Not P but Moby-Dick (47)

[Mark Kohut]

With a nice second meaning, maybe?  when a whale lifts the ship, one’s thoughts turn to the starry heavens….

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> On Nov 22, 2023, at 11:51 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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