Quote#Wisdom
"Shells with lip, or tooth, or bleeding gum
Quote byThomas Sturge Moore · 1870–1944
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "A Duet", line 5; from The Sea is Kind (London: Grant Richards, 1914) p. 78..
English (original)
"Shells with lip, or tooth, or bleeding gum, Tell-tale shells, and shells that whisper 'Come', Shells that stammer, blush, and yet are dumb – " "O let me hear!"
— Thomas Sturge Moore
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