Within a bony labrinthean cave,
Reached by the pulse of the aerial wave,
This sibyl, sweet, and read more

Within a bony labrinthean cave,
Reached by the pulse of the aerial wave,
This sibyl, sweet, and Mystic Sense is found,
Muse, that presides o'er all the Powers of Sound.

The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.

The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything read more

The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue; and no genius can long or often utter anything which is not invited and gladly entertained by men around him.

Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be
silent, that you may hear.

Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be
silent, that you may hear.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

I was all ear,
And took in strains that might create a soul
Under the ribs of read more

I was all ear,
And took in strains that might create a soul
Under the ribs of death.

Friends, Romans countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

Friends, Romans countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

Hear ye not the hum
Of mighty workings?

Hear ye not the hum
Of mighty workings?

Everyone hears only what he understands.

Everyone hears only what he understands.