Most court verse of this period has an unreal air, as if, amid the political and social agonies of the Hundred Years' War, the poets were voicing a yearning for humane and gracious living founded on the ideals of courtoisie.
In the form of the catechism, I also felt a sense of loneliness and longing — one voice yearning for another to answer.
In the form of the catechism, I also felt a sense of loneliness and longing one voice yearning for another to answer.
So Shah often comes across as agitated and betrayed by love: in the film-noir rush of Stealing Cars, her voice yearning over clattery percussion; or the way Divided (about a long-distance relationship) and the strikingly sultry Big Hands erupt with melodies that run counter to each song's rhythm.
Within each of these narratives, one found radically different voices yearning to be heard.
Let us hope that in Egypt, the many voices yearning for a new era of freedom for all of Egypt's citizens begin to find the freedom and democracy that they seek.
Sir Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, has often voiced his yearning for a "rebalancing" of the economy towards neglected manufacturing, and he will put the nation's money where his mouth is next month when the Bank produces a new £50 note celebrating two pioneers of the industrial revolution.
The woman's voice yearns for something brighter, softer, truer, and watching the song being mimed with heartbreaking conviction by this stocky, stubbly man is jolting and unforgettable.
In fact, perhaps the film's most moving sections involve Plummer voicing Ackerley's lifelong yearning to find the ideal friend, someone who would suit him exactly.
Equally ringing is the lyrical language that voices Rimbaud's yearning for freedom and transcendence.
Self-critical and never quite at ease with Hollywood, Mr. Pollack voiced a constant yearning for creative prerogatives more common on the stage.
