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    His voice no touch of harmony admits,
    Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.
    The two extremes appear like man and wife
    Coupled together for the sake of strife.

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Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet read more

Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The beauty of thy voice.

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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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The voice is nothing but beaten air.
[Lat., Vox nihil aliud quam ictus aer.]

The voice is nothing but beaten air.
[Lat., Vox nihil aliud quam ictus aer.]

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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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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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A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale
and seeing what a little body it had, read more

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.)

by Plutarch Found in: Voice Quotes,
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The Angel ended, and in Adam's ear
So charming left his voice, that he awhile
Thought him read more

The Angel ended, and in Adam's ear
So charming left his voice, that he awhile
Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear.

by John Milton Found in: Voice Quotes,
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Her voice was like the voice the stars
Had when they sang together.

Her voice was like the voice the stars
Had when they sang together.

by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Found in: Voice Quotes,
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Her voice changed like a bird's:
There grew more of the music, and less of the words.

Her voice changed like a bird's:
There grew more of the music, and less of the words.

by Robert Browning Found in: Voice Quotes,
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