“ The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run. ”
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851). copy citation
| Author | Herman Melville |
|---|---|
| Source | Moby-Dick |
| Topic | purpose iron determination |
| Date | 1851 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2701/2701-h/2701-h.htm |
Context
“Come forth from behind your cotton bags! I have no long gun to reach ye. Come, Ahab's compliments to ye; come and see if ye can swerve me. Swerve me? ye cannot swerve me, else ye swerve yourselves! man has ye there. Swerve me? The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run. Over unsounded gorges, through the rifled hearts of mountains, under torrents' beds, unerringly I rush! Naught's an obstacle, naught's an angle to the iron way!
Chapter 38. Dusk.
By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.” source
Chapter 38. Dusk.
By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.” source
Meaning and analysis
