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Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in Stone; in Mountains; in Stars

           Butyoumustbeathoroughwhaleman,toseethesesights;andnotonlythat,butifyouwishtoreturntosuchasightagain,youmustbesureandtaketheexactintersectinglatitudeandlongitudeofyourfirststand-point,elsesochance-likearesuchobservationsofthehills,thatyourprecise,previousstand-pointwouldrequirealaboriousre-discovery;liketheSolomaislands,whichstillremainincognita,thoughoncehigh-ruffledMendannatrodthemandoldFiguerachronicledthem.

           Norwhenexpandinglyliftedbyyoursubject,canyoufailtotraceoutgreatwhalesinthestarryheavens,andboatsinpursuitofthem;aswhenlongfilledwiththoughtsofwartheEasternnationssawarmieslockedinbattleamongtheclouds.ThusattheNorthhaveIchasedLeviathanroundandroundthePolewiththerevolutionsofthebrightpointsthatfirstdefinedhimtome.AndbeneaththeeffulgentAntarcticskiesIhaveboardedtheArgo-Navis,andjoinedthechaseagainstthestarryCetusfarbeyondtheutmoststretchofHydrusandtheFlyingFish.

           Withafrigate’sanchorsformybridle-bittsandfascesofharpoonsforspurs,wouldIcouldmountthatwhaleandleapthetopmostskies,toseewhetherthefabledheavenswithalltheircountlesstentsreallylieencampedbeyondmymortalsight!

           

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