23. I do not mean to have it inferred that I ever go to sea as a passenger.
Herman Melville, Ch. 1 "Loomings" (1851)
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This week I want to talk about one sentence in one chapter of that one wonderfully large and ponderous novel Moby Dick, Or The Whale by Herman Melville (1819-1891). Could I write an entire year of newsletter posts about this novel? Yes. Could I write for several weeks on the first chapter alone? Also, yes. Have I already written essays and le…
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