“At the height of their madness
The night winds pause,
Recollecting themselves;
But no lull in these wars.”

—  Herman Melville

The Armies of the Wilderness, Pt. II, st. 5
Battle Pieces: And Aspects of the War (1860)

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American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet 1818–1891

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