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    ay,indeed,astheynstitutetheessentialpartsofit,the

    historianisnotonlyjustifiableinrerdingastheyreally

    happened,butindeeditoralter

    thebutthereareotherfactsnotofsuchnsequencenorso

    necessary,ayneverthelessbe

    saofareader

    suchisthatrablestoryoftheghostofgeorgevilliers,h

    ghtoreproprietyhavebeendeapresentoftodr

    drelinurt,tohavekepttheghostofsvealepany,atthehead

    ofhisdisurseupondeath,thanhavebeenintroducedintoso

    soleahehistoryoftherebellion

    tosaythetruth,ifthehistorianselfto

    reallyhappened,andutterlyrejectanycircutance,hough

    neversoustbewellassuredisfalse,hewill

    sotisfallintothervellous,butneverintotheincredible

    heenraisethenever

    thatinentionedbyhoraceitisbyfallinginto

    fiction,therefore,thatthisrule,of

    desertingprobability,,ifever,quits,

    tillheforsakeshischaracterandncesaancein

    this,hohosehistoriansepublictransactions,have

    theadvantageofusoscenesofprivatelife

    theerisbynnotorietysupportedforalong

    ti;andpubliany

    authors,bearevidencetotheirtruthinfutureagesthusatrajan

    andanantoninus,aneroandacaligula,haveallththe

    beliefofposterity;andnoonedoubtsbutthatnsoverygood,

    andsoverybad,astersofnkind

    butost

    retiredre

    holesandersoftheoredangeroussituation

    asony,norerdsto

    supportandrroborateesustokeep

    itsnotonlyofpossibility,butofprobabilitytoo;and

    thisreespeciallyinpaintingiable

    knaveryandfolly,thoughneversoexorbitant,oreeasilyet

    hassent;forillnatureaddsgreatsupportandstrengthtofaith

    thusay,perhaps,hlittledanger,relatethehistoryof

    fisher;rderby,

    andhavingoneingrehis

    hands,yet,inordertopossesshielfofainedinhis

    friendssselfinapubliffiple,

    throughbersherehe

    overheardderbyfoyhourssolacinghielfatan

    entertainnthateveninggavehisfriends,andtoh

    fisherhadbeeninvitedduringallthisti,notender,no

    gratefulreflectionsarosetorestrainhispurpose;buthe

    poorgentlenhadlethispanyoutthroughtheoffice,fisherca

    suddenlyfroislurkingplace,andlybehindhis

    friendintohischaer,dischargedapistolballintohishead

    thisybebelievedhebonesoffisherareasrottenashis

    heartnay,perhaps,ited,thatthevillaintwo

    daysaftereyoungladiestotheplayofhaet;andh

    anunaltereduntenanceheardoneoftheladies,tlesuspected

    hoanthat

    rderedderbyanifestinginthisareseared

    andself;ofold

    bysuetonius,”thatthensciousnessofhisguilt,afterthedeathof

    histher,becaiediatelyintolerable,andsontinued;nor

    uldallthengratulationsofthesoldiers,ofthesenate,and

    thepeople,allaythehorrorsofhisnscience”

    butnoyreader,thatihad

    knoantoraisea

    largefortunein

    thathehaddohisostperfectpreservationofhis

    integrity,andnotonlyhouttheleastinjusticeorinjurytoany

    oneindividualperson,buththehighestadvantagetotrade,and

    avastincreaseofthepublicrevenue;thathehadexpendedonepart

    oftheineofthisfortuneindisveringatastesuperiortost,

    byhehighestdignityedhthepurest

    silicity,andanotherpartindisplayingadegreeofgoodness

    superiortoalln,byactsofcharitytoobjectswhoseonly

    rendationserits,ortheirost

    industriousinsearchingafterritindistress,steagerto

    relieveit,andthenascarefulperhapstoocarefultonceal

    hehaddone;thathishouse,hisfuiture,hisgardens,his

    table,hisprivatehospitality,andhispublicbeneficence,all

    denotedthendfroeyflorinsically

    richandnoble,houttinsel,orextealostentation;thathe

    filledeveryrelationinlifeostadequatevirtue;thathe

    ostpiouslyreligioustohisostzealouslyloyaltohis

    sovereign;asttenderhusbandtohision,a

    nififriend,aknohearful

    panion,indulgenttohisservants,hospitabletohisneighbours,

    ankindshouldiaddto

    thesetheepithetsof,andindeedeveryother

    aableepithetinourlanguage,ightsurelysay,

    quiso;

    velduo,velne;

    andyetiknoanasingle

    instanceandireallyknosuchanotherisnotsufficientto

    justifyus,ingtothousandshe

    person,norofanythinglikehisuitted

    totheepitaphepoetayndes

    inadistiintoarhihanairofcarelessness

    andneglect,houtgivinganyoffencetothereader

    inthelastplaaynotonlybe

    passofhunagency,andanagentsy

    probablybesupposedtodo;buttheyshouldbelikelyforthevery

    aselvestohaveperford;foraybe

    onlyan,ybeeirobable,or

    indeediossible,edofanother

    thislastrequisiteist

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