I have written a wicked book, and feel spotless as the lamb. ✨ Herman …

Herman Melville
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I have written a wicked book, and feel spotless as the lamb. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.4898, Delphi Classics
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I have written a wicked book, and feel spotless as the lamb. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.4898, Delphi Classics

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