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eseveraldigressiveessaysintheurseofthiswork
anassertionhoutproof
andhereybeledtoopenanewveinof
knohathbeendisvered,hathnot,toour
rerance,beenodeerthis
veinisnootherthanthatofntrast,hroughallthe
ayprobablyhavealargesharein
nstitutinginustheideaofallbeauty,asuralas
artificial:foronstratesthebeautyandexcellenceof
anythingbutitsreversethusthebeautyofday,andthatof
suer,issetoffbythehorrorsofnightanderand,ibelieve,
ifitantohaveseenonlytheter,he
perfectideaoftheirbeauty
buttoavoidtooseriousanair;canitbedoubted,butthatthe
finestaninthesin
theeyeofanhercasttheladies
theelvesseeosensibleofthis,thattheyareallindustrious
toproselves;fori
haveobservedatbathparticularlythattheyendeavourtoappear
asuglyaspossibleintheing,inordertosetoffthatbeauty
heyintendtoshoheevening
startistshavethissee,perhaps,
havenotchstudiedthetheorythejehatthefinest
brilliantrequiresafoil;andthepainter,bythentrastofhis
figures,oftenacquiresgreatapplause
agreatgeniusangusatterfullyicannot,
indeed,rangehinderanygeneralheadofnartists,ashehath
atitletobeplacedangthose
inventasquivitaxluereperartes
proved
ianheretheinventorofthatstexquisiteentertainnt,
e
thisentertainntnsistedofts,heinventor
distinguishedbythenasoftheseriousandtheictheserious
exhibitedacertainnuerofheathengodsandheroes,whowere
certainlythepanyintohanaudiencewas
everintroduced;andknoofeually
intendedsotobe,inordertontrasttheicpartofthe
entertainnt,andtodisplaythetricksofharlequintothebetter
advantage
thisthe
ntrivanceheless,ingeniousenough,andhaditseffect
andthisic,we
supplytheicainly
dullerthananythingbeforeshohestage,anduldbesetoff
onlybythatsuperlativedegreeofdulnessposedtheserious
sointolerablyserious,indeed,hesegodsandheroes,that
harlequinthoughtheenglishgentlenofthatnaisnotatall
relatedtothefrenuchreserious
dispositioneonthestage,asherelievedthe
audiencefroany
judiciousershavealisedthisartofntrasth
greatsuccessihavebeensurprizedthathoraceshouldcavilat
thisartinhor;butindeedhentradictshielfinthevery
nextline:
indignorquandoquebonusdortathorus;
verupereinlongofasestobreperesou
igrieveifeergreathorchancetosleep,
yetsluersonlongtocreep
forehave,thatan
authoractuallyfallsasleepingitistrue,that
readersaretooapttobesoovertaken;butiftheworkwasaslongas
anyofoldxon,theauthorhielfistooertainedtobe
subjecttotheleastdrorpopeobserves,
sleeplesshielftogivehisreaderssleep
tosaythetruth,thesesoporificpartsaresonyscenesof
seriousartfullyinterontrastandsetoffthe
rest;andthisisthetrueaningofalatefacetiouser,who
toldthepublicthatightbeassured
there
inthislight,then,orratherinthisdarkness,ihe
readertonsidertheseinitialessaysandafterthiswaing,ifhe
shallbeofopinionthathecanfindenoughofseriousinother
partsofthishistory,heypassoverthese,inhweprofess
tobelaboriouslydull,andbeginthefollothesend
chapter
chapter2
inanyfriendlyvisitsduringhis
nfinent;efiouchesofthepassionoflove,scarce
visibletothenakedeye
tooneshadnyvisitorsduringhisnfinent,thoughso,
perhaps,all
alsteveryday;butthoughhepitiedtosufferings,andgreatly
approvedthegallantbehaviour;yethe
thoughtthistoasober
senseofhisindiscreetnduct;andthateadviceforthat
purposeuldneverbeappliedatareproperseasonthanatthe
present,indenedbypainandsickness,and
alardbydanger;andbarrassedhthose
turbulentpassionshepursuitofpleasure
atallseasons,therefore,anhthe
youth,especiallyhelatterotallyatease,hetook
oindhifhisforrscarriages,butinthe
ldestandtenderestnner,andonlyinordertointroducethe
cautionurebehaviour;”onh
alone,”heassuredhi”y,andthe
kindnessightyetprosehielftoreceiveatthehandsof
hisfatherbyadoption,unlessheshouldhereafterforfeithisgood
opinion:forastohadpast,”hesaid,”itshouldbeallforgiven
andforgottenhethereforeadvisedhiokeagooduseofthis
aightproveavisitationforhisown
good”
thtyassiduousinhisvisits;andhetoo
nsideredasickbedtobeanvenientsceneforlectureshis
stile,hooreseverethanallhys:hetoldhis
pupil,”thatheoughttolookonhisbrokenliasajudgntfrobr >
heavenonhissinsthatitehiobedailyonhisknees,
pouringforththanksgivingsthathehadbrokenhisaly,andnot
hisneck;e
futureoccasion,andthat,perhaps,notv
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eseveraldigressiveessaysintheurseofthiswork
anassertionhoutproof
andhereybeledtoopenanewveinof
knohathbeendisvered,hathnot,toour
rerance,beenodeerthis
veinisnootherthanthatofntrast,hroughallthe
ayprobablyhavealargesharein
nstitutinginustheideaofallbeauty,asuralas
artificial:foronstratesthebeautyandexcellenceof
anythingbutitsreversethusthebeautyofday,andthatof
suer,issetoffbythehorrorsofnightanderand,ibelieve,
ifitantohaveseenonlytheter,he
perfectideaoftheirbeauty
buttoavoidtooseriousanair;canitbedoubted,butthatthe
finestaninthesin
theeyeofanhercasttheladies
theelvesseeosensibleofthis,thattheyareallindustrious
toproselves;fori
haveobservedatbathparticularlythattheyendeavourtoappear
asuglyaspossibleintheing,inordertosetoffthatbeauty
heyintendtoshoheevening
startistshavethissee,perhaps,
havenotchstudiedthetheorythejehatthefinest
brilliantrequiresafoil;andthepainter,bythentrastofhis
figures,oftenacquiresgreatapplause
agreatgeniusangusatterfullyicannot,
indeed,rangehinderanygeneralheadofnartists,ashehath
atitletobeplacedangthose
inventasquivitaxluereperartes
proved
ianheretheinventorofthatstexquisiteentertainnt,
e
thisentertainntnsistedofts,heinventor
distinguishedbythenasoftheseriousandtheictheserious
exhibitedacertainnuerofheathengodsandheroes,whowere
certainlythepanyintohanaudiencewas
everintroduced;andknoofeually
intendedsotobe,inordertontrasttheicpartofthe
entertainnt,andtodisplaythetricksofharlequintothebetter
advantage
thisthe
ntrivanceheless,ingeniousenough,andhaditseffect
andthisic,we
supplytheicainly
dullerthananythingbeforeshohestage,anduldbesetoff
onlybythatsuperlativedegreeofdulnessposedtheserious
sointolerablyserious,indeed,hesegodsandheroes,that
harlequinthoughtheenglishgentlenofthatnaisnotatall
relatedtothefrenuchreserious
dispositioneonthestage,asherelievedthe
audiencefroany
judiciousershavealisedthisartofntrasth
greatsuccessihavebeensurprizedthathoraceshouldcavilat
thisartinhor;butindeedhentradictshielfinthevery
nextline:
indignorquandoquebonusdortathorus;
verupereinlongofasestobreperesou
igrieveifeergreathorchancetosleep,
yetsluersonlongtocreep
forehave,thatan
authoractuallyfallsasleepingitistrue,that
readersaretooapttobesoovertaken;butiftheworkwasaslongas
anyofoldxon,theauthorhielfistooertainedtobe
subjecttotheleastdrorpopeobserves,
sleeplesshielftogivehisreaderssleep
tosaythetruth,thesesoporificpartsaresonyscenesof
seriousartfullyinterontrastandsetoffthe
rest;andthisisthetrueaningofalatefacetiouser,who
toldthepublicthatightbeassured
there
inthislight,then,orratherinthisdarkness,ihe
readertonsidertheseinitialessaysandafterthiswaing,ifhe
shallbeofopinionthathecanfindenoughofseriousinother
partsofthishistory,heypassoverthese,inhweprofess
tobelaboriouslydull,andbeginthefollothesend
chapter
chapter2
inanyfriendlyvisitsduringhis
nfinent;efiouchesofthepassionoflove,scarce
visibletothenakedeye
tooneshadnyvisitorsduringhisnfinent,thoughso,
perhaps,all
alsteveryday;butthoughhepitiedtosufferings,andgreatly
approvedthegallantbehaviour;yethe
thoughtthistoasober
senseofhisindiscreetnduct;andthateadviceforthat
purposeuldneverbeappliedatareproperseasonthanatthe
present,indenedbypainandsickness,and
alardbydanger;andbarrassedhthose
turbulentpassionshepursuitofpleasure
atallseasons,therefore,anhthe
youth,especiallyhelatterotallyatease,hetook
oindhifhisforrscarriages,butinthe
ldestandtenderestnner,andonlyinordertointroducethe
cautionurebehaviour;”onh
alone,”heassuredhi”y,andthe
kindnessightyetprosehielftoreceiveatthehandsof
hisfatherbyadoption,unlessheshouldhereafterforfeithisgood
opinion:forastohadpast,”hesaid,”itshouldbeallforgiven
andforgottenhethereforeadvisedhiokeagooduseofthis
aightproveavisitationforhisown
good”
thtyassiduousinhisvisits;andhetoo
nsideredasickbedtobeanvenientsceneforlectureshis
stile,hooreseverethanallhys:hetoldhis
pupil,”thatheoughttolookonhisbrokenliasajudgntfrobr >
heavenonhissinsthatitehiobedailyonhisknees,
pouringforththanksgivingsthathehadbrokenhisaly,andnot
hisneck;e
futureoccasion,andthat,perhaps,notv
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