We cannibals must help these Christians. ✨ Herman Melville, D. H. Lawr…

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We cannibals must help these Christians. ✨ Herman Melville, D. H. Lawrence (2013). Moby-Dick (Unabridged) + D. H. Lawrence's critique of Moby-Dick, p.48, e-artnow
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