"... I shall never forget the indulgence with which he treated Hodge, his cat: for whom he himself used to go out and …"

"When God made the oyster, he guaranteed his absolute economic and social security. He built the oyster a house, his s…"

"It is unseasonable and unwholesome in all months that have not an R in their names to eat an oyster."

"'Twere better to be born a stone Of ruder shape, and feeling none, Than with a tenderness like mine And sensibilities…"

"The geology of is interesting. Differently from Europe, where the formations appear to have accumulated in bays, here…"

"Secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster."

"... Oysters taste like the sea. This fundamental truth has been pointed out enough times that it easy to forget how e…"

"As a consequence of their ability to accumulate potential pollutants, pearl oysters have been used as localized s of …"

"I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oyster; but I'll take my oath on it, till he have made an oyster …"

"An oyster may be crossed in love! Who says A whale's a bird?—Ha! did you call my love?— He's here! he's there! he's e…"