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bookviii
ntainingabouttwodays
chapter1
aarvellous;beingchthe
loofallourintroductorychapters
aseringuponabookinheurseofour
historyettersofarestrangeand
surprizingkindthananyaynotbe
ass,intheprolegonousorintroductorychapter,tosay
sothingofthatspeciesofarvellous.
tothishesakeofourselvesasofothers,
endeavourtosetsoore
necessary,ascriticsofdifferentplexionsarehereapttorun
intoverydiffereres;foreare,.dacier,
readytoalloethingpossibleybeyet
probable,2othershavesolittlehistorirpoeticfaith,that
theybelievenothingtobeeitherpossibleorprobable,theliketo
hnotoccurredtotheiroion.
bythisostotherpartsofourean
everyreaderintheworld.
2itishappyfordacierthathean.
first,then,ithinkityveryreasonablyberequiredofevery
er,thathekeepshintheboundsofpossibility;andstill
reersthatantoperforitis
santobelievehedidperforthisnvi
perhapsgavebirthtonystoriesoftheaheatheiesfor
stofthereofpoeticalinal.thepoet,beingdesirousto
indulgeaagination,teinthat
poheextentofher
agiobeinfinite,andnsequentlytheyuldnotbe
shockedatanyprodigiesrelatedofit.thishathbeenstrongly
urgedindefenersracles;anditisperhapsadefence;
not,as.pope,becauseulyssestoldasetof
foolishliestothephaeas,ion;but
beselfpoeticalfables
youstnfess,so
passioeer,iehadnfinedhielfto
hislkdiet,andpreservedhiseye;noruldulyssesbechre
hanself,paniooswineby
ans
fleshtobesupposedcapableofingitintoban.iwish,
likeyheart,thathoruldhaveknoherule
presas
possible.ingontrivial
errands,andoftenbehavingtheelvessoasnotonlytoforfeitall
titletorespect,buttobeetheobjectsofsandderision.a
nductusthaveshockedthecredulityofapiousandsagacious
heathen;andhuldneverhavebeendefended,unlessby
agreeiisalst
ined,thatthisstgloriouspoet,ashecertainlywas,hadan
ioburlesquethesuperstitiousfaithofhisownageand
untry.
butihaverestedtoolongonadoeoa
christianer;forasheotintrodutohisworksanyof
thatheavenlyhostakeapartofhiscreed,soitishorrid
puerilitytosearchtheheathentheologyforanyofthosedeities
theiriortality.lord
shaftesburyobserves,thatnothingisreldthantheinvocationof
asebyade;heghthaveadded,thatnothingbere
absurd.adeyuchreeleganvokeaballad,as
sohavethoughthordid,ofale,htheauthorof
hudibras;ayperhapshaveinspiredchrepoetry,
ashanalltheliquorsofhippoeorhelin.
theonlysupeaturalagentsannerbealloo
usdes,areghosts;butoftheseihortobe
extrelysparing.theseareindeed,likearseniderous
drugsinphysic,tobeusedostcaution;norwouldi
advisetheintroduatallinthosehose
authors,to,ahorselaughinthereaderwouldbeany
greatprejudiortification.
asforelvesandfairies,andothersuit
thentionoftheasishouldbeveryunonfinehin
anyboundsthosesurprizingiginations,forcapacity
thelitsofhunnaturearetoonarroobe
nsideredasaneion;andlyjustright
todotheyhtheirown.
nthereforeisthehighestsubjelessonveryextraordinary
occasionsiselftothepenofourhistorian,
orofourpoet;and,iinghisas,greatcareistobe
takenthatexceedthecapacityoftheagentribe.
norispossibilityalonesuffittojustifyus;ustkeep
likehintherulesofprobability.itis,ithink,the
opinionofaristotle;orifnot,itistheopinionofsoan,
horityyisasold,”thatitisno
excuseforapoetesisincredible,thatthething
relatedisreallytteroffact.”thisyperhapsbeallorue
aybethoughtiracticabletoextend
ittothehistorian;forheisobligedtorerdttersashefinds
thethoughtheyybeofsoextraordinaryanatureaswill
requirenoslldegreeofhistoricalfaithtos.such
antofxerxesdescribedbyherodotus,or
thesuccessfulexpeditionofalexanderrelatedbyarrian.suchof
lateryearshevictoryofaginurtobtainedbyharrythe
fifth,orthatofnarvahethofsweden.all
ore,appearstillthere
astonishing.
suchfacts,hoheyocthethreadofthestory,
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