"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."

"It's a wery remarkable circumstance, sir," said Sam, "that poverty and oysters always seem to go together."

"... 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…"