'Subtle sounds'

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“The pleasant, subtle sounds of Spring, awaken you;
The madrigal of birds, the unmistakeable sway of a slight zephyr,
May combine, to ensure that you are taken to
Thought of a brand-new start….’’

From “Springtime in New England,’’ by Maurice Harris