Starlight by John White Chadwick read by Various | Full Audio Book
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Starlight by John White Chadwick (1840 - 1904)
Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Read by: nighthawks, Algy Pug, Adrian Stephens, Bruce Kachuk, Beeswaxcandle, Craig Franklin, dc, David Lawrence, LeeSalter, Elizabeth W, G Kent, Garth Burton, Lee Ann Howlett, Larry Wilson, PaulClayton, Phil Schempf, Rapunzelina, Stacey Malcolm in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Starlight - read by AL
00:01:36 - 02 - Starlight - read by ALP
00:02:39 - 03 - Starlight - read by APS
00:04:02 - 04 - Starlight - read by BK
00:05:17 - 05 - Starlight - read by BWC
00:06:24 - 06 - Starlight - read by CF
00:07:40 - 07 - Starlight - read by DC
00:08:43 - 08 - Starlight - read by DL
00:10:01 - 09 - Starlight - read by DLS
00:11:16 - 10 - Starlight - read by EMWC
00:12:22 - 11 - Starlight - read by GK
00:13:33 - 12 - Starlight - read by GLN
00:14:50 - 13 - Starlight - read by LAH
00:16:00 - 14 - Starlight - read by LCW
00:17:11 - 15 - Starlight - read by PAC
00:18:22 - 16 - Starlight - read by PFS
00:19:30 - 17 - Starlight - read by R
00:20:42 - 18 - Starlight - read by SLM
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Starlight by John White Chadwick.This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 7, 2026. ------John White Chadwick was an American writer and clergyman of the Unitarian Church. In 1876, Chadwick published his first book of poems and would continue to write poetry over subsequent decades. He was also a prolific author of books, producing over 30 in his lifetime. They consisted of his sermons and other theological writings (which were published in a series), historical and biographical monographs, and volumes of poetry. - Summary by Wikipedia
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AI GeneratedThis transcript features multiple readings of John White Chadwick's poem \"Starlight,\" contributed by LibriVox volunteers. The poem explores a romantic encounter where the speaker compares the celestial beauty of a starry night to the radiance and purity found in a loved one's eyes, ultimately concluding that the intimacy of their love outweighs the grandeur of the cosmos.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Alan Lawley.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Algee Pug.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Adrian Stevens.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Bruce Kachuk.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Beeswax Candle.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Craig Franklin.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Craig Franklin.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by David Lawrence.
In Ottawa, Ontario, June 2026.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Lee Salter.
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Elizabethtown.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by G. Kent.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by G. Kent.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Leanne Howlett.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Larry Wilson.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed,
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Paul Clayton.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed.
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Phil Shempf.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed.
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Phil Shempf.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed.
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Starlight by John White Chadwick. Read for LibriVox.org by Stacey M.
Look up, she said, and all the heavens blazed, With countless myriads of quiet stars,
Whereon a moment silently he gazed, And drank that peace, no trouble ever mars.
Then, looking down into her face upturned, To other stars that did outshine the rest,
Upward to him, with such soft splendour yearned, That all her secret was at once confessed.
Then he, with kisses, did put out their light, And said, O strange, but more dear love to me,
Are thy pure eyes than all the stars of night, That shine in heaven everlastingly?
Night still is night, with every star aglow, But light when night, didst thou not love me so?
End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.