I never fancied broiling fowls; - though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who will speak more respectfully, not to say reverentially, of a broiled fowl than I will.
Herman MelvilleLet us only hate hatred; and once give love a play, we will fall in love with a unicorn.
Herman MelvilleA ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king.
Herman Melville