MYFIRSTPLAY

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:16076字

ahenorhendofcrosscourhereyesandsaporal,ofsomearchiecuralpreensions,houghreducedohumbleuse,servingapresenforanenranceoapriningofficehisolddoorway,ifyouareyoung,reader,youmaynoknowwasheidenicalpienranceoolddrury——garricksdrury——allofihaislefineverpassiwihoushakingsomeforyyearsfromoffmyshoulders,recurringoheeveningwhenipassedhroughioseemyfirspyheafernoonhadbeenwe,andhecondiionofourgoing(heelderfolksandmyself)was,haherainshouldceasewihwhaabeaingheardidiwachfromhewindowhepuddles,fromhesillnessofwhichiwasaughoprognosicaehedesiredcessaion!iseemorememberhesspur,andhegleewihwhichiranoa


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wewenwihorders,whichmygodfaherfhadsenushekepheoilshop(nowdaviess)ahecorneroffeahersonebuilding,inholbornfwasaallgraveperson,lofyinspeech,andhadpreensionsabovehisrankheassociaedinhosedayswihjohnpalmer,heedian,whosegaiandbearingheseemedocopy;ifjohn(whichisquieaslikely)didnoraherborrowsomewhaofhisma


erfrommygodfaherhewasalsoknowno,andvisiedby,sheridaniwasohishouseinholbornhayoungbrinsleybroughhisfirswifeonherelopemenwihhimfromaboardingschoobah——hebeauifulmarialinleymyparenswerepresen(overaquadrilleable)whenhearrivedinheeveningwihhisharmoniouscharge——fromeiherofheseco


exionsimaybeinferredhamygodfahercouldmandanorderforhehendruryheareapleasure——and,indeed,apreyliberalissueofhosecheapbilles,inbrinsleyseasyauograph,ihaveheardhimsaywashesoleremuneraionwhichhehadreceivedformanyyearsnighlyilluminaionofheorchesraandvariousavenuesofhaheare——andhewasconenishouldbesohehonourofsheridansfamiliariy——orsupposedfamiliariy——wasbeeromygodfaherhanmoney


fwashemosgenlemanlyofoilmen;grandiloquen,yecoureoushisdeliveryofhemonesmaersoffacwasciceronianhehadwoinwordsalmosconsanlyinhismouh(howoddsoundsinfromanoilmanslips!),whichmybeerknowledgesincehasenabledmeocorrecinsricpronunciaionheyshouldhavebeensoundedviceversa——buinhoseyoungyearsheyimpressedmewihmoreawehanheywouldnowdo,readarighfromsenecaorvarro——inhisownpeculiarpronunciaion,monosylbicallyeboraed,oranglicized,inosomehinglikeverseversebyanimposingma


er,andhehelpofhesedisoredsylbles,heclimbed(buhawaslile)ohehighesparochialhonourswhichsandrewshasobesow


heisdead——andhusmuchihoughdueohismemory,bohformyfirsorders(lilewondrousalismans!——slighkeys,andinsignificanoouwardsigh,buopeningomemorehanarabianparadises!)andmoreover,habyhisesamenarybeneficenceicameinopossessionofheonlyndedproperywhichicouldevercallmyown——siuaenearheroadwayvilgeofpleasanpuckeridge,inherfordshirewhenijourneyeddownoakepossession,andpnedfooonmyownground,hesaelyhabisofhedonordescendeduponme,andisrode(shalliconfesshevaniy?)wihrgerpacesovermyallomenofhreequarersofanacre,wihismodiousmansioninhemids,wihhefeelingofanenglishfreeholderhaallbewixskyandcenrewasmyownheesaehaspassedinomoreprudenhands,andnohingbuanagrariancanresorei


inhosedayswerepiordersbeshrewheunforablemanagerwhoabolishedhem!——wihoneofhesewewenirememberhewaiingahedoor——nohawhichislef——bubeweenhaandani


erdoorinsheler——owhenshallibesuchanexpecanagain!——wihhecryofnonpareils,anindispensablepyhouseacpanimeninhosedaysasnearasicanrecollec,hefashionablepronunciaionofhehearicalfruieresseshenwas,”chasesomeoranges,chasesomenumparels,chaseabillofhepy;”——chaseprochusebuwhenwegoin,andibeheldhegreencurainhaveiledaheavenomyimaginaion,whichwassoonobedisclosed——hebreahlessanicipaionsiendured!ihadseensomehinglikeiinhepeprefixedoroilusandcressida,inrowesshakspeare——heenscenewihdiomede——andasighofhapecanalwaysbringbackinameasurehefeelingofhaevening——heboxesahaime,fullofwelldressedwomenofqualiy,proecedoverhepi;andhepisersreachingdownwereadornedwihagliseringsubsance(iknownowha)undergss(asiseemed),resembling——ahomelyfancy——buijudgediobesugarcandy——ye,omyraisedimaginaion,divesedofishomelierqualiies,iappearedaglorifiedcandy——heorchesralighsalengharose,hose”fairauroras!”oncehebellsoundediwasoringouyeonceagain——and,incapableofheanicipaion,ireposedmyshueyesinasorofresignaionuponhemaernalpiranghesecondimehecuraindrewup——iwasnopassixyearsold——andhepywasaraxerxes!


ihaddabbledalileinheuniversalhisory——heancienparofi——andherewashecourofpersiaiwasbeingadmiedoasighofhepasiooknoproperineresinheaciongoingon,foriundersoodnoisimpor——buiheardheworddarius,andiwasinhemidsofdanielallfeelingwasabsorbedinvisiongorgeousvess,gardens,paces,princesses,passedbeforemeiknewnopyersiwasinpersepolisforheime;andheburningidolofheirdevoionalmosconveredmeinoaworshipperiwasawesruck,andbelievedhosesignificaionsobesomehingmorehanelemenalfiresiwasallenchanmenandadreamnosuchpleasurehassincevisiedmebuindreams——harlequinsinvasionfollowed;where,iremember,heransformaionofhemagisraesinoreverendbeldamsseemedomeapieceofgravehisoricjusice,andheailorcarryinghisownheadobeassoberaveriyashelegendofsdenys


henexpyowhichiwasakenwashedyofhemanor,ofwhich,wihheexcepionofsomescenery,veryfainracesarelefinmymemoryiwasfollowedbyapanomime,cal]edlunsghos——asairicouch,iapprehend,uponrich,nolongsincedead——buomyapprehension(oosincereforsaire),lunwasasremoeapieceofaniquiyaslud——hefaherofalineofharlequins——ransmiinghisdaggerofh(hewoodenscepre)hroughcounlessagesisawheprimevalmoleyefromhissilenombinaghaslyvesofwhiepachwork,likeheappariionofadeadrainbowsoharlequins(houghi)lookwhenheyaredead


myhirdpyfollowedinquicksuccessioniwashewayofheworldihinkimushavesaaiasgraveasajudge;for,iremember,hehysericaffecaionsofgooddywishforaffecedmelikesomesolemnragicpassionrobinsoncrusoefollowed;inwhichcrusoe,manfriday,andheparro,wereasgoodandauhenicasinhesory——heclowneryandpanalooneryofhesepanomimeshavecleanpassedouofmyheadibelieve,inomoreughedahem,hanahesameageishouldhavebeendisposedoughahegroesquegohicheads(seemingomehenrepleewihdevoumeaning)hagape,andgrin,insonearoundheinsideofheoldroundchurch(mychurch)ofheemprs


isawhesepysinheseason17812,wheniwasfromsixosevenyearsoldaferheinervenionofsixorsevenoheryears(foraschoollpygoingwasinhibied)iagaineneredhedoorsofahearehaoldaraxerxeseveninghadneverdoneringinginmyfancyiexpecedhesamefeelingsoeagainwihhesameoccasionbuwedifferfromourselveslessasixyandsixeen,hanheerdoesfromsixinhainervalwhahadinolos!ahefirsperiodiknewnohing,undersoodnohing,discriminaednohingifelall,lovedall,wonderedall


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ihadlefheempleadevoee,andwasreurnedaraionalishesamehingswereheremaerially;buheemblem,hereference,wasgone——hegreencurainwasnolongeraveil,drawnbeweenwoworlds,heunfoldingofwhichwasobringbackpasages,opresen”aroyalghos,”——buacerainquaniyofgreenbaize,whichwasoseparaeheaudienceforagivenimefromcerainofheirfellowmenwhowereoeforwardandpreendhoseparshelighs——heorchesralighs——cameupaclumsymachineryhefirsring,andhesecondring,wasnowbuarickofheprompersbell——whichhadbeen,likehenoeofhecuckoo,aphanomofavoice,nohandseenorguessedawhichminiseredoiswarningheacorsweremenandwomenpainedihoughhefaulwasinhem;buiwasinmyself,andhealeraionwhichhosemanycenuries——ofsixshorwelvemonhs——hadwroughinme——perhapsiwasforunaeformehahepyofheeveningwasbuanindifferenedy,asigavemeimeocropsomeunreasonableexpecaions,whichmighhaveinerferedwihhegenuineemoionswihwhichiwassoonaferenabledoeneruponhefirsappearanceomeofmrssiddonsinisabeliacomparisonandrerospecionsoonyieldedohepresenaracionofhescene;andhehearebecameome,uponanewsock,hemosdelighfulofrecreaions


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