MURMURINGS

Quote for Today  - August 5,  2012


"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 whom within were heard
Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed
Mysterious union with its native sea."


William Wordsworth [1770-1850] The Excursion [1814], book IV, line 1132.