Herman Melville, in Moby-Dick (1851), in Ch. 104 : The Fossil Whale.
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The skeleton of the whale furnishes but little clue to the shape of his fully invested body.
— Herman Melville on Whales
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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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