Moby Dick: the Myth and the Symbol: A Study in Folklore and Literature |
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... sailed . His services were secured by a written agree- ment with the owners that once during the voyage the ship should cruise on the ground of his designation , where his prophetic vision had discovered Mocha Dick . With such a life ...
... sailed . His services were secured by a written agree- ment with the owners that once during the voyage the ship should cruise on the ground of his designation , where his prophetic vision had discovered Mocha Dick . With such a life ...
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... sailed together in some capacity . Brown knew Captain Talbert ; and suddenly he discovered Uncle Joe , who had sailed with him forty years previous , when the great fight took place with Mocha Dick . >> Hullo ! Joe Bailey . Don't say ...
... sailed together in some capacity . Brown knew Captain Talbert ; and suddenly he discovered Uncle Joe , who had sailed with him forty years previous , when the great fight took place with Mocha Dick . >> Hullo ! Joe Bailey . Don't say ...
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... sailed for Cape Horn the next day . With this young girl- wife Ahab had a boy ' . girly During the last voyage of the Pequod the first fatal en- counter between Moby Dick and Ahab took place . It was then that Ahab >> had dashed at the ...
... sailed for Cape Horn the next day . With this young girl- wife Ahab had a boy ' . girly During the last voyage of the Pequod the first fatal en- counter between Moby Dick and Ahab took place . It was then that Ahab >> had dashed at the ...
Contents
List of Illustrations | 11 |
Reynolds Mocha Dick | 42 |
Newells Account | 55 |
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