Moby-Dick; or, The Whale · Moby-Dick, Extracts · block 179
“So be cheery, my lads, let your hearts never fail,While the bold harpooneer is striking the whale!”Read in context ›
Herman Melville · 1851
Project Gutenberg #15, credited to Eugene F. Irey; updated 10 June 2026. Based on the first American edition, Harper & Brothers, 1851, according to the source catalog.
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