Andrew Marvell - To His Coy Mistress - Read by Sir John Gielgud

[@RichD384]

My students are listening to this now. I hope they can appreciate its beauty.

[@rockforlight]

Or it's cynicism. 😉 Listen closer.

[@marklandy5383]

Yea, tho a flamer he may be, beautiful words spoken written from a beau heart turned on to me by a beautiful brother

[@doyleperkins4916]

Having a confirmed British flamer of a thespian give a dramatic reading on the art of seduction by a rascally, rakish straight male gives true bearing to the old adage: judge not the performer, but judge his or her art. The adage is my own, the sentiment universal.

[@bhaskargovind5392]

great

[@cs3742]

Would like to hear Martin Shaw read this.

[@Yoliplanting]

Beautiful

[@Dr3adn0ught35818]

Why is no one reading with the iambic tetrameter?

[@rnjesus9950]

Now we just say “u up?”

[@mylife.7033]

Anyone from India?

[@jontalbot1]

Agree this is awful: total ham!

[@johnbremner4154]

Shockingly bad rendition by the famous actor!

[@breeeegs]

Why is it bad?

[@johnbremner4154]

@@breeeegs No emotion!

[@myracharleston8119]

@@johnbremner4154 these things are a matter of personal taste I suppose.... but I much prefer this version by an amature: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqiXqn-Xgpp4eM0

[@jubatwelve8757]

@@myracharleston8119 You are right. This rendition is much better.

[@kenmorley2339]

It is bad because it does not work read like that . I have yet to hear anybody do it justice and , before you ask , I can't recite it correctly . I am searching for a proper recital .