Мобі Дік

Moby Dick

           Forasthesecretsofthecurrentsintheseashaveneveryetbeendivulged,eventothemosteruditeresearch;sothehiddenwaysoftheSpermWhalewhenbeneaththesurfaceremain,ingreatpart,unaccountabletohispursuers;andfromtimetotimehaveoriginatedthemostcuriousandcontradictoryspeculationsregardingthem,especiallyconcerningthemysticmodeswhereby,aftersoundingtoagreatdepth,hetransportshimselfwithsuchvastswiftnesstothemostwidelydistantpoints.

           ItisathingwellknowntobothAmericanandEnglishwhale-ships,andaswellathingplaceduponauthoritativerecordyearsagobyScoresby,thatsomewhaleshavebeencapturedfarnorthinthePacific,inwhosebodieshavebeenfoundthebarbsofharpoonsdartedintheGreenlandseas.Norisittobegainsaid,thatinsomeoftheseinstancesithasbeendeclaredthattheintervaloftimebetweenthetwoassaultscouldnothaveexceededverymanydays.Hence,byinference,ithasbeenbelievedbysomewhalemen,thattheNor’WestPassage,solongaproblemtoman,wasneveraproblemtothewhale.Sothathere,inthereallivingexperienceoflivingmen,theprodigiesrelatedinoldtimesoftheinlandStrellomountaininPortugal(nearwhosetoptherewassaidtobealakeinwhichthewrecksofshipsfloateduptothesurface);andthatstillmorewonderfulstoryoftheArethusafountainnearSyracuse(whosewaterswerebelievedtohavecomefromtheHolyLandbyanundergroundpassage);thesefabulousnarrationsarealmostfullyequalledbytherealitiesofthewhalemen.

Зміст книги
Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 235 з 832