For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand o…

Herman Melville
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For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me from ever completing anything. This whole book is but a draught—nay, but the draught of a draught. Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience! ✨ Herman Melville (2008). Moby-Dick, p.159, Velvet Element Books
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