Idris Elba Reading 'London' By William Blake 

Who is here cause of english

I wander thro' each charter'd street, Near where the charter'd Thames does flow, And mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe. 4 In every cry of every Man, In every Infant’s cry of fear, In every voice: in every ban, The mind-forg'd manacles I hear. 8 How the Chimney-sweeper's cry Every black'ning Church appalls, And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls. 12 But most, thro' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot's curse Blasts the new born Infant's tear, And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse. 16

"And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls." Such a powerful image that reminds me of Blake's other brilliant class-conscious observation on war: "The priest loves war, and the soldier peace." The manacles are forged by private property

Blake appreciation is awesome! Nicely done Idris!

Is anyone acc here cos it’s a good poem

This is one of my favourite poems, and Idris Elba has one of the best voices on the planet.

I love this man so much can you post more about him🤩😎👊

Great poem

i am in love with this man

King.

Knock Knock its knuckles

Shit blud he has to go

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Hello

So weird to hear Stringer Bell's accent change

Fark's sake, this is absolute crap! No sense of what the poem is saying. He might as well be reading the take-away menu from the local Chinese!

Not a good version, sounds awful.Self promoting greed.

How disappointing. I expected a more meaningful rendition from this actor.

English ain’t great

Take this video down immediately!!!!!!!!

Take this crap down