...things as they strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares...exists he insists upon treating with all Powers upon an eqnal basis. If any of those other Powers choose to withhold certain secrets, let them ; that does...

...eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who, like Itussia or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...amid the powers of heaven, hell, and earth. He may ]>erish ; but so long as he exists he insists upon treating with all Powers upon an equal basis. If...

...strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who ... declares himself a sovereign nature in himself, amid...upon treating with all powers upon an equal basis." The absolute condition of present things was what Melville sought to track down in the fable and the...

...Empire. In "Moby-Dick" he is Captain Ahab, "the man •who, like Russia," as he explained to Hawthorne, "or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...upon treating with all powers upon an equal basis." He was Ethan Allen: in him he saw his gigantic grandfather — himself. Captured by the English, Allen,...

...this period. One of the most instructive letters Melville wrote to Hawthorne praises the latter as "the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares...withhold certain secrets, let them; that does not impair [his] sovereignty.29 Here is a theme which is crucial to Melville's intention in Billy Budd: the Powers...

...resembles the courageous perceiver of "visable truth" whom Melville described in a letter to Hawthorne, "the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares...himself) amid the powers of heaven, hell, and earth" (Letters, 124). We know that in some moods Melville conceived of himself as such a man, so the degree...

...things as they strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares...nature (in himself) amid the powers of heaven, hell, or earth. He may perish; but so long as he exists he insists upon treating with all Powers upon an...

...strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who . . . declares himself a sovereign nature (in himself) amid...upon treating with all Powers upon an equal basis. ll (Ahab to Starbuck: "Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me. . ....

...things as they strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him,—the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares...himself) amid the powers of heaven, hell, and earth. 10 Truth here belongs to individuals of a very special kind, individuals who have every right to call...

...philosophical position tortuously worked out by Melville, who in one of his letters to Hawthorne declared, "If any of those other Powers choose to withhold certain...them; that does not impair my sovereignty in myself" (Letters 125). Jonathan bids a determined adieu, at least for the time being, to mystical voyages and...