Did Herman Melville say “Call me Ishmael”?

Did Herman Melville say “Call me Ishmael”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to Herman Melville. Source and location below.

Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funera …
Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Herman Melville, CHAPTER 1. Loomings. · ¶100 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #2701 · source

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