Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851), Ch. 7
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Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
— Herman Melville on Jackal
What It Means
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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.
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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