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Why did the Greeks government it a separate deity, and own brother of Jove? Surely all this is not without meaning. And still the deeper meaning of that story of Narcissus, who because he could not grasp the tormenting, mild image he saw in the fountain, plunged into it and drowned. But that same image, we ourselves see in all rivers and oceans. It is the image of the ungraspable phantom of life; and this is the key
— Mar 29, 2026 06:33AM
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“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing. Such a waggish leering lurks in all your horribles!”
— Sep 06, 2026 04:15PM
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Stark tone shift in the book. Was previously very conversational and somewhat silly. Now that they’ve boarded the ship, there seems to be an interlude of thought with lofty and grandiose musings of democracy, what makes a man, etc. Wondering if this tone will be used to distinguish Melville’s voice from Ishmael’s? I miss Queequeg.
— Jun 12, 2026 03:56AM