The Fossil Whale

           Fromhismightybulkthewhaleaffordsamostcongenialthemewhereontoenlarge,amplify,andgenerallyexpatiate.Wouldyou,youcouldnotcompresshim.Bygoodrightsheshouldonlybetreatedofinimperialfolio.Nottotelloveragainhisfurlongsfromspiracletotail,andtheyardshemeasuredaboutthewaist;onlythinkofthegiganticinvolutionsofhisintestines,wheretheylieinhimlikegreatcablesandhawserscoiledawayinthesubterraneanorlop-deckofaline-of-battle-ship.

           SinceIhaveundertakentomanhandlethisLeviathan,itbehoovesmetoapprovemyselfomniscientlyexhaustiveintheenterprise;notoverlookingtheminutestseminalgermsofhisblood,andspinninghimouttotheuttermostcoilofhisbowels.Havingalreadydescribedhiminmostofhispresenthabitatoryandanatomicalpeculiarities,itnowremainstomagnifyhiminanarchaeological,fossiliferous,andantediluvianpointofview.AppliedtoanyothercreaturethantheLeviathantoanantorafleasuchportlytermsmightjustlybedeemedunwarrantablygrandiloquent.ButwhenLeviathanisthetext,thecaseisaltered.FainamItostaggertothisenterpriseundertheweightiestwordsofthedictionary.Andherebeitsaid,thatwheneverithasbeenconvenienttoconsultoneinthecourseofthesedissertations,IhaveinvariablyusedahugequartoeditionofJohnson,expresslypurchasedforthatpurpose;becausethatfamouslexicographer’suncommonpersonalbulkmorefittedhimtocompilealexicontobeusedbyawhaleauthorlikeme.

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