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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. 
 And rolling far along the gloomy shores
 The voice of days of old and days to be.  
 And rolling far along the gloomy shores
 The voice of days of old and days to be. 
 Two voices are there; one is of the sea,
 One of the mountains: each a mighty Voice.  
 Two voices are there; one is of the sea,
 One of the mountains: each a mighty Voice. 
There is no index so sure as the voice.
There is no index so sure as the voice.
 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, 
The voice of one crying in read more 
 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, 
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of 
the Lord, make his paths straight. 
 The voice so sweet, the words so fair,
 As some soft chime had stroked the air;
  And read more 
 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. 
It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is obliged to respect the voice read more
It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is obliged to respect the voice of the weakest.
 I grant you, friends, if you should fright the ladies out of 
their wits, they would have no more read more 
 I grant you, friends, if you should fright the ladies out of 
their wits, they would have no more discretion but to hang us; 
but I will aggravate my voice so that I will roar you as gently 
as any suckling dove; I will roar you an 'twere any nightingale. 
 How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman!
 It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,
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 How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman!
 It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,
  It ravishes all senses.