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Quotation from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
“Close! stand close to me, Starbuck; let me look into a human eye; it is better than to gaze into sea or sky; better than to gaze upon God.”
Moby-Dick, Chapter 132 (Project Gutenberg #2701)
On the mild day before the chase, Ahab weeps and speaks of his wife and child.
Citation: "Close! stand close to me, Starbuck; let me look into a human eye; it is better than to gaze into sea or sky; better than to gaze upon God." — Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Chapter 132 (Project Gutenberg #2701). (id moby-dick-q12)
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