Both Uses of
mortality
in
Moby Dick
- He loved to dust his old grammars; it somehow mildly reminded him of his mortality.†
Chpt Etym *
- The port would fain give succor; the port is pitiful; in the port is safety, comfort, hearthstone, supper, warm blankets, friends, all that's kind to our mortalities.†
Chpt 22-24
Definition:
the quality of being mortal (subject to death)
or:
death rate -- often given per 1,000 people per year
or:
death rate -- often given per 1,000 people per year