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"I send thee a shell from the ocean-beach; But listen thou well, for my shell hath speech. Hold to thine ear And plain thoult hear Tales of ships."
"Past are three summers since she first beheld The ocean; all around the child await Some exclamation of amazement here: She coldly said, her long-lasht eyes abased, Is this the mighty ocean? is this all?"

The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth. The ocean is conventionally divided into large bodies of water, which are also referred to as oceans, and are themselves mostly divided into seas, gulfs and subsequent bodies of water. The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water and is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere, acting as a huge reservoir of heat for Earth
"I send thee a shell from the ocean-beach; But listen thou well, for my shell hath speech. Hold to thine ear And plain thoult hear Tales of ships."
"A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean."
"Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean—roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin—his control Stops with the shore."
"You know, the ocean’s the biggest damned snowflake ever? It rolls and swells a thousand shapes and colors, no two alike."
"Once more upon the waters! yet once more! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider."
"In chambers deep, Where waters sleep, What unknown treasures pave the floor."