Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: I freely assert, that the cosmopolite philosopher cannot, for his life, point out one single peaceful influence, which within the last sixty years has operated more potentially upon the whole broad world, taken in one aggregate, than... #BugSky #cicada #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: But look at this matter in other lights; weigh it in all sorts of scales; see what we whalemen are, and have been. Why did the Dutch in De Witte's time have admirals of their whaling fleets? Why did Louis XVI. of France,... 🌱 #bee #NativeSpecies #ClassicBooks #BugSky

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: But even granting the charge in question to be true; what disordered slippery decks of a whale-ship are comparable to the unspeakable carrion of those battle-fields from which so many soldiers return to drink in all ladies' plaudits?... #zen #waterfall #canmore #alberta

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: Doubtless one leading reason why the world declined honoring us whalemen, is this: they think that, at best, out vocation amounts to a butchering sort of business; and that when actively engaged therein, we are surrounded by... #duckie #ClassicBooks #summerween #BookSky

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: CHAPTER 24 The Advocate As Queequeg and I are now fairly embarked in this business of whaling; and as this business of whaling has somehow come to be regarded among landsmen as a rather unpoetical and disreputable pursuit; therefore I am... #beach #sand #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote: Know ye, now, Bulkington? Glimpses do ye seem to see of that mortally intolerable truth; that all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea; while the wildest winds of... #DisapppointedCat #ClassicBooks #silly

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: Let me only say that it fared with him as with the storm-tossed ship, that miserably drives along the leeward land. The port would fain give succour; the port is pitiful; in the port is safety, comfort, hearthstone, supper, warm blankets,... #burdock 🌱 #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: CHAPTER 23 The Lee Shore Some chapters back, one Bulkington was spoken of, a tall, new-landed mariner, encountered in New Bedford at the inn. When on that shivering winter's night, the Pequod thrust her vindictive bows into the... 🌱 #cactus #cat #BookSky #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote: Ship and boat diverged; the cold, damp night breeze blew between; a screaming gull flew overhead; the two hulls wildly rolled; we gave three heavy-hearted cheers, and blindly plunged like fate into the lone Atlantic. #orchid #phalaenopsis 🌱 #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: "God bless ye, and have ye in His holy keeping, men," murmured old Bildad, almost incoherently. "I hope ye'll have fine weather now, so that Captain Ahab may soon be moving among ye—a pleasant sun is all he needs, and ye'll have plenty... #spider #vroom #ClassucBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: As for Peleg himself, he took it more like a philosopher; but for all his philosophy, there was a tear twinkling in his eye, when the lantern came too near. And he, too, did not a little run from cabin to deck—now a word below, and now... 🌱 #rose #StreetArt #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: It was curious and not unpleasing, how Peleg and Bildad were affected at this juncture, especially Captain Bildad. For loath to depart, yet; very loath to leave, for good, a ship bound on so long and perilous a voyage—beyond both stormy... #lily 🌱 #ClassicBooks #BookSky

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: Never did those sweet words sound more sweetly to me than then. They were full of hope and fruition. Spite of this frigid winter night in the boisterous Atlantic, spit of my wet feet and wetter jacket, there was yet, it then seemed to me, many... #ClassicBooks 🌱 #peony

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: At last the anchor was up, the sails were set, and off we glided. It was a sharp, cold Christmas; and as the short northern day merged into night, we found ourselves almost broad upon the wintry ocean, whose freezing sprays cased us in ice, ... 🌱 #yellow #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: "Is that the way they heave in the marchant [sic] service?" he roared. "Spring, thou sheep-head; spring, and break the backbone! Why don't ye spring, I say, all of ye—spring! Quohog! spring, thou chap with the red whiskers; spring there,... 🌱 #peony #ClassicBookd

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: Meantime, overseeing the other part of the ship, Captain Peleg ripped and swore astern in the most frightful manner. I almost thought he would sink the ship before the anchor could be got up; involuntarily I paused ony handspike, and... #coffee 🌱 #tomato #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: "Aft here, ye sons of bachelors," he cried, as the sailors lingered at the main-mast. "Mr. Starbuck, drive 'em aft." "Strike the tent there!"—was the next order. As I hinted before, this whalebone marquee was never pitched except in port;... #sunset #ships #ClassicBooks

It's actually a colour -changing peony! It started out this colour and turned yellow over a few days.

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: How now! Here, upon the very point of starting for the voyage, Captain Peleg and Captain Bildad were going it with a high hand on the quarter-deck, just as if they were to be joint-commanders at sea, as well as to all appearances in port. And,... #peony 🌱 #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote: "Aye, aye, ye are going in her, be ye? She sails to-day. The Captain came aboard last night." "What Captain.—Ahab?" "Who but him indeed?" I was going to ask him.some further questions concerning Ahab, when we heard a noise on deck. "Hollloa! Starbuck's.. #ClassicBooks 🌱

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: While narrating these things, every time Queequeg received the tomahawk from me, he flourished the hatchet-side of it over the sleeper's head. "What's that for, Queequeg?" "Perry easy, kille-e; oh, Perry easy!" He was going on with some wild... #ClassicBooks 🌱

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: Queequeg removed himself to just beyond the head of the sleeper, and lighted his tomahawk pipe. I say at the feet. We kept the pipe passing over the sleeper, from one to the other. Meanwhile, upon questioning him in his broken fashion,... #ClassicBooks 🌱 #chestnut

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: He [Queequeg] put his hand upon the sleeper's rear, as though feeling if it was sift enough; and then, without more ado, sat quietly down there. "Gracious! Queequeg, don't sit there," said I. "Oh! perry dood seat," said.. #StreetPhotography #AStudyInOrange #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: "Those sailors we saw, Queequeg, where can they have gone to?" said I, looking dubiously at the sleeper. But it seemed that,vwhen on the wharf, Queequeg had not at all noticed what I now alluded to; hence I would have thought myself... #ClassicBooks #garden #dandelion

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: Once more we quitted him; but once more he came softly after us; and touching my shoulder again, said, "See if you can find 'em now, will ye?" "Find who?" "Morning to ye! morning to ye!" he rejoined, again moving off. "Oh! I was going to warn ye... #ClassicBooks 🌱

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: "Elijah," said I, you will oblige my friend and me by withdrawing. We are going to the Indian and Pacific oceans, and would prefer not to be detained." "Ye be, be ye? Coming back adore breakfast?" "He's cracked, Queequeg," said I, "come on." ... #orchid 🌱 #ClassicBooks

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: CHAPTER 21 Going Aboard It was nearly six o'clock, but only grey imperfect misty dawn, when we drew nigh the wharf. "There are some sailors running ahead there, if I see right," said I to Queequeg, "it can't be shadows; she's off by... #strawberries #ClassicBooks #summer

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: But when a man suspects any wrong, it sometimes happens that if he be already involved in the matter, he insensibly strives to cover up his suspicions even from himself. And much this way it was with me. I said nothing,... #Graffiti #ClassicBooks #inspo

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: During these days of preparation, Queequeg and I often visited the craft, and as often I asked about Captain Ahab, and how he was, and when he was going to come on board his ship. To these questions they would answer, that he was getting better... #ClassicBooks #lilac 🌱

Today's #MobyDick quote 🧵: But it was startling to see this excellent hearted Quakeress coming on board,vas she did the last day, with a long oil-ladle on one hand, and a still longer whaling lance in the other. Nor was Bildad himself not Captain Peleg at all backward. As for... #ClassicBooks 🌱