Excerpt from crisis no. 1
thomas paine
these are the times that try men's souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service
of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and of man and woman. tyranny, like hell, is not easily
conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the , with an
army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but 'to bind us in all cases whatsoever,' and
if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. even the expression is impious,
for so unlimited a power can belong only to god.
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the author's purpose in writing this passage is

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after the moon goes from a full moon it turns into a waning gibbous moon.

here's where my answer came from. i hope this .

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.