Shells

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

SHELLS

Ella Wheeler

Author of "Drops of Water" and other Poems.

MILWAUKEE:
HAUSER & STOREY.
1873.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873 by
ELLA WHEELER,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

DEDICATION

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TO THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN,
From whom I have
Received so Many Words of Praise and Encouragement;
To whom I am
Indebted for so Many Marks of Appreciation,
Rendering my Pleasant Work
Pleasanter,
My Glad Life Gladder,
Is this volume gratefully dedicated
BY THE AUTHOR.

PREFACE

By the waves of thought, these "Shells" were washed out upon the shores of imagination, and I gathered them in idle moments. If they shall give you a few hours enjoyment, it will add to the pleasure I experienced in making the collection.
ELLA WHEELER.