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How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank? From the
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Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare read and English recorded
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for LibriVox dot Org by Winston Tharp. Sweet soul, let's
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in and there expect their coming. And yet no matter,
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why should we go in? My friend Stefano, signify, I
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pray you within the house. Your mistress is at hand,
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And bring your music forth into the air. How sweet
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the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. Here will we sit
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and let the sounds of music creep in our ears
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soft stillness, and the night become the touches of sweet harmony.
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Sit Jessica, Look how the floor of heaven is thick
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inlaid with patines of bright gold. Tis not the smallest
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orb which thou behold'st but in his motion like an angel,
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sings still quiring to the young eyed cherubins. Such harmony
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is in immortal souls. But whilst this muddy vesture of
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decay doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it.
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Come ho and wake Diana with a hymn with sweetest touches,
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pierce your mistress ear, and draha home with music. I
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am never merry when I hear sweet music. The reason
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is your spirits are attentive. For do what note a
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wild and wanton herd, or race of youthful and unhandled colts,
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fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, which is the
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hot condition of their blood. If they but hear, perchance
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a trumpet sound, or any air of music touched their ears,
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you shall perceive them make a mutual stand, their savage
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eyes turned to a modest gaze by the sweet power
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of music. Therefore the poet fain that Orpheus drew trees,
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stones and floods, since not so stockish, hard and full
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of rage, but music for the time doth change his nature.
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The man that hath no music in himself, nor is
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not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems,
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and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
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and his affections dark as erebus. Let no such man
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be trusted. Mark the music, and of how sweet the
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moonlight sleeps upon this bank. From the Merchant of Venice.
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This recording is in the public domain. For more information
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or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox dot org.
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How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank? From the
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Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare read and English recorded
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for LibriVox dot Org by Winston Tharp. Sweet soul, let's
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in and there expect their coming. And yet no matter,
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why should we go in? My friend Stefano, signify, I
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pray you within the house. Your mistress is at hand,
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And bring your music forth into the air. How sweet
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the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. Here will we sit
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and let the sounds of music creep in our ears
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soft stillness, and the night become the touches of sweet harmony.
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Sit Jessica, Look how the floor of heaven is thick
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inlaid with patines of bright gold. Tis not the smallest
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orb which thou behold'st but in his motion like an angel,
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sings still quiring to the young eyed cherubins. Such harmony
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is in immortal souls. But whilst this muddy vesture of
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decay doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it.
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Come ho and wake Diana with a hymn with sweetest touches,
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pierce your mistress ear, and draha home with music. I
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am never merry when I hear sweet music. The reason
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is your spirits are attentive. For do what note a
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wild and wanton herd, or race of youthful and unhandled colts,
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fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, which is the
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hot condition of their blood. If they but hear, perchance
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a trumpet sound, or any air of music touched their ears,
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you shall perceive them make a mutual stand, their savage
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eyes turned to a modest gaze by the sweet power
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of music. Therefore the poet fain that Orpheus drew trees,
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stones and floods, since not so stockish, hard and full
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of rage, but music for the time doth change his nature.
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The man that hath no music in himself, nor is
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not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems,
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and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
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and his affections dark as erebus. Let no such man
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be trusted. Mark the music, and of how sweet the
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moonlight sleeps upon this bank. From the Merchant of Venice.
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This recording is in the public domain. For more information
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or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox dot org.
