Not P but Moby-Dick (58)

[Mike Jing]

The next sentence is:

At one time the greatest whaling people in the world, the Dutch and Germans
are now among the least; but here and there at very wide intervals of
latitude and longitude, you still occasionally meet with their flag in the
Pacific.

This seems to imply the Captain is Dutch, and Derick De Deer indeed looks
like a Dutch name.

Thanks all for responding.


On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 11:21 PM Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, I concede, given a day and your examples.
>
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM Michael Bailey <
> michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes imho that is exactly it
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 10:21 AM Mike Jing <
> gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > For some reason, it feels to me that "Derick De Deer, master" is
> > > parenthetical,
> > > and the "of Bremen" is actually referring to the ship.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 8:57 AM Ian Livingston <
> igrlivingston at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > To the city in Germany the captain comes from.
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 11:28 PM Mike Jing <
> > > gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> From Chapter 81:
> > > >>
> > > >> The predestinated day arrived, and we duly met the ship Jungfrau,
> > Derick
> > > >> De
> > > >> Deer, master, of Bremen.
> > > >>
> > > >> Does the "of Bremen" refer to the ship or the captain?
> > > >> --
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> > > >>
> > > >
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