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    ntainingtwelvehours

    chapter1

    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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