Herman Melville in:Novels Of Melville And Conrad, Deep and Deep Publications, 1 January 1995, p. 10.
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People think that if a man has undergone any hardship, he should have a reward...not one man in five cycles, who is wise, will expect appreciative recognition from his fellows, or any one of them. Appreciation ! Recognition ! Is love appreciated? Why, ever since Adam, who has got to the meaning of this great allegory — the world?
— Herman Melville on Recognition
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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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