Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 19 | 373 | And certainly the mere reading of it could scarcely convey the impact of hearing it proclaimed in the living voice, and particularly in a voice such as Hurtha's. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 19 | 370 | I might also mention that it is possible that it might lose something in the reading of it. |
| 19 | 371 | Poetry, after all, or most poetry, is presumably meant to be heard, not read. |
| 19 | 372 | It is intended for the ear, not the eye. |
| 19 | 373 | And certainly the mere reading of it could scarcely convey the impact of hearing it proclaimed in the living voice, and particularly in a voice such as Hurtha's. |
| 19 | 374 | The line had been moving along rapidly enough, incongruous though this might have seemed, given the thesis of Hurtha's poem. |
| 19 | 375 | We were now rather near the checkpoint. |
| 19 | 376 | "You are a Taurentian, are you not?" I asked a fellow in a purple helmet. |
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I might also mention that it is possible that it might lose something in the reading of it.
Poetry, after all, or most poetry, is presumably meant to be heard, not read.
It is intended for the ear, not the eye.
And certainly the mere reading of it could scarcely convey the impact of hearing it proclaimed in the living voice, and particularly in a voice such as Hurtha's.
The line had been moving along rapidly enough, incongruous though this might have seemed, given the thesis of Hurtha's poem.
We were now rather near the checkpoint.
"You are a Taurentian, are you not?" I asked a fellow in a purple helmet.
- (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter 19)