And in that Flom Jordan above-seyd, was oure Lorde baptized of seynt John; and thevoys of God the Fadre was herd seyenge.
And there herd thei a voys of the fadir, that seye, Hic est filius meus dilectus, in quo mihi bene complacui.
That swich a voys was of hym and a stevene Thorugh-out the world, of honour and largesse, That it up rong un-to the yate of hevene.
And whan he was from every mannes sighte, 635 With softevoys he, of his lady dere, That was absent, gan singe as ye may here.
And natheles, thei of the contree seyn, that som tyme men heren voys of folk, and hors nyzenge, and cokkes crowynge.
For thogh I wepe of teres ful a tyne, Yet may that wo myn herte nat confounde; 10 Your seemly voys that ye so smal out-twyne Maketh my thoght in Ioye and blis habounde.
Nature, which that alway had an ere To murmour of the lewednes behinde, 520 With facound voys seide, 'hold your tonges there!
The rauenes and the crowes with her voys of care (badly).
His berd was wel bigonne for to springe; His voys was as a trompe thunderinge.
O, which a pitous thing it was to see (1030) Hir swowning, and hir humble voys to here!
The murmur sleeth myn herte and my corage; For to myne eres comth the voys so smerte, That it wel ny destroyed hath myn herte.
The voys of peple touchede the hevene, So loude cryden they with mery stevene: 'God save swich a lord, that is so good, He wilneth no destruccioun of blood!
Amidde a tree fordrye, as whyt as chalk, As Canacee was pleying in hir walk, 410 Ther sat a faucon over hir heed ful hye, That with a pitous voys so gan to crye That all the wode resouned of hir cry.
But whan he saugh that specheles she lay, With sorwful voys and herte of blisse al bare, He seyde how she was fro this world y-fare!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "voys" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
