John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7777 Charles Henry (John Paul) Webb 1834-1905 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 7777 |
AUTHOR: | Charles Henry (John Paul) Webb (1834–1905) |
QUOTATION: | I send thee a shell from the ocean-beach; But listen thou well, for my shell hath speech. Hold to thine ear And plain thou’lt hear 1 Tales of ships. |
ATTRIBUTION: | With a Nantucket Shell. |
Note 1. D. G. Rossetti: The Sea Hints. Page 769. Eugene Lee-Hamilton: Page 824. [back] |