Famous quotes containing the words shock and/or wave:
“Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelingsas some savage tribes determine the power of muskets by their recoil; that being considered best which fairly prostrates the purchaser.”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (18071882)
“Great Powers of falling wave and wind and windy fire,
With your harmonious choir
Encircle her I love and sing her into peace,
That my old care may cease....”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
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