Quote#Speech
The voice so sweet, the words so fair
Quote byBen Jonson · 1572–1637
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Underwoods, LXXXIV, Eupheme, part 4, lines 37-40.
English (original)
The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And, though the sound were parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
— Ben Jonson
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