"Careless Philosopher" by Henry Livingston, with "Hither Dear Husband" from "The Beggar's Opera."

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[mairdie]

"Careless Philosopher" (1787), a poem by Henry Livingston, Jr., the author of "Night Before Christmas." Music from Henry Livingston’s Music Manuscript – "Hither Dear Husband" from "The Beggar's Opera." People always ask why Henry didn't announce himself as the author when the poem was anonymously published. I always thought of this poem as Henry's answer. This is the first of a set of Henry's poetry, read by the actor who played Henry in the "Trial Before Christmas."

[mairdie]

WAY before we did the statistical analysis of things like “which favorite tongue movements of which poet is more like that seen in Night Before Christmas,” I had no doubt that Henry was the actual author. I knew when I had finally tracked down Clement Moore’s poetry at Brown University and started to watch it print out. The man was a horrible poet! Additionally, the character of each man shouted itself out of each of their poems. The more you read Henry, the more you fall in love with the sheer goodness of the man. The more you read Moore, the more your skin crawls.

Birthday Moore: http://www.henrylivingston.com/xmas/livingstonmoore/moorebirthday.htm Henry: http://www.henrylivingston.com/writing/poetry/joanna.htm Social Whirl Moore: http://www.henrylivingston.com/xmas/livingstonmoore/mooreball.htm Henry: http://www.henrylivingston.com/writing/poetry/dance.htm Fashion Moore: http://www.henrylivingston.com/xmas/livingstonmoore/moorefashion.htm Henry: http://www.henrylivingston.com/writing/poetry/acknow.htm

[mairdie]

Birthday
Moore: http://www.henrylivingston.com/xmas/livingstonmoore/moorebirthday.htm
Henry: http://www.henrylivingston.com/writing/poetry/joanna.htm

Social Whirl
Moore: http://www.henrylivingston.com/xmas/livingstonmoore/mooreball.htm
Henry: http://www.henrylivingston.com/writing/poetry/dance.htm

Fashion
Moore: http://www.henrylivingston.com/xmas/livingstonmoore/moorefashion.htm
Henry: http://www.henrylivingston.com/writing/poetry/acknow.htm

[mairdie]

PING

[Aquamarine]

Well done Mairdie.

[mairdie]

Hugs. I’ve been wanting to do this for SO many years. FINALLY!

[TEXOKIE]

Congrats, mairdie! great job!

[mairdie]

Oh, thank you, TEX. That means a lot.

[TEXOKIE]

Welllll you are meticulous and exacting.... how could it not be excellent???

HUGS!

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