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That great America on the other side of the sphere, Australia.
Herman Melville
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Herman Melville
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: August 1
Died: 1891
Died: September 28
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Thus it often is, that the constant friction of illiberal minds wears out at last the best resolves of the more generous.
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Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins?
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Ah, Bartleby! Ah, humanity!
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There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
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