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“I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell, To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy, for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with his native sea.”
Provenance
- Source:
- The Excursion. Book iv.
- Type:
- Book
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 8630097fefd6c62cdbb8571033ed8cb8ec22f1fb81ee5686d7e03f8f986b703a
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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