| 单词 | white whale |
| 例句 | “Because you kind of remind me of that great big, fat, white whale.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You would. Big white whale is a metaphor for everything. You live for pretentious metaphors.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z You’re absolutely right – Ahab is nothing if the white whale isn’t “great.” “The Cartel” author Don Winslow on the war on drugs: “There is an exit strategy — legalize drugs, and treat them as the social problem that they are” 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z My white whale is tiny, red or green, and has the power to make my eyes water like the end of the last Toy Story movie. One place in the UK where it's HOT 2012-07-10T10:00:00Z Its subject — an obsessed mariner’s quest for a mythical white whale — was far removed from her previous work, which includes video and performance pieces about migration and nightlife, as well as abstract dance. An Artist’s Queer Take on ‘Moby-Dick’ 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z You might never have cracked Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” and still use the phrase “great white whale” to mean an obsessive but elusive goal. Bright Young Things, Revisited: War Clouds a Childhood Idyll 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Here she is called Elizabeth and is played by Gillian Anderson as a loving wife who worries that her husband hasn’t been the same since a giant white whale bit off his leg. Television Review: Ahab Has a Wife and a Heart. Oh, and a Whale. 2011-07-31T22:18:03Z I had never read Melville’s masterpiece; somehow reading about a madman pursuing a great white whale never registered in my consciousness as anywhere near purposeful prose. Ahab’s White Whale and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z I’ll scour the new knowledge, trimming and resting and sweating the details, all in pursuit of nabbing that elusive white whale. What are they smoking? At a Texas barbecue camp, it’s gotta be brisket. 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z That reversal of fortune transformed a mild-mannered backup point guard into a high-school-hoops version of Captain Ahab, eternally obsessed with capturing his own elusive white whale. No Fan of Sports, a Graphic Novelist Learns to Follow the Bouncing Ball 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z She is, in Davies’s account, the white whale, always just out of reach and eluding the various harpoons he lobs at her. ‘Hack Attack,’ About a Rupert Murdoch Paper’s Trials, by Nick Davies 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z A white whale becomes a blank pincushion for Ahab’s thrusting mania as Melville shades pages with his madness. Melville’s Whale Was a Warning We Failed to Heed 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z But the real affairs are the exclusive parties – Vanity Fair is the white whale of Oscar attendees. My first Oscars: booze, reality stars and queuing with Jared Leto 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z At the literal level, Herman Melville’s great American novel is all about the sinking of a ship, shattered by a great white whale. Jake Heggie Makes ?Moby-Dick? an Opera 2010-04-24T02:46:00Z It's the championship of each other, and they're two men on an ice floe, and to each the other is Ahab's white whale. Ken Burns on his latest, "Muhammad Ali": "What's so interesting is what an avatar of love he was" 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z “I felt a great deal of satisfaction. It was my white whale.” Tracking an Elusive Diary From Hitler’s Inner Circle 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z So the nine-and-a-half-hour “Shoah,” which turns up on YouTube in a terrible print subtitled in Spanish and a decent print stolen off German television, really was a white whale of video streaming. 'Shoah's' Long Route to the Web 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z “My white whale is David Bowie,” said Ms. Creamer of Touchstone, part of Simon & Schuster. Rock Stars of Books: Musicians? Big Sales 2011-07-08T22:31:03Z We’ll still be looking for that next “Gone Girl,” the thriller fan’s equivalent of Ahab’s great white whale. Cool Beach Books for Hot Summer Days 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The great white whale was in his Captain Ahab's sight. Jake Heggie has a whale of a hit with 'Moby-Dick' 2010-05-01T21:46:00Z Chad McQueen was having breakfast Saturday in this coastal French town, talking about his father and the actor’s cinematic white whale. Cannes 2015: For Steve McQueen, a posthumous French return 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z In a passage that never fails to bring tears to my eyes, the earnest Starbuck pleads with Ahab to abandon his blasphemous, vengeful quest for the white whale. Call me the greatest American novel 2012-06-14T00:00:00Z Jameson’s white whale is nothing quite so noble as the truth. All the Editors That Are Fit to Spoof 2011-08-10T21:16:38Z They just want to improve their game, to land the white whale that is the perfect brisket. What are they smoking? At a Texas barbecue camp, it’s gotta be brisket. 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z With Irina Rulfo’s murder, Frank also lost his best shot at getting back in on the railway deal, and thus achieving the legitimacy that is his white whale. 'True Detective' Recap: Full Moons and Sex Parties 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The real mystery here is not some white whale but Franny herself, with much of the novel’s suspense driven by the patchiness of her testimony. ‘The Animals Are Dying. Soon We Will Be Alone Here.’ 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the potato knish has become my culinary white whale, if you will. Happy Hanukkah! This year, celebrate the knish 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z This is what my husband described as my white whale. Preppy Kitchen's John Kanell reveals the one tool you need to conquer your baking anxiety 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z At a recent editorial meeting, Salon’s staff went around naming our own professional white whales; all journalists have them. I like my imagined literary nemesis 2013-06-01T22:30:00Z On the final morning of a weeklong fly-fishing adventure to Patagonia last December, I finally found my white whale. Angling for a Whopper in the Fly-Fishing Paradise of Patagonia 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “She’s the great white whale,” said Miles Diggs, a paparazzo, as he and his partner hunted celebrities in Soho on a recent afternoon in a Chevy Suburban equipped with cameras and a laptop. In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Use butter if egg whites sticking to the frying pan is your white whale. The absolute best way to fry an egg, according to 42 tests 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Almost as soon as I could read I began with Ishmael’s setting foot aboard the Pequod and with the searching in an atlas for the track of the great white whale. I lost my virginity in a waterfront brothel 2013-06-03T15:32:00Z If we ignore the white whale that is Ernest, this novel questions how to combine romantic desire with a drive to live for yourself; to work. Paula McLain Returns to ‘The Paris Wife’ Territory 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z His new boss calls him his “white whale,” like he’s just another man’s trophy. 'Mad Men' Recap: On the Road Again 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z He is its premise, its axiom, its great white whale. Review: ‘The End of the Tour’ Offers a Tale of Two Davids 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Just when it seemed he was lost forever in the mirage of his own ennui, a great white whale of a Chevy zooms toward him — and he pursues it with zeal. Mad Men Watch: How Much Damage Did You Do, Peaches? 2013-05-06T09:45:54Z They call these criminals the Whites, a reference to each cop’s Ahab-like obsession with bringing down his or her personal white whale. Review: Richard Price’s new novel, ‘The Whites’ 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The rest of the session is devoted to one of those white whales that must have driven Dylan crazier than his default mode. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z “It’s not an Ahab thing — it’s not his white whale, and I don’t think he deals in that kind of neurosis,” Ganz said. Let Him Entertain You: Billy Crystal Returns to Broadway 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The first act maintains an exciting momentum, but Act 2, which should hurtle us toward the catastrophic meeting with the great white whale, bogs down in static exchanges. SF Opera: A whale, a swan and 2 lovers 2012-10-21T20:33:09Z The track became a white whale for her: She just couldn’t put it down. How Robyn, Pop’s Glittery Rebel, Danced Her Way Back From Darkness 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z A new mini-series based on Herman Melville’s novel tries to have it both ways, adding a fillip of Mark Twain to the immortal tale of Ahab and the white whale. Television Review: Ahab Has a Wife and a Heart. Oh, and a Whale. 2011-07-31T22:18:03Z It's been five years since Raylan Givens secured his white whale and "Justified" star Timothy Olyphant hung up the modern day cowboy's iconic Stetson. Why has Timothy Olyphant become TV's go-to lawman? 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z In the name of their valor, war itself becomes a sort of white whale, a goal pursued furiously and monomaniacally, for its own sake, without regard to purpose or consequence. “American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z When the “white whale” finally makes his fleeting appearance in the film’s final minutes, we might almost miss him. Books of The Times: ‘The Intercept,’ Dick Wolf’s First Novel 2013-01-10T19:26:43Z If eliminating blur was always a white whale for technicians, for viewers it might be a solution in search of a problem. ‘Avatar’ and the Headache of High Frame Rate Filmmaking 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z So there’s no mimeographed white whale out there? Forsaking the Punk Clubs of His Youth for a Well-Stocked Library 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Indeed, L.A. is a late California port of arrival for this white whale, which has already alighted on the lyric stages in San Diego and San Francisco. With L.A. Opera's 'Moby-Dick,' call it a success 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The vessel captained by Ahab discreetly suggests the skeletal outline of a great white whale. At South Coast Rep, a stunning, gravity-defying stab at 'Moby Dick' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z “Fin de Partie,” based on Beckett’s original French version of the play, became the white whale of contemporary music. Review: A 92-Year-Old’s ‘Endgame’ Opera Is Patiently Perfect 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The underwater photographer Amos Nachoum’s white whale is no whale at all, but rather a polar bear. ‘Picture of His Life’ Review: A Shot Too Much to Bear 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z And in one of the most quietly suspenseful story lines on TV, will they find their white whale, the Roman hoard they’re convinced is buried in a local field? The Forecast: ‘The Americans’ Ends, J.K. Simmons Multiplies 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Barely a month into her tenure, on Feb. 10, she launched a criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump — the Democratic Party’s great white whale. Democrats’ Ponzi scheme: In Fulton County courthouse, things go bump in the night 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Why will it be different this offseason with the organization’s white whale? 'Sneaky pop.' How undersized Mookie Betts became baseball's unlikeliest home run slugger 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z “Skills-based hiring is the great white whale, the holy grail of the labor market,” said Joseph Fuller, management professor at Harvard Business School. LinkedIn bets on skills over degrees as future labor market currency 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z And it had been an epic quest, not unlike King Arthur’s hunt for the Holy Grail or Captain Ahab’s pursuit of that white whale. Commentary: Pep Guardiola should leave Manchester City before sanctions tarnish his legacy 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Libraries are the latest battlefield, but the real white whale for the GOP is the destruction of public education. GOP book-banning morphs into a new goal: Defunding libraries 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Indeed, there's been some reports that Fox News is throwing its weight behind Ron DeSantis for the 2024 presidential nomination, hoping the Florida governor can be that white whale that continues Trumpism without Trump. Trump is already winning the "war" with Fox News 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z For some observers, it’s an open question whether a movement that has caught its white whale can maintain the focus and intensity required to sustain the activism of the last half-century. ‘Will We Keep Marching?’ On Roe’s 50th Anniversary, Abortion Opponents Reach a Crossroads 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z “This planet is kind of like a white whale—we’ve been chasing after its secrets for over a decade now,” Kreidberg says. Lifting the veil: Astronomers conjure up the hazes that obscure alien worlds 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z McShane is Bosch’s white whale, not the only killer who got away in Bosch’s long career but the one that haunts him the worst. Bosch pursues a dark target in Michael Connelly’s ‘Desert Star’ 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The goldfish that had been a white whale to many was in Mr Hackett's net. Kidderminster man catches giant goldfish 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The biggest rebuke came from Kevin Roberts, the recently-appointed president of the Heritage Foundation, the great white whale of institutional conservatism, which has been shaping Republican priorities since the first years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The postliberal crackup: The GOP’s post-midterm civil war starts with the New Right 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z These spiral-bound journals are the white whale of “Diary of a Misfit,” the key to unlocking Hudgins’s story and, ostensibly, to providing answers to the questions Parks asks herself. Review | In one memoir, stories of two outsiders in small-town Louisiana 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Discovery’s apparently planning to keep chasing after an MCU-shaped white whale. The DCEU has become a crisis of Warner Bros.’ own making 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Some say the 2016 version — specifically focused on orcas — convinced SeaWorld to agree to stop future breeding of the black and white whales. Whale captivity would be banned in aquariums and water parks under proposed federal bill 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Drone footage on Monday showed the white whale coming up for air as it turned slow circles in the lock just below the water's surface. Beluga whale stuck in River Seine to be moved to saltwater tank on Tuesday 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z IF: Just for the record, Zeitgeist is my white whale, and this essay is just the tip of the iceberg. Swapping bar stories with books impresario, author and proud 'Dirtbag' Isaac Fitzgerald 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Until then, Crow’s their captain, a hab-itual stalker of the most storied of the behemoths: His personal white whale is called “The Red Bluster.” Review: Tough questions in animated kaiju adventure 'The Sea Beast' 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z These diligent immigrants can overcome any adversary, but their taxes are a white whale that can never be surmounted. Everything Everywhere All At Once is an immigrant horror story about tax season 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z For years, a federal data privacy law has been the great white whale of tech policy. Analysis | Biden’s endorsement could be a game-changer for kids’ privacy legislation 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z He went for figure skating’s white whale to open his program to music from Japanese composer Isao Tomita, launching into the air and spinning as fast as possible. As spotlight fades, Hanyu ponders post-Olympic future 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z And with Joyce in the rear view, I can go off in search of one last white whale. Do long reads put you to sleep? Audiobooks can be the key to forbidding literature 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The rum has been selling well, but even now Thrasher feels the wake of the great white whale. Perspective | Coconut rum shouldn’t smell like sunscreen. These 3 distillers are showcasing its subtlety. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z But coronavirus vaccines are South America’s white whale: often discussed, but rarely seen. Brazil has become South America’s superspreader event 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Higdon, a President Trump appointee, went hunting for the GOP’s great white whale of voter fraud and returned years later with a basket of minnows. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Amazon would be something of a white whale for labor organizers. Biden just backed a union drive in Alabama but didn't mention Amazon. Here's why that's a good thing 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Hoffman, she said, was a “white whale,” though, as a law enforcement officer. A small group of sleuths had been identifying right-wing extremists long before the attack on the Capitol 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Museum President and CEO Amanda McMullen is confident that participants “will still be drawn in by the drama and excitement of the hunt for the white whale.” This year’s ‘Moby-Dick’ reading marathon going virtual 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z As the nation’s white whale, Donald Trump, leaves his place of prominence, here’s to an America with more nuanced heroes and villains. Column: It's the end time for Trumptimes, and never a better time to trade real culture for politics 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Some close allies suggested Biden and his team should move cautiously when it comes to, as one of them put it, “chasing the white whales.” After Biden’s win, parties gird for ferocious Senate runoffs in Georgia 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z But now, after years of trying, the New York Times has successfully harpooned the white whale that journalists, prosecutors, activists and Democrats have been hunting for years: Donald Trump's tax returns. Forget "The Apprentice" — Trump's taxes show he was really "The Biggest Loser" 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The Hicksville post office box has been described by Trump money watchers as the "white whale" of Trump's financial dealings. Trump Tower Hicksville: Why is the Trump campaign sending rent checks to a Long Island P.O. box? 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The elusive white whale of Republican politics is abortion rights. Opinion | The party of McConnell, in the age of Trump, stands for nothing 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Herman Melville’s mad Capt. Ahab spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg. Movies on TV this week: March 15: 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' on Freeform; Raiders of the Lost Ark and more 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The Captain Ahab in me calls it my “white whale.” The territorial governor wrote in 1880 that ice and snow were rare in Western Washington — the same day a record snowstorm buried Seattle 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “The big white whale is the settlements,” he said. Israel headed for clash with ICC over West Bank settlements 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z A biennial survey conducted by the fisheries arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317, with a median estimate of 279. Survey: Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga whales continue decline 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Yet there, at the far end of Trump’s defense table, was the man who pursued President Bill Clinton’s impeachment like Captain Ahab and the white whale. Opinion | Trump’s lawyers suffer from Bolton-induced amnesia 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z “The DNC server and that conspiracy theory has got to go. If he continues to focus on that white whale, it’s going to bring him down.” The quotes that defined American politics in 2019 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “You’re my white whale,” the New York Yankees general manager told him. Yankees harpoon Cole, Cashman’s `white whale,’ on 3rd try 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Hundreds of tourists in the Cayman Islands are disembarking from a fleet of small tenders from two enormous ships, anchored just off George Town harbour, that loom like giant white whales. News Daily: Your five-minute briefing 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z “If he continues to focus on that white whale,” Bossert said, “it’s going to bring him down.” Opinion | Trump’s White Whale 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z “They have to stop with that. It cannot continue to be repeated in our discourse. . . . If he continues to focus on that white whale, it’s going to bring him down.” Intelligence panel has deal to hear whistleblower’s testimony 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z “But George, if he continues to focus on that white whale, it’s going to bring him down.” Trump Was Repeatedly Warned That Ukraine Conspiracy Theory Was ‘Completely Debunked’ 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z “If he continues to focus on that white whale, it’s going to bring him down.” GOP split over impeachment push-back as Dems plow ahead 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Days after 9/11, the Palestinian-American writer Edward Said compared George W Bush’s pursuit of Osama bin Laden to Ahab’s obsessive hunt for the white whale. Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Swim for your life, you beautiful white whale. Humanity has truly lost its way if we’re weaponising beluga whales | Jules Howard 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The perfect PlayStation 4 “pro” controller is a bit of a white whale for the consumer electronics industry. Astro C40 TR review: a PS4 pro controller to rival the Xbox One Elite 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z For a long time, “Amazing Grace” was one of the great unseen white whales of cinema. Review: How sweet the sound is in Aretha doc ‘Amazing Grace’ 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z All that's left of their party is Trump and they can do nothing but cling to him like a bunch of barnacles on a great white whale. Mitt's been Trumped by history: Romney's play will fail, and the GOP has nothing else 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z It is a metaphor for a new republic already falling apart, with the pursuit of the white whale as a bitter analogy for the slave-owning states. Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Barnard’s Star has long been “the great white whale” of exoplanet hunting, said Carnegie astronomer Paul Butler, a co-author on the Nature paper. Signs of a ‘super Earth’ discovered around a nearby star 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Belugas, also known as white whales, are "one of the most familiar and easily distinguishable" of all whales, according to National Geographic. Fears over 'very lost' whale in Thames 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z On Friday, though, the special counsel finally nabbed his white whale. ‘Robert Mueller’s real quest here is for the truth’: How Paul Manafort’s plea brings the special counsel probe closer to its endgame 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Wheeler is steadfastly pursuing the great white whale Pruitt was hired, above all other things, to destroy: Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan. Here’s Donald Trump’s brilliant strategy to sell his dirty-coal plan: Troll the libs! 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z It is the Mount Everest of literature: huge and apparently insurmountable, its snowy peak as elusive as the tail of the great white whale himself. Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z “My sense is that Avenatti is going to be able to get his white whale,” said Andy Wright, a former litigator and an associate White House counsel in the Obama administration. ‘How ya like me now?!’: Stormy Daniels relishes Cohen plea 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z His white whale is Enigma, a years-long restaurant endeavor in which Albert seeks to create an immersive piece of dining theater, requiring sacrifice and stress. Review: Documentary 'Constructing Albert' follows a chef's quest for perfection 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Ultimately, Pruitt's great white whale is to find some reason for the EPA to stop regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Scott Pruitt’s war on science: More dangerous than his corruption scandals 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Proponents of domestic energy extraction caught their white whale with last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Let market, not government, drive energy prices 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Yes, it’s the tale of Captain Ahab, who sails his ship, the Pequod, in search of a white whale that had bitten off his leg. Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z There have been some terrific white whale examples in golf, where one player has captured three legs of the grand slam and been cruelly deprived of the fourth. Rory McIlroy isn't thinking this but we will: What if he never does win the Masters? - Golf Digest 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Beyond Austin, good health should see him pose a serious threat at the majors, starting with the upcoming Masters, his personal white whale. We're buying this former World No. 1's stock before the Masters and here's why - Golf Digest 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z “He’s the white whale,” I suggested, getting into the literary spirit of the enterprise. Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z This suction cup case was always my white whale. This suction cup phone case is surprisingly powerful 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Though some villages hunt belugas, the Inupiat that hunt bowhead whales prefer to watch the white whales as they pass by during their migration. The people of the whale 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z For many journalists, Mr. Weinstein was the white whale that got away. Facing Down the Network That Protected Harvey Weinstein 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Some senators, obsessed with the white whale of health care, want to tie their doomed quest to the hunt for a tax deal. Opinion | We’re running out of time on tax reform 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z A white whale, thought to be the famous individual known as Migaloo, was filmed Thursday off Sydney as he made his way south towards Antarctica. White Whale Caught on Video—How'd it Get That Way? 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Restaurants and delivery services have also struggled with hot, crispy foods, such as grilled sandwiches, thin-crust pizza and french fries -- the white whale of delivery. Analysis | The insane $43 billion system that gets food delivered to your door 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z It is their white whale, so important that even the prospect of millions of people suffering and going bankrupt is not enough to make them think better of it. GOP sneak attack on health care nears a critical moment — and it’s a total monstrosity 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Not that it was ever a great idea to hitch their policy wagon to raising taxes on an economy in recession, but House Democrats are quickly becoming Ahab to the white whale of taxes. Alaska editorials 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Thus, congressional leaders are turning their attention to the great white whale of their policy agenda: tax reform. Opinion | If retail politics doesn’t kill this $1 trillion tax, the Supreme Court should 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Named after the Aboriginal word for "white man," Migaloo is one of a small handful of white whales known in the world. White Whale Caught on Video—How'd it Get That Way? 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Democrats have long viewed the northern New Jersey seat as winnable, but it has proved to be a kind of white whale for the party. New Jersey’s 2016 political hits, misses _ and tossups 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z The state had been a white whale of sorts for the G.O.P., and capturing it would mean a way back to the White House. White Whale: How Pennsylvania Explains Republicans’ Predicament 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Enough about me—this weekend is the Ryder Cup, and in some ways it's the white whale of sports pools. You and your friends need a Ryder Cup pool, and we've got you covered - Golf Digest 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z That said, my "white whale" to which I am "Ahab" is the Collatz conjecture. The Importance of Recreational Math 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Gone elsewhere were the white whales, the whoa-inducing free agents of big money and equally large fame. Wizards snag role players after top free agents sign elsewhere 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z He simply swapped the white whale for a white shark and updated the story for modern times. 5 Strategies to Become a More Creative Thinker 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Sanders does not even understand his white whale, the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Are we finally reaching ‘peak Trump’? 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z That would lead to a brokered convention, the white whale of modern-day American politics, often talked about but seldom seen. Could Trump's vulgarity cost him the nomination? - BBC News 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z But in his interview, Mr. Yan, who is now a sophomore at Georgia Tech, discussed his interest in electric cars and the novel “Moby-Dick,” explaining what he considered his own personal “white whale.” Chinese Students and U.S. Universities Connect Through a Third Party 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z A feud between the ship’s inexperienced captain and its brave but contentious first mate led the ship into treacherous waters, where it stoked the fury of an enormous, battle-scarred white whale. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘The Force Awakens’ and more 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z In a league filled with Saban’s former players, a successful quarterback may be his white whale. The Tide Rolls in the NFL but It Doesn’t Pass 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The legend of the giant, white whale in Moby-Dick was difficult for some readers, and even some sailors, to swallow. The True History of Cannibalism Behind 'In the Heart of the Sea' 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z A feud between the ship’s inexperienced captain and its brave but contentious first mate led the ship into treacherous waters where it stoked the fury of an enormous, battle-scarred white whale. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z But, like Captain Ahab and the white whale, congressional Republicans continue their quest to repeal the law. The GOP’s latest doomed quests to kill Obamacare 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Also known as white whales, belugas are common in the Arctic Ocean's coastal waters and also found in subarctic waters, according to the National Geographic website. Atlanta Aquarium gives up legal fight to import beluga whales 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z But the S&P 500 serves double duty – not just as a broader-market proxy, but also as Ahab's white whale, as it sets a bar for performance for fund managers and individual investors to reach. How to Buy the S&P 500 Index With ETFs 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Belugas, or white whales, normally live in Arctic or sub-Arctic waters and are classified as endangered in some areas and as "near threatened" worldwide, according to the Georgia Aquarium. U.S. Judge stops Georgia aquarium from importing belugas from Russia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z A $55 million project by famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the building resembles a great white whale and is likely to open before the games begin in August. Rio’s forgotten downtown, a window on Olympic city’s past 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z At its heart is the Dolphinarium, a building shaped like a big white whale, where Chinese dolphins perform somersaults on demand, leaping from a pool of saltwater that was pumped here along a 100km pipeline. The Pyonghattan project: how North Korea's capital is transforming into a 'socialist fairyland' 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Also known as white whales, belugas normally swim in Arctic or sub-Arctic waters and are classified as endangered in some areas and as "near threatened" worldwide, according to the aquarium. Georgia court weighs destiny of 18 captured beluga whales 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Also known as white whales, belugas normally swim in Arctic or sub-Arctic waters and are classified as endangered in some areas and as "near threatened" worldwide, according to the Georgia Aquarium. Georgia court to weigh destiny of 18 captured beluga whales 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Like a ghost rising from the deep, a rare white whale flashed its pale hide off Australia's Gold Coast on Sunday. How Did Rare White Whale Spotted Off Australia Get That Way? 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Even if you are unlikely to harpoon a white whale in the Hudson, New York City is rife with places to drop a line. New York Today: Call Us Ishmael 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z He likens himself to “Ahab chasing the great white whale,” but his quest is operational rather than metaphysical; Keller makes the novel go. The Narco Chronicles 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Belugas, or white whales, normally swim in Arctic or sub-Arctic waters and are classified as endangered in some areas and as "near threatened" worldwide, according to the Georgia Aquarium. Captive-born baby beluga whale dies at Georgia aquarium 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Belugas, or white whales, normally inhabit Arctic or sub-Arctic waters and are classified as endangered in some areas and as "near threatened" worldwide, according to the Georgia Aquarium. Baby beluga whale born in captivity struggling at Georgia aquarium 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The London Observer labeled him “the great white whale of 1993,” while David Letterman preferred the nickname “Tubby.” Jeb Bush's Diet Tells Us Nothing About His Leadership Potential 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Tax credit reform. It may be the great white whale of good government efforts in the Show-Me State, but call me Ishmael: it’s a whale worth tracking. With Its Session Half-Over, Missouri's Legislature Still Has Much To Do 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s the obsession of Netanyahu’s political life, the alarm he has sounded for decades, his raison d’etre, his white whale. Iran: The high-stakes issue that divides Netanyahu and Obama 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z "Nixon, this strange ally, has made him an Ahab of the white whale of welfare reform," Hess writes. Nixon's Relationship With Daniel Patrick Moynihan Was Mutually Beneficial 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z They said that southern New England must batten down for an unusual weather event - a great white whale of a storm. In the eye of the snowstorm 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Yet the financial industry continues to search for alpha like a great white whale. Decision-Making Methods Obstruct Path to Investment Goals 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The white whale has moved on; it’s long past time for the assorted Captain Ahabs to do the same. The latest IRS 'shocker' isn't very shocking 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z I’m pushing 50, and Boston is my great white whale. Older runners can see how they run — and then fix it If “scale” is SV’s white whale, Hollywood’s is “control”: control of production, control of distribution, control of consumption. How Does The Culture Of Hollywood Compare With That Of Silicon Valley? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The colorful book features a blue whale standing in for the great white whale and an assortment of faces, animals and symbols standing in for Captain Ahab at various points. Hot-Dog Fan Lobbies for New Emoji 2014-03-27T01:17:02Z It’s not just the size of the white whales, but the number as well. The 2014 Midas List: What It Takes To Make Midas Today 2014-03-26T14:00:00Z If 2008 hadn’t happened, some of them believe, they might have actually captured their white whale—Cohen—and many other targets. Why SAC Capital's Steven Cohen Isn't in Jail 2014-01-02T18:13:01Z The hunt to own the lucrative local advertising market, Mr. Armstrong’s white whale, is over. The Media Equation: AOL Chief’s White Whale Finally Slips His Grasp 2013-12-16T02:18:10Z Understanding the independent voter is the white whale of politics. Republicans may have an edge with independent voters. Can they use it? 2013-09-30T00:37:00Z For current and former college basketball and football players, only the white whale remains in the O’Bannon case — the NCAA, and the millions in licensing and broadcasting revenues that they’re seeking to access. College Athlete Pay War Kills Popular Video Game 2013-09-27T17:20:25Z I had a chat to Bay about how he captures moments like this, plus what the white whale is for a person who’s already photographed a bunch of mirrored spiders. Photographer Nicky Bay's Purple Centipedes and Singapore Blues 2013-09-12T14:15:53.093Z “The health care law has become the Republicans’ great white whale,” Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California, said Thursday. Republicans Refuel Effort to Cripple Health Care Law 2013-08-02T01:35:25Z Entrepreneurs often have their own white whales, causing them to pace their offices thinking of only that one thing. Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick 2012-11-20T16:16:57Z "The sounds we heard were clearly an example of vocal learning by the white whale." Whale 'makes human-like sounds' 2012-10-22T16:02:01Z The white whale for Mr. Fonzi was the meaning of those supposed contacts. Gaeton Fonzi, 76, Investigated Kennedy Assassination 2012-09-11T15:31:51Z Turns out Bay’s white whale is actually very blue. Photographer Nicky Bay's Purple Centipedes and Singapore Blues 2013-09-12T14:15:53.093Z We reeled it in, not quite believing that we had caught our white whale at last. In New York, a Run-In With a Flying Eyesore of Streamer Tape 2012-07-27T09:00:04Z He only promised them gold if they found his white whale. Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick 2012-11-20T16:16:57Z A white whale had been seen and chased by the men and women. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Also known as white whales and sea canaries, beluga whales live in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. White whales in renewables report 2012-02-21T02:13:46Z “White wolves, polar bears, white whales, white buffalo — there is something about white plumage that signifies innocence or purity,” he said. Bird-Watchers Revel in Unusual Spike in Snowy Owl Sightings 2012-01-23T00:39:15Z The snow-hut, the fire and light from the moss-lamp fed with blubber, the seal, the narwhal, the white whale, and occasionally abundant stores of migratory birds, would sustain vigorous life. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z It was there I was in at the death of the great white whale, and a sad day it was for us, I can tell you. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The white whale fishery of the Eskimo, however, continued, and sealing is important; walruses are also caught and sometimes narwhal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Beluga are also known as white whales and sea canaries Beluga whales are among rare species spotted at, or near to, proposed Scottish sites for marine renewable energy projects, a report says. White whales in renewables report 2012-02-21T02:13:46Z These cetaceans sometimes hunt in packs or schools, and commit great havoc among the belugas or white whales, which occasionally throw themselves ashore to escape their persecutors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In this hole hundreds of narwhals and white whales were protruding their heads to breathe, no other place presenting itself for miles around. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z At this time, although field work was painful, the needs of our venture forced us to persistent action in the chase of walrus, seal, narwhal and white whale. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The sea was full of white whales, narwhals, and grampus. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Their diet is almost exclusively fish, the blubber and flesh of the seal, walrus, and whales, especially the white whale or beluga, which ascends the larger streams. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Ishmael is hunting after the white whale too, but not with a harpoon. A True Duck Hunt: interview with Donovan Hohn 2011-05-02T16:15:03.843Z While an Ivy League title has certainly been the program’s white whale, the team has been in this position before. The Quad: A Harvard Sweep? Don't Remind Me 2011-03-04T22:38:08Z There is the seal, the walrus, the narwhal, and the white whale. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z A school of white whales were playing close inshore, and it was the noise of their blowing, softened by the wind, which had so disturbed her. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z A small white whale was also at one time one of the attractions. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Some are even dubbing it "the white whale." Is It Time to Raise Prices? 2010-10-27T15:58:00Z The Times, Ellison suggests, is Murdoch’s great white whale, a source of bitter resentment to the self-styled billionaire populist. Book Review - War at The Wall Street Journal - By Sarah Ellison 2010-05-21T22:21:00Z About this time three white whales were also obtained at Etah by a similar method of hunting. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z By picking a fight with Goldman — the "great white whale" of Wall Street, as Eliot Spitzer put it on Monday — the SEC is signaling that it has now adopted a feistier approach. The Case Against Goldman Sachs 2010-04-22T08:00:00Z While we were busy with the walruses that day we suddenly saw the whole fjord white with white whales gambolling all round as far as the eye could see. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Like the other medium-sized whale in the same region, the beluga or white whale, the narwhal has no dorsal fin. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification They told us that a large party of their countrymen, who were at present fishing at the mouth of a river to the eastward, would soon move in this direction to kill white whales. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Before we landed we watched the Eskimos harpoon a white whale. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Among the creatures that visit the Lower St. Lawrence is the white whale,—beluga of the naturalists. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Among the dolphin group the narwhal and the white whale, or beluga, are distinguished from all other cetaceans by the great comparative length of their cervical vertebrae, all of which are completely free. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" It began: Oh-h-h, I stopped at a big cook-quari-um Not very long ago, To see the bass and suckers And hear the white whale blow. The Rustler of Wind River We saw several white whales in the open water, and a flock of white geese at the encampment, which were the first noticed on this coast. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Seals were diving round us, white whales coming and going, but we had no eyes for them now. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Out at sea, beyond the outer bar, a yacht, wallowing like a white whale, was staggering towards the open ocean. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories The sea was free from ice, and black and white whales and seals were playing about at the top of the water. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century We wondered at the numerous shoals of white whale passing, from some unknown northern region, southward to more genial climes. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 We had already seen a few white whales, and we understood that they would resort to this part of the coast in greater numbers with the following moon. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea It is not called whaling but porpoise-hunting, from the mistaken idea that the little white whale is a porpoise, instead of the smallest kind of whale, running up to over twenty feet in length. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Then he watched them throw the harpoons, and in a short time he became an expert hunter and could catch many white whales. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales The refuse heaps in the neighbourhood contained bones of several species of the whale, among them the white whale, and of the seal, walrus, reindeer, bear, dog, fox, and various kinds of birds. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Whilst thus secured, we had abundant amusement and occupation in observing the movements of shoals of white whales. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 “They are what are called the white whale, Percival,” replied Captain Wilson; “they are not often seen, except about here.” The Settlers in Canada This is called the white whale, though it isn’t exactly white, but a sort of cream-color. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner "That is because you abused me," he cried, as the white whale dragged her into the sea. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales Seals and white whales also perhaps occur here at certain seasons of the year in no small numbers. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The flesh and oils of the white whale, seal and walrus being principally sought for, the natives came to this bay from all directions. A Woman who went to Alaska I looked at the gift in some surprise, for it consisted of six white whale’s teeth, and two of the same dyed bright red, which seemed to me very paltry things. The Coral Island As for fuel, we were for the present relieved from all anxiety by a dead walrus and a small white whale which drifted in upon the beach during a westerly gale. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner He followed the path and on the top of the hill he found a house with two storehouses near it and several recently killed white whales and many skulls around it. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales With its blinding milk-white hide, on which it is seldom possible to discover a spot, wrinkle, or scratch, the full-grown white whale is an animal of extraordinary beauty. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Only give me the chance, and you shall harpoon a white whale and catch your fish.” Steve Young So-called porpoise leather is made of the skin of the white whale. Ranching, Sport and Travel The Seer-King would have detached a cohort of white whales, but the animosity of my tribes might have provoked combat. Tales of the Chesapeake Their mode of capturing the white whale is extremely ingenious. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. The white whale is taken in nets not only by the Norwegians at Spitzbergen, but also by the Russians and Samoyeds at Chabarova. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II It is not so much an act of strength to dart a harpoon into a soft thing like a white whale, but of practice and knack. Steve Young What Nairne calls a porpoise, is really the beluga, a small white whale. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Fifty white whales surrounded their monarch, and a host of dolphins, grampuses, and porpoises brought up the rear. Tales of the Chesapeake Blubber and white whale meat, frozen very hard, were packed for dog food. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale The white whale or beluga, of equal size with the narwhal, on the other hand, occurs in large shoals on the coasts of Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya, especially near the mouths of fresh-water streams. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Well, what if we go after the white whale again? Steve Young The shore is strangely silent; one hears only the occasional puffing of the white whale or the sad cry of the loon. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The white whale, or Beluga, is extremely common at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, and is found a considerable distance up the river beyond Tadousac. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 I've got a heavier one now for seals and white whales, and I'll give you this if you take the letters through safely. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale The white whale there goes several hundred kilometres up the river. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II There was quite an excitement amongst the men, who, without waiting for orders, saw to the tackle in the boats, Johannes and Petersen hastening to add white whale harpoons to the rest of the implements. Steve Young He was a leading merchant at Quebec and was interested in the fishing for "porpoises" or white whales. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 I've seen," continued the skipper, "a white whale smash a bot so clean that ye'd thought it had been through a mill; and it was a caution haow we didn't go with it. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 A great number of white whales, seals, and narwhals were also playing about near the beach during the night. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 At the mouth of the Saguenay River, where Tadoussac is now situated, he encountered large numbers of white whales—the Beluga. Pioneers in Canada Next time we go off after one of those shoals of white whales—” “What, sir! you would go again?” said the great amiable-looking fellow, smiling. Steve Young But you can approach without a qualm boiled beluga-skin, which is the skin of the white whale. The New North But here the skipper stopped, as a peculiar sound and then another, the puffing of the white whale, was heard. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 A herd of white whales has been seen driven into a bay and literally torn to pieces. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I "They are willing enough to listen, and will sit looking as stupid as a school of white whales, caught in a stake trap," replied Katherine. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods Have out the boats and harpoon it, the same as you did the white whale.” Steve Young I looked at the gift in some surprise, for it consisted of six white whales’ teeth, and two of the same dyed bright red, which seemed to me very paltry things. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean Anatomically, it is distinguished from the white whale and the North Cape whale by the seven cervical vertebrae, and it has two more ribs than its congeners. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Here at Ungava the Eskimos’ hunt is confined almost wholly to foxes, polar bears, an occasional wolf and wolverine, and, of course, during the season, seals, walrus, and white whales. The Long Labrador Trail There has been no migration of the oyster from one centre of origin to another, any more than there has been a transference of the white whale from the arctic seas to the fiery equator. Life: Its True Genesis In the spring of 1608 the white whales are floundering around his lonely ship in the river of his dreams. The French in the Heart of America I looked at the gift in some surprise, for it consisted of six white whale's teeth, and two of the same dyed bright red, which seemed to me very paltry things. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean Now, shadowy objects shot past them, and Dave uttered a prayer that they might not mix with the propeller—seal, walrus or white whale, whatever they might be. Lost in the Air Would you want your wife to make a spectacle of herself, before those Boston delegates, standing behind a white whale, and a dirty white at that! Cap'n Dan's Daughter As they left their moorings, at dawn of the following day, they fell in with a great school of white whales disporting themselves in the river. The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid. Moby Dick, or, the whale The Pequod's prows were pointed-, and breaking up the charmed circle, she effectually parted the white whale from his victim. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Anatomically, it's distinguished from the white whale and the black right whale by the fusion of its seven cervical vertebrae, and it numbers two more ribs than its relatives. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The bishop looked again; settled that it must be a white whale, or shark, or other monster of the deep; crossed himself, prayed for a safe voyage, and snored once more. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Barnum heard that some fishermen at the mouth of the St. Lawrence river had captured alive a fine white whale. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum The Pequod's prows were pointed; and breaking up the charmed circle, she effectually parted the white whale from his victim. Moby Dick, or, the whale The Whiteness of The Whale What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale The porpoise hide of the boot maker is really leather, made from the skin of the BELUGA, or "white whale," which is found only in the far north. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Two more white whales were soon caught in the same manner as before, and were conveyed in a ship to Quebec and thence by rail to New York. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum We do not believe the enterprise of Mr. Barnum will stop at white whales. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum These are white whales, and were taken near the Labrador coast by a crew of thirty-five men. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum The harpoon, too!—toss over the litter there,— d'ye see it?—the forged iron, men, the white whale's—no, no, no,— blistered fool; this hand did dart it!—'tis in the fish!—Aloft there! Moby Dick: or, the White Whale He came to see the animals, gave Barnum a certificate that they were genuine white whales, and this document was published far and wide. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum |
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