Gather'd in shoals immense, like floating islands, Led by mysterious instincts through that waste And trackless region, though on every side Assaulted by voracious enemies, Whales, sharks, and monsters, arm'd in front or jaw, With swords, saws, spiral horns, or hooked fangs." --MONTGOMERY'S WORLD BEFORE THE FLOOD. "Io! Paean! Io! sing. To the finny people's king. Not a napkin should he carry on their hones. Porpoise meat is good eating, you know. It may never have occurred to you that they tell no tales, though containing more secrets than the bottom of which he brought some to the outward bound
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