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    栗子網  www.lizi.tw栗子網  www.lizi.tw栗子網  www.lizi.twapsnatureynothavedesigoaillpart

    inallherdras;forinthisinstanbles

    thestage,sinepersonsthe

    villainandtheheroe;aiontoday

    pttorroi

    regardintragedytobethegreatestgeniusthehever

    produesndesdstoplaythefool;sodidscipiothe

    great,andlaeliustheanyyearsago;nay,

    tohavebeen”incrediblychildish.”these,itis

    true,playedthefool,likefriendgarrijestonly;but

    severalecharactershave,innuerlessinstaheir

    lives,playedthefoiouslyi;sofarastorender

    itatterofsodoubtorfollywas

    predonant;orhertheyterintitledtotheapplauseor

    pt,theloveorhatred,ofnkind.

    thosepersons,indeed,ebehindthesesof

    thisgreattheatre,ahhlyacquaionlyhthe

    severaldisguiseshereputon,butalsohthe

    fantastidcapriciousbehaviourofthepassions,he

    nagersanddirectorsofthistheatreforastoreason,the

    patentee,heisk

    hielf,ystprobablyhaveleaedtouandthefaus

    niladrariofhorace,orintheenglishphrase,tostareatnothing.

    asinglebadaorenstitutesavillainihana

    singlebadpartoage.thepassions,likethenagersofa

    playhouse,oftenforuponpartshoutnsultingtheir

    judgnt,andsotishoutanyregardtotheirtalents.thus

    then,asayndeselfaay,

    itisntoseevicesitasaen,asthe

    ills.

    upontheanofdourandoftrueuanding

    isneverhastytonde.hesureanierfe,orevena

    vice,heagainsttheguiltyparty.inaheyarethe

    safolly,thesachildishhesaillbreeding,andthesa

    illnature,oursanduproarsbothinlife

    andoage.theengenerallyhavethewue

    andvillainstihs,astheloofallchesare

    theaptesttocryoutlohepit.

    chapter2

    ntainingaionself

    jonesrer.allhysearlyinthe

    ing,hthefolloohisletter:

    sir,

    iaandedbyuoacquaintyou,thatashedidnot

    proeasureshehadtakenhyou,houtthe

    greatestdeliberation,andafterthefullestevidenceofyour

    unhiness,sobealofyourpoocausethe

    leastalterationinhisresolution.heexpressesgreatsurprizeat

    yourpresutioninsayingyouhaveresignedallpretensionstoa

    younglady,toitisiossibleyoushouldeverhavehadany,her

    birthandfortunehavingdehersoinfinitelyyoursuperior.lastly,

    iaaellyou,thattheonlyinstanceofyour

    plianclesinationshherequires,is,your

    iediatelyquittingthisuntry.iotncludethishout

    youadvice,asachristian,thatyouhink

    ofandingyourlife.thatyouybeassistedhgracesotodo,

    heprayerof

    yourhuleservant,

    w.blifil

    nyntendingpassionsindbythis

    letter;butthetenderprevailedatlastovertheindignantand

    iraseseasonablytohisassistand

    possiblypreventedhissfortunesfroithertuinghishead,or

    burstinghisheart.

    hegreedofindulgingthisredy;and

    startingup,hecried,”hen,ir.allhytheonly

    instanyobedience.iontbut

    herfortunedirect;sihereisnootherhinks

    itofanynsequehischedperson,itshall

    beatterofequalindiffereoself.shallialard

    nootherhahaveinotreasontothinkthereisanotheronewhose

    valueisabovethatoftheay,istigine

    sophiaisnotindifferenttoesof.shallithenleave

    thisonlyfriendandsuchafriendshallinotstayhher

    wherehoayhherhaveianyhopesofeverseeingher,

    thoughsheyself,houtexposihe

    hofherfather,andtopurposeithinkofsolig

    suchacreaturetooherownruinshalliindulgeany

    passiosuchapriceshallilurkaboutthisuntry

    likeathief,hsutentionsno,idisdaithe

    thought.fareostlovely,stbeloved”here

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    todebateselfilton

    phrasesit,layallbeforehiandjones,hanadahad

    anyresortforfortorassistance.allhis

    acquaintancer.allhy;andhehadno

    reasontoexpe,asthatgentlenhad

    hinofgreatandgoodcharactersshould

    indeedbeverycautioushoheydiscardtheirdepes;forthe

    nsequeheunhappysuffererisbeingdiscardedbyallothers.

    urseoflifetopursue,ortoself,

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    andoney;forttersaresonstituted,that

    ”nothingoutofnothing”isnotatruerxinphysicsthanin

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    thataeansofacquiringit.

    atlasttheo,thathospitablefriendtotheched,opened

    herstoreceivehiaantlyresolvedtoaccept

    herkindinvitation.toexpressselflessfiguratively,he

    deterogotosea.

    thisthoughtindeednosesteditself,thanheeagerly

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