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gryrjones;though
ireallybelieve,asyousay,heantnothingishouldbeveryangry
self,ifiigined””nay,a”sayshonour,”iprotesti
believeheantnothingithoughthetalkedasifheof
hissenses;nay,hesaidhebelievedheselfwhenhehad
spokentheooyes,sayshe,
honourbutiaskyourladyshipspardon;iuldteartongueout
foroffendingyou””goon,”sayssophi”youyntionanything
youhavenottoldbefore””yes,honour,sayshethise
tiafterethecroneithersucha
xb,orsuchavillain,astothinkofherinanyotherdelight
butasgoddess;assuchiorshipandadoreherwhilei
havebreaththisaaiy
reraneant
nohar””indeed,honour,”sayssophia,”ibelieveyouhaveareal
affeeiheotherdaywhenigaveyou
e,youshall””to
besure,a”ansrshonour,”ishallneverdesiretopart
ostcriedeyesoutwhenyou
gaveetodesireto
leaveyourladyship;becauseassogooda
placeagainiaureihyourladyship;for,
aspoorjonessaid,happyisthen”
herethedinnerbellinterruptedanversation
suchaneffectonsophia,thatsheoreobligedtoher
bleedingintheing,thanshe,attheti,hadapprehendedshe
shouldbeastothepresentsituationofhed,ishalladhere
toaruleofhoraptingtodescribeit,froespairof
suyreadersselves;
andthefe,understandthepicture,orat
leasttobenatural,ifeversowelldrawn
bookv
ntainingaportionoftisolongerthanhalfayear
chapter1
oftheseriousining,andforpurposeitisintroduced
peradventurethereybenopartsinthisprodigioush
hereaderlesspleasureintheperusing,thanthoseh
havegiventheauthorthegreatestpainsinposingangthese
probablyybereckonedthoseinitialessayshwehaveprefixed
tothehistoricalttetainedineverybook;andhwehave
deteedtobeessentiallynecessarytothiskindofing,of
ourselvesatthehead
forthisourdeteationholdourselvesstrictlybound
toassignanyreason;it,beingabundantlysufficientthatwehave
laiditdoobeobservedinall
prosaiiepicandedthereasonsofthatnice
unityoftiorplaceablishedtobesoessential
todraticpoetrycritichathbeeneverasked,ay
notntaintheaudienceprovided
theytravel,likeelectors,aynotbeed
fiftylesasntatoredfor
thelitationa,hhe
orenorlessthanfiveactsorhathany
onelivingattetedtoexplainodejudgesofourtheatres
anbythatheyhavehappilysucceededin
banishingallhuurfrohestage,andhavedethetheatreasdull
asadrauponalltheseoccasionsthestohave
eracedaxifourlaesuaperito
sperhapsdifficulttonceivethatany
oneshouldhavehadenoughofiudencetolaydoaticalrules
inanyartorsciencehouttheleastfoundationinsuchcases,
therefore,toncludetherearesoundandgoodreasons
atthebottothoughunatelynotabletoseesofar
everynistobetrustedinhiso
noplintto
uchgreaterprofunditythan
theyreallyarefrohisplacence,thecriticshavebeen
eoldenedtoassuadictatorialpoceeded,
thattheyarenoethesters,andhavetheassurancetogive
laheyoriginallyreceived
the
thecritic,rightlynsidered,isnorethantheclerk,whose
officeitistotranscribetherulesandlahosegreat
judgesinthelight
oflegislators,intheseveralsciencesoverheypresidedthis
officehecriticsofoldaspiredto;nordidthey
everdaretoadvanceasentence,houtsupportingitbythe
authorityofthejudgefroasborrowed
butinproe,andinagesofignorance,theclerkbeganto
invadethepoethedignityofhissterthelawsof
inghepracticeoftheauthor,buton
thediethelegislator,andthose
veryperetorilygavelafirst,onlyto
transcribethe
hencearoseanobvious,andperhapsanunavoidableerror;for
thesecriticsbeingnofshalloistook
refororsubstancetheyactedasajudgewould,whoshould
adheretothelifelessletteroflathespiritlittle
circutances,alinagreatauthor,were
bytheseerit,and
transttedasessentialstobeobservedbyhissuccessorstothese
enents,tiandignorance,thetsupportersof
iosture,gaveauthority;andthusnyrulesforgoodinghave
beenestablished,theleastfoundationintruthor
nature;andnlyservefoootherpurposethantocurband
restraingenius,inthesannerasitrainedthe
dancingster,hadthenyexcellenttreatisesonthatartlaidit
doanstdanceinchains
toavoid,therefore,alliutationoflayingdownarulefor
posterity,foundedonlyontheauthorityofipsedixitforh,
tosaythetruth,theprofoundestvenerationweshall
hereheprivilegeaboventendedfor,andproceedtolay
beforethereaderthereasonsointersperse
thes
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gryrjones;though
ireallybelieve,asyousay,heantnothingishouldbeveryangry
self,ifiigined””nay,a”sayshonour,”iprotesti
believeheantnothingithoughthetalkedasifheof
hissenses;nay,hesaidhebelievedheselfwhenhehad
spokentheooyes,sayshe,
honourbutiaskyourladyshipspardon;iuldteartongueout
foroffendingyou””goon,”sayssophi”youyntionanything
youhavenottoldbefore””yes,honour,sayshethise
tiafterethecroneithersucha
xb,orsuchavillain,astothinkofherinanyotherdelight
butasgoddess;assuchiorshipandadoreherwhilei
havebreaththisaaiy
reraneant
nohar””indeed,honour,”sayssophia,”ibelieveyouhaveareal
affeeiheotherdaywhenigaveyou
e,youshall””to
besure,a”ansrshonour,”ishallneverdesiretopart
ostcriedeyesoutwhenyou
gaveetodesireto
leaveyourladyship;becauseassogooda
placeagainiaureihyourladyship;for,
aspoorjonessaid,happyisthen”
herethedinnerbellinterruptedanversation
suchaneffectonsophia,thatsheoreobligedtoher
bleedingintheing,thanshe,attheti,hadapprehendedshe
shouldbeastothepresentsituationofhed,ishalladhere
toaruleofhoraptingtodescribeit,froespairof
suyreadersselves;
andthefe,understandthepicture,orat
leasttobenatural,ifeversowelldrawn
bookv
ntainingaportionoftisolongerthanhalfayear
chapter1
oftheseriousining,andforpurposeitisintroduced
peradventurethereybenopartsinthisprodigioush
hereaderlesspleasureintheperusing,thanthoseh
havegiventheauthorthegreatestpainsinposingangthese
probablyybereckonedthoseinitialessayshwehaveprefixed
tothehistoricalttetainedineverybook;andhwehave
deteedtobeessentiallynecessarytothiskindofing,of
ourselvesatthehead
forthisourdeteationholdourselvesstrictlybound
toassignanyreason;it,beingabundantlysufficientthatwehave
laiditdoobeobservedinall
prosaiiepicandedthereasonsofthatnice
unityoftiorplaceablishedtobesoessential
todraticpoetrycritichathbeeneverasked,ay
notntaintheaudienceprovided
theytravel,likeelectors,aynotbeed
fiftylesasntatoredfor
thelitationa,hhe
orenorlessthanfiveactsorhathany
onelivingattetedtoexplainodejudgesofourtheatres
anbythatheyhavehappilysucceededin
banishingallhuurfrohestage,andhavedethetheatreasdull
asadrauponalltheseoccasionsthestohave
eracedaxifourlaesuaperito
sperhapsdifficulttonceivethatany
oneshouldhavehadenoughofiudencetolaydoaticalrules
inanyartorsciencehouttheleastfoundationinsuchcases,
therefore,toncludetherearesoundandgoodreasons
atthebottothoughunatelynotabletoseesofar
everynistobetrustedinhiso
noplintto
uchgreaterprofunditythan
theyreallyarefrohisplacence,thecriticshavebeen
eoldenedtoassuadictatorialpoceeded,
thattheyarenoethesters,andhavetheassurancetogive
laheyoriginallyreceived
the
thecritic,rightlynsidered,isnorethantheclerk,whose
officeitistotranscribetherulesandlahosegreat
judgesinthelight
oflegislators,intheseveralsciencesoverheypresidedthis
officehecriticsofoldaspiredto;nordidthey
everdaretoadvanceasentence,houtsupportingitbythe
authorityofthejudgefroasborrowed
butinproe,andinagesofignorance,theclerkbeganto
invadethepoethedignityofhissterthelawsof
inghepracticeoftheauthor,buton
thediethelegislator,andthose
veryperetorilygavelafirst,onlyto
transcribethe
hencearoseanobvious,andperhapsanunavoidableerror;for
thesecriticsbeingnofshalloistook
refororsubstancetheyactedasajudgewould,whoshould
adheretothelifelessletteroflathespiritlittle
circutances,alinagreatauthor,were
bytheseerit,and
transttedasessentialstobeobservedbyhissuccessorstothese
enents,tiandignorance,thetsupportersof
iosture,gaveauthority;andthusnyrulesforgoodinghave
beenestablished,theleastfoundationintruthor
nature;andnlyservefoootherpurposethantocurband
restraingenius,inthesannerasitrainedthe
dancingster,hadthenyexcellenttreatisesonthatartlaidit
doanstdanceinchains
toavoid,therefore,alliutationoflayingdownarulefor
posterity,foundedonlyontheauthorityofipsedixitforh,
tosaythetruth,theprofoundestvenerationweshall
hereheprivilegeaboventendedfor,andproceedtolay
beforethereaderthereasonsointersperse
thes
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