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At first they are overawing; their calm self-collectedness of simplicity seems as Socratic wisdom.

From Moby Dick: or, the White Whale by Melville, Herman

At first they are overawing; their calm self-collectedness of simplicity seems a Socratic wisdom.

From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Melville, Herman