MODERNGALLANTRY

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:14540字

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ers,wearepleasedoplimenourselvesuponhepoinofgalnry;acerainobsequiousness,ordeferenialrespec,whichwearesupposedopayofemales,asfemales


ishallbelievehahisprincipleacuaesourconduc,whenicanforge,hainhenieenhcenuryofheerafromwhichwedaeourciviliy,wearebujusbegi


ingoleaveoffheveryfrequenpraciceofwhippingfemalesinpublic,inmonwihhecoarsesmaleoffenders


ishallbelieveiobeinfluenial,whenicanshumyeyesohefac,hainengndwomenaresilloccasionally——hanged


ishallbelieveini,whenacressesarenolongersubjecobehissedoffasagebygenlemen


ishallbelieveini,whendorimanhandsafishwifeacrossheke


el;orassissheapplewomanopickupherwanderingfrui,whichsomeunluckydrayhasjusdissipaedishallbelieveini,whenhedorimansinhumblerlife,whowouldbehoughinheirwaynoableadepsinhisrefinemen,shalcuponiinpceswhereheyarenoknown,orhinkhemselvesnoobserved——whenishallseeheravellerforsomerichradesmanparwihhisadmiredboxcoa,ospreadioverhedefencelessshouldersofhepoorwoman,whoispassingoherparishonheroofofhesamesagecoachwihhim,drenchedinherain——whenishallnolongerseeawomansandingupinhepiofalondonheare,illsheissickandfainwihheexerion,wihmenabouher,seaedaheirease,andjeeringaherdisress;illone,haseemsohavemorema


ersorconsciencehanheres,significanlydecres”sheshouldbeweleohissea,ifshewerealileyoungerandhandsomer”pcehisdapperwarehouseman,orharider,inacircleofheirownfemaleacquainance,andyoushallconfessyouhavenoseenapolierbredmaninlohbury


sly,ishallbeginobelievehahereissomesuchprincipleinfluencingourconduc,whenmorehanonehalfofhedrudgeryandcoarseserviudeofheworldshallceaseobeperformedbywomen


unilhadayes,ishallneverbelievehisboasedpoinobeanyhingmorehanaconvenionalficion;apageangoupbeweenhesexes,inacerainrank,andaacerainimeoflife,inwhichbohfindheiraccounequally


ishallbeevendisposedorankiamonghesaluaryficionsoflife,wheninpoliecirclesishallseehesameaenionspaidoageasoyouh,ohomelyfeauresasohandsome,ocoarseplexionsasoclear——ohewoman,assheisawoman,noassheisabeauy,aforune,oraile


ishallbelieveiobesomehingmorehananame,whenawelldressedgenlemaninawelldressedpanycanadveroheopicoffemaleoldagewihouexciing,andinendingoexcie,asneer:——whenhephrases”aniquaedvirginiy,”andsuchaonehas”oversoodhermarke,”pronouncedingoodpany,shallraiseimmediaeoffenceinman,orwoman,hashallhearhemspoken


josephpaice,ofbreadsreehill,merchan,andoneofhedirecorsofhesouhseapany——hesameowhomedwards,heshakspearemenaor,hasaddressedafineso


e——washeonlypaernofconsisengalnryihavemewihheookmeunderhissheleraanearlyage,andbesowedsomepainsuponmeioweohisprecepsandexamplewhaeverhereisofhemanofbusiness(andhaisnomuch)inmyposiioniwasnohisfaulhaididnoprofimorehoughbredapresbyerian,andbroughupamerchan,hewashefinesgenlemanofhisimehehadnoonesysemofaenionofemalesinhedrawingroom,andanoherinheshop,orahesallidonomeanhahemadenodisincionbuheneverlossighofsex,oroverlookediinhecasualiesofadisadvanageoussiuaionihaveseenhimsandbareheaded——smileifyouplease——oapoorservangirl,whileshehasbeeninquiringofhimhewayosomesree——insuchaposureofunforcedciviliy,asneiheroembarrassherinheaccepance,norhimselfinheoffer,ofihewasnodangler,inhemonaccepaionofheword,aferwomen:buhereverencedandupheld,ineveryforminwhichicamebeforehim,womanhoodihaveseenhim——nay,smileno——enderlyescoringamarkewoman,whomhehadencouneredinashower,exalinghisumbreloverherpoorbaskeoffrui,haimighreceivenodamage,wihasmuchcarefulnessasifshehadbeenacounessohereverendformoffemaleeldhewouldyieldhewall(houghiwereoanancienbeggarwoman)wihmoreceremonyhanwecanaffordoshowourgrandamshewashepreuxchevalierofage;hesircalidore,orsirrisan,ohosewhohavenocalidoresorrisansodefendhemheroses,hahadlongfadedhence,sillbloomedforhiminhosewiheredandyellowcheeks


hewasnevermarried,huinhisyouhhepaidhisaddressesohebeauifulsusanwinsanley——oldwinsanleysdaugherofcpon——whodyinginheearlydaysofheircourship,confirmedinhimheresoluionofperpeualbachelorshipiwasduringheirshorcourship,heoldme,hahehadbeenonedayreainghismisresswihaprofusionofcivilspeech——hemongalnries——owhichkindofhingshehadhiheromanifesednorepugnance——buinhisinsancewihnoeffechecouldnoobainfromheradecenacknowledgmeninreurnsheraherseemedoresenhisplimenshecouldnoseidownocaprice,forhedyhadalwaysshownherselfabovehalilenesswhenhevenuredonhefollowingdayfindingheralilebeerhumoured,oexposuewihheronhercoldnessofyeserday,sheconfessed,wihherusualfrankness,hashehadnosorofdislikeohisaenions;hashecouldevenenduresomehighflownplimens;haayoungwomanpcedinhersiuaionhadarighoexpecallsorofcivilhingssaidoher;hashehopedshecoulddigesadoseofaduion,shorofinsinceriy,wihaslileinjuryoherhumiliyasmosyoungwomen:buha——alilebeforehehadmencedhisplimen——shehadoverheardhimbyacciden,inraherroughnguage,raingayoungwoman,whohadnobroughhomehiscravasquieoheappoinedime,andshehoughoherself,”asiammisssusanwinsanley,andayoungdy——arepuedbeauy,andknownobeaforune,——icanhavemychoiceofhefinesspeechesfromhemouhofhisveryfinegenlemanwhoiscouringme——buifihadbeenpoormarysuchaone(naminghemilliner),——andhadfailedofbringinghomehecravasoheappoinedhour——houghperhapsihadsauphalfhenighoforwardhem——whasorofplimensshouldihavereceivedhen?——andmywomanspridecameomyassisance;andihough,haifiwereonlyodomehonour,afemale,likemyself,mighhavereceivedhandsomerusage:andiwasdeerminednooaccepanyfinespeeches,ohepromiseofhasex,hebelongingowhichwasaferallmysrongescimandileohem”


ihinkhedydiscoveredbohgenerosiy,andajuswayofhinking,inhisrebukewhichshegaveherlover;andihavesomeimesimagined,haheunmonsrainofcouresy,whichhroughlifereguedheacionsandbehaviourofmyfriendowardsallofwomankindindiscriminaely,owedishappyoriginohisseasonablelessonfromhelipsofhismenedmisress


iwishhewholefemaleworldwouldenerainhesamenoionofhesehingshamisswinsanleyshowedhenweshouldseesomehingofhespiriofconsisengalnry;andnolongerwinessheanomalyofhesameman——apaernofruepolienessoawife——ofcoldconemp,orrudeness,oasiser——heidoerofhisfemalemisress——hedisparageranddespiserofhisnolessfemaleaun,orunforunae——sillfemale——maidencousinjussomuchrespecasawomanderogaesfromherownsex,inwhaevercondiionpced——herhandmaid,ordependen——shedeservesohavediminishedfromherselfonhascore;andprobablywillfeelhediminuion,whenyouh,andbeauy,andadvanages,noinseparablefromsex,shallloseofheiraracionwhaawomanshoulddemandofamanincourship,oraferi,isfirs——respecforherassheisawoman;——andnexoha——oberespecedbyhimabovealloherwomenbulehersanduponherfemalecharacerasuponafoundaion;andleheaenions,incidenoindividualpreference,besomanypreyaddiamensandornamens——asmany,andasfanciful,asyouplease——ohamainsrucureleherfirslesson——wihsweesusanwinsanley——oreverencehersex