Description:
Part of portfolio of 26 lithographs and accompanying book by Lawrance Thompson.
Text from accompanying book by Lawrance Thompson, 21: Ahab and Starbuck:

But when he was helped to the deck,
all eyes were fastened upon him;
as instead of standing by himself
he still half-hung
upon the shoulder of Starbuck,
who had thus far been the foremost to assist him.
His ivory leg
had been snapped off,
leaving but one short sharp splinter.
"Aye, aye, Starbuck,
'tis sweet to lean sometimes,
be the leaner who he will;
and would old Ahab had leaned
oftener than he has."

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