White Cliffs of Dover
Jump to navigation
Jump to search

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.
![]() |
This Geography related article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it. |
Quotes[edit]
- 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)