All 5 Uses of
providence
in
Moby Dick
- And, doubtless, my going on this whaling voyage, formed part of the grand programme of Providence that was drawn up a long time ago.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- I am not superstitious, but I consider the Commodore's interview with that whale as providential.†
Chpt 43-45
- There, luck befriended him; two ships were about to sail for France, and were providentially in want of precisely that number of men which the sailor headed.†
Chpt 52-54
- Therefore, I saw that here was a sort of interregnum in Providence; for its even-handed equity never could have so gross an injustice.†
Chpt 70-72
- Do you know, gentlemen"—very gravely and mathematically bowing to each Captain in succession—"Do you know, gentlemen, that the digestive organs of the whale are so inscrutably constructed by Divine Providence, that it is quite impossible for him to completely digest even a man's arm?†
Chpt 100-102
Definition:
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(providence as in: divine providence) resulting from God's intervention or plan; or lucky -- especially with regard to when something happened