Esse Quam Videri
by John Hay
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Esse Quam Videri by John Hay.
This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 17, 2026.
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John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Hay was also a biographer of Lincoln, and wrote poetry and other literature throughout his life. - Summary by Wikipedia
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| Esse Quam Videri - read by AL | 1:39 | Read by nighthawks | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by BK | 1:12 | Read by Bruce Kachuk | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by BWC | 1:06 | Read by Beeswaxcandle | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by CF | 1:16 | Read by Craig Franklin | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by CLA | 1:15 | Read by Lynn Allen | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by DL | 1:15 | Read by David Lawrence | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by GLN | 1:14 | Read by Garth Burton | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by LAH | 1:10 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by LCW | 1:06 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Esse Quam Videri - read by PFS | 1:08 | Read by Phil Schempf |