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Nantucket

           Whatwonder,then,thattheseNantucketers,bornonabeach,shouldtaketotheseaforalivelihood!Theyfirstcaughtcrabsandquahogsinthesand;grownbolder,theywadedoutwithnetsformackerel;moreexperienced,theypushedoffinboatsandcapturedcod;andatlast,launchinganavyofgreatshipsonthesea,exploredthiswateryworld;putanincessantbeltofcircumnavigationsroundit;peepedinatBehring’sStraits;andinallseasonsandalloceansdeclaredeverlastingwarwiththemightiestanimatedmassthathassurvivedtheflood;mostmonstrousandmostmountainous!ThatHimmalehan,salt-sea,Mastodon,clothedwithsuchportentousnessofunconsciouspower,thathisverypanicsaremoretobedreadedthanhismostfearlessandmaliciousassaults!

           AndthushavethesenakedNantucketers,theseseahermits,issuingfromtheirant-hillinthesea,overrunandconqueredthewateryworldlikesomanyAlexanders;parcellingoutamongthemtheAtlantic,Pacific,andIndianoceans,asthethreepiratepowersdidPoland.LetAmericaaddMexicotoTexas,andpileCubauponCanada;lettheEnglishoverswarmallIndia,andhangouttheirblazingbannerfromthesun;twothirdsofthisterraqueousglobearetheNantucketer’s.Fortheseaishis;heownsit,asEmperorsownempires;otherseamenhavingbutarightofwaythroughit.Merchantshipsarebutextensionbridges;armedonesbutfloatingforts;evenpiratesandprivateers,thoughfollowingtheseaashighwaymentheroad.theybutplunderotherships,otherfragmentsofthelandlikethemselves,withoutseekingtodrawtheirlivingfromthebottomlessdeepitself.TheNantucketer,healoneresidesandriotsonthesea;healone,inBiblelanguage,goesdowntoitinships;toandfroploughingitashisownspecialplantation.

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