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 Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:22 am Post subject: COMPLETE [F. P.] The Briefless Barrister by JG Saxe - dl |
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The Briefless Barrister
by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)
All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-briefless-barrister-by-john-godfrey-saxe/
Each fortnight a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible!
This fortnight’s poem can be found here.
Please be sure that your recording software is set to the following technical specifications:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44100 kHz
Have questions on "how"?
Check LV's Recording Notes thread before recording: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
If this is your first recording, you'll also find this useful: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/How_to_Send_Your_Recording
Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
(Please leave no more than 0.5-1 second of silence at the beginning of your recording!)
| Quote: | The Briefless Barrister by John Godfrey Saxe, read for LibriVox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, your location, and/or your personal url.] |
Then read the poem:
| Quote: | An Attorney was taking a turn,
In shabby habiliments drest;
His coat it was shockingly worn,
And the rust had invested his vest.
His breeches had suffered a breach,
His linen and worsted were worse;
He had scarce a whole crown in his hat,
And not half a crown in his purse.
And thus as he wandered along,
A cheerless and comfortless elf,
He sought for relief in a song,
Or complainingly talked to himself:—
"Unfortunate man that I am!
I've never a client but grief:
The case is, I've no case at all,
And in brief, I've ne'er had a brief!
"I've waited and waited in vain,
Expecting an 'opening' to find,
Where an honest young lawyer might gain
Some reward for toil of his mind.
"'Tis not that I'm wanting in law,
Or lack an intelligent face,
That others have cases to plead,
While I have to plead for a case.
"O, how can a modest young man
E'er hope for the smallest progression,—
The profession's already so full
Of lawyers so full of profession!"
While thus he was strolling around,
His eye accidentally fell
On a very deep hole in the ground,
And he sighed to himself, "It is well!"
To curb his emotions, he sat
On the curbstone the space of a minute,
Then cried, "Here's an opening at last!"
And in less than a jiffy was in it!
Next morning twelve citizens came
('Twas the coroner bade them attend),
To the end that it might be determined
How the man had determined his end!
"The man was a lawyer, I hear,"
Quoth the foreman who sat on the corse.
"A lawyer? Alas!" said another,
"Undoubtedly died of remorse!"
A third said, "He knew the deceased,
An attorney well versed in the laws,
And as to the cause of his death,
'Twas no doubt for the want of a cause."
The jury decided at length,
After solemnly weighing the matter,
That the lawyer was drownded, because
He could not keep his head above water!
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| Quote: | | End of poem. This recording is in the public domain. |
Please leave five (5) seconds of silence at the end of your recording.
Save your recording as an mp3 file using the following filename and ID3 tag format:
File name - all in lowercase:brieflessbarrister_saxe_[your initials in lowercase].mp3 (eg. brieflessbarrister_saxe_klh.mp3)
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Title: The Briefless Barrister - Read by [YOUR INITIALS] (eg. The Briefless Barrister - Read by KLH)
Artist: John Godfrey Saxe
Album: LibriVox Fortnightly Poetry
Comments: (optional) Recorded by [your name]
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You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: dl - aradlaw
Please post a link to your file in this thread.
When you post your link, please include your name as you would like it credited on the catalogue page and any URL by which you would like it accompanied. (Note: This is only necessary if you have not done so for another project.)
If you wish to contribute, please have your readings submitted by 0600 GMT Sunday, August 1, 2010 (12:00am CDT)
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject: Briefless Barrister |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:00 pm Post subject: Name |
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| aradlaw wrote: | Thank you Dennis, very animated version 
Do you have a catalog name you wish to use? We can also a personal URL is you have one.  |
Hi,
I am happy for my catologue name to be the same as my forum name ...
Dennis Lane Pretoria
I don't have a personal website (since someone squatted on my site "oh-f**k.it" a few years ago. Is it possible to put facebook links? If so, my profile is at ...
http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Dennis-Michael-Lane/698328222
If that is not possible, then you can leave it blank for now.
Cheers,
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