For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never ye… - Herman Melville

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For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.

Herman Melville

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Herman Melville (1 August 1819 – 28 September 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period.

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Alternative Names: Hermann Melville • Herman Melvill

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