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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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And after the earthquake was a fire; but the Lord was not in the
fire: and after the fire read more

And after the earthquake was a fire; but the Lord was not in the
fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

by Bible Found in: Voice Quotes,
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The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

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

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

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His voice no touch of harmony admits,
Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.
The two extremes appear read more

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.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Voice Quotes,
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He ceased; but still their trembling ears retained
The deep vibrations of his witching song.

He ceased; but still their trembling ears retained
The deep vibrations of his witching song.

by James Thomson (1) Found in: Voice Quotes,
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