...Moby Dick or The Whale HERMAN MELVILLE 1851 IN TOKEN OF MY ADMIRATION FOR HIS GENIUS, This book is Inscribed TO NATHANIEL HAWTHO... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 42 The Whiteness of the Whale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 43 Hark! . . . . .... ...ing the sea before him into a foam.” Tooke’s Lucian. Extracts 5 “The True History. ” “He visited this country also with a view of catching horse whal... ... an incredible quantity of oil will be extracted out of one whale.” Ibid. “History of Life and Death. ” “The sovereignest thing on earth is parmacetti... ... old established family in the land, the Van Rensselaers, or Randolphs, or Hardicanutes. And more than all, if just previous to putting your hand into... ...e house, for everywhere else the congealed frost lay ten inches thick in a hard, asphaltic pavement, — rather weary for me, when I struck my foot agai... ...y say that it fared with him as with the storm tossed ship, that miserably drives along the leeward land.The port would fain give succor; the port is ... ...ed investiture. Thou shalt see it shining in the arm that wields a pick or drives a spike; that democratic dignity which, on all hands, radiates witho... ...the sun and tropic token pieces. Here palms, alpacas, and volcanoes; sun’s disks and stars; ecliptics, horns of plenty, and rich banners waving, are ...

... and brain; I see him now. He was ever dusting his old lexicons and grammars, with a queer handkerchief, mockingly embellished with all the gay flags of all the known nations of the world. He loved to dust his old grammars; it somehow mildly reminded him of his mortality....

...Table of Contents: Etymology, 1 -- Extracts, 3 -- 1 Loomings, 15 -- 2 The Carpet-Bag, 20 -- 3 The Spouter-Inn, 24 -- 4 The Counterpane, 36 -- 5 Breakfast, 40 -- 6 The Street, 42 -- 7 The Chapel, 45 -- 8 The Pulpit, 48 -- 9 The Serm...

...wn as afternoon tea. There are circum stances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course never do—the situation is in itse... ...f delightful. Those that I have in mind in be ginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime. The implemen... ... history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime. The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English cou... ... entirely theoretical, you know; it doesn’t seem to affect his spirits. I’ve hardly ever seen him when he wasn’t cheerful—about as he is at present. H... ... too rich.” 6 Portrait of a Lady “Oh, I say,” cried Lord Warburton, “you’re hardly the person to accuse a fellow creature of being too rich!” “Do you... ...given it marching orders and it had been trudging over the sandy plains of a history of German Thought. Suddenly she became aware of a step very diffe... ... plenty of other subjects, there are subjects all round you. We’ll take some drives; I’ll show you some charming scenery.” “Scenery’s not my departmen... ...ny more than she. But she had seen only half his nature then, as one saw the disk of the moon when it was partly masked by the shadow of the earth. Sh... ...lready transferred to a sheet of immaculate paper the delicate, finely tinted disk. His back was turned toward the door, but he recognized his wife wit...

...ew hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circumstances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not--some people of course never do--the situation is in itself delightful. Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime. The implement...

...Table of Contents: CHAPTER 1, 1 -- CHAPTER 2, 10 -- CHAPTER 3, 15 -- CHAPTER 4, 22 -- CHAPTER 5, 28 -- CHAPTER 6, 38 -- CHAPTER 7, 46 -- CHAPTER 8, 54 -- CHAPTER 9, 60 -- CHAPTER 10, 66 -- CHAPTER 11, 77 -- CHAPTER 12, 83 -- CHAPTE...