White Cliffs of Dover

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)

External links

• Aerial view of the cliffs and surrounding area on YouTube

• Dover Museum information on the cliffs
• White Cliffs of Dover website

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