I could...see in Emerson...that had he lived in those days when the world was made, he might have offered some valuable suggestions.
Herman MelvilleThou saw'st the locked lovers when leaping from their flaming ship; heart to heart they sank beneath the exulting wave; true to each other, when heaven seemed false to them.
Herman MelvilleWill you, or will you not, quit me? I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him. "I would prefer not to quit you", he replied, gently emphasizing the not.
Herman MelvilleNature has not implanted any power in man that was not meant to be exercised at times, though too often our powers have been abused.
Herman Melville