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Quotation from Billy Budd and Other Stories by Herman Melville
“God bless Captain Vere”
Billy Budd and Other Stories, Billy Budd, execution chapter (numbering varies by edition) (Hayford and Sealts text (1962))
Billy's last words at the yard-arm, echoed involuntarily by the crew.
Citation: "God bless Captain Vere" — Herman Melville, Billy Budd and Other Stories, Billy Budd, execution chapter (numbering varies by edition) (Hayford and Sealts text (1962)). (id billy-budd-and-other-stories-q6)
Portrait: Herman Melville by Joseph O Eaton, Joseph Oriel Eaton, Public domain.
