Not P but Moby-Dick (78)

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Sat Mar 2 19:30:24 UTC 2024


>From Chapter 99:

Yet, oh, the great sun is no fixture; and if, at midnight, we would fain
snatch some sweet solace from him, we gaze for him in vain! This coin
speaks wisely, mildly, truly, but still sadly to me. I will quit it, lest
Truth shake me falsely.

What does "shake me falsely" mean here?


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