Of inland ground, applying to his ear
The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell;
To which, in silence hushed,[398] his very soul
Listened intensely; and his countenance soon
Brightened with joy; for from within were heard
Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed[399]
Mysterious union with its native sea.
Even such a shell[FU] the universe itself
Is to the ear of Faith; and there are times,
I doubt not, when to you it doth impart