THETWORACESOFMEN.

作者:查尔斯·兰姆

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 20:36

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本章字节:19758字

hehumanspecies,accordingohebesheoryicanformofisposedofwodisincraces,hemenwhoborrow,andhemenwholendohesewooriginaldiversiiesmaybereducedallhoseimperinencssificaionsofgohicandcelicribes,whiemen,bckmen,redmenallhedwellersuponearh,”parhians,andmedes,andemies,”flockhiher,anddonaurallyfallinwihoneoroherofheseprimarydisincionsheinfiniesuperioriyofheformer,whichichooseodesignaeashegrearace,isdiscernibleinheirfigure,por,andaceraininsincivesovereignyheerareborndegraded”heshallservehisbrehren”hereissomehinginheairofoneofhiscas,leanandsuspicious;conrasingwihheopen,rusing,generousma


ersofheoher


observewhohavebeenhegreaesborrowersofalges——alcibiades,falsaff,sirrichardseele——oureinparablebrinsleywhaafamilylikenessinallfour!whaacareless,evendepormenhahyourborrower!wharosygills!whaabeauifulrelianceonprovidencedohhemanifes,——akingnomorehoughhanlilies!whaconempformoney,——accouningi(yoursandmineespecially)nobeerhandrosswhaaliberalconfoundingofhosepedanicdisincionsofmeumanduum!orraher,whaanoblesimplificaionofnguage(beyondooke),resolvinghesesupposedopposiesinooneclear,inelligiblepronounadjecive!whanearapproachesdohhemakeoheprimiivemuniy,oheexenofonehalfofheprinciplealeas!——


heisherueaxerwho”callehallheworldupobeaxed;”andhedisanceisasvasbeweenhimandoneofus,assubsisedbewixheaugusanmajesyandhepooresoboryjewhapaidiribuepianceajerusalem!——hisexacions,oo,havesuchacheerful,volunaryair!sofarremovedfromyoursourparochialorsaegaherers,——hoseinkhornvarles,whocarryheirwanofweleinheirfaces!heehoyouwihasmile,androublehyouwihnoreceip;confininghimselfonoseseasoneverydayishiscandlemas,orhisfeasofholymichaelheappliehheleormenumofapleasanlookoyourpurse,whichohagenlewarmhexpandshersilkenleaves,asnaurallyashecloakofheraveller,forwhichsunandwindconended!heisherueproponicwhichneverebbeh!heseawhichakehhandsomelyaeachmanshandinvainhevicim,whomhedelighehohonour,sruggleswihdesiny;heisinhelendhereforecheerfully,omanordainedolend——hahoulosenoinheend,wihhyworldlype


y,hereversionpromisedcombinenopreposerouslyinhineownpersonhepenaliesofzarusandofdives!——bu,whenhouseesheproperauhoriying,meeismilingly,asiwerehalfwaycome,ahandsomesacrifice!seehowlighhemakesofi!srai


ocouresieswihanobleenemy


reflecionslikeheforegoingwereforceduponmymindbyhedeahofmyoldfriend,ralphbigod,esq,whodeparedhislifeonwednesdayevening;dying,ashehadlived,wihoumuchroubleheboasedhimselfadescendanfrommighyancesorsofhaname,whohereoforeheldducaldigniiesinhisrealrlyinlifehefoundhimselfinvesedwihamplerevenues;which,wihhanobledisineresednesswhichihavenoicedasinhereninmenofhegrearace,heookalmosimmediaemeasuresenirelyodissipaeandbringonohing:forhereissomehingrevolinginheideaofakingholdingaprivaepurse;andhehoughsofbigodwereallregalhusfurnished,byheveryacofdisfurnishmen;geingridofhecumbersomeluggageofriches,moreap(asonesings)


osckenvirue,andabaeheredge,


hanprompherodoaughmaymeripraise,


heseforh,likesomealexander,uponhisgreaenerprise,”borrowingandoborrow!”


inhisperiegesis,orriumphanprogresshroughouhisisnd,ihasbeencalcuedhaheidayheparofheinhabiansunderconribuionirejechisesimaeasgrealyexaggeraed:——buhavinghadhehonourofacpanyingmyfriend,diversimes,inhisperambuionsabouhisvasciy,iowniwasgrealysruckafirswihheprodigiousnumberoffacesweme,whocimedasorofrespecfucquainancewihushewasonedaysoobligingasoexpinhephenomenon


iseems,hesewerehisribuaries;feedersofhisexchequer;genlemen,hisgoodfriends(ashewasleasedoexpresshimself),owhomhehadoccasionallybeenbeholdenforaloanheirmuliudesdidnowaydisconcerhimheraherookapridei


umberinghem;and,wihcomus,seemedpleasedobe”sockedwihsofairaherd”


wihsuchsources,iwasawonderhowheconrivedokeephisreasuryalwaysempyhedidibyforceofanaphorism,whichhehadofeninhismouh,ha”moneykeplongerhanhreedayssinks”sohemadeuseofiwhileiwasfreshagoodparhedrankaway(forhewasanexcellenosspo),somehegaveaway,hereshehrewaway,lierallyossingandhurlingiviolenlyfromhim——asboysdoburrs,orasifihadbeeninfecious,——inoponds,ordiches,ordeepholes,——inscruablecaviiesofheearh;——orhewouldburyi(wherehewouldneverseekiagain)byariverssideundersomehank,which(hewouldfaceiouslyobserve)paidnoineres——buouawayfromhimimusgoperemporily,ashagarsoffspringinohewilderness,whileiwassweehenevermissedihesreamswerepere


ialwhichfedhisfiscwhe


ewsuppliesbecamenecessary,hefirspersonhahadhefeliciyofallinwihhim,friendorsranger,wassureoconribueohedeficiencyforbigodhadanundeniablewaywihhimhehadacheerful,openexerior,aquick,jovialeye,abaldforehead,jusouchedwihgrey(canafides)heanicipaednoexcuse,andfoundnoneand,waivingforawhilemyheoryasohegrearace,iwouldpuiohemosunheorisingreader,whomayaimeshavedisposablecoininhispocke,wheheriisnomorerepugnanohekindlinessofhisnaureorefusesuchaoneasiamdescribing,hanosaynooapoorpeiionaryrogue(yourbasardborrower),who,byhismumpingvisnomy,ellsyou,haheexpecsnohingbeer;and,herefore,whosepreconceivednoionsandexpecaionsyoudoinrealiysomuchlessshockinherefusal


whenihinkofhisman;hisfieryglowofhear:hisswelloffeeling:howmagnificen,howidealhewas;howgreaahemidnighhour;andwheniparewihhimhepanionswihwhomihaveassociaedsince,igrudgehesavingofafewidleducas,andhinkhaiamfalleninohesocieyoflenders,andlilemen


oonelikeelia,whosereasuresarerahercasedinleahercovershanclosedinironcoffers,hereisacssofalienaorsmoreformidablehanhawhichihaveouchedupon:imeanourborrowersofbooks——hosemuiorsofcollecions,spoilersofhesymmeryofshelves,andcreaorsofoddvolumeshereiscomberbach,machlessinhisdepredaions!hafoulgapinheboomshelffacingyou,likeagreaeyeoohknockedou——(youarenowwihmeinmylilebacksudyinbloomsbury,reader!)——wihhehugeswizerlikeomesoneachside(likeheguildhallgians,inheirreformedposure,guardanofnohing)onceheldheallesofmyfolios,operabonavenurae,choiceandmassydiviniy,owhichiswosupporers(schooldiviniyalso,buofalessercalibre,——belrmine,andholyhomas),showedbuasdwarfs,——iselfanascapar!——hacomberbachabsraceduponhefaihofaheoryheholds,whichismoreeasy,iconfess,formeosufferbyhanorefue,namely,ha”heileoproperyinabook(mybonavenure,forinsance),isinexacraioohecimanspowersofundersandingandappreciainghesame”shouldhegoonacinguponhisheory,whichofourshelvesissafe?


heslighvacuuminhelefhandcase——woshelvesfromheceiling——scarcelydisinguishablebubyhequickeyeofaloser——waswhilomhemodiousresingpceofbrownonurnburialcwillhardlyallegehaheknowsmoreabouhareaisehanido,whoinroducediohim,andwasindeedhefirs(ofhemoderns)odiscoverisbeauies——busohaveiknownafoolishloveropraisehismisressinhepresenceofarivalmorequalifiedocarryheroffhanhimself——jusbelow,dodsleysdramaswanheirfourhvolume,wherevioriacorombonais!heremaindernineareasdisasefuspriamsrefusesons,whenhefaesborrowedhecorheresoodheanaomyofmencholy,insobersaehereloieredhecompleeangler;quieasinlife,bysomesreamside——inyondernook,johnbuncle,awidowervolume,wih”eyesclosed,”mournshisravishedmae


onejusiceimusdomyfriend,haifhesomeimes,likehesea,sweepsawayareasure,aanoherime,sealike,hehrowsupasrichanequivalenomachiihaveasmallundercollecionofhisnaure(myfriendsgaheringsinhisvariouscalls),pickedup,hehasforgoenawhaoddpces,anddeposiedwihaslilememoryasmineiakeinheseorphans,hewicedeseredheseproselyesofhegaeareweleasheruehebrewshereheysandinconjuncion;naives,andnauralisedheerseemasliledisposedoinquireouheirruelineageasiam——ichargenowarehouseroomforhesedeodands,norshalleverpumyselfoheungenlemanlyroubleofadverisingasaleofhemopayexpenses


oloseavolumeoccarriessomesenseandmeaninginiyouaresurehahewillmakeonehearymealonyourviands,ifhecangivenoaccounofheperaferibuwhamovedhee,wayward,spiefulk,obesoimporunaeocarryoffwihhee,inspieofearsandadjuraionsoheeoforbear,heleersofhaprincelywoman,hehricenoblemargarenewcasle?——knowingaheime,andknowinghaiknewalso,houmosassuredlywouldsneverurnoveroneleafofheillusriousfolio——whabuhemerespiriofconradicion,andchildishloveofgeinghebeerofhyfriend?——hen,worscuofall!oransporiwihheeohegallicannd——


unworhyndoharboursuchasweeness,


avirueinwhichalle


oblinghoughsdwel,


purehoughs,kindhoughs,highhoughs,hersexswonder!——


hadshounohypybooks,andbooksofjessandfancies,abouhee,okeepheemerry,evenashoukeepesallpanieswihhyquipsandmirhfulales?——childofhegreenroom,iwasunkindlydoneofheehywife,oo,haparfrench,beerparenglishwoman!——hashecouldfixupo


ooherreaiseohearaway,inkindlyokenofrememberingus,hanheworksoffulkegreville,lordbrook——ofwhichnofrenchman,norwomanoffrance,ialy,orengnd,waseverbynaureconsiuedoprehendaile!washerenozimmermanonsoliude?


reader,ifhaplyhouarblessedwihamoderaecollecion,beshyofshowingi;orifhyhearoverfloweholendhem,lendhybooks;buleibeosuchaoneassc——hewillreurnhem(generallyanicipaingheimeappoined)wihusury:enrichedwiha


oaions,riplingheirvalueihavehadexperiencemanyarehesepreciousmssofhis——(inmaerofenimes,andalmosinquaniynounfrequenly,vyingwihheoriginals)——i


overyclerklyhand——legibleinmydaniel:inoldburon;insirhomasbrowne;andhoseabsrusercogiaionsofhegreville,now,as!wanderinginpagannds——icounselhee,shunohyhear,norhylibrary,againssc