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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.
 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. 
Where more is meant than meets the ear.
Where more is meant than meets the ear.
 Little pitchers have wide eares.
 [Little pitchers have wide ears.]  
 Little pitchers have wide eares.
 [Little pitchers have wide ears.] 
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
 Such an exploit have I in hand, Ligarius,
 Had you a healthful ear to hear of it.  
 Such an exploit have I in hand, Ligarius,
 Had you a healthful ear to hear of it. 
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
He that has ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil