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In every infant cry my soul is hearkening, The haunting happiness forever o'er, And all the bitterness of death is darkening The heavenly looks that smiled mine eyes before.

From The Poems of Schiller — First period by Schiller, Friedrich

Folded eyes and folded hands Typify divine commands He is hearkening to, intent Beyond wonderment.

From The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches by Riley, James Whitcomb

If the first thing is not to pray but to hearken, this surely is hearkening for God to speak to us that we may know how to speak to Him.

From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Pierson, Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan)

"Norton is hearkening to these rude tongues that do speak so lustily!" said Mortimer.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

Very frequently the multitude at the foot of the mountain are worshiping a golden calf, while the prophet, lonely and aloof upon the summit, is hearkening to the very voice of God.

From The Theory of the Theatre by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker