopin' BY Frank L. Stanton Read by Carl Thomas 1:31
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A Hero BY Florence Earle Coates Read by John Biebel 1:41
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He Whom a Dream Hath Possessed BY Sheamus O Sheel Read by ShrimpPhish 2:03
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His Ally BY William Rose Benét Read by Carl Thomas 1:42
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Hoe Your Row BY Frank L. Stanton Read by ShrimpPhish 1:09
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Hold Fast BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by Gloria Loughry 2:51
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Hope BY Anonymous Read by Carl Thomas 1:49
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A Hopeful Brother BY Frank L. Stanton Read by Toby Reed 1:41
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The House by the Side of the Road BY Sam Walter Foss Read by Tamara Kuppa 2:56
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How Did You Die? BY Edmund Vance Cooke Read by Carl Thomas 2:09
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How Do You Tackle Your Work? BY Edgar A. Guest Read by Carl Thomas 2:09
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A Hymn to Happiness BY James W. Foley Read by ShrimpPhish 2:14
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If BY John Kendrick Bangs Read by Carl Thomas 2:36
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If BY Rudyard Kipling Read by Asher Veyn 4:28
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If I Should Die BY Ben King Read by Carl Thomas 1:51
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If You Can't Go Over or Under, Go Round BY Joseph Morris Read by Phil Schempf 3:00
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I'm Glad BY Anonymous Read by Gloria Loughry 0:50
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The Inner Light BY John Milton Read by Christopher Fried 1:12
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Invictus BY William Ernest Henley Read by Carl Thomas 1:25
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Is It Raining, Little Flower? By Anonymous Read by ShrimpPhish 1:20
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It Couldn't Be Done BY Edgar A. Guest Read by Nina Lily 2:46
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It May Be BY S.E. Riser Read by Carl Thomas 1:23
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It Won't Stay Blowed BY St. Clair Adams Read by ShrimpPhish 2:39
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Jaw BY St. Clair Adams Read by ShrimpPhish 1:36
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The Joy of Living BY Gamaliel Bradford Read by ShrimpPhish 1:31
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Just Be Glad BY James Whitcomb Riley Read by Tamara Kuppa 1:49
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Just Whistle BY Frank L. Stanton Read by Phil Schempf 1:53
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Keep A-Goin'! BY Frank L. Stanton Read by Gloria Loughry 1:50
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Keep On Keepin' On BY Anonymous Read by Gloria Loughry 1:47
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Keep Sweet BY Strickland W. Gillilan Read by ShrimpPhish 1:56
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The Kingdom of Man BY John Kendrick Bangs Read by ShrimpPhish 1:37
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Know Thyself BY Angela Morgan Read by John Biebel 4:35
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Laugh a Little Bit BY Edmund Vance Cooke Read by Mike R 2:11
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A Lesson from History BY Joseph Morris Read by Amy Gramour 1:52
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Let Me Live Out My Years BY John G. Neihardt Read by Phil Schempf 1:36
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Life BY Griffith Alexander Read by Carl Thomas 1:48
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Life BY Edward Rowland Sill Read by Carl Thomas 1:05
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Life BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read by Carl Thomas 1:29
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Life and Death BY Anna Barbauld Read by AliceStein 1:20
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Life and Death BY Ernest H. Crosby Read by Phil Schempf 2:09
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Life, not Death BY Alfred Tennyson Read by Ingrid Falck 1:09
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The Life Without Passion BY William Shakespeare Read by Phil Schempf 2:16
108
The Lion Path BY Charlotte Perkins Gilman Read by AliceStein 2:47
109
Lions and Ants BY Walt Mason Read by Christine Phelps 1:30
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A Little Prayer BY S.E. Kiser Read by Christine Phelps 1:23
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A Little Thankful Song BY Frank L. Stanton Read by ShrimpPhish 1:36
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Lose the Day Loitering BY Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Read by Carl Thomas 1:23
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Man, Bird, and God BY Robert Browning Read by Will 1:28
114
Man or Manikin BY Richard Butler Glaenzer Read by Adrian Stephens 2:05
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A Man's a Man for A' That BY Robert Burns Read by Adrian Stephens 3:54
116
The Man Who Frets at Worldly Strife BY Joseph Rodman Drake Read by Adrian Stephens 1:52
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Meetin' Trouble BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by Adrian Stephens 2:31
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"Might Have Been" BY Grantland Rice Read by Adrian Stephens 2:09
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Mistress Fate BY William Rose Benét Read by Carl Thomas 1:41
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Morality BY Matthew Arnold Read by Narrative Nate 1:50
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My Creed BY S.E. Kiser Read by ShrimpPhish 2:03
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My Philosophy BY James Whitcomb Riley Read by Dixie-Ann S. Dedier 2:10
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My Triumph BY John Greenleaf Whittier Read by John Biebel 3:52
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My Wage BY Jessie B. Rittenhouse Read by ShrimpPhish 1:12
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Never Trouble Trouble BY St. Clair Adams Read by ShrimpPhish 1:38
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The New Duckling BY Alfred Noyes Read by mleigh 3:32
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The Noble Nature BY Ben Jonson Read by Christopher Fried 1:25
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Ode to Duty BY William Wordsworth Read by ShrimpPhish 4:10
129
On Being Ready BY Grantland Rice Read by ShrimpPhish 2:00
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On Down the Road BY Grantland Rice Read by ShrimpPhish 1:39
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One Fight More BY Theodosia Garrison Read by AliceStein 1:57
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One of These Days BY James W. Foley Read by ShrimpPhish 2:46
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The One BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by ShrimpPhish 2:58
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Opening Paradise BY Thomas Gray Read by Carl Thomas 0:59
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Opportunity BY Berton Braley Read by Gloria Loughry 2:37
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Opportunity BY John James Ingalls Read by John Biebel 2:22
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Opportunity BY Walter Malone Read by Carl Thomas 2:15
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Opportunity BY Edwin Markham Read by Carl Thomas 1:32
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Opportunity BY William Shakespeare Read by Ingrid Falck 1:02
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Opportunity BY Edward Rowland Sill Read by Carl Thomas 2:08
141
Order and the Bees BY William Shakespeare Read by Phil Schempf 2:32
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Ownership BY St. Clair Adams Read by Carl Thomas 2:58
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Painting the Lily BY William Shakespeare Read by ShrimpPhish 1:19
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Per Aspera BY Florence Earle Coates Read by Carl Thomas 1:17
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The Pessimist BY Ben King Read by Dixie-Ann S. Dedier 1:54
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A Philosopher BY John Kendrick Bangs Read by Carl Thomas 1:33
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Philosophy for Croakers BY Joseph Morris Read by Carl Thomas 2:48
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Pippa's Song BY Robert Browning Read by Asher Veyn 1:25
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Playing the Game BY Anonymous Read by Dixie-Ann S. Dedier 1:52
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Playing the Game BY Berton Braley Read by ShrimpPhish 2:35
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Play the Game BY Henry Newbolt Read by ShrimpPhish 2:18
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Polonius's Advice to Laertes BY William Shakespeare Read by Phil Schempf 2:35
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A Poor Unfortunate BY Frank L. Stanton Read by ShrimpPhish 2:05
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Praise the Generous Gods for Giving BY William Ernest Henley Read by Amy Gramour 1:30
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A Prayer BY Theodosia Garrison Read by Harini Shankar 2:31
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Prayer for Pain BY John G. Neihardt Read by ShrimpPhish 2:15
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Preparedness BY Edwin Markham Read by Avern Williams 1:01
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Press On BY Park Benjamin Read by Harini Shankar 2:22
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A Pretty Good World BY Frank L. Stanton Read by Vincent Spring 2:11
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A Problem to Be Solved BY St. Clair Adams Read by Lia Lallo 1:39
161
Prometheus Unbound BY Percy Bysshe Shelley Read by James Kruk 1:36
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Prospice BY Robert Browning Read by Lia Lallo 2:09
163
A Psalm of Life BY Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read by annuntio202 3:38
164
The Quitter BY Robert W. Service Read by Phil Schempf 2:27
165
Rabbi Ben Ezra BY Robert Browning Read by Carl Thomas 2:19
166
The Rainbow BY William Wordsworth Read by ShrimpPhish 1:17
167
The Rectifying Years BY St. Clair Adams Read by MexIrishBrian 2:19
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Resolve BY Charlotte Perkins Gilman Read by AliceStein 1:31
169
The Richer Mines BY John Kendrick Bangs Read by Phil Schempf 1:40
170
Ring Out, Wild Bells BY Alfred Tennyson Read by John Biebel 2:33
171
Rules for the Road BY Edwin Markham Read by Narrative Nate 1:14
172
Sadness and Merriment BY William Shakespeare Read by Lia Lallo 2:28
173
Say Not the Struggle Nought Availeth BY Arthur Hugh Clough Read by kathasears 2:56
174
See It Through BY Edgar A. Guest Read by Larry Wilson 2:28
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Self-Dependence BY Matthew Arnold Read by kathasears 3:45
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Serenity BY Lord Byron Read by ShrimpPhish 0:52
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Sit Down, Sad Soul BY Bryan Waller Procter Read by John Biebel 1:54
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Sleep and the Monarch BY William Shakespeare Read by April6090 2:37
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Slogan BY Jane M'Lean Read by ShrimpPhish 1:15
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Smiles BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read by LotusSeven 1:58
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A Smiling Paradox BY John Kendrick Bangs Read by kathasears 1:30
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Solitude BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read by Gloria Loughry 2:42
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Song of Endeavor BY James W. Foley Read by LotusSeven 2:19
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A Song of Life BY Angela Morgan Read by ShrimpPhish 1:51
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A Song of Thanksgiving BY Angela Morgan Read by ShrimpPhish 3:03
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A Song of To-morrow BY Frank L. Stanton Read by ShrimpPhish 0:58
187
Stability BY William Shakespeare Read by Faith Abiola-Ellison 2:27
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Stand Forth! BY Angela Morgan Read by Ingrid Falck 2:16
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Start Where You Stand BY Berton Braley Read by Avern Williams 2:44
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Steadfast BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by Phil Schempf 1:57
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The Stone Rejected BY Edwin Markham Read by Larry Wilson 1:42
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The Struggle BY Miriam Teichner Read by AliceStein 2:06
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Submission BY Miriam Teichner Read by AliceStein 2:24
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Success BY Berton Braley Read by Harini Shankar 2:03
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Swellitis BY Joseph Morris Read by MexIrishBrian 2:37
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The Syndicated Smile BY St. Clair Adams Read by Brian Fullen 2:30
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There Will Always Be Something to Do BY Edgar A. Guest Read by April6090 2:25
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Thick Is the Darkness BY William Ernest Henley Read by MexIrishBrian 1:03
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The Things That Haven't Been Done Before BY Edgar A. Guest Read by Patrick the sleep inducer 2:39
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This World BY Frank L. Stanton Read by MexIrishBrian 0:47
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Times Go By Turns BY Robert Southwell Read by kathasears 3:04
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Tit for Tat BY St. Clair Adams Read by Rachel Whitehorn 3:43
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To Althea from Prison BY Richard Lovelace Read by Christopher Fried 2:41
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A Toast to Merriment BY James W. Foley Read by Phil Schempf 2:29
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To a Young Man BY Edgar A. Guest Read by Phil Schempf 2:50
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To-day BY Thomas Carlyle Read by Phil Schempf 1:17
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To-day BY Douglas Malloch Read by John Biebel 2:15
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To Melancholy BY John Kendrick Bangs Read by Asher Veyn 1:58
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To the Men Who Lose BY Anonymous Read by John Biebel 2:36
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To Those Who Fail BY Joaquin Miller Read by Larry Wilson 2:02
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To Youth After Pain BY Margaret Widdemer Read by AliceStein 2:04
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The Trainers BY Grantland Rice Read by Brian Fullen 3:15
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Two at a Fireside BY Edwin Markham Read by April6090 0:46
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Two Raindrops BY Joseph Morris Read by April6090 2:14
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Ultimate Act BY Henry Bryan Binns Read by Owlivia 1:39
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Ulysses BY Alfred Tennyson Read by John Biebel 7:25
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Unafraid BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by Vincent Spring 1:05
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Undismayed BY James W. Foley Read by Harini Shankar 2:31
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The Unmusical Soloist BY Joseph Morris Read by Vincent Spring 3:53
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Unsubdued BY S.E. Kiser Read by Ingrid Falck 2:13
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Victory BY Miriam Teichner Read by John Biebel 1:45
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Victory in Defeat BY Edwin Markham Read by Larry Wilson 1:27
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Wanted—a Man BY St. Clair Adams Read by Owlivia 2:29
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The Welcome Man BY Walt Mason Read by Amy Gramour 1:55
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What Dark Days Do BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by Harini Shankar 2:24
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When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted BY Rudyard Kipling Read by Gloria Loughry 3:34
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When Nature Wants a Man BY Angela Morgan Read by Harini Shankar 6:25
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Will BY Alfred Tennyson Read by Christopher Fried 1:53
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Will BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read by AliceStein 2:02
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The Wisdom of Folly BY Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler Read by AliceStein 2:01
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Wishing BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read by AliceStein 2:14
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The Woman Who Understands BY Everard Jack Appleton Read by Brian Fullen 3:58
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The Word BY John Kendrick Bangs Read by MamaPhish 2:07
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Work BY Angela Morgan Read by Harini Shankar 4:37
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Work BY Henry Van Dyke Read by Larry Wilson 1:40
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The World Is Against Me BY Edgar A. Guest Read by Tamara Kuppa 2:30
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Worth While BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read by AliceStein 2:20
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You May Count That Day BY George Eliot Read by AliceStein 2:54
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Your Mission BY Ellen M.H. Gates Read by AliceStein 2:47
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