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Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in Stone; in Mountains; in Stars

           Someofthemaredonewithmuchaccuracy.

           Atsomeoldgable-roofedcountryhousesyouwillseebrasswhaleshungbythetailforknockerstotheroad-sidedoor.Whentheporterissleepy,theanvil-headedwhalewouldbebest.Buttheseknockingwhalesareseldomremarkableasfaithfulessays.Onthespiresofsomeold-fashionedchurchesyouwillseesheet-ironwhalesplacedthereforweathercocks;buttheyaresoelevated,andbesidesthataretoallintentsandpurposessolabelledwith"Handsoff!"youcannotexaminethemcloselyenoughtodecideupontheirmerit.

           Inbony,ribbyregionsoftheearth,whereatthebaseofhighbrokencliffsmassesofrockliestrewninfantasticgroupingsupontheplain,youwilloftendiscoverimagesasofthepetrifiedformsoftheLeviathanpartlymergedingrass,whichofawindydaybreaksagainsttheminasurfofgreensurges.

           Then,again,inmountainouscountrieswherethetravelleriscontinuallygirdledbyamphitheatricalheights;hereandtherefromsomeluckypointofviewyouwillcatchpassingglimpsesoftheprofilesofwhalesdefinedalongtheundulatingridges

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