The sea did what it liked, and what it liked was destruction. It thundered at the town, and thundered at the cliffs, and brought the coast down, madly. ~ Charles Dickens
The White Cliffs of Dover, part of the North Downs formation, is the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.
Quotes
- There'll be blue birds over
The white cliffs of Dover;
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.- Nat Burton, (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (1940)
- The sea did what it liked, and what it liked was destruction. It thundered at the town, and thundered at the cliffs, and brought the coast down, madly.
- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book 1, Chapter 4: The Preparation: Page 2 (1859)
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