CHAPTER 69
After a Long Interval, by Night they are Becalmed
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Now suns rose, and set; moons grew, and waned; till, at last, the star that erewhile heralded the dawn, presaged the eve; to us, sad token! - while deep within the deepest heart of Mardi's circle, we sailed from sea to sea; and isle to isle; and group to group; -vast empires explored, and inland valleys, to their utmost heads; and for every ray in heaven, beheld a king.
Needless to recount all that then befell; what tribes and caravans we saw; what vast horizons; boundless plains: and sierras, in their every intervale, a nation nestling.