Not P but Moby-Dick (33)

[David Morris]

I guess I am thinking more experiencial than anything else. And the grammar
invites the “both@ reading, if not the author

On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 5:19 PM Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It is consistent with Melville's style.
>
> On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 12:38 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What kind of safety do you find in that assumption?
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 3:13 PM <jbloocher at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > The English says both, but we could safely assume Melville is talking
>> > about the abandoned boat.
>> >
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