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    A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale
    and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," quoth he, "thou
    art all voice and nothing else." (Vox et praeterea nibil.)

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The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in read more

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.

by Kate Chopin Found in: Voice Quotes,
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Two voices are there; one is of the sea,
One of the mountains: each a mighty Voice.

Two voices are there; one is of the sea,
One of the mountains: each a mighty Voice.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Voice Quotes,
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His voice was intimate as the rustle of sheets.

His voice was intimate as the rustle of sheets.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Voice Quotes,
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At some glad moment was it nature's choice To dower a scrap of sunset with a voice?

At some glad moment was it nature's choice To dower a scrap of sunset with a voice?

by Edgar Fawcett Found in: Voice Quotes,
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My voice stuck in my throat.
[Lat., Vox faucibus haesit.]

My voice stuck in my throat.
[Lat., Vox faucibus haesit.]

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How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman!
It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,
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How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman!
It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,
It ravishes all senses.

by Philip Massinger Found in: Voice Quotes,
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He ceased: but left so charming on their ear
His voice, that listening still they seemed to hear.

He ceased: but left so charming on their ear
His voice, that listening still they seemed to hear.

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There is no index so sure as the voice.

There is no index so sure as the voice.

by Tancred Found in: Voice Quotes,
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It is the still small voice that the soul heeds; not the deafening blasts of doom.

It is the still small voice that the soul heeds; not the deafening blasts of doom.

by William D. Howells Found in: Voice Quotes,
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