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Everyone hears only what he understands.
Everyone hears only what he understands.
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue
The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue
Went in at the one eare and out at the other.
Went in at the one eare and out at the other.
He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;--
In short, there never was a better hearer.
He ne'er presumed to make an error clearer;--
In short, there never was a better hearer.
Where did you get that pearly ear?
God spoke and it came out to hear.
Where did you get that pearly ear?
God spoke and it came out to hear.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.
One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.
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.
