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    小说站  www.xsz.tw栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tway,indeed,astheynstitutetheessentialpartsofit,the

    historianisnotonlyjustifiableinrerdingastheyreally

    happened,butioralter

    thebutthereareotherfaotofsusequenorso

    necessary,ayhelessbe

    saofareader.

    suchisthatrablestoryoftheghostofgeevilliers,h

    ghtoreproprietyhavebeendeapresentoftodr.

    drelinurt,tohavekepttheghostofs.vealepany,atthehead

    ofhisdisurseupoh,thanhavebeenintrodutoso

    soleahehistoryoftherebellion.

    tosaythetruth,ifthehistoriao

    reallyhappened,andutterlyrejeycirce,hough

    neversoustbewellassuredisfalse,hewill

    sotisfallintothervellous,butotheincredible.

    heenraisethenever

    thatiionedbyhorace.itisbyfallinginto

    fi,therefore,thatthisrule,of

    desertingprobability,,ifever,quits,

    tillheforsakeshischaracterandncesaan

    this,hohosehistoriansepublisas,have

    theadvantageofusosesofprivatelife.

    theerisbynnotorietysupportedforalong

    ti;andpubliany

    authors,bearevideheirtruthinfutureages.thusatrajan

    andanantoninus,aneroandacaligula,haveallththe

    beliefofposterity;andnoonedoubtsbutthatnsood,

    andsoverybad,astersofnkind.

    butost

    retiredre

    holesandersoftheoredangeroussituation.

    asony,o

    supportandrroborateesustokeep

    itsnotonlyofpossibility,butofprobabilitytoo;and

    thisreespeciallyinpaintingiable.

    knaveryandfolly,thoughneversoexorbitant,oreeasilyet

    hassent;forillnatureaddsgreatsupportandstrengthtofaith.

    thusay,perhaps,hlittledanger,relatethehistoryof

    fisher;r.derby,

    andhavingoneingrehis

    hands,yet,iopossesshielfofainedinhis

    friendssselfinapubliffiple,

    throughbers.herehe

    overheard.derbyfornyhourssolaghielfatan

    eainnthateveninggavehisfriends,andtoh

    fisherhadbeeninvited.duringallthisti,notender,nratefulreflesarosetorestrainhispurpose;buthe

    pentlenhadlethispanyoutthroughtheoffice,fisherca

    suddenlyfroislurkingpladlybehindhis

    friendintohischaer,dischargedapistolballintohishead.

    thisybebelievedhebonesoffisherareasrottenashis

    heart.nay,perhaps,ited,thatthevillaintwo

    daysaftereyoungladiestotheplayofhaet;andh

    anunaltereduntenanceheardoheladies,tlesuspected

    hoanthat

    rdered.derbyainginthisareseared

    andself;ofold

    bysuetonius,”thatthensciousnessofhisguilt,afterthedeathof

    histher,becaiediatelyintolerable,andsontinued;nor

    uldallthengratulationsofthesoldiers,ofthesenate,and

    thepeople,allaythehorrorsofhisnsce.”

    butnoyreader,thatihad

    knoantoraisea

    largefortunein

    thathehaddohisostperfectpreservationofhis

    iy,andnotonlyhouttheleastinjusticeorinjurytoany

    oneindividualperson,buththehighestadvarade,and

    avastincreaseofthepublicrevehathehadexpendedo

    oftheihisfortuneindisveringatastesuperiortost,

    byhehighestdighepurest

    silicity,andanotherpartindisplayingadegreeofgoodness

    superiortoalln,byactsofcharitytoobjectswhoseonly

    rendatios,ortheirost

    industriousinseargafterritindistress,steagerto

    relieveit,andthenascarefulperhapstoocarefultonceal

    hehaddohathishouse,hisfuiture,hisgardens,his

    table,hisprivatehospitality,andhispubliefice,all

    dehendfroeyflorinsically

    ridnoble,houttinsel,orextealostentation;thathe

    filledeveryrelationiadequatevirtue;thathe

    ostpiouslyreligioustohisostzealouslyloyaltohis

    sn;asttenderhusbandtohision,a

    nififriend,aknohearful

    panion,indulgenttohisservants,hospitabletohisneighbours,

    ankind.shouldiaddto

    thesetheepithetsof,andindeedeveryother

    aableepithetinuage,ightsurelysay,

    quiso;

    velduo,velne;

    aiknoanasingle

    instandireallyknosuotherisnotsuffitto

    justifyus,ingtothousandshe

    person,norofanythinglikehisuitted

    totheepitaphepoetayndes

    inadistiintoarhihanairofcarelessness

    and,houtgivinganyoffehereader.

    iplaaynotonlybe

    passofhunagendasy

    probablybesupposedtodo;buttheyshouldbelikelyforthevery

    aselvestohaveperford;foraybe

    onlyan,ybeeirobable,or

    indeediossible,edofanother.

    thislastrequisiteist

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