for it is often to be observed of the shallower men, that they are the very last to despond. It is the glory of the bladder that nothing can sink it;… - Herman Melville

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for it is often to be observed of the shallower men, that they are the very last to despond. It is the glory of the bladder that nothing can sink it; it is the reproach of a box of treasure, that once overboard it must drown

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About Herman Melville

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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تأمل كليهما، أعني البحر والبر، ألا ترى فيهما شبها غريبا لشيء مستقر في نفسك؟ إذ مثلما أن هذا المحيط المهول يحف بهذا البر الأخضر، كذلك فإن في روح الإنسان جزيرة حافلة بالسلام والبهجة ومحفوفة بمرعبات هذه الحياة التي لم تكد تنجلي لنا. رعاك الله! لا تغادر تلك الجزيرة! فإنك إن غادرتها فلن تعود إليها أبدا!

But me they'll lash me in hammock, drop me deep.
Fathoms down, fathoms down, how I'll dream fast asleep.
I feel it stealing now. Sentry, are you there?
Just ease this darbies at the wrist, and roll me over fair,
I am sleepy, and the oozy weeds about me twist.

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