<h2 id="id00344" style="margin-top: 4em">THE SEA-SHELL</h2>
<p id="id00345">Oh, fairy palace of pink and pearl<br/>
Frescoed with filigree silver-white,<br/>
Down in the silence beneath the sea<br/>
God by Himself must have fashioned thee<br/>
Just for His own delight!<br/></p>
<p id="id00346">But no!—For a dumb and shapeless thing<br/>
Stirring in darkness its little hour,<br/>
Thy walls were built with infinite care,<br/>
Thou sea-scented home, so fine and fair,<br/>
Perfect—and like a flower!<br/></p>
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