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The Whiteness of The Whale

           Canwe,then,bythecitationofsomeofthoseinstanceswhereinthisthingofwhiteness—thoughforthetimeeitherwhollyoringreatpartstrippedofalldirectassociationscalculatedtoimporttoitaughtfearful,butnevertheless,isfoundtoexertoverusthesamesorcery,howevermodified;—canwethushopetolightuponsomechancecluetoconductustothehiddencauseweseek?

           Letustry.Butinamatterlikethis,subtletyappealstosubtlety,andwithoutimaginationnomancanfollowanotherintothesehalls.Andthough,doubtless,someatleastoftheimaginativeimpressionsabouttobepresentedmayhavebeensharedbymostmen,yetfewperhapswereentirelyconsciousofthematthetime,andthereforemaynotbeabletorecallthemnow.

           Whytothemanofuntutoredideality,whohappenstobebutlooselyacquaintedwiththepeculiarcharacteroftheday,doesthebarementionofWhitsuntidemarshalinthefancysuchlong,dreary,speechlessprocessionsofslow-pacingpilgrims,down-castandhoodedwithnew-fallensnow?Ortotheunread,unsophisticatedProtestantoftheMiddleAmericanStates,whydoesthepassingmentionofaWhiteFriaroraWhiteNun,evokesuchaneyelessstatueinthesoul?

           Orwhatisthereapartfromthetraditionsofdungeonedwarriorsandkings(whichwillnotwhollyaccountforit)thatmakestheWhiteTowerofLondontellsomuchmorestronglyontheimaginationofanuntravelledAmerican,thanthoseotherstoriedstructures,itsneighbors—theBywardTower,oreventheBloody?

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