A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The Englishman is finished like a cowry or a murex.


Essays and English Traits (ed. 1909)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The...

A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The...

A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The...

A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The...