John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7599 Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7599 |
| AUTHOR: | Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | Gather a shell from the strewn beach And listen at its lips: 1 they sigh The same desire and mystery, The echo of the whole sea’s speech. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Sea-Limits. |
| Note 1. Charles Henry Webb: With a Nantucket Shell, page 793. [back] |