The Great Gatsby

On the last page of the novel, Nick makes the comparison between Gatsby first seeing Daisy's green light to Dutch sailors seeing what?

Chapter 9

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And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes — a fresh, green breast of the new world.

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The Great Gatsby