Моби Дик

The Tail

           Butasifthisvastlocalpowerinthetendinoustailwerenotenough,thewholebulkoftheleviathanisknitoverwithawarpandwoofofmuscularfibresandfilaments,whichpassingoneithersidetheloinsandrunningdownintotheflukes,insensiblyblendwiththem,andlargelycontributetotheirmight;sothatinthetailtheconfluentmeasurelessforceofthewholewhaleseemsconcentratedtoapoint.Couldannihilationoccurtomatter,thiswerethethingtodoit.

           Nordoesthisitsamazingstrength,atalltendtocripplethegracefulflexionofitsmotions;whereinfantilenessofeaseundulatesthroughaTitanismofpower.Onthecontrary,thosemotionsderivetheirmostappallingbeautyfromit.Realstrengthneverimpairsbeautyorharmony,butitoftenbestowsit;andineverythingimposinglybeautiful,strengthhasmuchtodowiththemagic.TakeawaythetiedtendonsthatalloverseemburstingfromthemarbleinthecarvedHercules,anditscharmwouldbegone.AsdevoutEckermanliftedthelinensheetfromthenakedcorpseofGoethe,hewasoverwhelmedwiththemassivechestoftheman,thatseemedasaRomantriumphalarch.WhenAngelopaintsevenGodtheFatherinhumanform,markwhatrobustnessisthere.

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