Not P but Moby-Dick (47)

[Ian Livingston]

Think of inspiration--as in the inhalation of the spirit [of a god or
goddess, whatever] in which the rush of oxygen to the body and its brain,
may incite the subject to raise their eyes and let their thoughts drift a
bit in the sensation.

On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 8:51 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> From Chapter 57:
>
> Nor when expandingly lifted by your subject, can you fail to trace out
> great whales in the starry heavens, and boats in pursuit of them; as when
> long filled with thoughts of war the Eastern nations saw armies locked in
> battle among the clouds.
>
> What does "expandingly lifted" mean here?
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