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THE SONNETS

• Listen to readings on Breakfast 07:00 - 10:00 3 sonnets
  
  33 Full many a glorious morning I have seen
  18 Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?
  23 As an unperfect actor on the stage
  
  

• Listen to readings on Classical Collection 10:00 - 12noon  2 sonnets
  
  29 When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes
  130 My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun
  

• Listen to readings on Afternoon on 3 14:00 - 16:00  3 sonnets
  
  55 Not marble nor the gilded monuments
  60 Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore
  87 Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing
  
  

Listen to readings on In Tune 17:00 - 19:00  2 sonnets

116 Let me not to the marriage of true minds
65 Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea

• Listen to reading on Performance on 3 19:00  - 21:15  1 sonnet
  
  73 That time of year thou mayst in me behold
  
  

Listen to reading on Night Waves  21:15 - 22:00  1 sonnet

94 They that have power to hurt, and will do none