The Only Use
brevity
in
Moby Dick
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- But what plays the mischief with this masterly code is the admirable brevity of it, which necessitates a vast volume of commentaries to expound it.†
Chpt 88-90
Definitions:
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(1)
(brevity) the use of just a few words; or lasting a short time
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)