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    aionhoutproof.

    andhereybeledtoopenanewveinof

    knohathbeendisvered,hathnot,toour

    rerance,beehis

    veinisnootherthanthatofntrast,hroughallthe

    ayprobablyhavealargesharein

    nstitutinginustheideaofallbeauty,asuralas

    artificial:foronstratesthebeautyandexcellenceof

    anythingbutitsreversethusthebeautyofday,andthatof

    suer,issetoffbythehorrorsofnightander.and,ibelieve,

    ifitantohaveseenonlytheter,he

    perfectideaoftheirbeauty.

    buttoavoidtooseriousanair;itbedoubted,butthatthe

    fianinthesin

    theeyeofanhercasttheladies

    theelvesseeosensibleofthis,thattheyareallindustrious

    toproselves;fori

    haveobservedatbathparticularlythattheyendeavourtoappear

    asuglyaspossibleintheing,iosetoffthatbeauty

    heyioshoheevening.

    startistshavethissee,perhaps,

    havenotchstudiedthetheory.thejehatthefi

    brilliantrequiresafoil;andthepainter,bythentrastofhis

    figures,oftenacquiresgreatapplause.

    agreatgeniusangusatterfully.iot,

    indeed,rangehinderanygeneralheadofnartists,ashehath

    atitletobeplagthose

    iasquivitaxluereperartes.

    proved.

    iaheiorofthatstexquisiteeainnt,

    e.

    thiseainntnsistedofts,heior

    distinguishedbythenasoftheseriousaheserious

    exhibitedacertainnuerofheathengodsandheroes,whowere

    certainlythepanyintohanaudiencewas

    everintroduced;andknoofeually

    inteobe,iontrasttheicpartofthe

    eainnt,andtodisplaythetricksofharlequintothebetter

    advantage.

    thisthe

    ntrivanceheless,ingeniousenough,andhaditseffect.

    andthisic,we

    supplytheily

    dullerthananythingbeforeshohestage,anduldbesetoff

    onlybythatsuperlativedegreeofdulnessposedtheserious.

    sointolerablyserious,indeed,hesegodsandheroes,that

    harlequinthoughtheenglishgehatnaisnotatall

    relatedtothefrenuchreserious

    dispositiohestage,asherelievedthe

    audiencefroany.

    judiciousershavealisedthisartofntrasth

    greatsuccess.ihavebeensurprizedthathoraceshouldcavilat

    thisartinhor;butindeedhentradictshielfinthevery

    line:

    indignorquandoquebonusdortathorus;

    verupereinlongofasestobreperesou

    igrieveifeergreathorcetosleep,

    yetsluersonlongtocreep.

    forehave,thatan

    authoractuallyfallsasleeping.itistrue,that

    readersaretooapttobesoovertaken;butiftheworkwasaslongas

    anyofoldxohorhielfistooertaiobe

    subjecttotheleastdror.popeobserves,

    sleeplesshielftogivehisreaderssleep.

    tosaythetruth,thesesoporificpartsaresonysesof

    seriousartfullyirastaoffthe

    rest;andthisisthetrueaningofalatefacetiouser,who

    toldthepublicthatightbeassured

    there.

    inthislight,then,orratherinthisdarkness,ihe

    readertoheseinitialessays.andafterthiswaing,ifhe

    shallbeofopinionthathefindenoughofseriousinother

    partsofthishistory,heypassoverthese,inhweprofess

    tobelaboriouslydull,ahefollothesend

    chapter.

    chapter2

    inanyfriendlyvisitsduringhis

    ;efiouchesofthepassionoflove,scarce

    visibletothenakedeye

    tooneshadnyvisitorsduringhishoughso,

    perhaps,..all

    alsteveryday;butthoughhepitiedtosufferings,aly

    approvedthegallantbehaviour;yethe

    thoughtthistoasober

    senseofhisindiscreetndudthateadviceforthat

    purposeuldneverbeappliedatareproperseasonthanatthe

    present,indenedbypainandsiess,and

    alardbydanger;andbarrassedhthose

    turbulentpassionshepursuitofpleasure.

    atallseasons,therefore,anhthe

    youth,especiallyhelatterotallyatease,hetook

    oindhifhisforrscarriages,butinthe

    ldestandtenner,andonlyiointroducethe

    cautionurebehaviour;”onh

    alone,”heassuredhi”y,andthe

    kindnessightyetprosehielftoreceiveatthehandsof

    hisfatherbyadoption,unlessheshouldhereafterforfeithisgood

    opinion:forastohadpast,”hesaid,”itshouldbeallfiven

    andfottehereforeadvisedhiokeagooduseofthis

    aightproveavisitationforhisown

    good.”

    thtyassiduousinhisvisits;aoo

    nsideredasickbedtobeanveseforlectures.his

    stile,hooreseverethan.allhys:hetoldhis

    pupil,”thatheoughttolookonhisbrokenliasajudgntfrobr >

    heavenonhissins.thatitehiobedailyonhisknees,

    pforththanksgivingsthathehadbrokenhisarnly,andnot

    hisneck;e

    futureoccasion,andthat,perhaps,notv

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