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Popular Personage at Home-Thomas Hardy · Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

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  Speaker 1: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy. Read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 1: by Anita Hibbard. January 23, 2023.
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  Speaker 2: I live here.
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  Speaker 1: Wessex is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
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  Speaker 1: I guard the house, but how that came to be
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  Speaker 1: my whim I cannot tell. With a leap and a
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  Speaker 1: heart elate I go, at the end of an hour's expectancy,
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  Speaker 1: to take a walk of a mile or so with
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  Speaker 1: the folk I let live here with me. Along the path,
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  Speaker 1: amid the grass, I sniff and find out rarest smells
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  Speaker 1: for rolling over as I pass the open fields toward
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  Speaker 1: the dells. No doubt I shall always cross the sill
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  Speaker 1: and turn the corner and stand steady, gazing back for
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  Speaker 1: my mistress till she reaches where I have run already.
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  Speaker 1: and that this meadow with its brook and bulrush, even
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  Speaker 1: as it appears as I plunge by with hasty look,
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  Speaker 1: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex. But
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  Speaker 1: a dubious ray at times informs his steadfast eye, just
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  Speaker 1: for a trice, as though to say, Yet will this pass,
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  Speaker 1: and pass shall I?
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  Speaker 3: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy Read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 3: by Adrian Stevens. I live here. Wessex is my name.
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  Speaker 3: I am a dog known rather well. I guard the house,
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  Speaker 3: but how that came to be my whim I cannot tell.
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  Speaker 3: With a leap and a heart elate, I go at
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  Speaker 3: the end of an hour's expectancy to take a walk.
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  Speaker 3: Of a mile or so would the folk I let
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  Speaker 3: live here with me. Along the path, amid the grass
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  Speaker 3: I sniff and find out rarest smells. For rolling over
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  Speaker 3: as I pass the open fields toward the delves. No
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  Speaker 3: doubt I shall always cross this sill and turn the
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  Speaker 3: corner and stand steady, gazing back for my mistress till
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  Speaker 3: she reaches where I have run already. And that this meadow,
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  Speaker 3: with its brook and bulrush even as it appears, as
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  Speaker 3: I plunge by with hasty look, will stay the same
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  Speaker 3: a thousand years. Wessex, but a dubious ray At times
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  Speaker 3: informs his steadfast eye, Just for a trice, as though
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  Speaker 3: to say, Yet will this pass, and pass shall I?
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  Speaker 4: I live.
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  Speaker 5: Here.
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  Speaker 6: Wessex is my name i'm a dog known rather well
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  Speaker 6: i guard the house but how that came to be
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  Speaker 6: my whim i cannot tell with a leap and a
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  Speaker 6: heart alate i go at the end of an hour's
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  Speaker 6: expectancy to take a walk of a mile or so
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  Speaker 6: with the folk i let live here with me along
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  Speaker 6: the path amid the grass i sniff and find out
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  Speaker 6: rarer smells for rolling over as i pass the open
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  Speaker 6: fields towards the dells No doubt I shall always cross
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  Speaker 6: this sill and turn the corner, and stand steady, gazing
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  Speaker 6: back from my mistress till she reaches where I have
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  Speaker 6: run already, and that this meadow with its brook and bulrush,
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  Speaker 6: even as it appears as I plunge by with hasty look,
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  Speaker 6: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex. but
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  Speaker 6: a dubious ray at times informs his steadfast eye, just
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  Speaker 6: for a trice, as though to say, Yet will this pass,
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  Speaker 6: and pass shall I.
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  Speaker 7: I live here. Wessex is my name. I'm a dog
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  Speaker 7: known rather well, I guard the house, but how that
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  Speaker 7: came to be my whim I cannot tell. With a
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  Speaker 7: leap and a hearty late, I go at the end
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  Speaker 7: of an hour's expectancy to take a walk of a
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  Speaker 7: mile or so with the folk I let live here
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  Speaker 7: with me. Along the path, amid the grass, I sniff
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  Speaker 7: and find out rarest smells for rolling over as I
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  Speaker 7: pass the open fields toward the dells. No doubt I
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  Speaker 7: shall always cross this sill, and turn the corner and
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  Speaker 7: stand steady, gazing back for my mistress till she reaches
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  Speaker 7: where I have run already. And then this meadow, with
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  Speaker 7: its brook, and bulrush even as it appears as I
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  Speaker 7: plunge by with hasty look, will stay the same a
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  Speaker 7: thousand years. Thus Wessex. but a dubious ray at times
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  Speaker 7: informs his steadfast eye, just for a trice, as though
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  Speaker 7: to say, Yet will this pass, and pass shall I?
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  Speaker 8: I live.
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  Speaker 5: Here.
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  Speaker 9: Wessex is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
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  Speaker 9: I guard the house, but how that came to be,
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  Speaker 9: my whim I cannot tell. With a leap and a
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  Speaker 9: heart it late I go, at the end of an
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  Speaker 9: hour's expectancy, to take a walk of a mile or so,
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  Speaker 9: with the folk I let live here with me. Along
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  Speaker 9: the path, amid the grass, I sniff and find out
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  Speaker 9: rarest smells for rolling over as I pass the open
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  Speaker 9: fields toward the dells. No doubt I shall always cross
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  Speaker 9: this sill, and turn the corner and stand steady. GAZING
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  Speaker 9: BACK FOR MY MISTRESS TILL SHE REACHES WHERE I HAVE
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  Speaker 9: RUN ALREADY. AND THAT THIS MEADOW WITH ITS BROOK AND BULL-RUSH,
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  Speaker 9: EVEN AS IT APPEARS AS I PLUNGE BY WITH A
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  Speaker 9: HASTY LOOK, WILL STAY THE SAME A THOUSAND YEARS. THUS WESSEX.
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  Speaker 9: BUT A DUBIOUS RAY AT TIMES INFORMS HIS STEADFAST EYE,
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  Speaker 9: JUST FOR A THRICE, AS THOUGH TO SAY, YET WILL
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  Speaker 9: THIS PASS, AND PASS SHALL I. END OF POEM This
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  Speaker 9: recording is in the public domain.
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  Speaker 10: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy Read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 10: I live here. Wessex is my name. I am a dog,
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  Speaker 10: known rather well. I guard the house. But how that came,
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  Speaker 10: to be my whim, I cannot tell. With a leap
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  Speaker 10: and a heart, he laid I go. At the end
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  Speaker 10: of an hour's expectancy, to take a walk of a
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  Speaker 10: mile or so, with a fork I let live here
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  Speaker 10: with me. Along the path, amid the grass, I sniff
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  Speaker 10: and find out rarest smells, for rolling over as I pass,
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  Speaker 10: the open fields toward the delts. No doubt, I shall
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  Speaker 10: always cross this sill, and turn the corner, and stand steady,
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  Speaker 10: gazing back, for my mistress still, she reaches where I
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  Speaker 10: have run already. and that this meadow, with its brook
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  Speaker 10: and bulrush, even as it appears, as I plunge by
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  Speaker 10: with hasty look, will stay the same a thousand years,
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  Speaker 10: thus Wessex. But a dubious ray at times informs his
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  Speaker 10: steadfast eye, just for a trice, as though to say,
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  Speaker 10: yet will this pass, and pass shall.
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  Speaker 2: I, A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy Read
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  Speaker 2: for LibriVox.org by David Lawrence I live here. Wessex is
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  Speaker 2: my name. I am a dog, known rather well. I
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  Speaker 2: guard the house, but how that came to be my
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  Speaker 2: whim I cannot tell. With a leap and a heart elate,
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  Speaker 2: I go at the end of an hour's expectancy to
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  Speaker 2: take a walk of a mile or so with the
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  Speaker 2: folk I let live here with me. Along the path,
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  Speaker 2: amid the grass I sniff, and find out rarest smells
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  Speaker 2: for rolling over, as I pass the open fields toward
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  Speaker 2: the dells. No doubt I shall always cross this sill,
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  Speaker 2: and turn the corner, and stand steady, gazing back for
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  Speaker 2: my mistress, till she reaches where I have run already.
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  Speaker 2: And that this meadow, with its brook, and bulrush, even
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  Speaker 2: as it appears as I plunge by with a hasty look,
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  Speaker 2: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus, O Essex,
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  Speaker 2: but a dubious ray, at times, informs his steadfast eye,
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  Speaker 2: for just a trice, as though to say, yet will
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  Speaker 2: this pass, and pass shall I, in of poem this
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  Speaker 2: recording is in the public domain.
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  Speaker 11: A popular personage at home by thomas hardy read for librivox.org
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  Speaker 11: by newgate novelist I live here, Wessex is my name,
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  Speaker 11: I am a dog known rather well. I guard the house,
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  Speaker 11: but how that came to be my whim I cannot tell.
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  Speaker 11: With a leap and a hearty late I go at
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  Speaker 11: the end of an hour's expectancy to take a walk
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  Speaker 11: of a mile or so with the folk I let
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  Speaker 11: live here with me. Along the path, amid the grass,
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  Speaker 11: I sniff. and find out rarest smells for rolling over
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  Speaker 11: as I pass the open fields toward the dells. No
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  Speaker 11: doubt I shall always cross this sill, and turn the corner,
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  Speaker 11: and stand steady, gazing back for my mistress till she
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  Speaker 11: reaches where I have run already, and that this meadow
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  Speaker 11: with its brook and bulrush even as it appears, as
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  Speaker 11: I plunge by with hasty look, will stay the same
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  Speaker 11: a thousand years. Thus Wessex. But a dubious ray at
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  Speaker 11: times informs his steadfast eye, just for a trice, as
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  Speaker 11: though to say, yet will this pass, and pass shall I.
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  Speaker 12: A popular personage, At Home by Thomas Hardy. Read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 12: by Ian King. I live here. Wessex is my name.
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  Speaker 12: I'm a dog, known rather well. I guard the house,
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  Speaker 12: but how that came to be my whim, I cannot tell.
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  Speaker 12: With a leap and a heart of late I go,
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  Speaker 12: at the end of an hour's expectancy, to take a
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  Speaker 12: walk of a mile or so, with the folk I
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  Speaker 12: let live here with me, Along the path, amid the
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  Speaker 12: grass I sniff, and find out rarest smells, for rolling
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  Speaker 12: over as I pass, the open fields towards the dells.
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  Speaker 12: No doubt I shall always cross this sill, and turn
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  Speaker 12: the corner, and stand steady, gazing back for my mistress
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  Speaker 12: till she reaches where I have run already, and that
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  Speaker 12: this meadow, with its brook and bulrush, even as it
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  Speaker 12: appears as I plunge by with hasty look, will stay
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  Speaker 12: the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex. But a dubious ray,
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  Speaker 12: at times, informs his steadfast eye, just for a trice,
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  Speaker 12: as though to say, Yet will this pass, and pass,
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  Speaker 12: shall I?
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  Speaker 13: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy. Read for Librox.org
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  Speaker 13: by Inkel. I live here. Wessex is my name. I
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  Speaker 13: am a dog known rather well. I guard the house,
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  Speaker 13: but how that came to be my whim I cannot tell.
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  Speaker 13: With a leap in her heart, the late I go,
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  Speaker 13: at the end of an hour's expectancy, to take a
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  Speaker 13: walk of a mile or so with the folk I
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  Speaker 13: let live here with me. Along the path, amid the grass,
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  Speaker 13: I sniff and find out rarest smells, rolling over as
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  Speaker 13: I pass the open fields toward the dells. No doubt
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  Speaker 13: I should always cross this sill, and turn the corner
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  Speaker 13: and stand steady, gazing back for my mistress till she
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  Speaker 13: reaches where I have ran already. And that this meadow
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  Speaker 13: with its brook, and bulrush even as it appears, as
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  Speaker 13: I plunge by with hasty look, will stay the same
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  Speaker 13: a thousand years.
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  Speaker 14: Thus Wessex.
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  Speaker 13: But a dubious ray at times informs his steadfast eye,
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  Speaker 13: Just for thrice, as though to say, Yet will this pass.
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  Speaker 5: And pass shall I. I live here. Wessex is my name.
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  Speaker 5: I'm a dog known rather well. I guard the house,
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  Speaker 5: but how that came, To be my whim I cannot tell.
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  Speaker 5: With a leap and a hearty late I go, at
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  Speaker 5: the end of an hour's expectancy, to take a walk
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  Speaker 5: of a mile or so with the folk I let
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  Speaker 5: live here with me. Along the path, amid the grass,
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  Speaker 5: I sniff and find out rarest smells, for rolling over
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  Speaker 5: as I pass the open fields towards the dells. No
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  Speaker 5: doubt I shall always cross this sill and turn the
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  Speaker 5: corner and stand steady, gazing back for my mistress till
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  Speaker 5: she reaches where I have run already. And that this
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  Speaker 5: meadow with its brook and bulrush, even as it appears,
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  Speaker 5: as I plunge by with hasty look, will stay the
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  Speaker 5: same a thousand years.
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  Speaker 10: Thus Wessex.
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  Speaker 5: But a dubious ray at times informs his steadfast eye,
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  Speaker 5: just for a trice, as though to say, Yet will
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  Speaker 5: this pass, and pass shall I? End of poem. This
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  Speaker 5: recording is in the public domain.
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  Speaker 15: A Popular Prisonage at Home by Thomas Hardy. Read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 15: by Larry Wilson. I live here. Wessex is my name.
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  Speaker 15: I am a dog known rather well. I guard the house,
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  Speaker 15: but how that came to be my whim I cannot tell.
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  Speaker 15: WITH A LEAP AND A HEART ELATE I GO AT
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  Speaker 15: THE END OF AN HOUR'S EXPECTANCY TO TAKE A WALK
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  Speaker 15: OF A MILE OR SO WITH THE FOLK I LET
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  Speaker 15: LIVE HERE WITH ME. ALONG THE PATH, AMID THE GRASS
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  Speaker 15: I SNIFF, AND FIND OUT RAREST SMELLS FOR ROLLING OVER
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  Speaker 15: AS I PASS THE OPEN FIELDS TOWARD THE DAILS. NO
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  Speaker 15: DOUBT I SHALL ALWAYS CROSS THIS SILL, AND TURN THE
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  Speaker 15: CORNER AND STAND STEADY, GAZING BACK FOR MY MISTRESS, till
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  Speaker 15: she reaches where I have run already. And that this meadow,
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  Speaker 15: with its brook and bulrush, even as it appears as
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  Speaker 15: I plunge by with hasty look, will stay the same
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  Speaker 15: a thousand years. Thus Wessex. But a dubious ray at
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  Speaker 15: times informs his steadfast eye, just for a trice, as
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  Speaker 15: though to say, Yet will this pass? and, pass shall I,
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  Speaker 15: end a poem. This recording is in the public domain.
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  Speaker 15: I live here. Wessex is my name.
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  Speaker 16: I am a dog, known rather well.
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  Speaker 17: I guard the house, but how that came, to be
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  Speaker 17: my whim, I cannot tell. With a leap and a
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  Speaker 17: heart elate I go, at the end of an hour's expectancy,
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  Speaker 17: to take a walk of a mile or so, with
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  Speaker 17: the folk I let live here with me. Along the path,
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  Speaker 17: amid the grass, I sniff and find out rarest smells,
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  Speaker 17: for rolling over as I pass, the open fields toward
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  Speaker 17: the dells. no doubt i shall always cross this sill
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  Speaker 17: and turn the corner and stand steady gazing back for
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  Speaker 17: my mistress till she reaches where i have run already
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  Speaker 17: and that this meadow with this brook and bulrush even
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  Speaker 17: as it appears as i plunge by with hasty look
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  Speaker 17: will stay the same a thousand years thus wessex but
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  Speaker 17: a dubious ray at times informs his steadfast eye Just
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  Speaker 17: for a trice as though to say, Yet will.
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  Speaker 16: This pass, and pass shall I. I live here. Wessex
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  Speaker 16: is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
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  Speaker 16: I guard the house, but how that came to be
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  Speaker 16: my whim I cannot tell. With a leap and a heart,
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  Speaker 16: elate I go. at the end of an hour's expectancy
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  Speaker 16: to take a walk of a mile or so with
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  Speaker 16: the folk I let live here with me. Along the
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  Speaker 16: path amid the grass, I sniff and find out rarer
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  Speaker 16: smells for rolling over as I pass the open fields
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  Speaker 16: towards the Dalles. No doubt I should always cross this
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  Speaker 16: sill and turn the corner and stand steady, gazing back
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  Speaker 16: for my mistress till she reaches where I have run already.
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  Speaker 16: And that this meadow with its brook and bulrush, even
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  Speaker 16: as it appears, as I plunge by with hasty look,
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  Speaker 16: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex, but
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  Speaker 16: a dubious ray at times informs a steadfast eye, just
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  Speaker 16: for a trice as those who say, yet will this pass,
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  Speaker 16: and pass, shall I?
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  Speaker 4: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy Read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 4: by Nora Trapp. I live here. Wessex is my name.
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  Speaker 18: I am a dog.
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  Speaker 4: Known rather well. I guard the house, but how that
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  Speaker 4: came to be my whim I cannot tell. With a
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  Speaker 4: leap in a heart, a late I go at the
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  Speaker 4: end of an hour's expectancy to take a walk of
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  Speaker 4: a mile or so with the folk I let live
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  Speaker 4: here with me. Along the path amid the grass I
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  Speaker 4: sniff and find out rarest smells. For rolling over as
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  Speaker 4: I pass the open fields toward the dells. No doubt
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  Speaker 4: I shall always cross this sill and turn the corner
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  Speaker 4: and stand steady. Gazing back for my mistress till she
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  Speaker 4: reaches where I have run already. and that this meadow,
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  Speaker 4: with its brook and bulrush even as it appears, as
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  Speaker 4: I plunge by with hasty look, will stay the same
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  Speaker 4: a thousand years. Thus Wessex, but a dubious ray at
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  Speaker 4: times informs his steadfast eye, just for a trice as
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  Speaker 4: though to say, yet will this pass, and pass shall I.
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  Speaker 14: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy, read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 14: by Nancy Beard. I live here. Wessex is my name.
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  Speaker 14: I am a dog known rather well. I guard the house,
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  Speaker 14: but how that came to be my whim I cannot tell.
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  Speaker 15: With a leap and.
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  Speaker 14: A hearty late I go, at the end of an
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  Speaker 14: hour's expectancy, to take a walk of a mile or so,
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  Speaker 14: with the folk I let live here with me. Along
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  Speaker 14: the path amid the grass I sniff and find out
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  Speaker 14: rarest smells, For rolling over as I pass The open
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  Speaker 14: fields toward the dells. No doubt I shall always cross
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  Speaker 14: this sill And turn the corner and stand steady, Gazing
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  Speaker 14: back for my mistress till She reaches where I have
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  Speaker 14: run already. And that this meadow with its brook and bulrush,
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  Speaker 14: even as it appears, as I plunge by with hasty look,
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  Speaker 14: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex, but
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  Speaker 14: a dubious ray, at times informs his steadfast eye, just
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  Speaker 14: for a trice as though to say, Yet will this pass,
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  Speaker 14: and pass shall I?
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  Speaker 19: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy. Read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 19: by Paula Messina.
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  Speaker 16: I live here.
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  Speaker 19: Wessex is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
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  Speaker 19: I guard the house, but how that came to be
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  Speaker 19: my whim, I cannot tell. With a leap and a
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  Speaker 19: heart of late, I go at the end of an
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  Speaker 19: hour's expectancy to take a walk of a mile or so.
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  Speaker 19: with the folk I let live here with me. Along
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  Speaker 19: the path, amid the grass, I sniff and find out
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  Speaker 19: rarest smells for rolling over as I pass the open
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  Speaker 19: fields toward the dells. No doubt I shall always cross
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  Speaker 19: this sill and turn the corner and stand steady, gazing
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  Speaker 19: back for my mistress till she reaches where I have
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  Speaker 19: run already. and that this meadow with its broken bulrush,
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  Speaker 19: even as it appears as I plunge by with hasty look,
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  Speaker 19: will stay the same a thousand years.
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  Speaker 2: Thus Wessex.
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  Speaker 19: But a dubious ray at times informs his steadfast eye,
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  Speaker 19: just for a trice, as though to say, yet will
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  Speaker 19: this pass, and pass shall I? End of poem. This
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  Speaker 19: recording is in the public domain.
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  Speaker 20: A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy read for LibriVox.org
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  Speaker 20: by Quarter Tone.
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  Speaker 16: I live here.
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  Speaker 20: Wessex is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
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  Speaker 20: I guard the house, but how that came to be
• 24:19
  Speaker 20: my whim I cannot tell. With a leap and a
• 24:22
  Speaker 20: heart elate I go at the end of an hour's expectancy.
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  Speaker 20: to take a walk of a mile or so with
• 24:29
  Speaker 20: the folk I let live here with me. Along the
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  Speaker 20: path amid the grass I sniff and find out rarest
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  Speaker 20: smells for rolling over as I pass the open fields
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  Speaker 20: toward the dells. No doubt I shall always cross this
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  Speaker 20: sill and turn the corner and stand steady, gazing back
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  Speaker 20: for my mistress till she reaches where I have run already.
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  Speaker 20: And that this meadow with its brook, And bulrush even
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  Speaker 20: as it appears, As I plunge by with hasty look,
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  Speaker 20: Will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex, but
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  Speaker 20: a dubious ray, At times informs his steadfast eye, Just
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  Speaker 20: for a trice, as though to say, Yet will this pass,
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  Speaker 20: and pass shall I?
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  Speaker 21: A POPULAR PERSONAGE AT HOME I live here. Wessex is
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  Speaker 21: my name. I am a dog known rather well. I
• 25:35
  Speaker 21: guard the house, but how that came to be my
• 25:38
  Speaker 21: whim I cannot tell. With a leap and a heart
• 25:43
  Speaker 21: elate I go at the end of an hour's expectancy
• 25:47
  Speaker 21: to take a walk of a mile or so with
• 25:50
  Speaker 21: the folk I let live here with me. Along the
• 25:53
  Speaker 21: path amid the grass I sniff and find out rarest
• 25:57
  Speaker 21: smells for rolling over as I pass the open fields
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  Speaker 21: toward the dells. No doubt I shall always cross this
• 26:06
  Speaker 21: sill and turn the corner and stand steady, gazing back
• 26:11
  Speaker 21: for my mistress till she reaches where I have run already.
• 26:15
  Speaker 21: and that this meadow with its brook and bulrush, even
• 26:18
  Speaker 21: as it appears as I plunge by with hasty look,
• 26:22
  Speaker 21: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex. But
• 26:29
  Speaker 21: a dubious ray at times informs his steadfast eye, just
• 26:34
  Speaker 21: for a trice, as though to say, Yet will this pass,
• 26:39
  Speaker 21: and pass shall I?
• 26:43
  Speaker 8: A Popular Person is at Home by Thomas Hardy. Read
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  Speaker 8: for LibriVox at Org by Twinleaf. I live here, where
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  Speaker 8: sex is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
• 26:54
  Speaker 8: I got the house, but how that came to be
• 26:57
  Speaker 8: my whim, I cannot tell. With a leap and a heart,
• 27:00
  Speaker 8: a late I go, at the end of an hour's expectancy,
• 27:04
  Speaker 8: to take a walk of a mile or so, with
• 27:06
  Speaker 8: the folk I let live here with me. Along the path,
• 27:10
  Speaker 8: amid the grass, I sniff and find out rarest smells,
• 27:14
  Speaker 8: for rolling over as I pass, the open fields towards
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  Speaker 8: the dells. No doubt I shall always cross this sill,
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  Speaker 8: and turn the corner and stand steady, gazing back for
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  Speaker 8: my mistress still, she reaches where I have run already.
• 27:29
  Speaker 8: And that this meadow, with its brook and bulrush, even
• 27:32
  Speaker 8: as it appears, as I plunge by with hasty look,
• 27:36
  Speaker 8: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex, but
• 27:41
  Speaker 8: a dubious ray at times, informs his steadfast eye, just
• 27:45
  Speaker 8: for a thrice as though to say, yet will this pass,
• 27:49
  Speaker 8: and pass shall I.
• 27:53
  Speaker 18: I live here. Wessex is my name. I am a
• 27:56
  Speaker 18: dog known rather well. the house, but how that came
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  Speaker 18: to be my whim I cannot tell. With a leap
• 28:16
  Speaker 18: and a heart elate, I go at the end of
• 28:18
  Speaker 18: an hour's expectancy to take a walk of a mile
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  Speaker 18: or so with the folk I let live here with me.
• 28:25
  Speaker 18: Along the path amid the grass I sniff, and find
• 28:30
  Speaker 18: out rarest smells for rolling over as I pass the
• 28:34
  Speaker 18: open fields toward the dells. No doubt I shall always
• 28:39
  Speaker 18: cross this sill, and turn the corner, and stand steady,
• 28:43
  Speaker 18: gazing back at my mistress till she reaches where I
• 28:47
  Speaker 18: have run already, and that this medal, with its brook
• 28:52
  Speaker 18: and bulrush, even as it appears, as I plunge by
• 28:56
  Speaker 18: with hasty look, will stay the same a thousand years.
• 29:03
  Speaker 18: Thus Wessex. but a dubious ray at times informs his
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  Speaker 18: steadfast eye. Just a trice, as though to say, Yet
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  Speaker 18: will this pass? And pass shall I?
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  Speaker 4: I live here.
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  Speaker 22: Wessex is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
• 29:34
  Speaker 22: I guard the house, but how that came to be,
• 29:36
  Speaker 22: my whim, I cannot tell. With a leap and a
• 29:39
  Speaker 22: heart of late I go at the end of an
• 29:41
  Speaker 22: hour's expectancy to take a walk of a mile or
• 29:44
  Speaker 22: so with the folk I let live here with me.
• 29:47
  Speaker 22: Along the path, amid the grass I sniff, and find
• 29:51
  Speaker 22: out rarest smells for rolling over as I pass the
• 29:53
  Speaker 22: open field toward the dells. No doubt I shall always
• 29:57
  Speaker 22: cross the sill. and turn the corner and stand steady,
• 30:01
  Speaker 22: gazing back for my mistress till she reaches where I
• 30:03
  Speaker 22: have run already, and that this middle, with its brook
• 30:07
  Speaker 22: and bulrush, even as it appears as I plunge by
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  Speaker 22: with hasty look, will stay the same a thousand years,
• 30:15
  Speaker 22: thus Wessex. But a dubious ray at times informs his
• 30:19
  Speaker 22: steadfast eye, just for a trice, as though to say,
• 30:24
  Speaker 22: yet will this pass, and pass shall.
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  Speaker 23: I, A Popular Personage at Home by Thomas Hardy. Read
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  Speaker 23: for LibriVox.org by Winifred Aspin.
• 30:38
  Speaker 15: I live here.
• 30:39
  Speaker 23: Wessex is my name. I am a dog known rather well.
• 30:43
  Speaker 23: I guard the house, but how that came to be
• 30:46
  Speaker 23: my whim I cannot tell. With a leap and a
• 30:49
  Speaker 23: hearty late I go at the end of an hour's
• 30:53
  Speaker 23: expectancy to take a walk of a mile or so.
• 30:57
  Speaker 23: But the folk I let live here with me. Along
• 31:01
  Speaker 23: the path, amid the grass, I sniff and find out
• 31:04
  Speaker 23: rarest smells, For rolling over as I pass, They open
• 31:09
  Speaker 23: fields towards the dells. No doubt I shall always cross
• 31:13
  Speaker 23: this sill, And turn the corner and stand steady, Gazing
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  Speaker 23: back for my mistress till She reaches where.
• 31:21
  Speaker 21: I have run already.
• 31:24
  Speaker 23: And that this meadow with its brook and bulrush, even
• 31:27
  Speaker 23: as it appears, as I plunge by with hasty look,
• 31:31
  Speaker 23: will stay the same a thousand years. Thus Wessex, but
• 31:37
  Speaker 23: a dubious ray, at times informs his steadfast eye, just
• 31:42
  Speaker 23: for a trice, as though to say, yet will this pass,
• 31:47
  Speaker 23: and pass shall I?