Melvilliana: snugged in the arms of Thorvaldsen's Night

Melvilliana: snugged in the arms of Thorvaldsen's Night: Rest therefore, free from all despite, Snugged in the arms of comfortable night. These concluding lines of Herman Melville's poem Immolated...

This was the first post on Melvilliana (as revived on Google's Blogger platform), published August 15, 2011--ten years ago today!