{"id":"01KG8AJH794P1QV9D3PCW5SE2D","cid":"bafkreifpkkmn2oijoth5rl2m5qizuyod23iznxi4rac6zhp4apci2vkdki","type":"chapter","properties":{"description":"# L’ENVOI\n\n## Overview\n\"L’ENVOI\" is a chapter within the poetry collection \"[John Marr and Other Poems](arke:01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H)\". This chapter contains a poem of the same title, which appears to be the concluding piece of the collection. The text spans from line 1969 to 1993 within its source file.\n\n## Context\nThis chapter was extracted from the file \"[john_marr_and_other_poems.txt](arke:01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4)\" as part of the larger \"[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)\" collection. It follows the chapter titled \"[THE APPARITION](arke:01KG8AJH79PZAQ8BGZZZCGPNR0)\" and precedes the chapter titled \"[SUPPLEMENT](arke:01KG8AJH7EV97HBYT86WXTTGVX)\".\n\n## Contents\nThe chapter contains the poem \"L’ENVOI,\" subtitled \"_The Return of the Sire de Nesle._ A.D. 16\". The poem reflects on the end of wanderings and the yearning for solace, contrasting the vastness of the world with the comfort of a singular loved one. It references mythological and geographical elements such as \"Kaf\" and \"Araxes,\" and touches upon themes of knowledge, pilgrimage, and the human condition.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:48:10.979Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"L’ENVOI","end_line":1993,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:32.310Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"L’ENVOI","source_file":"01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4","start_line":1969,"text":"L’ENVOI\r\n\r\n\r\n_The Return of the Sire de Nesle._\r\nA.D. 16\r\n\r\n\r\nMy towers at last! These rovings end,\r\nTheir thirst is slaked in larger dearth:\r\nThe yearning infinite recoils,\r\n    For terrible is earth.\r\n\r\nKaf thrusts his snouted crags through fog:\r\nAraxes swells beyond his span,\r\nAnd knowledge poured by pilgrimage\r\n    Overflows the banks of man.\r\n\r\nBut thou, my stay, thy lasting love\r\nOne lonely good, let this but be!\r\nWeary to view the wide world’s swarm,\r\n    But blest to fold but thee.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r","title":"L’ENVOI"},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H","peer_type":"poetry_collection","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AJH79PZAQ8BGZZZCGPNR0","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AJH7EV97HBYT86WXTTGVX","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:34.633Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:48:11.173Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}