Of erections how few are domed like St. Peter's! of creatures, how few vast as the whale! - Herman Melville

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Of erections how few are domed like St. Peter's! of creatures, how few vast as the whale!

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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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Delight is to him — a far, far upward, and inward delight — who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
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