Sums of so small a value as three half-pence are thus paid; smaller ones being represented by Cowries.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
Sweet Charlotte lingered in the shade, Most gentle of all houris; Bright Carry in the lobby played With a pair of polished Cowries.
"Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse"
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
He identified Cowries, whelks, and some excellent specimens of Triton's horn.
"The Wailing Octopus"
Harold Leland Goodwin