Quiet Work by Matthew Arnold read by Various | Full Audio Book

Added: 2026-05-11

[00:00:00]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold read for libbyox.org by Alan Lley.

[00:00:10]One lesson nature let me learn of the one lesson which in every wind is blown.

[00:00:20]One lesson of two duties kept at one.

[00:00:25]Though the loud will proclaim their enmity, of toil unserved from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows, far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:00:51]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil, still do thy sleepless ministers move on their glorious task in silent perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil.

[00:01:16]Laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:01:23]End of poem.

[00:01:26]This recording is in the public domain.

[00:01:37]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold. Read for librivox.org or by Bruce Kachchuk.

[00:01:45]One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee. One lesson which in every wind is blown. One lesson of two duties kept at one, though the loud world proclaim their enmity, of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows far noisier schemes accomplished in repose. Too great for haste, too high for rivalry. Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil.

[00:02:24]Still do thy sleepless ministers move on their glorious tasks in silence perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil. Laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:02:44]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

[00:02:54]Quiet at work by Matthew Arnold. Read for librivox.org by beeswax candle.

[00:03:01]One lesson nature let me learn of thee.

[00:03:04]One lesson which in every wind is blown.

[00:03:07]One lesson of two duties kept at one, though the loud world proclaim their enmity.

[00:03:14]Of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows, far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:03:29]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil. Still do thy sleepless ministers move on, their glorious tasks and silence perfecting. Still working, blaming still our vain turmoil, laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:03:50]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

[00:03:59]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold. Read for librivox.org by David Lawrence in Ottawa, Ontario.

[00:04:10]May 2026.

[00:04:14]One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee. One lesson which in every wind is blown.

[00:04:21]One lesson of two duties kept at one.

[00:04:25]Though the loud world proclaim their emnity, of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:04:44]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil. Still do thy sleepless ministers move on their glorious tasks in silence perfecting still working blaming still or vain turmoil laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:05:08]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

[00:05:18]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold. Read for librivox.org by Lee Salter, Elizabeth Town, Pennsylvania, USA.

[00:05:29]One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee. One lesson which in every wind is blown. One lesson of two duties kept that one, though the loud world proclaim their enmity. of toil unsuffered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows, far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:05:59]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, [snorts] man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil, still do thy sleepless ministers move on their glorious tasks in silence perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil, laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:06:23]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

[00:06:35]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold. Read for librivox.org. Brand new gate novelist.

[00:06:44]One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee. One lesson which in every wind is blown. One lesson of two duties kept at one. Though the loud world proclaim their enmity, of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:07:15]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil.

[00:07:23]Still do thy sleepless ministers move on their glorious tasks in silence perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil.

[00:07:36]Laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:07:43]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

[00:07:54]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold.

[00:07:58]Read for librivox.org by rags.

[00:08:02]One lesson, nature. Let me learn of thee.

[00:08:08]One lesson which in every wind is blown.

[00:08:12]One lesson of two duties kept at one, though the loud world proclaim their enmity.

[00:08:20]of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows far noisier schemes accomplished in repose.

[00:08:32]Too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:08:38]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil. Still do thy sleepless ministers move on, their glorious tasks and silence perfecting, blaming still our vain turmoil.

[00:08:57]Laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:09:05]End of poem.

[00:09:07]This recording is in the public domain.

[00:09:17]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold. Read for librivox.org by Leanne Howlett.

[00:09:26]One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee. One lesson which in every wind is blown. One lesson of two duties kept at one.

[00:09:36]Though the loud whirl proclaim their enmity, of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:09:55]Yet while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil, still do thy sleepless ministers move on. Their glorious tasks and silence perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil. Laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:10:21]In Duff poem, this recording is in the public domain.

[00:10:32]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold read for librivox.org by Larry Wilson.

[00:10:40]One lesson nature let me learnth thee.

[00:10:44]One lesson which in every wind is blown.

[00:10:47]One lesson of two duties kept at one though the loud world proclaim their enmity.

[00:10:55]of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows far nosier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:11:12]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil, still do thy sleepless ministers move on, their glorious tasks and silence perfecting.

[00:11:25]Still working, blaming still our vain turmoil, labors that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:11:36]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

[00:11:47]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold read for librivox.org by Stacym.

[00:11:54]One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee. One lesson which in every wind is blown. One lesson of two duties kept at one. Though the loud world proclaim their enmity, of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows, our noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry. Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil, still do thy sleepless ministers move on their glorious tasks in silence perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil. Laborers that shall not fail when man is gone. End of poem.

[00:12:42]This recording is in the public domain.

[00:12:52]Quiet work by Matthew Arnold read for librivox.org by Shrimpfish.

[00:12:59]One lesson nature, let me learn of thee.

[00:13:02]One lesson which in every wind is blown.

[00:13:05]One lesson of two duties kept at one.

[00:13:09]Though the loud world proclaim their emnity, of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry.

[00:13:28]Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil. Still do thy sleepless ministers move on their glorious tasks in silence perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil. Laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:13:52]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

[00:14:01]Quiet at work by Matthew Arnold read for librivox.org by When Ready 1780.

[00:14:08]One lesson, nature, let me learn of thee. One lesson which in every wind is blown. One lesson of two duties kept at one, though the loud world proclaim their enmity. of toil unsevered from tranquility, of labor that in lasting fruit outgrows, far noisier schemes accomplished in repose, too great for haste, too high for rivalry. Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, men's fitful uproar mingling with his toil, still do they thy sleepless ministers move on, their glorious tasks in silence perfecting, still working, blaming still our vain turmoil, laborers that shall not fail when man is gone.

[00:14:51]End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.