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James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Eugene Lee Hamilton

Let those who hope for brighter shores no more, / Not mourn, but turning inland, bravely seek / What hidden wealth redeems the shapeless shore.

The hollow sea-shell which for years hath stood / On dusty shelves, when held against the ear / Proclaims its stormy parent.

The strong must build stout cabins for the weak; / Must plan and stint; must sow and reap and store; / For grain takes root though all seems bare and bleak.