hecusomofsayinggraceamealshad,probably,isorigininheearlyimesofheworld,andhehunersaeofman,whendi

erswereprecarioushings,andafullmealwasmorehanamonblessing;whenabellyfullwasawindfall,andlookedlikeaspecialprovidenceinheshousandriumphalsongswihwhich,aferaseasonofsharpabsinence,aluckybooyofdeersorgoasfleshwouldnaurallybeusheredhome,exised,perhaps,hegermofhemoderngraceiisnooherwiseeasyobeundersood,whyheblessingoffood——heacofeaing——shouldhavehadaparicurexpressionofhanksgivinga

exedoi,disincfromhaimpliedandsilengraiudewihwhichweareexpecedoeneruponheenjoymenofhemanyohervariousgifsandgoodhingsofexisenceiownhaiamdisposedosaygraceuponwenyoheroccasionsinhecourseofhedaybesidesmydi

eriwanaformforseingouuponapleasanwalk,foramoonlighramble,forafriendlymeeing,orasolvedproblemwhyhavewenoneforbooks,hesespiriualrepass——agracebeforemilon——agracebeforeshakspeare——adevoionalexerciseproperobesaidbeforereadinghefairyqueen?——bu,hereceivedriualhavingprescribedheseformsohesoliaryceremonyofmanducaion,ishallconfinemyobservaionsoheexperiencewhichihavehadofhegrace,properlysocalled;mendingmynewschemeforexensionoanicheinhegrandphilosophical,poeical,andperchanceinparhereical,liurgy,nowpilingbymyfriendhomohumanus,forheuseofacerainsnugcongregaionofuopianrabeesianchrisians,nomaerwhereassembled

heformhenofhebenedicionbeforeeainghasisbeauyaapoormansable,orahesimpleandunprovocaiverepassofchildreniisherehaheracebeesexceedinglygracefulheindigenman,whohardlyknowswheherheshallhaveamealhenexdayorno,sisdownohisfarewihapresensenseofheblessing,whichcanbebufeeblyacedbyherich,inowhosemindsheconcepionofwaningadi

ercouldnever,bubysomeexremeheory,haveeneredheproperendoffood——heanimalsusenance——isbarelyconempedbyhemhepoormansbreadishisdailybread,lierallyhisbreadforhedayheircoursesarepere

ial

again,hepinesdieseemshefiesobeprecededbyhegracehawhichisleassimuiveoappeie,leaveshemindmosfreeforforeignconsideraionsamanmayfeelhankful,hearilyhankful,overadishofpinmuonwihurnips,andhaveleisureoreflecuponheordinanceandinsiuionofeaing;whenheshallconfessaperurbaionofmind,inconsisenwihhepurposesofhegrace,ahepresenceofvenisonorurlewhenihavesae(ararushospes)arichmensables,wihhesavourysoupandmessesseaminguphenosrils,andmoiseninghelipsofheguesswihdesireandadisracedchoice,ihavefelheinroducionofhaceremonyobeunseasonablewihheravenousorgasmuponyou,iseemsimperinenoinerposeareligioussenimeniisaconfusionofpurposeomueroupraisesfromamouhhawaersheheasofepicurismpuouhegenlefmeofdevoionheincensewhichrisesroundispagan,andhebellygodinercepsiforhisownheveryexcessofheprovisionbeyondheneeds,akesawayallsenseofproporionbeweenheendandmeanshegiverisveiledbyhisgifsyouaresarledaheinjusiceofreurninghanks——forwha?——forhavingoomuch,whilesomanysarveiisopraisehegodsamiss

ihaveobservedhisawkwardnessfel,scarceconsciouslyperhaps,byhegoodmanwhosayshegraceihaveseeniinclergymenandohers——asorofshame——asenseofhecopresenceofcircumsanceswhichunhallowheblessingaferadevoionalonepuonforafewseconds,howrapidlyhespeakerwillfallinohismonvoice,helpinghimselforhisneighbour,asifogeridofsomeuneasysensaionofhypocrisynohahegoodmanwasahypocrie,orwasnomosconscieniousinhedischargeofheduy;buhefelinhisinmosmindheinpaibiliyofhesceneandheviandsbeforehimwihheexerciseofacalmandraionalgraiude

ihearsomebodyexcim,——wouldyouhavechrisianssidownaable,likehogsoheirroughs,wihourememberinghegiver?no——iwouldhavehemsidownaschrisians,rememberinghegiver,andlesslikehogsorifheirappeiesmusrunrio,andheymuspamperhemselveswihdelicaciesforwhicheasandwesareransacked,iwouldhavehempospoheirbenedicionoafierseason,whenappeieisid;whenhesillsmallvoicecanbeheard,andhereasonofhegracereurns——wihemperaedieandresriceddishesgluonyandsurfeiingarenoproperoccasionsforhanksgivingwhenjeshurunwaxedfa,wereadhahekickedvirgilknewheharpynaurebeer,whenhepuinohemouhofceenoanyhingbuablessingwemaybegraefullysensibleofhedeliciousnessofsomekindsoffoodbeyondohers,houghhaisameanerandinferiorgraiude:buheproperobjecofhegraceissusenance,norelishes;dailybread,nodelicacies;hemeansoflife,andnohemeansofpamperinghecarcasswihwhaframeorposure,iwonder,canaciychapinpronouncehisbenedicionasomegreahallfeas,whenheknowshahissconcludingpiousword——andha,inallprobabiliy,hesacrednamewhichhepreaches——isbuhesignalforsomanyimpaienharpiesomenceheirfoulorgies,wihaslilesenseofruehankfulness(whichisemperance)ashosevirgilianfowl!iiswellifhegoodmanhimselfdoesnofeelhisdevoionsalileclouded,hosefoggysensuousseamsminglingwihandpolluinghepurealarsacrifice

heseveressaireuponfullablesandsurfeisishebanquewhichsaan,inheparadiseregained,providesforaempaioninhewilderness:

aablerichlyspreadinregalmode,

wihdishespiled,andmeasofnoblessor

andsavour;beassofchase,orfowlofgame,

inpasrybuil,orfromhespi,orboiled,

grisamberseamed;allfishfromseaorshore,

fresheorpurlingbrook,forwhichwasdrained

ponus,andlucrinebay,andafriccoas

heemper,iwarranyou,houghhesecaeswouldgodownwihouheremendaoryprefaceofabenedicionheyarelikeoheshorgraceswherehedevilpyshehos——iamafraidhepoewanshisusualdecoruminhispcewashehinkingofheoldromanluxury,orofagaudydayacambridge?hiswasaempaionfierforaheliogabalushewholebanqueisoocivicandculinary,andheacpanimensalogeheraprofanaionofhadeep,absraced,holyscehemighyarilleryofsauces,whichhecookfiendconjuresup,isouofproporionohesimplewansandpinhungerofhegueshehadisurbedhiminhisdreams,fromhisdreamsmighhavebeenaughbeeroheemperaefanasiesofhefamishedsonofgod,whasoroffeasspresenedhemselves?——hedreamedindeed,——

asappeieiswonodream,

ofmeasanddrinks,nauresrefreshmenswee

buwhameas?——

himhough,hebyhebrookofcherihsood,

andsawheravenswihheirhornybeaks

foodoelijahbringing,evenandmorn;

houghravenous,aughoabsainfromwhaheybrough:

hesawheprophealsohowhefled

inohedeser,andhowhereheslep

underajuniper;henhowawaked

hefoundhissupperonhecoalsprepared,

andbyheangelwasbidriseandea,

andaehesecondimeaferrepose,

hesrenghwhereofsufficedhimforydays:

someimes,hawihelijahheparook,

orasagueswihdaniehispulse

nohinginmilonisfinelierfanciedhanheseemperaedreamsofhedivinehungererowhichofhesewovisionarybanques,hinkyou,wouldheinroducionofwhaiscalledhegracehavebeenmosfiingandperinen?

heoreicallyiamnoenemyograces;bupracicallyiownha(beforemeaespecially)heyseemoinvolvesomehingawkwardandunseasonableourappeies,ofoneoranoherkind,areexcellenspursoourreason,whichmighoherwisebufeeblyseabouhegreaendsofpreservingandconinuinghespeciesheyarefiblessingsobeconempedaadisancewihabeinggraiude;buhemomenofappeie(hejudiciousreaderwilpprehendme)is,perhaps,heleasfiseasonforhaexercisehequakerswhogoabouheirbusiness,ofeverydescripion,wihmorecalmnesshanwe,havemoreileoheuseofhesebenedicoryprefacesihavealwaysadmiredheirsilengrace,andhemorebecauseihaveobservedheirapplicaionsohemeaanddrinkfollowingobelesspassionaeandsensualhanoursheyareneihergluonsnorwinebibbersasapeopleheyea,asahorsebolshischophay,wihindifference,calmness,andcleanlycircumsancesheyneihergreasenorslophemselveswheniseeaciizeninhisbibanducker,ica

oimagineiasurplice

iamnoquakeramyfoodiconfessiamnoindifferenohekindsofihoseuncuousmorselsofdeersfleshwerenomadeobereceivedwihdispassionaeservicesihaeamanwhoswallowsi,affecingnooknowwhaheiseaingisuspechisaseinhighermaersishrinkinsincivelyfromonewhoprofessesolikemincedvealhereisaphysiognomicalcharacerinheasesforfoodc——holdshaamanca

ohaveapuremindwhorefusesappledumplingsiamnocerainbuheisrighwihhedecayofmyfirsi

ocence,iconfessalessandlessrelishdailyforhosei

ocuouscaeshewholevegeableribehavelosheirguswihmeonlyisickoasparagus,whichsillseemsoinspiregenlehoughsiamimpaienandquerulousunderculinarydisappoinmens,asoehomeahedi

erhour,forinsance,expecingsomesavourymess,andofindonequieaselessandsapidlessbuerillmeled——hamonesofkichenfailures——pusmebesidemyenour——heauhorofheramblerusedomakeinaricueanimalnoisesoverafavouriefoodwashishemusicquieproperobeprecededbyhegrace?orwouldhepiousmanhavedonebeeroposponehisdevoionsoaseasonwhenheblessingmighbeconempedwihlessperurbaion?iquarrelwihnomansases,norwouldsemyhinfaceagainshoseexcellenhings,inheirway,jolliyandfeasingbuasheseexercises,howeverudable,havelileinhemofgraceorgracefulness,amanshouldbesure,beforehevenuressoogracehem,hawhileheispreendinghisdevoionsoherwhere,heisnosecrelykissinghishandosomegreafish——hisdagon——wihaspecialconsecraionofnoarkbuhefaureenbeforehimgracesarehesweepreludingsrainsohebanquesofangelsandchildren;oheroosandsevererrepassofhecharreuse;oheslender,bunoslenderlyacknowledged,refecionofhepoorandhumbleman:buaheheapedupboardsofhepamperedandheluxuriousheybeeofdissonanmood,lessimedandunedoheoccasion,mehinks,hanhenoiseofhosebeerbefiingorganswouldbe,whichchildrenhearalesof,ahogsnoronwesioolongaourmeals,orareoocuriousinhesudyofhem,oroodisorderedinourapplicaionohem,orengrossoogreaaporionofhosegoodhings(whichshouldbemon)oourshare,obeablewihanygraceosaygraceobehankfulforwhawegraspexceedingourproporionisoaddhypocrisyoinjusicealurkingsenseofhisruhiswhamakesheperformanceofhisduysocoldandspirilessaserviceamosablesinhouseswherehegraceisasindispensableashenapkin,whohasnoseenhaneverseledquesionarise,asowhoshallsayi;whilehegoodmanofhehouseandhevisiorclergyman,orsomeoherguesbelikeofnexauhoriyfromyearsorgraviy,shallbe——bandyingabouheofficebeweenhemasamaerofplimen,eachofhemnounwillingoshifheawkwardburhenofanequivocalduyfromhisownshoulders?

ioncedrankeainpanywihwomehodisdivinesofdifferenpersuasions,whomiwasmyforuoinroduceoeachoherforhefirsimehaeveningbeforehefirscupwashandedround,oneofhesereverendgenlemenpuioheoher,wihallduesolemniy,wheherhechoseosayanyhingiseemsiishecusomwihsomesecariesopuupashorprayerbeforehismealsohisreverendbroherdidnoafirsquieapprehendhim,buuponanexpnaion,wihlilelessimporancehemadeanswer,haiwasnoacusomknowninhischurch:inwhichcoureousevasionheoheracquiescingforgoodma

erssake,orinpliancewihaweakbroher,hesupplemenaryoreagracewaswaivedalogeherwihwhaspirimighnolucianhavepainedwopriess,ofhisreligion,pyinginoeachohershandsheplimenofperformingoromiingasacrifice,——hehungrygodmeanime,doubfulofhisincense,wihexpecannosrilshoveringoverhewofmens,and(asbeweenwosools)goingawayinheendwihouhissupper

ashorformuponheseoccasionsisfelowanreverence;alongone,iamafraid,ca

oescapehechargeofimperinenceidonoquieapproveofheepigrammaicconcisenesswihwhichhaequivocalwag(bumypleasanschoolfellow)cvl,whenimporunedforagraceusedoinquire,firsslylyleeringdownheable,”isherenoclergymanhere?”——significanlyadding,”hankg”nordoihinkouroldformaschoolquieperinen,wherewewereusedoprefaceourbaldbreadandcheesesupperswihapreamble,co

ecingwihhahumbleblessingarecogniionofbenefishemosawfundoverwhelmingoheimaginaionwhichreligionhasooffernonuncilliseralocusirememberwewerepuoioreconcilehephrase”goodcreaures,”uponwhichheblessingresed,wihhefaresebeforeus,wilfullyundersandinghaexpressioninalowandanimalsense,——ilsomeonerecalledalegend,whicholdhowinhegoldendaysofchriss,heyounghospiallerswerewonohavesmokingjoinsofroasmeauponheirnighlyboards,illsomepiousbenefacor,miserainghedecencies,raherhanhepaes,ofhechildren,muedourfleshforgarmens,andgaveus——horrescoreferens——rowsersinseadofmuon

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