The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet.
On my left the shooting had the sharp explosion of the infantry artillery, on my right could be heard the sporadic cannon shots thundering from the front, and up above the sky was clear and the sun bright.
Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
We all know that much of what we hear in life is not really so. Canned laughter and 'sweetened' applause have been TV staples for decades, and all the slamming doors, breaking glass and squealing tires you hear in movies are sound effects.
The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God.
My hearing loss was essentially due to noise exposure during my military service. I was on an anti-submarine sub-chaser in WWII, and we had lots of depth charges going off all around us. There were plenty of explosions, and they were loud!
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.
The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.
I go where the sound of thunder is.