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Young and Old

The EssayFive Easy Pieces
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Christopher Ricks explores some short poems that are worth remembering.
Young and Old: Frances Cornford's 'Childhood' and Shakespeare's Sonnet 73.
Producer: Tim Dee.

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Mon 30 May 201122:45
BBC Radio 3

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