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Excerpt: Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville.

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...elville A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni... ...s Publication Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is furn... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor any- o... ...ashore. They seemed to endeavor to conceal themselves behind the whale, in order to avoid be- ing seen by us.” —Cook’ s V oyages. “The larger whales, ... ...iper-wood, and some other articles of the same na- ture in their boats, in order to terrify and prevent their too near approach.” —Uno von Troil’s Let... ...we whalemen supply your kings and queens with coronation stuff! CHAPTER 26 Knights and Squires T HE CHIEF MATE of the Pequod was Starbuck, a na- tive ... ...st champions from the kingly commons; bear me out in it, O God! CHAPTER 27 Knights and Squires S TUBB WA S THE SECOND MATE. He was a native of Cape Co... ...summoning of the garrison; and armed with their keen mincing knives (long, crescentic, heavy implements with a handle at each end) run amuck from the ...