Моби Дик

Cetology

           Hisoilisnotveryvaluable.Hehasbaleen.Heisthemostgamesomeandlight-heartedofallthewhales,makingmoregayfoamandwhitewatergenerallythananyotherofthem.

           BOOKI.(Folio),CHAPTERV.(RazarBack).Ofthiswhalelittleisknownbuthisname.IhaveseenhimatadistanceoffCapeHorn.Ofaretiringnature,heeludesbothhuntersandphilosophers.Thoughnocoward,hehasneveryetshownanypartofhimbuthisback,whichrisesinalongsharpridge.Lethimgo.Iknowlittlemoreofhim,nordoesanybodyelse.

           BOOKI.(Folio),CHAPTERVI.(SulphurBottom).Anotherretiringgentleman,withabrimstonebelly,doubtlessgotbyscrapingalongtheTartariantilesinsomeofhisprofounderdivings.Heisseldomseen;atleastIhaveneverseenhimexceptintheremotersouthernseas,andthenalwaysattoogreatadistancetostudyhiscountenance.Heisneverchased;hewouldrunawaywithrope-walksofline.Prodigiesaretoldofhim.Adieu,SulphurBottom!Icansaynothingmorethatistrueofye,norcantheoldestNantucketer.

           ThusendsBOOKI.(Folio),andnowbeginsBOOKII.(Octavo).

           OCTAVOES.Theseembracethewhalesofmiddlingmagnitude,amongwhichpresentmaybenumbered:I.,theGrampus;II.,theBlackFish;III.,theNarwhale;IV.,theThrasher;V.,theKiller.

           

           

           BOOKII.(Octavo),CHAPTERI.(Grampus).Thoughthisfish,whoseloudsonorousbreathing,orratherblowing,hasfurnishedaproverbtolandsmen,issowellknownadenizenofthedeep,yetishenotpopularlyclassedamongwhales.

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