Herring/species

Famous quotes containing the words herring and/or species:

“Have caviar if you like, but it tastes like herring to me.”
—William A. Drake (1900–1965)

“Nature seemed to have adorned herself for our departure with a profusion of fringes and curls, mingled with the bright tints of flowers, reflected in the water. But we missed the white water-lily, which is the queen of river flowers, its reign being over for this season.... Many of this species inhabit our Concord water.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)