_Canst thou draw out Leviathan?_ BEHEMOTH AND LEVIATHAN The description of the “behemoth” in the preceding chapter and the “leviathan” here suggests a few moral reflections. I. The prodigality of created might. With what amazing force are these creatures endowed! How huge their proportions! How e... [ Continue Reading ]
_He maketh a path to shine after him._ PHOSPHORESCENCE What was that illumined path? It was phosphorescence. You find it in the wake of a ship in the night, especially after rough weather. Phosphorescence is the lightning of the sea. I found a book of John Ruskin, and the first sentence my eyes fel... [ Continue Reading ]
_Upon the earth there is not his like._ THE SUPREMACY OF LEVIATHAN The lion is often spoken of as “the king of the forest,” or the “king of beasts,” and in a similar sense the leviathan is here spoken of as at the head of the animal creation. He is afraid of none of them; he is subdued by none of t... [ Continue Reading ]