The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #7339   Message #4183472
Posted By: GUEST
11-Oct-23 - 07:00 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Spanish Ladies
Subject: RE: Origins: Spanish Ladies
It was likely Melville's favorite. Chapter 40 of "Moby Dick" has the midnight watch singing this. It's mentioned again in “White Jacket,” and the poem “Tom Deadlight."