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正文 第135节 文 / [英]亨利·菲尔丁

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    yhoursshould

    appeartohaveployntinthisplace:butthereisone

    si,foranisinfiooshort:

    eplationandhat

    glorious,iortal,aealbeing,angtheworksofwhose

    stupendousberless

    lunariesayherebeholdspanglingallthesky,thoughthey

    shouldnyoftheesunslightingdifferentsysteofworlds,

    ypossiblyappearbutasafesopposedtotheh

    aationsisadttedas

    itprehensible

    jesty,thinkdays,oryears,es,toolongforthentinuance

    ofsoravishinganhonourshallthetriflis,the

    pallingpleasures,thesillybusinessoftheworld,rollawayour

    hourstoosus;andshallthepaeseeluggishto

    andexerportant,andsogloriousas

    notiissuffit,sonoplaceisproper,forthisgreat

    naynotinspire

    us,andofhisgood

    isnotnecessarythattherisingsunshoulddarthisfieryglories

    overtheeastehorizon;northattheboisterouswindsshouldrush

    froheircaves,andshaketheloftyforest;northattheopening

    cloudsshouldpourtheirdelugesontheplains:itisnotnecessary,i

    say,thatanyoftheseshouldproclaiisjesty:thereisnotan

    i,notavegetable,ofsolohecreationasnot

    tobehonouredarksoftheattributesofitsgreat

    arksnotonlyofhispoand

    goodness.nalohekingofthisglobe,thelastaest

    ebeing,beloanalohbasely

    dishonouredhisoure;andbydishoy,cruelty,ingratitude,

    andtreachery,hathcalledhiskersgoodnessiion,by

    puzzlingustoathosofoolish

    andsovileananil.yetthisisthebeingfroon

    youthink,isuppose,thatihavebeenunfortunatelyrestrained,and

    ustbe

    tediousandinsipid.”

    ”intheforrpartofost

    heartilyandreadilyncur;butibelieve,ashat

    theabhorrenkindinthenclusion,is

    chtoogeneral.indeed,youherefallintoanerror,y

    littleexperienoaking

    theankindfroheongthe

    erobserves,nothingshouldbe

    esteedascharacteristicalofaspecies,butistobefound

    aandstperfedividualsofthatspecies.this

    error,ibelieve,isgenerallyttedbythoseof

    propercautioninthechoiceoftheirfriendsandacquaintance,have

    sufferedinjuriesfroadahreeinstances

    ofannature.”

    ”ithinkihadexperienoughofit,”ansy

    firststressandfirstfrierayedinthebasestnner,

    andinttershreateobeoftheofnsequences

    eventtoashafuldeath.”

    ”butyoue,”criesjones,”ifidesireyoutoreflect

    istressandygood

    sir,uldbeexpethestews,orin

    friendshipfirstproduingtabletotake

    thetheforrinstanenfrohe

    latter,astoassertthatairisanauseousand

    u,becausesoinajakes.ihavelived

    butashorttiintheenhyofthe

    highestfriendship,ahehighestlove.”

    ”alasyoungn,”aranger,”youhavelived,you

    nfess,butaveryshorttiintheeolderthan

    youeopinion.”

    ”youghthavereinedsostill,”repliesjones,”ifyouhadnot

    beenunfortunate,iuretosayincautious,intheplag

    youraffeorehe

    hanthereis,itprovesueralassertions

    againsthunnature,sinereact,and

    nyantsevilisnottotallybadandrruptinhis

    heart.intruth,noneseeohaveanytitletoasserthunnatureto

    benecessarilyanduniversallyevil,butthoseinds

    affordtheahisnaturaldepravity;

    nvinced,yourcase.”

    ”andsuch,”saidthestranger,”ostbackward

    toassertanysuchthing.knavesoreendeavourtopersuadeus

    ofthebasenessofnkind,thanahighanyouthat

    therearethievesontheroad.thisethodto

    putyouonyuard,andtodefeattheiroh

    reason,thoughknaves,asireer,areveryapttoabuseparticular

    persoheyneverannaturein

    general.”theoldgentlenspokethissoly,thatasjones

    despairedofkinga,andooffend,he

    retuednoanswer.

    thedaynosoflight,when

    jonesdeanapologytothestrangerforhavingstaidsolong,and

    perhapsdetainedhiroisrest.thestrangeranswered,”henever

    edrestlessthanatpresent;forthatdayandnightwere

    indifferentseasonstohiandthathenlydeuseofthe

    forrforthetiofhisreposeandofthelatterforhiswalks

    andluoing,

    andifyoubearanyloobehoutyouroorfood,

    ieveryfineprospects

    yetseen.”

    jonesveryreadilyeradiatelyset

    forthettage.asforpartridge,hehadfallen

    intoaprofoundreposejustasthestrangerhadfinishedhisstory;

    forhiscuriosityisfied,andthesubsequentdisursewas

    notforcibleenoughinitsoperationtonjuredosof

    sleep.johereforelefthioenjoyhisnap;andasthereader

    yperhapsbeatthisseasongladofthesafavour,wewillhere

    putaotheeighthbookofourhistory.

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