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ofthoseay,andofthoseaynot,esuch
historiesasthis
angoodusesfhtpropertoinstitute
theseseveralintroduasa
kindofrkorsta,ayhereafterenableaveryindifferent
readertodistinguishistrueandgehishistorid
ofs
likelythatsosuchrkyshortlybeenecessary,sihe
favourablereceptiohorshavelatelyprocured
fortheirthepublic,willprobablyserveas
anenuragenttonyotherstouakethelike.thusasof
foolishnovelsandnstrousroncesherto
thegreatioverishingofbooksellers,ortothegreatlossof
tianddepravationofralsinthereader;nay,oftentothe
spreadingofsdalandcaluy,andtotheprejudiceofthe
anyhyandhopeople.
iquestionnotbuttheingeniousauthorofthespectatorwas
prinottostoeverypaper,
frohesaionofguardingagainstthepursuitofthose
scribblers,alentsofaerbutistaughtby
theaster,areyetoassuthe
satitleshthegreatestgenius,thantheirgoodbrotherinthe
fablehelionsskin.
bythedeviotto,itbecairacticablefor
anyntopresutoitatethespectators,houtuandingat
leastoeheleaedlanguages.inthesannerihave
noyselffroheitationofthoseterly
incapableofanydegreeofrefle,andequal
toanessay.
ierit
ofsuchhistoricalproduseverlieintheseintroductory
chapters;but,infact,thosepartserenarrativeonly,
affordenttothepenofanitator,thanthose
posedofobservationandrefleeansuch
itatorsasroeofthe
ronso,bybarefeetandsourfaces.
toigoodstories,andtotelltheell,arepossiblyvery
raretalents,aihaveobservedfeo
aitboth:andifiherondnovelshh
theayfairlynclude,thatstofthe
authorsptedtoshoheirteethifthe
expressionybealloeinany;noruld
indeedhavestrungtogetheradozeenanyothersubject
usindo,yberetrulysaid
ofthehistorianandbiographer,thanofanyotherspeciesofing;
foralltheartsandscesevencriticistselfrequireso
littledegreeofleaingandknoayperhaps
bethoughtanexandsnuers,orsothing
likenuers:positionofnovelsandronces,
nothingisnecessarybutpaper,pens,andink,anual
.this,inceive,theirprodusshoobe
theopinionoftheauthorstheelves:andthisstbetheopinionof
theirreaders,ifiherebeanysuch.
eachdesperateblockheaddarestoe:
verseisthetradeofeverylivingr.francis
heheworld,
ihethejority,havecastonall
historicalaterialsfroerds.and
itistheapprehensionofthishathathdeusso
ronaight
otherehough,aswehivegood
authorityforallourcharacters,nolessiha
authentisdaybookofnature,asiselseed,ourlabours
havesuffieofhistory.certainlytheydeserve
sodistinthoseen
regardedonlyasproa
loosenessofthebrain.
butbesidesthedishonourost
usefulasertainingofallkindsofing,thereis
justreasontoapprehend,thatbyenuragingsuchauthorsweshall
propagateeantothecharacters
ofnygoodandvaluableersofsociety;forthedullesters,
hanthedullestpanions,arealheyhave
bothenoughoflanguagetobeiandabusive.andsurelyif
theopinionjustabovecitedbetrue,hatworksso
nastilyderivedshouldbenastytheelves,orhaveateoke
othersso.
topreventtherefore,forthefuture,suteerateabusesof
leisure,ofletters,andofthelibertyofthepress,especiallyas
thesatpresenttoberethanusuallythreatenedh
theishallhereveionsoqualifications,everyone
oftyhighdegreenecessarytothisorderof
historians.
thefirstis,genius,houtafullveinofudy,says
horace,availus.bygeniusiandthatthepoweror
ratherthosepoind,ratinginto
allthingshinourreadknoinguishingtheir
essentialdiffere;
andtheyarebothcalledbythellectivenaofgenius,astheyare
ofthosegiftsofnaturehusintotheworld.
ntohavefallenintreat
errors;forbyiion,ibelieve,isgenerallyuooda
ao
havethehighestpretensionstoit;ionisreally
antnoreandsothehandisvery,findingout;
ortoexplainitatlarge,aquidsagaciousperationinto
thetrueessenplation.thisi
thi;for
hoohavedisveredthetrueessewo
things,stohardto
nceive.,and
yetsofeenofhaveagreedhallthedullfellohe
ing
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