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 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 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.
The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.
The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.
Went in at the one eare and out at the other.
Went in at the one eare and out at the other.
It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views read more
It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views worth hearing on things in general.
 Little pitchers have wide eares.
 [Little pitchers have wide ears.]  
 Little pitchers have wide eares.
 [Little pitchers have wide ears.] 
Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.
Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.
Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.
Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.
 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.