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The Sperm Whale’s Head — Contrasted View

           Buttheearofthewhaleisfullascuriousastheeye.Ifyouareanentirestrangertotheirrace,youmighthuntoverthesetwoheadsforhours,andneverdiscoverthatorgan.Theearhasnoexternalleafwhatever;andintotheholeitselfyoucanhardlyinsertaquill,sowondrouslyminuteisit.Itislodgedalittlebehindtheeye.Withrespecttotheirears,thisimportantdifferenceistobeobservedbetweenthespermwhaleandtheright.Whiletheearsoftheformerhasanexternalopening,thatofthelatterisentirelyandevenlycoveredoverwithamembrane,soastobequiteimperceptiblefromwithout.

           Isitnotcurious,thatsovastabeingasthewhaleshouldseetheworldthroughsosmallaneye,andhearthethunderthroughanearwhichissmallerthanahare’s?ButifhiseyeswerebroadasthelensofHerschel’sgreattelescope;andhisearscapaciousastheporchesofcathedrals;wouldthatmakehimanylongerofsight,orsharperofhearing?Notatall.Whythendoyoutryto"enlarge"yourmind?Subtilizeit.

           Letusnowwithwhateverleversandsteam-engineswehaveathand,cantoverthespermwhale’shead,so,thatitmayliebottomup;then,ascendingbyaladdertothesummit,haveapeepdownthemouth;andwereitnotthatthebodyisnowcompletelyseparatedfromit,withalanternwemightdescendintothegreatKentuckyMammothCaveofhisstomach.Butletusholdonherebythistooth,andlookaboutuswhereweare.

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