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e,itisagoodthingtoseeanysignofreligionin
thesefelloiseyoushallbesetatlibertyarch
buthark,thegeneralbeatsdearboy,giveanotherbuss
dontdisposenorhurryyourself;butreerthechristian
doctrineofpatience,andiyouodo
yourselfjustice,andtotakeanhonourablerevengeonthefellow
hinjuredyou”thelieutenantthendeparted,andjones
endeavouredtoposehielftorest
bookviii
ntainingabouttwodays
chapter1
aarvellous;beingchthe
longestofallourintroductorychapters
aseringuponabookinheurseofour
historyettersofarestrangeand
surprizingkindthananyaynotbe
ass,intheprolegonousorintroductorychapter,tosay
sothingofthatspeciesofarvellous
tothishesakeofourselvesasofothers,
endeavourtosetsoore
necessary,ascriticsofdifferentplexionsarehereapttorun
intoverydifferentextres;foreare,dacier,
readytoalloethingpossibleybeyet
probable,2othershavesolittlehistorirpoeticfaith,that
theybelievenothingtobeeitherpossibleorprobable,theliketo
hnotoccurredtotheiroion
bythisostotherpartsofourean
everyreaderintheworld
2itishappyfordacierthathean
first,then,ithinkityveryreasonablyberequiredofevery
er,thathekeepshintheboundsofpossibility;andstill
reersthatantoperforitis
santobelievehedidperforthisnviction
perhapsgavebirthtonystoriesoftheantientheathendeitiesfor
stofthereofpoeticaloriginalthepoet,beingdesirousto
indulgeaagination,tookrefugeinthat
poheextentofher
aginedtobeinfinite,andnsequentlytheyuldnotbe
shockedatanyprodigiesrelatedofitthishathbeenstrongly
urgedindefenersracles;anditisperhapsadefence;
not,aspope,becauseulyssestoldasetof
foolishliestothephaeacians,ion;but
beselfpoeticalfables
youstnfess,so
passionateisteer,iehadnfinedhielfto
hislkdiet,andpreservedhiseye;noruldulyssesbechre
nceedthanself,panionsuedintoswineby
ans
fleshtobesupposedcapableofnvertingitintobaniwish,
likeyheart,thathoruldhaveknoherule
presas
possibleingontrivial
errands,andoftenbehavingtheelvessoasnotonlytoforfeitall
titletorespect,buttobeetheobjectsofsandderisiona
nductusthaveshockedthecredulityofapiousandsagacious
heathen;andhuldneverhavebeendefended,unlessby
agreeingetisalst
inclined,thatthisstgloriouspoet,ashecertainlywas,hadan
intenttoburlesquethesuperstitiousfaithofhisownageand
untry
butihaverestedtoolongonadoctrineoa
christianer;forashecannotintroduceintohisworksanyof
thatheavenlyhostakeapartofhiscreed,soitishorrid
puerilitytosearchtheheathentheologyforanyofthosedeities
theiriortalitylord
shaftesburyobserves,thatnothingisreldthantheinvocationof
asebyade;heghthaveadded,thatnothingcanbere
absurdadeyuchreeleganceinvokeaballad,as
sohavethoughthordid,oragofale,htheauthorof
hudibras;ayperhapshaveinspiredchrepoetry,
ashanalltheliquorsofhippocreneorhelin
theonlysupeaturalagentsannerbealloo
usdes,areghosts;butoftheseihortobe
extrelysparingtheseareindeed,likearsenic,andotherdangerous
drugsinphysic,tobeusedostcaution;norwouldi
advisetheintroduatallinthosehose
authors,to,ahorselaughinthereaderwouldbeany
greatprejudiortification
asforelvesandfairies,andothersuit
thentionoftheasishouldbeveryunonfinehin
anyboundsthosesurprizingiginations,forcapacity
thelitsofhunnaturearetoonarroobe
nsideredasaneion;andlyjustright
todotheyhtheirown
nthereforeisthehighestsubjectunlessonveryextraordinary
occasionsindeedsitselftothepenofourhistorian,
orofourpoet;and,inrelatinghisactions,greatcareistobe
takenthatexceedthecapacityoftheagentribe
norispossibilityalonesufficienttojustifyus;ustkeep
likehintherulesofprobabilityitis,ithink,the
opinionofaristotle;orifnot,itistheopinionofsoan,
horityyisasold,”thatitisno
excuseforapoetesisincredible,thatthething
relatedisreallytteroffact”thisyperhapsbeallorue
aybethoughtiracticabletoextend
ittothehistorian;forheisobligedtorerdttersashefinds
thethoughtheyybeofsoextraordinaryanatureaswill
requirenoslldegreeofhistoricalfaithtossuch
antofxerxesdescribedbyherodotus,or
thesuccessfulexpeditionofalexanderrelatedbyarriansuchof
lateryearshevictoryofaginurtobtainedbyharrythe
fifth,orthatofnarvahethofswedenall
ore,appearstillthere
astonishing
suchfacts,hoheyoccurinthethreadofthestory,
n
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e,itisagoodthingtoseeanysignofreligionin
thesefelloiseyoushallbesetatlibertyarch
buthark,thegeneralbeatsdearboy,giveanotherbuss
dontdisposenorhurryyourself;butreerthechristian
doctrineofpatience,andiyouodo
yourselfjustice,andtotakeanhonourablerevengeonthefellow
hinjuredyou”thelieutenantthendeparted,andjones
endeavouredtoposehielftorest
bookviii
ntainingabouttwodays
chapter1
aarvellous;beingchthe
longestofallourintroductorychapters
aseringuponabookinheurseofour
historyettersofarestrangeand
surprizingkindthananyaynotbe
ass,intheprolegonousorintroductorychapter,tosay
sothingofthatspeciesofarvellous
tothishesakeofourselvesasofothers,
endeavourtosetsoore
necessary,ascriticsofdifferentplexionsarehereapttorun
intoverydifferentextres;foreare,dacier,
readytoalloethingpossibleybeyet
probable,2othershavesolittlehistorirpoeticfaith,that
theybelievenothingtobeeitherpossibleorprobable,theliketo
hnotoccurredtotheiroion
bythisostotherpartsofourean
everyreaderintheworld
2itishappyfordacierthathean
first,then,ithinkityveryreasonablyberequiredofevery
er,thathekeepshintheboundsofpossibility;andstill
reersthatantoperforitis
santobelievehedidperforthisnviction
perhapsgavebirthtonystoriesoftheantientheathendeitiesfor
stofthereofpoeticaloriginalthepoet,beingdesirousto
indulgeaagination,tookrefugeinthat
poheextentofher
aginedtobeinfinite,andnsequentlytheyuldnotbe
shockedatanyprodigiesrelatedofitthishathbeenstrongly
urgedindefenersracles;anditisperhapsadefence;
not,aspope,becauseulyssestoldasetof
foolishliestothephaeacians,ion;but
beselfpoeticalfables
youstnfess,so
passionateisteer,iehadnfinedhielfto
hislkdiet,andpreservedhiseye;noruldulyssesbechre
nceedthanself,panionsuedintoswineby
ans
fleshtobesupposedcapableofnvertingitintobaniwish,
likeyheart,thathoruldhaveknoherule
presas
possibleingontrivial
errands,andoftenbehavingtheelvessoasnotonlytoforfeitall
titletorespect,buttobeetheobjectsofsandderisiona
nductusthaveshockedthecredulityofapiousandsagacious
heathen;andhuldneverhavebeendefended,unlessby
agreeingetisalst
inclined,thatthisstgloriouspoet,ashecertainlywas,hadan
intenttoburlesquethesuperstitiousfaithofhisownageand
untry
butihaverestedtoolongonadoctrineoa
christianer;forashecannotintroduceintohisworksanyof
thatheavenlyhostakeapartofhiscreed,soitishorrid
puerilitytosearchtheheathentheologyforanyofthosedeities
theiriortalitylord
shaftesburyobserves,thatnothingisreldthantheinvocationof
asebyade;heghthaveadded,thatnothingcanbere
absurdadeyuchreeleganceinvokeaballad,as
sohavethoughthordid,oragofale,htheauthorof
hudibras;ayperhapshaveinspiredchrepoetry,
ashanalltheliquorsofhippocreneorhelin
theonlysupeaturalagentsannerbealloo
usdes,areghosts;butoftheseihortobe
extrelysparingtheseareindeed,likearsenic,andotherdangerous
drugsinphysic,tobeusedostcaution;norwouldi
advisetheintroduatallinthosehose
authors,to,ahorselaughinthereaderwouldbeany
greatprejudiortification
asforelvesandfairies,andothersuit
thentionoftheasishouldbeveryunonfinehin
anyboundsthosesurprizingiginations,forcapacity
thelitsofhunnaturearetoonarroobe
nsideredasaneion;andlyjustright
todotheyhtheirown
nthereforeisthehighestsubjectunlessonveryextraordinary
occasionsindeedsitselftothepenofourhistorian,
orofourpoet;and,inrelatinghisactions,greatcareistobe
takenthatexceedthecapacityoftheagentribe
norispossibilityalonesufficienttojustifyus;ustkeep
likehintherulesofprobabilityitis,ithink,the
opinionofaristotle;orifnot,itistheopinionofsoan,
horityyisasold,”thatitisno
excuseforapoetesisincredible,thatthething
relatedisreallytteroffact”thisyperhapsbeallorue
aybethoughtiracticabletoextend
ittothehistorian;forheisobligedtorerdttersashefinds
thethoughtheyybeofsoextraordinaryanatureaswill
requirenoslldegreeofhistoricalfaithtossuch
antofxerxesdescribedbyherodotus,or
thesuccessfulexpeditionofalexanderrelatedbyarriansuchof
lateryearshevictoryofaginurtobtainedbyharrythe
fifth,orthatofnarvahethofswedenall
ore,appearstillthere
astonishing
suchfacts,hoheyoccurinthethreadofthestory,
n
... </P></TD>