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The Fossil Whale

           Oneoftenhearsofwritersthatriseandswellwiththeirsubject,thoughitmayseembutanordinaryone.How,then,withme,writingofthisLeviathan?Unconsciouslymychirographyexpandsintoplacardcapitals.Givemeacondor’squill!GivemeVesuvius’craterforaninkstand!Friends,holdmyarms!ForinthemereactofpenningmythoughtsofthisLeviathan,theywearyme,andmakemefaintwiththeiroutreachingcomprehensivenessofsweep,asiftoincludethewholecircleofthesciences,andallthegenerationsofwhales,andmen,andmastodons,past,present,andtocome,withalltherevolvingpanoramasofempireonearth,andthroughoutthewholeuniverse,notexcludingitssuburbs.Such,andsomagnifying,isthevirtueofalargeandliberaltheme!Weexpandtoitsbulk.Toproduceamightybook,youmustchooseamightytheme.Nogreatandenduringvolumecaneverbewrittenontheflea,thoughmanytherebewhohavetriedit.

           EreenteringuponthesubjectofFossilWhales,Ipresentmycredentialsasageologist,bystatingthatinmymiscellaneoustimeIhavebeenastone-mason,andalsoagreatdiggerofditches,canalsandwells,wine-vaults,cellars,andcisternsofallsorts.

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