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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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A sweet voice, a little indistinct and muffled, which caresses
and does not thrill; an utterance which glides on read more

A sweet voice, a little indistinct and muffled, which caresses
and does not thrill; an utterance which glides on without
emphasis, and lays stress on what is deeply felt.

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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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There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Voice Quotes,
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Your voice dries up if you don't use it.

Your voice dries up if you don't use it.

by Patti Page 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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The devil hath not, in all his quiver's choice,
An arrow for the heart like a sweet voice.

The devil hath not, in all his quiver's choice,
An arrow for the heart like a sweet voice.

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The voice so sweet, the words so fair,
As some soft chime had stroked the air;
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The voice so sweet, the words so fair,
As some soft chime had stroked the air;
And though the sound had parted thence,
Still left an echo in the sense.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Voice Quotes,
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Thy voice
Is a celestial melody.

Thy voice
Is a celestial melody.

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. . . solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry read more

. . . solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition . . .

by Amelia Barr Found in: Voice Quotes,
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