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Charles Henry (John Paul) Webb. (1834–1905) (continued)

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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 thou’lt hear 1
          Tales of ships.

With a Nantucket Shell.

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Of Christian souls more have been wrecked on shore
Than ever were lost at sea.

With a Nantucket Shell.

Richard Garnett. (1835–1906)

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The three eldest children of Necessity: God, the World and love.

De Flagello myrteo.

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Love is God’s essence; Power but his attribute: therefore is his love greater than his power.

De Flagello myrteo. iv.

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Thou canst not pray to God without praying to Love, but mayest pray to Love without praying to God.

De Flagello myrteo. xiii.

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When Silence speaks for Love she has much to say.

De Flagello myrteo. lxxiii.

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Sweet are the words of Love, sweeter his thoughts:
Sweetest of all what Love nor says nor thinks.

De Flagello myrteo. clxv.

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Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater than God and the World.

De Flagello myrteo. ccxxv.

Theodore Tilton. (1835–1907)

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I won a noble fame;
But with a sudden frown,
The people snatched my crown,
And, in the mire, trod down
My lofty name.

Sir Marmaduke’s Musings.

Note 1.
D. G. Rossetti: The Sea Hints. Page 769. Eugene Lee-Hamilton: Page 824. [back]

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