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f&mmthcl> »erft>bten jnljaltt, unt ntcf)t »l>nc (rle^jani ^tT@ci)rcil¥ 
Art; mit maac(yc{t and Ocm piato uitli ilucian cr&ordten 9leb^ 
jterMumcn gefdnnucft ^nbef iji tl)re Sorm mf()r eridl)(enb mh 
- lii^i>ierifc# aff eni^oHfc^. €iii ^retin^ oerttMit ait^rtt 
fe'm ^lubcimHnH'ti(c unb fetne Sbcnt^euer mit einer bU |om 
itid)tfinn jteirti 4!)ffon^eriig!ejr. 80 befc&reibt tn ber fekr fot* 
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M €Utt0f^ Ht ifiifittiibt e^mm^n$ uiit $(ufbe»a|ititii^ bet 
fd^enen uiib MiiWfHcfieii mtefe'bM'M ^refen, ittm^nf tc^atf* 
finnigen tiiib einflugrffAeti dvtmcrl* IBefaiiiitlM iilib fie m 
fe(66sef)n *BWer an fetnc^reun^C/ fccfj^iei^n ati ten ItcciCusr 
tret ^i\cf)cr an fetnen •Bniber'4h»lnttts# nnb dn ^uc^ an ben 
;Si*utU6 iocrtl)cilt.. /fCKcro'b ^I^rtcfe, fac^t 2)r. :25lair — un> 
'tc6 mct§ fie nicfct Wrier unb treffenber ju d)araffcriiiren finb 
in mef)r aH finer 9lucWd>t Wiijt^^^^ i^i tjlefieicbt fcie fd)tlr?baw 
Jle ©ammiuii^ won ^Briefenf bie e* in trticni) ctucr ^pracfte 
fiieM. (F^ finb ^riefc 5ber miffliifte 15orf4Ue, gefcfyrfebeu ati 
bte griVlfcn ■LOidutier ucr bamaligen 3eit^ unb mt^ aKer .^cin* 
j^eit unb €tegaiU; ai^i^r bod) Di)ne bie (jerinjiRe j(!iSnf}eUi ah^tf 
jail iBai \\)t ^erbtenfl nocb ^ntHtttt xftt Hi fie urfprdngf 
)id^ for tM(bt baiu'beftimmt'waren, ben 9a|eti bir SBeU f^^f* 
felegt |ii tverben. IDenn Cicero bebtelti mtt man weij# m 
feioeii ^rlefrn fetne «^fc6rtfteii| Mb mr bet C^gAlt frioei 
J^reiselafTeneti I be< Vroi iitib mir bie ntcb borbanbene anfeW 
It((e. dammlung fcbulbts/ mlc(e bemuse «« tavfenb ^rtcfe 
jMiMH/ unb iMdb Cicerone fbbt «oif iftem wtanMUt wntbe. 
Cte entbalten bie ^uDerldfTisf^en !D?aterialien ju ber ©efcbicbte 
Ui bamaligeu 3eita(tcr^# unb fiinb bie Ui^uii '^cnfmaU, bie 
mi von ^Km/ in fcincm freicn 3«ft««i>f^ ^^u^ U»ib. 2)cnti 
^t6§tentbeiU Jnb (ie tp»U)reiib ber widjtigen iltife gefcbrifbenf 
ba bie ^epub!iF am tKanH ibre< Untergangc^ fcfimaiifte; iin< 
ttnti^ fine &cr intrr?iTaute(icn ?agen, bie |tcf> in ber ®efc()ic6fe 
bel nier,j'cMici)en (^c|ct)led)t^ finDen. Cicero Mnef bier feineii 
Dertraute^en Sreunben, befonber^ bem 'Uttifus, fein santei^ 
^eri , mit ber fprglofeften Steibeit UeKrbief werben »lr i« 
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fin tlmiiaiibr ber unfeni %cqnf 9»ii ^efi^macf vnb bet 
jDenfiitij|i$«ft te# ttAmaligeu 3ettilter« mtt tiiM erfttbeti muf .'f 
— 9#T<)enber ?^nef aw fet«e» tfremib Huccrtue , auf Dtn man 
• id) ft oft al# cinen ^tmni feincr ungfraifiif^fen eitelfeit u«b 
jKubmkfltcrbef berufeu bat, tft luit »0ridgIt<f)ct €legani gcKhrte/ 
Beit; «nt> Ckero felbft tt^ar fo jiuricDt'ti ^amit, \)a\i cr bnti "lit/ 

tlflie fcftrieb: Epillolam, Lucceio n.anc quam mifv, qua, ineas 
ICS ui fciibar, 1-09:0, fac ut ab eo fumas. Valde bella eft; eum- 
qiie. ur appmp ie[, adhorteris, er quod mihi fe iw tadurunt 
reicnpiie, flj^as giauas. C-^^ iV. ad Au. ep. 6.)^ . . \ 

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Ooram me tecuii;i eafi^^i.iiaiec a;,eve faepe conantem 
deterruit pudpr. quiclam. paene fubrulticus, quae none ' 
exproinam abfen^ audacius. Epiftola-enim non era« , 
befcit, Ardeo cupiditate iiK redibili, neqiie, uL c^o ar- 
bitror, reprebendeiida , nomen iit noftriim IcriptU , 
illurtretur et cetebretur tuia, quod etii mihi faepe often- 
dis te die facturum , tamen ignofcas velim huic felli- 
nationi nieae. Genns enim fcripioi uiii tiioriim eiU 
erat feiiiper ^ me veiieiuenter exfpq.ctatum, tamen vi-, , 
$it opinioneja meami^ meque iu vel cepit, vel in- 
Cendit , ut cuperem quam celerrime res noftraa momi- 
aiientis coimiiendari tuis. Ncque euiiu me foluu^ 
coiimiemoratio polteritatis ad ipem quandam immor- 
lalitatis rapi^: fed etiam ilia cupidjUa, vel ut aucto^ 
ritate teftimonii tui, vel indicio benevolentiae , Vel 
luaviuie iiipeiiii, vivi perfruaiiiur. ISeque i;nnen 
haec cum iciibebaiu eram nefciusy quantis oueribua , 
l^remeTere fufceptarum reruin et iain inlUtutarum: * 
fed quia videbam Xtalici belli et civilis kifioriam lam 
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qnas rt$ orani, ^eelTe mihi nolui, qnin te adinone> 
^cjn,ut cogitares, coniunctene uiallescum reliquia rebus 
zioftra contcxere, an, ut Inulti Xiraeci fecerunt, CalU* 
Abnm TToiGttm beUum; TimaettsFprrhi, Polybius 
ffmiiaiithitim : qui omnes a perpetnis fuis hiftorils ea 
quae dixi bella fei»araverunt: tu qiioque item civileiu 
coniurationem ab hoftilibus extemisqae bellis reiun* 
gere* Equidem ad noftram laudem non multtDn vi- 
deo interelle; fed ad properationem ineam quiddam 
intCTeft non te exCpectare, dam ad locum venias, ac fta- 
tim cauilam illam totam et teiupus arripere* £t Iimul 
Qjio m aTgnm«nto onaque in perfona mena tua tota 
▼er&bitiir» cisrno iam'animo, quaiito oihnia uberiora 
aique omatiora futura fint. Neque laineii ignora 
quam impudentW faciam, qui primuin . tibi tantui^ 
oneria iinponam* poteft entm mihi denegarle occxipa* 
lio *tua , delnde etiain , ut ornes me, polttilem. ^vHd 
li ilia tibi uon tantopere videntur ornarula ? Sed 
tamen, qui femel verecundiae fines ttaiiQerit» eunt 
bene et n^viter oportet efle impndientem. Itaque t0> • 
plane etiam atque etiain to^o, ut et ornes ea'T^e* 
jxientius etiain, ^uam foitaile fentis , ct in eo leges | 
biftoriae negligas: gratiamque illam, de qua luaviflT. 
me quodatn in prooeinio fcrtpMT, a qoa te defiecti 
non ma^is j^otuillediemonftras, quam Hercnlem Xeno^ 
phontium ilium a voluptale : ea A" me tibi vehemen- 
tius commeadabit, ne afpernere; amorique noftro phis-' 
ctilum etfam* qoam concedet Teritas» laVgiare. Quod 
fi te adducemns ut hoc (UfcipiUy eiit, txt mihi* pei^ 
fuadeo, materies digna faCttttate et copia tna. ' A prin- 
cipio enim coniurationia usque ad reditum nollnim 
▼id^tnr mihi modlicum quoddam eorpoa conBd poflie-i 
In quo et flQsL poterls utf civilinm eommutatiOttum . 
fcientia, ret fn explicandib caufTis reiuin novarum, 
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4tk m^mB vitupeianda diicM,^ et quae pkcebonk. 

exponehdis rationibus comprababis, et Ii Hberius, ut 
confyerti, a^enduin putabid, iiiukorum in iios perfi* 
diam« infidias, pnidkioiieiii nolabie^ Multaiu edam 
cafua noftri dbt yarietattm iti fcribendo fappediubunli 
plenam cuiusdam , voluptatis , quae vehementer ami* 
Jiios hominum in le^endo , te icriptore , retinere pof* 
£t. Nihil efx eaim aptsua'ad dalciouiioiiena lectoria 
qMm temporam varietatea, ^ foreunaeque irictlBtiidir 
nes : quae elfi nobis optabiles in experiendo non foe* . 
runt, in legendo taiueu enintiucundae. Habet enim 
inraeterid doioria' fecuia xeoordatio ddectadoaffiaa. Ce* 
teria veto imila perfimctis propria molafiaay eafaa au« 
tein alienos fme ullo dolore intiientibus, etiaiu ipfa 
iiiifericordia eft iuctmda. Quem eniiii nartrum 
uumena apud^ Mandtiaam Epanaimondaa non cum 
quadam mifenitione deActat? qui turn dtmque iklA 
avelli iubet • fpicnlum , pofteaquaiii ei percoatanfti 
dictum eft, ci^peum eHe ialvuni: ut etiaiu in vulne*^ 
lis doloce aequo ammo cum laudt' miireietiir. Cuiua 
fhidiiim in kgendo nOn erectum Themiiloelf fuga redv-' 
ttique retinetuv? Etenim ordo ipfe annaHmu mediocrl* 
ter nos ret met, quail enumeratione faftoruin. At vin 
'laape cxcallentis andpidaa variique caTus liabent adiniH 
yaiiimein» extpectatioiiem^ lavdtiain^ molMttutt fpeHBb 
tiniorem. Si yero exitu notabili coneludmrtur , 9xpl»- 
tur animus iucundiilixua iectionis voluptate. Qua 
mifai accident optatitta^ & in hac feateati* fiieria» ut « 
cahtiaentilitia tuia fcnptia, inqiubus perpetiiaixkvanum 
geftaruin hiftoriam complccteris , recerxias banc quaft 
Xabulaiu reruiu eventoruiuque^nuitroii^iu. Habet emm 
Tsrioa actba uulfeaaque actionaa et cozkQiianim et, Hat* 
porum.. Ac noQ vevaor alENSutkinoiila qn^dam 
aucupari tuaiu gratiam videar , cum hae demonftrem) 
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fl06 nia<^is, qui te non admireatur, inridos, qiztm eot 
qui laudent, aHentatorcs arbitrere, Neque autem ego 
iam ita demens^ ttt. me feiiipitemae gloritfe per eum 
mmmendari .▼clim«, ^ nan ipfe cpoqiie ia me oouqk 
men^ndo p ropri am ingenii gloriam confequattm Ne- 
que enim Alexander ille gratiae cauila ab Apelle po- 
tiffimum pingi et a Jjy&]^ fingi .volebat: fed quod 
illorom ertem cum ipfis turn etiain iibi glome to* 
putabat. Atque illi artifices corporis /iimilacni igjaOf 
iis nota faciebant: quae vel fi nulla ilnt, nihilo Tint 
taxuen obfcoikirea clari viri. Nee. mmua eft Sparuar 
tee Agefilaua iUe perhibeiidjns, qui neqne pktam nck. 
que fickam imaginein fnam palTus eft elTe , quam qui 
an eo genere iaborarunt, Vnus eniiu Xenophontis 
Jibellua in eo laudaado £Kile onmes koaginea 
cuiuiium tlbtuasque fupefavk, Atque hoc praeftan- 
tkia imhi fuerit et ad laetiHam animi et ad memo- 
riae dignitatem, fi in tua icripta perveiiero quam ft 
in ceteronun, . quod non ingenium mibi folum Tup^ 
peditatum fuerit tuum, itcut Timoleonti a Timaeet 
«lit ab^Herodoto Thendftocli, fed etiam auceoricaf 
clarilluni et fpectatillimi viri, et in reipubl. maxi- 
mis gravillimis cauHis cogniti, atque inprimis probati: 
ait mihi non folum praeconium, quod, com In Sii^ 
gaeum vemiTet Alexander, ab Iforaero Achillt tribu- 
turn eHe dixit; fed eliaiu grave teftimoniuju imperii- 
turn dari hoininis niagnique videatur. Placet eniin 
Hector ille n^l Naevianus, qui non tantam laudari 
Xe laetatur, fed addit etiam, a laudato viro. Quod 
Xi a te non impetro, hoc eft, fi quae te res impe- 
dierity neque enim fas efle arbitror» quidquam me 
ffo^antem aba te non impatrase, cog^ fortafle fwere 
quod nonnulli faepe reprehendunt; fcribam* ipfe de 
sue: multorum ^^unen exemplo et.claiorum viror^un. ' 



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•9. 



Sedf quod te non fugit^ haec fcimHiii hoc generm 

vitia. Et verecundius ipl'e tie lerc fciibant necefle eft, 
•li quid eltiaudancluiu, et praetcreaut, fi quid reprehen- 
dendttme& Accedit etiain ut minor iii^||de8, iiiinor 
auctoritas ; multi ((enique reprehendant^ et dicant^ 
verecundiores elTe praecones kuioium gymnicoruui, 
qui cum ceteria cocoma iiupofueriat, victorlbus eorum* 
que nomina inagna roce pTonundarinl;* cum ipfi ante 
ludomm milGonem corona donentur alium praeoo* 
nem aciliibeant, iie faa voce ipli I'e vicLoies efle prae- 
diceuU Ha^c nos viure cupiiuus, et fi recij^ia cauTr 
Cnn noilram, viubimiis, idqtM nt htCM rogamna^ 
Ac ne forte mirere^'car, cum mihi faepe oftenderie 
te accuratifliine noftroruiu temporuin confilia atqne 
eventus Utt^ris mandalurum^ m te id nunc tanto opere 
et tarn mnitis vtKbia petamus: ilia noa oupiditas in- 
cendie, de qna initio fciiplir feftinationis, quod a)a- 
cres animo fumus: ut et celeri viventibus nobis ex 
litteris tuis nos co^noFcant, et nosmetipfi vivi glo^ 
riola ^no^ba perfhiamur* His de rebua quid acturus 
lis, fi tibi non eft moleftum, refcribas mihi velim* 

Si enim furcipia caulTaiu, coiiiiciam coiuiiieiUdi ios 
rerum omnium. Sin autem diiiers me in tetnpua 
aliud , coram tecum loquar, tu interea non cefiabia^ 
et ea quae habes infiituia perpoUea* noaqu^ dilige^i 
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Iffieiui e3 ben tJ3i'iffcn \>ti Cicero jur <?r6fcrn €miJfel)lttH^ 
Imtf taf) fie t)on i\)m obue J)inHci)t auf fiffciUlicbe ^^cfaunt*' 
tiKtdiuiw c!ci'vf)n\'bcn^ imb nid^t »on iim felbfi iu biefcm 
gei'ammclt rrurDen; fo fcMt t^en 93rtef^!i beo junocrn ritnhis 
tict>r ''Ooriug; ^e«!t ev fantmeltc fie fclbft jur QH'Nnntmad>iiii 
trie* er ^ki(b in t)cm ir^ren *5ricfe fagt^ unb gab il)ncn t?ennuti?^ 
iich liei fcicfer ®clegk:ul)eit niel)r ^lu^fciUn^ u\]t> Funiilidjo fKwa^ 
^un$. 2iber and) ber in ^em Sci^afur feiefc^ \s^d)rift(ieticr5 id) on 
fnt«ftent)e (Il)araFter Dcr r6mif(&ea ®c&reibart, unb ber Damal^ 
!)crrf<6enbe ®cift ber Untemerfuns ttnb bJjtfd)cn @cfd)mcibig* 
fcit if! iu Dicfen ^riefen/ i»et atten tbren ctn^dncn ©cbk^eiten/ 
tiur ofl^ Mtbax. Sttim ^ffen 'Bricfen ijl iMtAlnil^ 
aU ber 97^^ M gebnten i^ud)^/ mxin id> piinius oon^^cni, 
jRoifi^r ZtaiMt fBer6aUuii§0befe(le tti|9(Rfobung bir€(iH|leti aii^f 
btttHi hittti ttre ttn^ic^rame ^ebarrlicftfett an^gentfititiiciir 
9911 brr wtft^inaM^n ^eite fAflbert Ifttt Mefem ^Heff |>itC 
M bit jtrMreff mb 9iH beMaff^t/ mtb tnait {{iM In bir 

(He bAbin ge^Hneii 64Hftcn nMtsewiefcn.' ber bet0(;filg^ 
Icn 9iitibort M ^taiftH (tcbt man inbef , bat bie 93^r0cUiiii# 

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.TRAIAN0IMP« 



Solemne eft raihi, Douiine, omnia, de quibiis dubito, 
ad te reierre^ Quis enun poteit melius vel cuncU' 
tionem meam revere, vel ignorantiajn inftruere? 
Cognitionibiis de Ghriltianis interfiii nunqaam: id«o 
nefcio quid et quatemis aut. puniri foleat, aut qnacn. 
Nec uiediocriler haefitavi , litnmliquod difcriiueu acta- 
tum« all quamiibet teneii nihil a robuftioribua difie- 
rant? dttttrnepoenitentiaa venia, an ei» qui omntnd 
ChrilBanus fuit, dclille non profit? nomcn ipfiiin 
etiamfi fJagitiis careat, an Magitia cohaerentia noiuiiii 
f miiantur? Interim in ii9» qui ad me laxiquaiii CUri« 
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fiSani ^leferebanlur^ htmc fnin Gequutctt' modum* In* 

terrggavi ipfos , An effent Chriftiani? ^ contUeiitcs iie- 
rum ac tertio ihterrogavi, fuppliduiu ininatus: per? 
feveraates duel iuffi* Neque enim. dubitabam, qvut* 
kcunque efTet, q^ood^ fateiientur, pervicadain certtv 
jet mflexilttlein obfHnationeiB debere puniri. Fuerunt 
alii iuuil^s amentiae: quos, quia cives Aomani ei-ant^ 
adnotavi in urbeiii remittendo6« Mox iplb tractatu* 
ut ftexi Iblet^ difiundente fe criimiie» plum fpedes 
inddermit. Propolitus eft Hbellus fine auctore, raul- 
torum nomina continens, qui negarent fe eife Cliri» 
ftianoa^ aut fuiile^ quu^i, praeeuntemet deos appcl- 
larenty tt imagini tuae» quam proper hoc iulbraia 
cuiu fimulacris ntnninmn ailferri , thure ac vino fup- 
plicarent, piaeterea maledicerent Chriito; quorum ni-r- 
bii cogi poU* dicuntur, qui funt reven ChriTtianl^ 
Ego dimittendos putavi* Alii ab iildice noininati, die 
fc Chriftianos dixerunt, ei: jnox negaverunt: fuifle 
quidem, fed defiHe, quidam ante trienniuniy quidai|i 
ante plurea aimo8» non nemo etiam ante viginti quo- 
que. Oinnes et iniagiilem tnain, deomnique lunu- 
la ira venerati funt, ii el Chrifto maledixerunt. Atl- 
lirniabant autem» banc fuille fuiumain vel culpae 
faae^ vel errona, quod elTent fdliti ftato die | ante 
lucem ^nvemre: carmenque Chrifto, quafi Deo, di-. 
cere fecuin inviceiu: feque facramento non in fcelus 
aiiquod obftringere, fed ne fuiia, ne latrocinia, ne 
•dulteria conxmitterent, fidem fallerent, ne depo- 
fitom appell^ti abnejgarent: quibua p^ractia morem 
fibi difcedendi fuifle, rurfusque coeundi ad capien- 
dum cibmn, proniifcuuni tainen et iunovum: quod 
ipfuih ficeriei deTulIe poft ediaum x&euiu,, quo fecun- 
duin mandau tua hetaeriaa efle Tetueratn. *Quo 
gis necelTarimn creclitll, ex duabu,s ancillis, quae mi« 

niftraie dicebantttr» quid ei£et vtxi et jpei tormenta 

" quaa* 



qnjierere. Sed nihil aliuti invent, qnam fuperrtitio- 
n^u pravam et iimuodicain , . ideoque, Hilata co^ni- 
tione» ad confulendiuu te decurri. . Vifa eft enim 
mihi Ye» digiui*cojifultatione» maxime propter peri- 
clitantium nutnerinu. Mvilti eniju oiniiis aeraiis, 
ouinis ordinie, utiiusque lexug etiaiu, vocantur ia 
periculmn, et vocainrntur* Neque enim civitatas ten* 
emu , fed yicos etiain atque asiros fuperftitionia iftiua ' 
contagio perva^ata eft; quae videtur fifti et corrigi 
^iFe. Certe latis omltat, prope iaiu defoiata teiixpi^ 
fsoepiiTe celebrari» et lacra fbkmnia diir intevmifldi 
repeti : palGnique venire vicdmas^ qnamm adhue raiiP- ' 
fniiiis enitor cuit hatur. Ex quo facile eft opinari, 
quae turba houuiium eiueodaxi poUit^ H hat poeni* 
tentiae locns. 



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A^tiim quern debuifti, mi Secnncle, in excntiendit 

cauHls eoruin, qui Clirirtiani ad te cielati iuetant, 
fecutus es. Neque enini in univerfuiu aiiquid, quod» 
quafi certain jfomiam habeat, ,con(titui poteft. G)n- 
quirendi non funt: li deferantur et arguantur, pu* 
jiiemli funt: itatamen, iit qui ne^averit, fe Chriftia- 
nmu eifey idque re ipfa maiiifeftuiu lecerit, . id ef^ 
Aippii(;ai}dq diia jno^is, quaiuvis fu^iectue m prae^ 
teritum faerit, veniam ex poenitentia impetret Sine 
auciore ver^ piopofiti li belli, niillo criinine locum 
habere d^eut* Na^u et peiliiiu exempli, nec noitri 
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© e tt t f a. 

ChqUidi t)ie 9^riffe ^e* terflhmten ®clt«)eife«, Hucius 
21nniiue ^enefa fd)cu trul)cr, als l^ic bcJ jfingern Plinius, 
cieid)rubcn fufb; fo finben fid? boc!) in il)nen /c^ou morflicftere 
'Cpuren ter burcl) ^unfc iinb ufu(f}te €ondiinitdt entartet^n 
t^mifcbftt @(fcr?i6arf. €^ it»t> biefcr ^ricfe feunbert oicr unb 
^manii^i ^ie fcSuuntlid) au btit ilutiiiu^. ^anbpfleaer in .^acv 
lUtif gencbtet liub* CDZancbf bcrfcibeu tia^^n mlliid>t uur Dd* 
germ Dcn ^^riefcn, ^g^^ifd, Icbrrcicfee 'Bemerfungcn iibec 
maudierlci ©cgenMubc tcr f^^flchriamfeit, m\t> 65•fo)!^er^ Dec 
fptfchcu f l)ilofop|)te, l»?flo frcicr iinb brjicfjetibcr etuiufl- ibnt. 
JDer Iner mit^^WUt ad)t unb achtiiglie ^^ri^f v} ei-cr Dec 
(4^6H(len unb [eljrrctchften^ unb hat m mtgea ^anbf(^iffen unb 

fKui^ahtn hit h ionberc Ufbend)rift: /.J'^er de fluAiu Ubemlibuf 

ad LikeraUm, ti gilt ooti btefem# tvtf ooti ben tifrrtgcn '^^riefeti 
tel eentfui mi (HuintilMii 9oa feiiteii ^Mfttn tf^xlmvt 
Hftl^eUt; Multae in eo clartcqoe fencenm<| mtilu eciim moriua 
gratia legcncUi: £ed in eloquendo corrupta pl«ctqtte» it^ua €• 

p«|raicio^«a» quod tbuadtm 4ttl«ibui vitiis^ 

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De UberalibuB ftudtis quid fientianif fdre defiderit* 

Nullum fuCpiciOy nullam in bonis nnmero, qnod ad 
aes exit, Meritoria artificia funt, hactenus uLilia, II 
praeparant iugeniuiu^ non delinent. Tamdiu enim 
iftU iinmorandum eft, qiuiudiu nihil aniiiiua agm 
mains potefl, mdimenta fnnt noftra, non opera. Quare 
liberalia ftudia dicta funt vides, quia JiOJiiiiie libeio 
digna funt. Ceterum unuui Audiuui vere liberaie efkp 
quod liberum facit^ hoc fapientiae. rublime, forts^ 
magnanimum : cetera pufilla et puerilia funt. An tu 
quidquam in iftis ell'e credis boni, qnonun pioFeira- 
res turpilTDnos omniuiu ac ilagiiioriiliinus ceiaiat 
Non difcere debeUius ifta, fed didiciife* Quidaka 
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illud de libendibti» ibtdiis qnamndum iudkanrenint; 

an viruni bonum facerent. Ne proinittnnt quidem, 
nee huitis rei fcicntiaiu a£Fectant. Giamiuaticiis circa 
oiram femumU verfatur, et li latiua evagari tuI^ drca 
hiftoriaa. lam at loDgillbne fines fvuM pfoferat, drca 
carmina. Quid horum ad virtutem viam fterpit? Syl- 
labariun enarratio, et verborum diligentia, et fabula- 
Ttrni memoria, et Terfaum lex ac modificatio? Quid 
ex his metum demit » capiditatem exmiit, liHdixkem 
fracnat? x\d geoiHetriam tranfeamus, et ad muHcam : 
nihil apud illas invenies , nuod vetet timere , vetet cu- 
pere; quae quisquis ignorat, alia fntftra fdu Videnr 
dum» vtram doceant i(U ririutem^ an non; fi non do- 
cent, nec tradunt quidem: li decent, philoFophi funt. 
\is fciie, quam non atl docendam virtutem confcde- 
riet? adl'pice quam diilimilia inter fe omnium Iludia 
jint, atqui iimiUtado ellet idem docentium« NUi 
forte tibi Homerum philofophtmi fuilTe perfuadent, 
ciiui his iplis, quibus colligunt, negent. Nam modo 
Stoicum ilium faciunt, yirtutem folam probantem, et \ 
Tolnptates refugientem, et ab honello ne immortaUta-* { 
tis quidem pretio recedentem: modo Epicureom, laii- 
danLeui ftatuin quietae civitalis, et inter convivia caa- i 
tusque vitam exigentis : modo Peripateticum , bono- . I 
hxm tria genera'inducentem: modo Academicom* in* \ 
certa omnia dicentem* Apparet nihH horum elTe ia 
ikio, cui omnia infunt: ifta enim iiiter fe diliulent. 
Demus illis* UomeriuxL phiiofophum fuilTe*, nempe 
lapiens f actus eft, antequam cazmina uUa cognofceret: ] 
etgo lUa difcamus, quae Homeram fecere lapienteiri*' 
Hoc quidem me quaerere, utrum maior aetate fuerit 
Homerus an Heiiodus, non niagis ad ran pcrtinet; 
quam fdre, an luinor Aecuba fuerit, quam Helena;^ et . 
quare tam male tulerit aetatem. Quid, inquam, an- 
nos PaUoUi ec A ci ii l ii s inquixere, ad rem exiftlmas 

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partiiiere? QUden», UliiTes iibt*errareril:» potius, quam 

^Hciae, ne nos feniper erreinns? Non vacat audire, 
liLiiuu inter Italiam et Siciliam iaclatus fit, an extra 
-notum nobis orbeui: neque eniiu potuit in takn ani 
giiAo ecror e0e tam Iaii«ii8. Teuipeftates anuni nos 
quotidie iadaht, et nequitia in onmiia Ulyills itiala 
impeUlt, non deed foruia quae foilicitet oculos, no|X 
lioltis: kinc mourtra elFera, -et humano cruore gauden* 
tia:> htncinfidioik blandimenta aiirium: hinc naufim- 
gia» et tot yarietates malornm. Hoc me doce, quo- 
iiiodo paliiam amem, qtioiuodo uxoreuit quonu)do 
•patreiM» qtiotnodo ad haec tam ]ione^ rel naufragps 
navjgeiit* Quid inquiri8» an penelopa impudica fuo* 
rit, ftn verba faieculo fuo dederit, an UlylTem ilium 
elle queui vjde1>;U, aniequam ibiiet, fufpicata fit? 
DocQ jne, quid lit pudicitia, et quantum in ea boniutt: 
itt corpove, an in aiiima pofita £t* A4 mu|icaiii 
transeo. Dooea ine , quomodo inter fe acntae ac gra- 
ves voces confoiianl, quomodo nei-vorum difparem 
Teddentium Toliuin fiat concordia:. fac potius , quor 
modo.anii&iu fmm snens confonet, necopnlilia miU, 
dUbrepent. Monftras mibi, qtu fint modi flebllea, 
monlha potius, quomodo inter adv^rfa non eaiiilam 
£ebiJem vocem* Metiri me geometres docet latiiun- 
dia» pptiiis doGeaty qoaniodo inetiar qoantwu homini 
lit falist Nnitierave docet me aritiimetica^ ^t avaritiao 
commodare di*»ilos, potius doceat, liiiul ad rem perti- 
nfird iHaa compnt;itiones, non elle leiick>rem» cuius 
patrimOAium'tabularjus lailat: imo quaia fnpervacuft 
poIHdeat: qui inrelicifRitius fttturos eft, qiiantuia 
habeiU, per fe coiiiputaie co«;atur. Q.tiid niihi prodeft, 
fcirejgelium in |>artea dividere, fx nelcio cum iratre 
dividere? Quid prodeft coUig^re liibliliier.pedea lugeri» 
■0t' conipreiundere «etiam fi quid deoarapedatii eSFugl|» 
H trirteuk ma iadt vldnuB potens». ci aUqui^i <^ ^^^^ 

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^6 iateini(i:^ iStic^. 

abradens? Dooes me, qttomodo nihil perdam estliiil* 
bus mei9? at ego difcere volo, quomodo totos hilaris 
amittam. Paterno agro, inquit et avito expellon 
Quid? ante avum tuuin quis ifium agrum tenuit? 
inSf' non dico hominia* fed ]k>puU ftierit, expedire 
potes? Non dominus iAo, led colonua intrafti. Cuius 
colonus es? fi bene tecum agitur, heredis. Negant 
iurisconfuUi qiiidquam uiucapi^ quod publicum elt; 
pubHcuin eft hoc quod testes, quod tuum dlda; puUV 
cum eft, et quidem generis human?. O egregiam 
artem! fcis rotunda iiietiri: in quadratuin redigis 
■^uamcunque accepqris fonuam. lutervalla fidenmi di- 
'ds: nihil eft quod in menfuram tiiam |ion cadat* Si . 
'trtifex e$f metire hominis aidmmny die qnam magnus 
/iDt, die quam pulillus fit. Scis quae recta fit linea: 
quid libi prodeft» quid in vita rectum ^t, igno* 
-ras 9 Venio nunc ad ilium qui caeleiUam notitla 
gloriatur, 

Fris^ida Saturni quo fefe ftella receptet, 
Quos ignis caeli Cyllenius erret in orbes* 
Hoc fcarct quid proderit? ut foUidius iim; cum Sft- 
Junius et Mars ex coptrario Ibbunt, aut cum Mer- 
curius vefpertinuiii faciet occafuiu vidente Saturno. 
Potius hoc difcam, ubicumque funt iila» propitia eHe^ 
non pofle muiaii. Agit ilia continnus oido fatonmi, 
et inevitabilis curfus : per ftatas vices remeant. Ef- 
f actus rerum omnimii aut movent, aut notant. Sed 
five quidquid evenit faciunty quid immutabtHs rei no* 
'titia proficiet? five.iignificant^ quid refert providere, 
quod effogere non pollis? Sdas ifta, nefeia^, fient. 
Si vero foieiii ad rapidum Ilellasque fequentes 
Ordine refpicias, nunquam te crallina falkt 
Hota» nec- inlidiif noctis caplere femiae. 
•Satis abttndeque pr(^ifmiv ell, «it ab inlidiis tutus 
HSAni. Numquid nie cxa^na mn £alUt hofa? ^llit 
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enim , quoi) nefcienti erenif . Ego , quid toumm lit, 

nefcio: quid fieri pofTit, fcio. Ex hoc nihil derperabos 
toLiim expeclo. Si jquid remittitur, boni confulo. 
FaUit me hm, 11 pancit: fed xie Die quidem* follit; 
Kam^qaemadmodmh loo omnia acddem pofle, fie 
[do et non iitjf|iie cafnra. Vtique fecurida *expecto: 
malis paratus lujii. In illo feras me neceSe eft non 
per praefcriptuin euntsem. Non enim adUucor, ut in 
nimiernm liberalimn artium pictores recipkm » hon 
magis, quam ftatuarios , aut marinornrios , aut cete- 
ros iuxuiiae miniitros. Aeque iuctatores, et totam 
oleo ac Into tonftantem fcientiam cptpello ex hia ftur- 
diia lifoeniHbus : ai^t e{ unguentarios recipiam^ et cocoa* 
at ceLeros vohiptaLibus noftris ingenia accommodantei 
foB, Quid enim, oro te» liberale habent ifli ieiuni 
Touucoreav Quorum jpoipora in lagina, ammi in mado 
et veierao'ftmt? An liberale fbidiuin iitiid eUe iuven- 

tiiti noftrae credimus, quam maiores iioftii recuia 
exercuerunt«%hartiiia iacere, ludem torquere^ equuiu 
agkare, arma tractare? Nihil liberoa fuoa docebant^ 
quod difcendmn eflet iacenCibiis; Sed nec haec nee- 
illae docent, aluntve a irtiitem. Quid enim prudeft- 
cquum regere, et curfum eius fraeno temperare,, 
a tiectibufl effinaenatiifixuia ablbrahi f Quid prodeft 
tniiltoa vincere luctafione Vet caeftu, .ab incundia 

vinci? Quid ergo? nihil liberalia nobis conferunt ftu-. 
dia^ Ad ^ia multum, ad virtutein nihlL Nam et^ 
liae irilea ex pvofeilb artesr quae manu conftant* ad 
Inftmmenta vitae phmmom conferunty tamen ad 
virtutem non pertinent. Quare er^o liberalibus ilu- 
fliis filios erucUmua? Non quia virtutem dare pof-. 
kokt, bd quia anlmum ad accipiendam virta* 
tem praep9iaiit QoeKiadmoduin pr^na . iOa » ut antU ' 
qui vocabant, litteratura, per quam pueris elemental 
traduntuTi nondocet liberales artes» i&d auox praeci- 

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38 kfeinifcbe ^riefe; 

piendu IcHAifti parat: Ac liberaks 'artes n6ii peiduciM 
aninmm-ad virlut^, fed expcdiuhr. Quatnor ait cffe 

l^oiiclonius artiuiii genera. Sunt vul^aves et fordidae, 
funt ludicraey £wat pueriies, Hunt iiberales. Vulgaris 
opificum, qoae manu QCmibttty et ad'hiftruendatn iri. 

'tarn ocatpatae fttnt: ' in' quibns nulla decoris, nulla 
honedi fimulaiiu elt. Liidicrae funt, quae ad volupta- 
tem ocalorum aique aurium tendunt His annunie- 
m licet machSnatoreSy . qui pegmata per fe forg^ntia 
excogitant. et tabulata utdte in fnbliiUe crefcentia, iet 
alias ex inopinaio v.iiielatcs, aut dehifcentibus quae 
oobaerebant, aul his quae diltabant, Tua fponre coeun- 
tibusy aut his quae eminebant^ jjauladm in fe«TeIiden- 
tibu8» liis iinperitorum Muntnr ocult^ omnia fabita 
(quia cauflas noa novere) iinuniiuui, Pueriles funt, 
et aliquid habenres liberaiibus iimilc^ hae artesquas ^yxv* 
idUar'Graed, noitn liberalea vocant. Solaeaur^^Kber^ 
les font, imo (ut dicam veriue) liberare, qmbi^e cui^e 
virrus eft. Quemadmodiim, inqnit, eR auiini aliqiiapar* 
philolophiae naiuraiis^ eft aliquainoralis, eft aliqua ratio* 
sialis, lie et htec quoque liberalium artiuin' turbalocimi 
fibi in phif o4bphia Vindlcat : cnm rentum eft ail natu- 
raleb quaeftiones, g6ometriae teftijuoiiio (tanirr. Eroo ' 
eiu», qiiaiti adiuvat, pars eft ? multa adjuvant n08» neo 
Ideo parttff^ noibrae font: hiio fi partes client^, non ad- 
iuvartnt^ Cibii^ adiutorium corporis, nec tamen pars 
eft Aljqiiiii nobis praeftat geometriae juinifteriuni. 
Sic phiififophiae neceilaria eit, quomoito ipfi faber: led 
mc htcgeometriae pars eft>' nec ilbi philofophiae: Prae- 
terea ntraque fines fnos babel, fapiens enim cailiEis 
naturaHujH ei quaerit etnovit, quorum nuineros men- 
fuxjsque geoiuetres perfequitur et fupputat. Qua 
xaricttMf con(ltei|t caeleftia, qiiMlttSs fit vis, quaere na* 

.tuemr fapiens fdf:' cnrfus etjvcurfufr et obfervailenes, 
per ^^s» deic^ndunt et alkvanlur, ac fpeciem inter- 

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dam ifamtiiiiii praebent, cum aebftlbiis Am noa 

-liceat, colIigiL laatliematicus. Quae caulla in fpeculo 
imagines expriinat, fcit fapiens: illud tibi geometer 
poteft dicere, quantum abefle debeat corpiia ab ima- 
gine, et quails fortm fpecuU, qnales hnaginee reddat 
Magnum e lie fulem pliiJoloplius probabit: quanlus iit,. 
maihejuaticus, qui uiu quodain et exercitatione pro- 
€edit: fed ut procedat, impetvanda illi quaedaw prin-* 
cipia font, Non eft autem^ars fut iuris, cni precarinm 
fund amen turn eft. Philofrjphia nil ab alio petir, totum 
opus a folo cxcitat. Mathematica (ut iia dicam) fu- 
per&clana eft, iualieno ^edificat, aUena acdpit priud- 
pia , quorum Ijeneficio ad uUeriora perveniat: ft per fo^ 
ireL ad veruni, U totiiks niundi naturam poUei coiii- 
preliendere, dicerem iiiuUmu collaturam meniibus 
Boftris, quae traetatu cadeftium crefcout^ tcahuntqne 
aliqnid iUo» Vim xe confimmiaiOT ammusy fciexi-- 
tia bonoruni ac malorum imnmlabili , quae loli phi- 
lolopiuae coii^petit. Nulla auteiu ars alia de bonis ac 
malia' quaerit. Singulas habet circumire virtules. 
FortitUdo contemptrix timendonun> eft: terriihllia» efe 
fub inguui libeitatCHi noftram luitlentia, tlefpicit, pro- 
. vocaty frangit: numquid ergo banc liberalia itudia cor- 
XObonaaLt Fidea lanctiflitKUim humani pectoria 
num eft> nulfo necelEtate ad fidlendnm coi^itur, nuUo^ 
corrumpitur praeiula. Vre, inquit, caede, occide# 
non prodam: fed quo magi^ lecreta quaeret dolor* 
hoc ilia aldas condam«, Numquid libfralia. ftudia hoa 
Mimas IkW poJIimi?. Tempeiantia voltiputtbus im-* 
. yerai : alias odit artjue a.bigit, alias difpenfat, etad 
fa num auoduni ledigit, nec unquam acl ilias propter 
ipfiM venit^ Scit opcittmm elTe modum eapitoxuniiL 
por% qtKautttiii vetts » fed^qvanfcum debeaa , ..fumere; 
Humanitas vetat ruperbiun elTe adverfus fodoe, relat 

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4a iateini^ ^tefe. ^ ^ 

qiieoiumbus praeAat: nailiuu aHeouin ttulom jiutil:,^ 
bonum auteiu Cwsap. maxiiue, quod alicui bono 

futiiruiii eft, amat. N\i]uquiti liberalia ftudia hos mo-- 
res praecipiunt V non juagis quaiu ruuplicitateiu^ quaui' 
xnodeitiam AC inoderationaii» non joagis quam fru- 
galitatem ac parfiraoniam, non maffis quain demon- 
tiaiii. quae alieno lanwuini taiiquain fuo pardt, ct 
fdt houiini non eile lioinine prodi^e utendum. Cum 
dicattSy iuquit, Xme iibeialibua ftudiis ad .viitutepi 
non penreniri , queinadiuodiufi ne^atia ilk nil obnferte 
virLiiti? quia nec line cibo ad virtutem pervenitur, 
cibiis taiiien ad virluiem jum peitiaet. Ligna nihil 
/mlvi confenuit, quamTis* non fiat naris line Hgnia* 
Hon eft» inquam, cur aliquid putes «ius adiutorio 
fieri , fine quo non poteft fieri. Poteft quidem etiam 
xilud did Xine libcraiibus .ftudiis veniri ad (apieutiaju 
polle: quamvia eaiin wtot difcenda iit« * taisen nokt 
per haee diCbitur. Quid eft autein , quare exiftimtemy 
3fion futurujii lapiejiirju emn qui litteras nefcit: cum 
•iapientia non fit in iitteris? lies tradit, non verba: et 
ttefdo an oertlor itiemoria Htf quae nullum extra fa 
fubfidium habet; Magna etrpatinfa rea eft« fapien* 
tia ; vacuo illi loco opus eft: de divinis huuianisqiie 
diTcenduju eljt: de praeteriiia, de futuris, dex^aducia^ 
4e aeternis,. de tempore:' de quo uno vide quam muktt 
Cfuaerantur. . Frimum, an per fe iit aliquid: deinde,' 
an aliquid ante tenipus fit*. Ci tempus cum mundo coe-* 
pit, an et ante munduin, quia fuerit aliquid, fuerit 
ct tempus. Innuiuerabilea. qiu^Akmes funt de amiiVI» 
lantum: unde lit, quafia fit, quando efle incipiat* 
quamdin fit: an aliunde alio tranleat, et doiniciliiua 
Xnutet, ad alias animalium Ibrmas , aliasque, con- 
Uctm: an non ampHua qnam famel tenrUtf et emif-> 
fu6 vagetur in toto; ubum corpus fit, an non fit: 
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ik: qucmiodo libenate fua uiunis* cum ex hac efTu*. 
gsrit caTca: an obiivilicatur priorauiy et iUic nolle fe ' 
inripiat, poftqiiam de corpora abductua in fublime 
feceilit. QiiamcumqTic partem rerum hiiiiiananim 
divinanimque comprelienderis , ingenti copia quaerea" 
clorom' ac difcendomlki fatigaberia* Haec tain, tmilta,' 
tarn magna; nt habere pofluit libenun hofpitluiB, 
fu^rvacua ex aiiinio tolieiula liint. Non da bit fe in 
haa anguftias virtua, laxuiu rpatiuiu res ma^oa dafi-^ 
derat, ex|'ellantur omnia: totmn pectuailli racet; kfi 
deiectat artium notttia mulfcamm. Tantum iea» 
que ex illis rehneainus, quaiuuui eft nereilarium. An 
tu exirtimas reprehen(l<»Kium« qui fupervacua uiu iibi 
comparat, et preiiolaram reqim pompam in dome ex- 
plicat? nonputaa earn, qui oocnpatua eft in fuperra'* 
cua iitlerarum fupellectile? Plus Tcire velle qiiam lit 
laiis, iniemperantiae genus e(h Quid, quod ifta iibe* 
ralium artium confectado moleftos « verbofoa, Intem- 
peftivoa, Iibi [ilacentea facit, et ideo non difcentea ne-i 
ccUuria, quia Tupervncua didicerunt? Oiiafuor inillia 
libronun Didyinus graiujuaticus Icripfit: niifer, fi tam 
nmlta fupervacua legifleL In hia Ubria de patria Ho« 
meri qu9eritur« in hia de Aeneae metre vera: m}u0 
Jibidin'ofior Anacreon , an ebrioilor, vixerit: in his, an 
Sappho pubiica fuerit; et aha, quae erant dedifcenda, 
fi fdrea. I nnnc* et l<mgam eile vitam negiu Sed tA 
nollroa ^noquecnmpervenerii, oftendai;ii miilta-fecti«> 
ribu5 recifleuila. Magno imperuiio teinporuin, magna 
ahenarum aurkun inoieftia , laudatio haec conftat; O 
homineinilitteratuml Simua hoc titiilo ruftidore com 
tenti: Ovirum bonum! Itane eft? ennalea evolvttii 
omniiun gentium, et quis primus carmina fcriplerit,' 
qnaenuu; quantmn temporis inter Urphea interfit et 
Hoinerttini com faftoa non habeam, computabo: e# 
Aiifiirdbi notaa^ quiboe aliena canuhii coinpiuiiiiti 



tecogiaotcami et aetatem in fylhhis conteram. Itan^ 
in geomtoiae pulvere haerebot Adeo jniiu pramptoaa 
illad (alutare exclclit: Tempoii parce? Haec fdam, nt 
quid ignoreia ? Appion grainiualicits qui fiibC. Caeiaie 
iota circumlaius eit Graecia» et in noiiien Homeri ab 
^nnibus dvHatibua acloptatys^ . aiebati' Homefrum 
^traque materia conruinniaia', et .QdylTeay et IHade» 
piincipiuin adiecifle open iuo, quo belhim Troianum 
'complexua eft, Huius rei argumeatnni aE^aiiebat, quod 
4iaas lilterae in pxiino verfu pofuiiiet ex induftria 
librorum fuoram ntunerum eontlnentes. TaMa fdat^ 
oportet, qui uiulla vult fcire. Noa vis cogitare, quan- 
tma feinparia tibi auferat mala valetudo, quantuiu 
0<»npatio puUica, .quantum ocoipatio inrivata* quan* 
turn occupatio quotidiana, quantum foumus; nietire 
aetatein tiiam: lam luulu non caj^ir. De iiberalibus, 
fiudiis Joquor; pliilorophi quantum a habeat fupen a- 
cui? quantum ab ufu recedentia? iplt quoque ad fyl*- 
labarum diftinctionea , et ooniunctionum ac praepofi- 
tionuui proprielates defcenderunt, el invidere gram- 
IKbai-iciSy invidca:e geoiuetri$. Quidquid in iliorum 
ariabiia fupejrvaamm mt, tranatulere^in fuam. Sic 
affectum eSt, ut diligentiua fcirent loqui , quaui vhrere. 
Aacli, quantum maii iaciat nimia fubtilitas, et qoam 
infe^ verilaii lit. Protagoras ait de omm re in utraiu^ 
^ue- partem difputaii poib, .ex aequo; et de hac ipla^ 
an omnb res in utramque patbem difputabilis SlU Nati- 
J^phanes ait, ex his quae videntur elTe, nihil niagis 
tSe, quam non el(e» Parmeaidea^ailL, ex his quaa 
Tidantur, nihil tfle in univerfuiiik Zenon £le«tea 
omnia a<^g(Otia de negotio deieKaa: 4^ nihil elTa. Civca 
eadeni fere ryMiioiiii verlantur, et Mecjarici, et Ere- 
trici , et Acadejuidy qui novam indoxerunl Iciantian»» 
4^hil IdiEa. • H^et^ omnia in iJium fttp6n^a^mum. flodip'^ 
mm. lilmUum gici^em oiniicet. .UU. miU^zion. jnn^ 
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fnturain fcientiam tvadunt, lii fpcm oinnis fcientiae 
eripiunt: iatiiis ^ft fupervacua Cure, quaui nihil. I Hi 
non praeferunt loinen, per quod acies diri|;atur acl 
veritm: hi oculos luilu ' effodiimt. Si Protagorae 
cietJo, nihil in reram natiira ell, nifi dubiuin; li 
Nanfiphani, hoc imnm certuiu eft, nihil elie certi: 
li Parm^idi, nihil eft praeter unam: 11 Zenoni^ ne 
vnnm quidein. Quid ergo n08 Ttiiinis? qiud ifia 
quae nos circuiiiftant , ahmt, fuftinent? Tota rerum 
xiaLura umbra eit, aut inaiiis, aut fallax* Non £acile 
dixerimv^utrutn msigia irafcar illia, qui i nos nihil 
fcire volnernnt: an Hlis, qui ne hoc qoidem nobis 
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Unfcr bem ^iMreicf)cn ?5orratOe italtdnifcfeer 55rtefe au^ feer 

^te toon llnntbale Coror au^ (Siotta ?^uo9a in SRomagnaf ^<t 
ju 9Com im 3* 1566 darb/ unb befonberd t^urd^ fetne ferine Ueberi 
Te<sttit0 ber ^irgiurden S(enei< ^erd^mt til/ am tottMltafRileii 
aud. @te f)aben am oent'sflen oon ^em iiberlat>c»eii,e<6mucf 
nut ter gefdn|!e(ten <)5]l)rafecli>gtei I99bttr4 Me 9tteftpracl^ 
Ut 3ta(tdncr fo oft bef<|i»erli<( tmb (rmftbenii witb. jDer Met 
fnitgctl)eilte ^rtef M an ben fiKabter iBiorsmo ^eridlted «m 
wiitbltct dimone ^tot^tnor ten maa m4t mit bcm (eriitnM 
Im 6{or0otte 9bcf a^ort^mOif bem 9le(eiibitbfef 
•enyecbfelii tititf. Wi^ fh bie tiiiHt (ol biefer ®rief ettiiae 
iKafibifbi'ifctt* 



A M. GIORGJNO DIPINTORE* 



Il inio deliLlcrio d'aver una opera iiotabile di voftra 
xnauo, e co&i per voftra lode, come per inio oontento; 
perchi vorre^ poterla tnettere inanzi a certi, die yi 
tfonorcono pid per ifpeditivo nella Pitturd., che per 
ccceliente. 1© ne pariai col Botto in quefto propoiito, 
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con aniino di nan darvene fiiflidiOf Ib^non quando 
vi foftefbrigato da riniprefe grandi« Ma poi che vot 

inedefiiao vi oflcrite di farla adeflb; penfate, quanta 
mi Ha piu caio. Del preito e de P adagio jm riuieua 
a voi; perdie giudicp^ che & poila fave ancor preto 
• bene, dove corra il finroie, come ileUa Fittura, W 
4)UaIe in quefta parte, come in lutte l*altre e riniiiiilima 
a la Poeiia. £ ben vero, che' 1 mondo credei che 
£acendo voi manco piefto, farefie loeglto; ixia qtte(io # ' 
piu pnobabile, perche ii potrebbe ancora dire* che 
I'opere ftentate, non riroluie, e non tirate con quel 
.fervQie*^ che fi comindano, riefcono peggiori. Ed an- 
cora non vorrei, che penfaiie» ch' io defideraiE tanta 
tempera tamen te una vollra cola, ch'io non TafpettalE 
con jiiipazienza. E pero voglio, che lappiate, ch'io 
dioo adagio, cio e penlatauientc,. e con diiigenza; ne 
anodni con troppa dili^enza: come Xi' dice di quell* 
altro voftro , che non lapeva levar fa mano de la tavola* 
Ma in quefto calo, io miconforLo, che'I piu tarclo nioto, 
che voi facciate, giunge prima , chel piu veloce degU 
aitri* E ion ficuro, che mi fervirete tutti modi; 
perche oltro che voi fiete vol, conofco* che volete 
bene a me; e ve^go, con quanto animo vt meitete- 
particolarmente a quefta impr^la* £ da quefta voltra 
prontezza d'operare^ ho gia concepnta u|ui gran pet^ . 
fezzione de 1' opera. Si che faiela, quando, e come 
ben vi torna; che ancora de T invenzione mi rimetto 
a voi ; ricordandomi d' un' altra fomigiianza che ha 
la Foefia coUa Pittura; ,e di piik, che voi, fiete coat 
Poeta, eome Fittore; e -the ne Puna e ne Taltni con 
^iii afTezzione e coij j>iii ftndio s'efprimono e concetti 
e i'idee fue proprie» che d' altrui. Pur che fiano due 
figure ^ignude, uomo e donna » che fono i^naggioc 
ro£:getti del* arte voftra, fate'quelfai floria, eron queUa 
attiiudine , che yi pare. Da quelli doe prindpali in 



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laori, non uA cufo;' G(ie ▼£ fiano molte alfjre ligan^ 
lie |;ia non" foflero piccole e lontane; iierche ini pare, 

che I'alFai campo dia piii grazia e faccia piu riiievo. 
ijuando pur vokite laper Pinclinazion iiiia, l'i\(lone 
e la Venere nit pare iui compimento di due piii 
corpi,^ che pofllate' far«, axicora che Aa cofa fatta.' £ 

' riloIveiiLlovi a qiiefto, avrebbe del butino , che imi- 
tarte, piu die folle poinbile 1^ defcrizzione di Teo- 
crita. Mk perche tiitta infieme farebbe ii gruppo 
troppo intricato, il che diceva dianzi die non mi pia* 
ceva , farei Iblaiuente rAdone abbracciato, e niiraio 
da Venere con, qiiello affetto, che fi veggo^i inorir le 
cofe piu. care, poito fopra una vefte di porpora, coa 
■iina ferita nella cofcla, con certe ri^he di fangue per >' 
la perfona, con gli arneli da cacciatoie per terra; e 
fe non pigliaile troppo loco, con qiialche bel cane. 
£<lafcierei le Ninf^t leParche, e le Grazie, ch' egU 
•fa, che lo pian^ono, c cfuetli Amori, che H nunilhano 
iniomo, lavantlolo. e lacendoli (Hiibra con I'ali; ac- 
comuiodando lokiueiUe quelii aitri Amori di lontano, 
che tiranno il porco fuor della lelva; de' quali- uno 
il batte con Parco, Taltro lo punge con -uno- ftrale, 
C*l terzo lo ItrafTina con una corda, per conclurlo a 
Veneve, Ed accennerei, le H poteiTe, che del fan^ue 
nafcono le rOfe, e de le lagruue i pavaveri. Queib, 
o fimtle invenzione mi ya per la fanrafia; perdie 
oltre a la va^hezza, ci vorrei de raflefio, fenza'l 
quale le ri*»ure non hanno fpirito. Se non volefte 

.£ar piu d'una fi^ra; la Leda^ e fpecialuiente quelia 
Michelangelo, mi diletta oUrainodo.- ' £ qnella 
Venere, die fece quelP aliro ^alani' nuiiio, die ufciva 
del mare, m'imagino^ die iarebbe bel vedere. E 
iiondimeno, come ho detto» mi contento di .quel 
ch' eIe«:o;erete roi medellnio. Quanto a la materia, 
iui riroivu, cha lia in UiU di ciiit^ue ^>iibui lun^a, 
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eel alta di (it'. De I'altra opra voftra, non accade, 
che vi dica aluo,/ poi che vi rifolvete, che la veg- 
giaino iniieiue. In quefto mezzo finitela di Ciitto^ 
quanto a Toi; che fon cerfe, che ci haro poco >^Itro 
da fare, die lodarla. Stale Taiio. Di Hoiua^ a U 



41. ' 3<A<^tt<fdM ®iri<r«> • 

Tv IT, ^ 7?. IV, ©. if4. — in fcicfem «*^rteff 
tjon ihni tr:r^ man v)ic beFanut? eMe^ uneigcnnMP^e uttb pa< 

l>emcrfen^ ml t)iuin jiiqUtcf) Die t()m eigne ImcCtg (in^ eie» 
game Ctiieeii^art toieiter ^uDeii* 

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lo non fon» ne cli A poco ^udizio, di ianta 

leiiierita, EccellentilTiiiio Si^nor iiiiu, cli' lo non co- 
liolca, che a me non ii conviene coiiii^liar una per- 
ibna di molta prudeniia e di lun^a efperienzia delle j 
cofe, GOiue fiete voi; perche ne io faprei darvi quel | 
confi^lio, die favio e approvvato folle; iie voi d* al- ! 
trui coiiiioiio aveSe biiu^no, Pero piu tofto per via 
di difcorro raglonaiido con eilo voi, a guifa di <k>te^ 
con le inie ragioni a^uzzaro il ferro del voftro intel- , 
letto. Voi pofcia , coijie buon ohidjce, tonfiderale le 
anie ragioni; conokercLe, die fe iaranno vote di pru- 
denzia» ell^ akueno Iaranno piene d'atfezzione e di 
fede« 

Non crede, UltiftrfiEino Sionor inio, che iia ! 

alcuna periona di giudizio, che non fap])ia, che dopo 
Iddio, niuno obligo e luaggior, che quello, che hah- 
biatuo alia patria; e che, eziandio che caro ne iia il 
padre e la madre, cari i H^liuoh, i parenti, git amid; 
che la cari r a della pafria ahbraccia e ftringe i nil erne 
tutti queHi amori: di iiianiera che (e TingraLitudine 
h quel viziOy che pii!i d'ogni altro debbiamo fu^ire 
«d odiare; niuna ingradtudine h maggiore di qiif^iht 
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Tobiigazioney ivi e maggiQH I'tngmikiicHlie: lej'obliga, 
che le abbiamo, e talie, che ne lie £ue neceillta uu* 
atiijivo iiobile ha da pie^:>orre la iiioi le lua a la ier- 
vitu, a I cUnnOy ed a la. ii^faaiia, de la patria ^a^« $e 
quefio^, ccMiie potrete voi con fcuiGi, ch'ibbia ne •dd 
ragimevoiei neda ronefto^-riciibr que(ta andata? da 
laquale dipende la riputazione, il beneficio, e la falute 
univarfaie di queito xe^nol Non voi^lio ripi^liar le 
gionii che vi potrebbooo.diffuBder -di qjadki inkpnUii 
poiche VOI' medefimo V arete coaGdent^ conoCcini^ 
ed allegate: a lequali per non elFer necellaiio di rif|joi]t 
der parlicolarmente , iilpoiideio folo coa uua paraU^ 
dicendo, ch» pitk tofto fono Condate fu TutHe che fv 
Fonefto, e per quefio indegne delavoftn pnidentia; 
e de la grandezza del aiiijiio vortro. Clii vuol uiifui- 
lar le pailate operazioui deila vita voitra, vi giadi-> 
diedi per cavaliere integro, .njagoanimo^ itolorofo: to- 
lete bora mancar del decero.della voftra di^^okk?. Noa 
fapete, ch*e^li e di nieftieri, che razzioai noftri fer» 
bino lempi e una egualita cd una concordia? £ che B 
come ^nei liuti, a negli alti itromenti >liiiificali ognl 
piGcioIa dilTonanzia h ripTefa e biafiinata, oosl ogn^ 
noftra operazione, clie nOn corrirponda al \-irtuolb 
ialtituto de la vita noitra, e da ripr^oderc eda biall- 
inare? Qual pii^ onorata occafione« .e.dcgna del initk 
letto e deUa grandezza voftfa, vi potevB povtar la for^ 
tuna di quefta? Ella v*ha aperto un lar^o e lj)a/in[(i 
eajupo> per loquale va^ndo con la voltra virtii, po« 
treta moftrar la' grandezxa del animo voftroy con fo* 
diftfozloaae benafizio della patria voftray di tntto quefto 
regno, e con vol'tra riputazione e digniia. Eila v*ha 
data opportimita con poco voTtro incoiiiodo, fenza 
alcun Toftro perioolo, na d' honor, »n^ di via> di po» 
terla follevare da tanta infamia, a da fi evidente roina* 
£ se habbianio lelto ne I'aatiche uieuiorie^ e viito nel 



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prdTente^Milo » per'qtialchift hxto notabile* e per quat- 
die gTiali'!)ene<i2io, da leRopubblkhe 6 da lecitra bene 

inriiUiite in le^no di ^ratitiuline , porfi ftalue e r.olofli, 
a perp^tna memoria de' ioro benefaltori; qual benefi- 
Bio pub eifer maggior di quefto, donde dipende la 
confemnsione de rhonom, dele facolta, e de la vita? 
JJon'fo, fe iiKijr^jiore , o tal foile ilbenefizio, che fcce 
Oceioa»e alia Homana I\epubUcay allora che fcopei ie 
la congiufaaioiie di Catilina: nondhneno mmta d'ef- 
Jer da quel pradentiffimo Gatoiae Padre delta patria no* 
iiiiiiato. Non lapete vol , che la foiiinia e perlet ta 
gloria^ conhit.e in tie cofe? cio e, che la multitudina 
ci aim , e Ti fidi di noi , e che'cqn meravigUa delle no* 
StA ▼h'ti!^ penfi, che noi liaitto degni d'honore. Olii 
adunqne | oiia dire, che voi non liate perfettamenf e 
gloriofo? poiche con la efperienza ii vede» che per 
giudizio nniverfale, cosi li nobili, come li popolari, 
aoitie pevfkma, che pii!k amano, di ctti "ptili fi ^ano, 
che piu rtiiiiaiio degna d'oiiore e di rivercnza, v'haiino 
aleltb a quefta un})rera. Qua mi lono itaii e ne' preienti, 
e ne'-pailati fecoli, cheperkfdar oxtorata luemoria di 
fe, €Km men bella e men lodata oocafione, Iva Tarmi, 
fira *1 fuoco, fono andati ad inconliar la uiorie V leiiza 
Iperanza d'altro guadagno, che di q[uena gloria; la* 
quale perar^ntiiia non ^ ne vera ne fomiua glovia, 
coma farli quefta voftra. Quefta e imporefa, neUa qittla 
feWite a Dio, fate benefizio alia patria, ai parcnti, agli 
amici, ed alla voftra polteritai nella quale non folo non 
oiFendete il He vofiro, ne eagione li date di^vanri 
ne 'riprender, ne caftigare; ma.li fate fervitiov utile, 
ed honore, facendolo Signor degli aninii e della l-o=- 
lonta degU uomini; che i'eUer 5ignor delie robbe pi^ 

lofto & cqaviena a. tiiaanOt *che a l^iiimo Signore 



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Pi^Uale forfe ilnprda' dii&cile, o pericDlo6t Certo 
n6\ *iua fiiusik c ficura. Non andate ])ei- oflen.Ier Ina 
IVTaefta, per levaiie rubbedienza di quefto re^iuo, j^er 
follevaik li- pojjoll, ne per fare altri t&etH ^ui^i. in^ 
per confiniiiar gli onimi delU fuddili nelfa foiita' lede- 
litd ; per acchMare i tmnuUi , e per accrefcer la divo- 
zione e la fede loro. Vi iiiancano lorre ra^.»oiii nou 
apparenti, ma vere, non probnbili, ma necefl'arie, e 
fondate fui Cervizio di Dio e della reii^ibne, hiS be** 
nefizio di faa Maella, e ftil utile di quefto re<^o ? O ^ 
foi'fe fua Maefta un principe bai baro, eiupio, e non 
ca])ace di ragione? Nonconolcera e^li, die niun«i cx>ik 
e piu am il ia confervlazion deili ftad e de^li ituperi* 
che Tefler amato, e niitna pii!^ contraria, ^e Teder 
teiiiuioV Non fapera, cbe s'ha in odiocoiui, che (i 
tcme, e che agli odii di mold uiuna poienzk, per, 
gmide che iGa, polla refiftere Jnngatnente?' Che fine 
potra muoy^re il prudent^ animo di S. M. a voler 
far quefto? Se la reb'gione; quefta citta e delle j/hl 
an'ifhe, che coaohbero Chriito; p quelia, che di I'ecolo 
in fecolo conHrmabdoil nelbi foa fede, e nella fua reli^ 
gionev^'<^T^ tante operaziorii ChrilHane, epieni di 
fede e tli c*iiita, dato ellempio all' altre, e pf rfn tfelc 
ad eiler tale. Quale e queliacitta, non pur in Italia^ 
aiia in Enpopai dove iiano tante chiefe ben inltituite e 
governate, tanti luoghi pii , dove fi faocino mntd 
elenioiiiie, laute opera caritaliv^ e cbriftiane? II vo- 
te Be|;are, che in quefto regno » coiiie in akri liio^iiii 
jaon CI fiano de' uri^; e che iiMritino eiler dtftigatii 
larebbs un^pontradir al veto, ed un mofirar lemeitiria- 
mente d'effer troppo degni della grazia di Dio; Mi 
^^fti ii poilono aifti^ar per la via ordinaria con0itu« 
tao degli-Imperadoiiy daik le^i e dalle bitone-con» 
foetndini^!' Cbe a quefto itiodo ' i trIAi folaniente fi 
caltighe^xmoy liave a t^ueir altro fi |)uaiicl.'goao piili 

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li buoni, che li triiti* lo non voglio muovervi 
molte altre ragioni da poter perfuadar 5. AI* percha 
fono tahte, e'fi xiegli ocich! ^'ogn* uno, chef fare! 
^ppo ingiuria alia voftra pruclenza, a voler ricordar'r 
levi* 11 danno* che vi poteUe venir di que^ cojia# 
larebbe picciolo; a vollro particolare, in comparazioii 
de I'util grande, che ne tohiarebbe in' ui^erfale a 
quefto regno. E voi coirie Cavaliere magiiaiiiino e 
virtuoro^ aveie da preporxe 11 benefizio univeilale al 
privato. Ma. qual danno pptrabbe effer co«i grande, 
che non Ha maggior Pntile, che ne fentirete?. Mo^ 
(Irando al Re voftro i anior, che vi porta quefto po- 
polo; la fede, che ha in vol; il rifpeao» che v'ha 
la nobiltay e la riverenza^ che vi po^ta tutto. quefto 
Te«^no; moftrandoli, che non ha mi^lior minilhro ne 
iltrumento di voi ])er cunfervar quefta citta e quefto 
regilo nella fede e divozion lua, per perfi^derli a 
fodiafare a qual vogUa. deii4erio» bifogno,, 6 necef- 
Bta fiia? E potrebb* efler di legiero, che quella ripu* 
tazioiie, e quel credito, che non avete per jnala fonuiia 
voftra potato acquiitar preHb di lui, con tante fatkhe» 
ch* ayete prefe, con Unti pericoli» ch' arete ooril^ no 
con tante fpefe, ch* avete fettci in iervizio luo, Tacqui- 
(lade con quefto mezzo ? E qiiando non ne guadagnafte 
altro; accrefcereftet le accreicer H pu6» e I'amor che 
vi porta qnello regno, e l*obligo, che v'ha; fervirete 
a Bio, fodisfarbte a la contcienza voftra, ed a Pefpet- 
tazione, che ha di voi tutto il mondo; e moftrarcte 
tanto maggior virtu, quanta fara minor la fperanaa 
del preipio; di forte che vi potrefie, come potete, pro- 
nietter degli animi e volonUr di quefto tegno. qual 
fi voglia CO fa. Mi rendo certo , valoioliilinio Signer 
2uio , che fe vedefte una beUa vergine da voi olnata 
ArdentiiTmianient^, fcapi^liata, e lagfimola, in perio 
COlo del onor, e d^ viu, ad alta voce xhiedervi 
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foccoiTo, die voi, che fiete d'animo nobililTimo e gen- 
tile, lenza tiiiior di pericoio 6 di dannOy correreAe 
pronto ad aiatarrla« Qaeita e quella bella ver^^ne » la 
<{uale ragionevblmetite fopra tiitte Taltre oofe deve 
cfler amata da voi, poiche ad alta voce in aiuto vi 
dxiauaa* Non mancate al fuo biiogno;^ ne £ate ingiuria,^ 
al voftro nobU aiuiiio» datovi daUa aiatiira kiimili Ojpe* 
-aationi di vin^ e di grandaxza. Voftra Ecd^lei^za per- 

doni air ardir niio, e pigli qnefto mio parere pi»Jt^ 

toito ii buon* animo » che le belie ragioni. 



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Ii((cti ®er(^ fiui>en itch .mWiet«ne ^riefe Dicfc^ befannt^i 
^ct»riftft«aerfi# b^ffen Vroft mufcr^iifter id/ atl fciu poe(1fd>e^^ 
JCoIenCi (oortii et femmi jititseni i^mbcr/ bem foribmtcn bro^* 
iH^tiftbeii !Di(MeyitC<iclo <5o55Cf i9«tt nftclHlebt* ^it Krfenr 
' iMcftf. ber ffi» ^bmf lefirifftr Mlratcrt ffeiU^rbie €e(b4Ui 
defdUigfiit erafini'feMirc^ bett 0fNe(e» ber .^fdletbcn(»e(tr 
iiltbt ferteit beci^er; aii<b muf ma» feiner/ il^m mt mm^ .^t^, 
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AL SIGNOR BARTOLOMMEO OCCHL 



Siete vol contcnto Si'gnor Bartolonixnea Occ&i? Vi 

gif^'i'ce il tuure? L'avete voluta ;r niodo roftro la 
cola , io non mi fono potuto oppone , Si^jnor no , iion 
Ti fu riniedio* La Si|^ria vofira ha' voluto fartm 
flare ^nattro baone ore in clue di, duro come tm pi- 
Jaflro. con gli occlii fempre rivoki acl xin Ino^^n folo, 
con le ciglia ne piu alte« na piu bdlle» Iieiupre ad uix 
fegno ; e intanto un valenie gidvane, eon una faa penna 
in inano, e eol guardar ora me attento, e ora una 
car! a cli' egli av€a fotto, tanto fece, e tanto feiiTK), che 
dalla iiiia iaccia ne tralle un' akra, e poi da q\it£taL 
feconda iucavata co'' fboi ferrozzi ful rame, ne rralTe' 
tame; rh* egli ha rienipiato quali Venezia ill vtii fam^ 
glianti ai Jiiio, Oh e2;K e ftafo iiii gentil capiiccio, in 
verita, a luukiplkare un vilo Mauo, Non balUva 
^forfe, che la natara aveflefatta una faeda cosi magra, 
che Dio }a hefiedica^ fenza che Tarte volefie anch* 
ciLi adojieraie la fua fanfafia, e lacUloppiarla tante 
TolUr e traria coxue dire, fooii di Vine«;ia dav' eiia e 

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ixata^ per mandaria qua, e cola pel monflo a farfi 
vedere da chi non THa' veduta mat; e ht iaj^e a* 
tntd csom'fo Ton fiatia' -Dio vel pcfdom.* lo fo die 

direfe: Galantuoiiia, Voi avete a tofto, o tardi a par- 
tirvi da quefto luOndos e quando voi non fi iarcte piu, 
gli amid voftri avrftctiK) almmab la contencezza di ve^: 
dere la foniio^lianza delr Gozzi. Qneito rUratto , cli' io- 
ho iafio fare vci'tera Ira noi parecchi centinaja d'anni 
anche dopo di voi. - Fratd mio, vi riipondo quanda 
non d debbo eSere io iii came e in ofla^ egH m^im- 
porta poco . die riinan«a la> fomi^lianza mia ; e quanto 
a ine avrei pin piacere d'eJTerd per parecchi anni con 
raniiua in cor]>o, cUe appagare ia curiorita, o Pamore 
d^ egU aiRid miei in un pezio di carta. So .io; hen^ 
che d fono molci, i qualt baiino caro, chib vcnga £itta 
lorn un ritiatto, perche ftimano una belia coCa il vederii 
in unfogliOy o in una tela dipinLi; e H mirano^ cOnie 
in nno fp^hio molto vMemini* S'dE haaiiD: du* 
guance pienotte colorite^ dua oodii vivad, Sa Tomma 
una bell' ^i juoiila diparii, io do loro ragioue. Fac- 
daiiTi dipingere, difegnare, intagUare, Icolpire, efli 
ii^anrranno uA ragione vole diletto. Ma come'pQiT' io 
rdllegrarvfii a redere qud 'cli* io ve^^o in quel fiaglio? 
Io non ho altra conrolazione le non che awerra qui 
quefto come di ranfi altri, che ne ho vediiti a miei cUf 
e do che i bambini fe ne faranna un traftuUo, o 
nelle Wtegke de^ eafettieri in-caiBpegna fe ne coafii* 

luera una porzione, fra diveifi loneui appiQiti fulle 
iiiuraglie in lode de Piovani, e de Pre<licatori , che 
fono a un dipteflb i fomimeikti ufati in que*^ hieghi* 
Ond' ecx^e, che ift rut giro non lungo d'^anm a pena 
rtlteia la mia eflfi^ie, e dal piu al meno tanro faro du- 
rato 10 quant^ elia. Oh che diavol ho io fatto? direte 
Voi, a tmpflk^armi a far intagKare a bullino coftai,. 
cfie ini ]pxtpr cb* egU WMa me ne fappia -fie gvado ne 

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grazia? ^ Voi V ingaHhate ; io T;l fofio oblt^aUffimo, e 
di veio cLiore iingraz.io voi, il Dife^^natore, e qualun- 
qu0 bM avutA niano in quelle facceoda* . .Ognono. di 
▼oi ba Msmtcmo di fanni cofa grata, -e il cuqi: mio <dee 
riconofcer^ Pintrinfeco voftrd> e Tingraziarvcn«. Ma 
io noil poITo negarvi, die a qiieito mondo non ci fieao 
altre perfone, che darebbero per un ritratro la propria 
te&u Penferefte voi mai ch' io ne pot«iH avere quel 
ginbiio die amrebbe del fad ritratto tma Donna 9 Ne 
vedefte voi iiiai a diiegnare alciina? Lafciaiiio I'tare 
iutti gU apparecchiamerit i prima, cbe giunga il Piltore ; 
qiionte volte la ^niira alio Specchio per tnventaie un* 
attitodine da ee, e com^ ella 11 ^aarda in faccia, e poi 
da tntti:i due lati e con la coda delP occhio. Final- 
mente quando ilFittore la fa federe e le dice: State 
Cfisi; o^cosi, allora e un dolcillimo vedere» com^ elU| 
s'adatta aUa^ voIonta dell* artlltce, e che riroHno man- 
ticne fra le labbra , c com* clla ad o^ni fe^nuizo, cb* 
e|;li fa^'fuUa carta, o i'ulla tela aballa Pocchio furtive, 
'jier 'fapere quello, che ne ricence; e lie aliri le fono in* 
n»mo» 'die vogliano Tedere'il dife^no, ella molba di 
non curarfene, benche ne fcoppi di vo^lia. Di tempo 
in tempo elia dira al difegnatore. Voi avete un cattivo 
originale* egli mi di%)$ace per voi, che non potrete 
farvi grande t>nore. Ma non la credete, perche 6* egli 
dipin^elle un Agnolo, le parrebbe ancora, che l*origi- 
nale fo0e migliore* . Quefte, Occhi mio foavifTimo, 
Ibno quelle perfiDne, alle quali £ dee fere il ritratto, che . 
negodono, ingraflano, uioftraQO f oori* pegli occhi, e 
pet- tutia la pelle il piacere che n* lianno. Cos! c'e 
qualche giovanotio, U quale dopo d' avere adoperate 
fopra di (1 tptte le ulanEe de* veltimenti^ tutte ie fov^ 
me delKacoondarft i capelli , e logorate tutte le inven« 
zioiii de' Sarti e de* Parruccineri ♦ vuole finalmente ve- 
dere queiio ch*e^ii pare acconcio* e veftito da una fan- * 

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taHa pittorefca, Anche qualt lie buon veccliioni ricco, 
e.che lafcia inolte I'acolla agU eredi ruoi, e una bella 
cola gl £irlo dipiag^p p«rche chi ha fucdaie rerediu, ' 
con quel poct> di gTitlti|diii« di fidvBie Humui^iiie dtl 
benefattore , copre la voglia, che avea di vedcre Tori- 
ginale uCicito da I inondo. Vi fono ancora altre perfone,. 
che, ftanno bene diplnta , . anzl luegfip |iarebbero di- 
pinte, che vive; ma perclie non d dtca, che ho ]AcU?» 
nazioiie ai dir male, tralarcero d'aiidar piu avanti. 
Sia came ft vuoIe» laliciati gli Ocherzi, dicovi, che vi 
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ii(r S($cttfe&tveC(dfett uiib bel itnniiijeti S3ortaufn>atibe^/ mitn 
f# Miide {tali9mMe Vrkfe fret ffnb. • fltaii ^at mWt^tit 
goigcn Wnet «w<fe^ fife ^ «rie<i«i!»tffc»if*flff/ 46et Slu^fan^/ 
iict Me J^M^htng^ ^ahltm, ^ufunfl/ uii^ onbre @edetr< 
finite. 2)er ftebenfe QJaub f<ittet1!Ber?e entMlt auSerbcin naTy 
«rufc tjermtfc6tc» 3n6fllW# uutet mi(iia mdi ha mMil><u^c 

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]Sr<m e picciol P obbUgo che io ho a cotefio voftro cimv 
ch*ei put vi ha fatto canlare. Voglio dire ch' e llato 
cdijione che dojiu un cosi lungo fiienzio io pur riceva 
lettere voi Jte oofe ch'eifa riefcono nuove al vol- 
go: a voi nongia die cogli occhi della Fiiofoha ne ve> 
detc la ragione, c a cui non fdno noove cofe piu ftrane j 
aiictira operate da altri ciechi: Cojiie farebbe da quel 1 
Gio. Battifta Strozzi Fiorentiiio grande amico del Chia- ! 
brera, che faceva inodelli di * architect9ra cosi cieco i 
com* egli era. Quafi nello fteflb tempo ebbevi un akro ' 
cieco Sciillore chiamato da Gambaffi. Di lui verainente ^ 
H pu6 dire che aveffe gli occlii ne* polpaftrelii delie dita« 
* Co6i taltandOt e ritaftando veniva a capo di fare dei 
xitrattf di terra o di cera aflai fomigliami al naturale. E. < 
non tredete voi ( Ijc molto dili^eute egli eiier doveiTe, 
aa4 rcrupolola uei iiiani<^ e xuti rii»ccamc akuni ? Fa 
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fatfo prova dl Favlo l^vorare al biijo per chiariril die 
uojptixt k)iie ln«ianni>; e non ce n'era. Ma, ienza lue* 
'fioatt efompi dritempo'pallaio*, pbchi utni foao c% fa 
in Ulschilterra quel prodigio *del SancUrbno, che, colpfi 
il vj'. iiolo, rimafo privo alatto della vilLa ila bambinOy 
nau ii ritordava di aver vec];uo mailuiue; ficche piio 
reputajrii per cieco nalo, Cortui xioii agendo altra kiei| 
Aei ras^i die cii t'afceUi di'linee rette, etcrof^aaeet di^' 
vergenti d;? ciaC an punio (Id coTpo lumiiiaio , c tlic, 
abbatieadoii in ahii corpi, lilleuono, rUrao^ono, « 
diffraii^no con ttli e tali leggi » vagi^ntva profpada* ' 
mente di Ouica , la fpie^ava in -cattedra qoania uii 
allro Neutono, a cui era Incceilulo iiello Itiuiio di C^din- 
brigia. G)ulro. alia opiaione de' iiie|;Iio ve««;e*iU tra 
noi^^jtli dara una foiuxione d«l famofo pi-oblema di 

' Oirloa' fnopofto dal MoHneux, e cbe H leg^e nel Lockio : 
SI cerca, cpnie hen vi ricorderete, fe un cleco luuo, il 
quale veniile ad aiiquiftar detto faUO la villa, potelli^ 
diftii^uere, niediante la Ibla viAa, una ffera da ita 
ciibo, II ^i(din«ux\ e cosi moftra (are il Lockio/ (bva 
per la ne^afiva; Ibndatofi in fnlla ra£jione che il cleco 
noil pub Capeie che cofa iia chiaro ne Tcuro , ^ Don pud 
fapere, couie noi4 qiul chiaro e (curd conrifp^nda » 
ta1«, o tale altra fi^ura;' onde, fenza TiAterlremo del 
tafto, e* polLi ai'ennare quella cofa effer rornid, rjnella 
angoiare. AU' inconlio il Sander fono aHerniu , che il 
deco awebbe dtftiiito beniifimo la £Esta dal cubo; tt, 
non vi difpiaoera' di fepete qnal folTe il fuo ragiona"' 
aiieriio, che io con aiui iiniili .inLcdoli ho udilo dal 

.S'£;iior Folkes ^entiluQiuo di rara datlrina, c che mi ivf: ^ 
guida ad enlrare in quelle Societa^ d^ cui egli e ora 
Prefidente dinniflinio, lb conven^o di non (apere, dl*- 
ceva Tacnto ( ieco , ♦jiirjle iinpreflione faccia una llera 
Xopra il ienibrio dcUa viita« ne quale la fa€cia un cubo; 
couie turn b ehe fia mtm Ae luoe; m quefte Id iei 

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luolfo bene die I'una cofa e centraria all' altra. p^J 
in queiU guifa che il filenzio e contrario del luono; 

Hetia, faniimiFtotiiaMnte diverfev e oontrarie tra lorol 

Ortf 10 direi cosi. l a clie iieno pofti al Snie lanto la 
ffera quanto il cubo, e fa che I'lmo e i' altra girino 
fopra De ftelE per tbt} veriu £- certo che quelle psurtt 
tatito della CPera , quanto del cubo che ^arderanno il 
Sole, raraniio ilJiuiiiiiate ; e ofcuie faran quelle che 
tono dalla parte oppdAa al Sole: £ certo ancora che 
per qualunque verb lu volgM, Ul Hera » ella ii prefenta 
Ibtipre al Sole di trn modo, non cosi il cuho, che ora 
gli prefenta una lacda, ed oia una piiiita ■ E per con- 
feguenza quel corpo che confervera fenipre Je appa» 
renze medefime di chiarofcaro» quaH eile & iienp» dir6 
rffdlutamenre, e0b e la GPera, e ▼ioererfa quello che 
le anrira variando, elTo e il cubo. Qiiahinque cofa fi 
poITa a tal foluxione opporre da chi non la teneile ftret- 
tiffiuia , per antrard okre alia Ibla vifta anche il moto 
clella fTera e del cnbo, non fi pu& negare abueno ch*ella 
nnn lia la pin ingegnofa del iiioiido. Sdoglieva in oUre 
problemi di Frofpettiva in itiodo da guidare gli Aelii 
. pitUMris £ non folo della Uneare, ma altresi deU* aerea» 
.comparando i VarJ giadi di viveaxa del hune con quelli 
della inLenlita delfuono, che fecondo che nmovedaniag- 
gior dillanza» va ancora eifo degradando a poco a poco. 
Spiccava fingolarmente la fua fantaiia nel lare a*mentet 
econ grandlfliraa preftezza, intrakiatiiCmi coinpiltif - 
nel dettare calcoli c figure di geometria complicatiflimc. 

Talche A direbbe con quel poeta, che IpeHo giova 

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La cecita dea;li occhi al veder molio. | 

Egli cerfamentc riguardava la piu parte di coloro che d 
veggono come pcrrone di mente ottuia* co' quali non fi 
£irebb« voloto fcambiare* fi ii Xrattato deli' AnaliA 

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it cotefto Gieco e un *C08L nobile inonumenlo ch' egK 

ha lalciafo, quaiuo iia iw\ ^;cncie fuo il Poema di 
^ueiraitro famofo cicco, fuo compatriota. AI vedere 
le cole maravigtiore di^ faiiiip i dedu» e quanto chiufo 
Vm fenfb vengano gli altriad aUbtdgliaifi, non par^ 4 { 
voi, che, dilhibuendo »li noniini in vane clalTi rela- 
tivamenie ai Tenli, ci iia in ognL claire cruomim ia 
medefiina fomma di .potenza inteUettuale^ couoie ii| 
fiittelsrooincliaioni, va^guagliata runa coTa con I*altra) 
ci e forfe la jnedefima lomina M felicita? Buona 
^arte della Jiiia io la ripongo ceitamente nel vedere 
|H auuci) e nel ragiouare con l|^ro« Quando iara che 
io poflk 'dire, 

. . • . datur ora tueri, 

OrtOt tua» et notas, audire» et reddere vo^cs? 

Voi, ainico cariJGino, 

fien di Geometria la lingua el petto, 

e che non indegnate talora fcender nei giardini delle 
Mufc, fate si, che io defideri piu che inai di riveder la 
bella Italia. Intanto mandandoini qualche voiha pro- 
duzione d'ingegno* fateitii gufiare de* pid iaporiti 
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.©ic Hlh ttacfc tern S;obe wrtrefflichcM , in t^iefer 
CfAmmlniid f<6©B mcI)rmaU gcDaditen/ «0laiitt<^ in ftiuf J^dw 
i>eii ^erau^efommciie €ammhitt<i feincr >T>riefe acroifttt ciitt 
fikrautf unfer^)aUcnt>c un^ lcl)rretd)c £cftiu:e- ^im lernt i^u 
^artn fo»o()l ooa.^ttcni (niiec^i^!ung6art# feiiur iMU 
RftteHfAen ^Unte/ fe^r 9ort()eUbaft Umtn, unt> aud) a(^ 
^'nen ittt$eiiinn fomftm un^ ^efcfttiiAcIooHen ^rofatfer Tcb^ffea. 
€mm tUitt ^tk^^99fy m Uihttn, untamliibtn, oft fi«ti^ 
fean ^i fcMfkiteii; vnitNt ttt.tt M ttit oon ben M^ea 
Iter ati^ge|K»^iieii|, an tie Si^^vn^tii fewer 3tt8^^# ^^^^ 
im ^amen ^omantiia bamall kr<^{)ttite ^ingcrtn^ tie er in 
Stalten |Hrfi(fge(airen r fie unb ibre-Samtiie mit tt^m iittl^ 
@eiuicten tn €inem J^aufe gelebt ^atte. jln^rc l)aben emi 
•flere^ »ft iviffenfc^ftltcfte ^^eqen^linbe, wie ^er |)ier mit^ct beilte 
an Saverio tltacrei/ . ben gliicHicOen unD gclebrteu !3ertafffrb« 
?Dfalmcn!ibcrfcnung (f. obcu ^^3. IV, @. 162,). tajlauo'^ Urtt»cil 
uicr tie 9)tufif Dc6 ?(!tertlnnii^ Faun Mnem, K'u Dufc 5??rttcne 
iiatTcijiri^ t^iUii al\'idiq:i;tta jt'on; UU& fie ift am ^ut>e ii}t)ijl ca5 
ein^i^c ridniqc •Kifuitat aUcr ^a^Atet angefteUtcui no4 (0 jfUbr* 

ALLA SIGNORA MARIANNA BENTI- 
BVLGAA1NI» OBTTA la AOMANINA. 



Madame ! 

Ricevo qiie&i matina le Jettere non folo della^pre* 
fenre, ma anch« della fcorfa lieltimana, e mi folleiro 

cialla malinconia, die aelia inancanza di quelle nii 
area alI#lito pel fofpettOy che quaiche auima pk fi f olic 
impiegata a fcmarE la pena di l^gerle, prevenendomi 
alia poifaL ' Vi rendo grazie deUe minute notizie, clie 

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miflate, di cotefte Opere,^e CoiKUttedic, e gocio, dm 
il noftro CuiUo li ila (9tt» .onore. Sperb , - obe ii pd(l6^ 
in cui Pba fatto impie^are fua fantSta, 'non gll fara 
infrutLuolo. Avviiateinerie, e iiaitanio laluiatclo a 
xnio no^xie. Oggi e appuiito ii i^riino giorao deik ina^ 
^ere^ e io fon qui a gehnmL Ptiwe mi-trattengo pu« 
OCrolment€, fi^randoim vorimpie^^ata, ^ e dhrcrtlfa*' 
In qiiefto momtniu, die iecondo I'oilo^io dl Roma 
laranno le a,^ ore , couiincera la frequenza de' Toiiagii 
pel Cprfo; Ecco il Sig.-CanomcD de Magi&ris, die apre 
l*antiporta« £cco il Signer Abate Spinoli. Eooo Sta- 
nelio* Ecco Ca^ auna. Ecco tulti i Miiiici di Aii- 
berti. ,Cbi fara mai queila maichera^ cbe £;iiarda tantO' 
)e nofbre feneftre ? Fa up gran tirar dl canfetd » e noa 
puo .ftar fertna, E. certo. P Abatino Bizzaecari* £ quel 
bauitoiie C061 hiiigo, che elarnina tutte le carrozze, 
-foUe mai il belliflimo rifciielU'? Certo; fenza dubbio* 
Bcco il Conte Mazziotti, cbe va parlando latino.. £oco 
{ Cprteggiaiii affettati veftiti di carta. Ma che baro« 
nata e mai qiicfta! QuaA tutte le carrozze voltano 
a S. Carlo. Che cofa e? 11 fegno. Prc(to. Viene il 
Bargello. Venga Signor Agente di Genova. Non im« 
porta. Ma fe v'e hiogo per tutti. Vede ella? Vedo 
benijTuiio. Ma mi pare, che Uia incoDio 'o. IVli per-' 
doni, ftodaKc, £ccoli» eccoli. Quanti iono? Sette. 
Cbi va innanzi? 11 Sanro di Gabrielli^ ma Colonna lo 
|kalla. Ub! Gefi!^ Maria! Obe e (bto? Una creatura 
fot to an Bar hero. Sara iiiorla; certo. Povcra IVlailre! 
Lo porta no via? No, no, Era on cane. Manco aiiale. 
£>ica chi vnole, ^ un gran piacere la forte inimagina- 
tiva. Io bo veduto il Corfo di Roma dalla Piazza de?* 
Gefuiti di Vienna, — • Ora, per paflare tlai ridicolo 
al burlerco» io fto tormentato al foiito dalla mia tof* 
£etta» c non mi relta oramai aitra fperanza» xhe U 
buona B^gione, Ho finiio I'Oratorio^^ che in qualche 

iuaniciii 



imniera venra a Roma fnbko ftampato. Ho parlato 
aft* Ambafciatrioe di Venezia -per la Toilette confa^- 

puta , ed e riiiiafta ftiipita, peiche le avevano Icritto 
d'averla conregnata. Sentiremo, che nlpondono alie 
vepliche della mcdefima* Dalle iievi» e dal freckio» 
cbe foffrile in Roma, arooiuehtate qnelli'^cli Viennt, 
Non pall'a rettiiimna , die non ii leiiLa qualche povero 
vilianOy e paileggiere rorprela dal fredcio, e riiuafto 
inorto per le campanile. Qui per. la citta it camiuiia 
fopra tre palmi di ghiaccio coeeiut^ pi^ delle jpietre. Lt 
neve poi, che cade continuaiiiente, £i ftritola, e il 
riduce a tal rottigliezza , che vQla, e (i folleva come 
la poltrere dell' Agofto. Eppure vi fono delle beitie^ 
che vaimO'in Slkta la notte. lo fo , che per ranger* 
nn in piedi ho dovuto far nieltere le fole di fekro 
^Ue fcarpe, perche in quel folo pailb indispenfabile* 
che debbp fare per montare in carrozza, ho dato' fo» 
lennement^ il cul per terra, fenza danno pero della 
uiaccliiiia. In fonima coiioicendo la liibiicila del 
paefe » xui Ion preinumto. ^ — Addio » ' ftate 
allegra. . ! , 

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AL SIGNOILE DON SAV£R10 MATTEL. 



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Baftano poche faccende, riveritifliino mio Sig.D. Save- 
lio, per occupar tutta I'attivita d'uno ftanco , lo^oro» 
«d annofe indiTiduo* come Ton io* Ne ho^ aviita, una 
doTe ben fupenore alle true fone nelle fcorfe fettiiuan^; 
Onde prego V. S. lUuftrilTIma, nun §ia a perdonare, ma 
bensi a compatire la non volontaria laidaTiza deIJa 
Ittiarifpofti alPttltimailon nien dott6» che obbHgante 
luo fo^o. ' lo ne le ho An dal'bel prindpio diflinin* 
lata la mi a fifica inabilita ad un iaboriofo coniiiiei cio; 
onde a dilpetto del mio diieuo eila e oia in obbli|;o di 
to^emii per fuo. 

Frudctu tmijii vitiofum ; «fic/tf /i^i eft. lex. 

La ndlh-a giovane indefefla Coinpolitrice '^^^ i ben 
fOTprefa dall' eccefiiva fortune della fiia imiUca appiello 
V, Iliuftrinuiia. Era auolto iiieiio elevato il fe^no da 
kt pirefgritto alia propria' ambizione^ ed eperfuafa d* 
jeSes debitrice a cosi cortefe fautore della nia^^ior partse 

di quelle vi^orofe efprefiioni, dalle qiiali fi Iruva efal* 
tata. Per lentir i'e^tetto del iao iavoro, ella ha fatta 
una priTatiflima prova del noto Salmo neUe fue gi« 
inere. Non v'eranOy die gl' ftftronienti puramedfee 
necelTarj, le quatiio \ oci inevitabili, (e quefte uu poco 
men che laediocri .) neiierano radoppiate le parti def 
cantanti per i ripieni, onde mancava a quafiaTpeGi* 
di pittura tmto I'incanto del ehUro - efiurc. Nullad»> 
meno fon coftrello a coiifellare, che la varia, dilette*- 
Tole» e non con^une annonia* del componimento In* 

per* 

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perQ di inolio e la uiia^ tXS^fpettazione de* pochi inl- 
tiati , ch^e furoz^o ammelfi al miftero. Ebbi cura' di 

far provveder ciarcuno de* prelenti d' una copia della 
poefia , ed efultai ne\ Qoanujii appIaiiTi , che ne rifcoilft 
^ecoeUeiite Traduttore. Spero^ die V. $» lUnftriffinti 
von ayra. cosi trasourata quefia neoeJbfia diiigenaa. 

, ,£Dtro a parte del meritato onore , che jidonda al 
erudm fuo libro daUa necefiiU di replicama coai folle- , 
citamente una nuova edizione in ottavo: ma notf Tto> 

rei, che la |>rin]a in quarto rimanefle pero fceiiia del 
.fuo compiiuento. I tre voluini, de' quaii la fua 
gentikzza mi £u cortefie,. appnntati Xol q^^llto bafia 
per feryire mtanto al comodo de^ Lettori , afetendmio 
con inipazienza il loro, o i loio coinpagiii, per eflere 
tutt' iz^ienie unitorniemente adomati della velte.llgiiQ- 
rile, che ad eiTi e doyuta« Mi hanno oosi dolcemante 
finora, e cosi xitihnente occapatd, ch' io non faprei 
(tetiaudarli di quefto picciolo iegiio della mia grali* 
iudine. ' . ^ 

. Ch* io^le dica il mio fentimento ful merito* delT 

antica, e della modema mnfica!* Ah, barbaro Sii^nor 
D. Saverio! Quefto e cacciarmi crudehuentej in Jun 
iaberinto, d^ cui ella ia beniHimo^ ch' io ndn potm 
^ifirlf^ai^i,. ancovch^ fofli fornSto ditutti gti (hromenti, 
che bifognano a taifta operazione, o che mi trovafii 
ancora nel piu liorido vigor de^U anni per. provveder- 
'mene. Qua! ragionevole cQmparazione potta mai £irfi 
fira oggetti, ch« non fi conofcono? 16 Ton convinto 
d^ta icale foftofa magrtificenza della IVIuJlca Ebrea: io 
»on mi credo permeJOTo di dubitar deiP eihcacia deila 
Gi eca ; uiz non faprei fbrmarini yiercio tUia giiifia idei 
loro diverfi rifiemi. So benillimo anch* id, dte U 
pnu£ca in tutta la nattuca e uzia Tola; cioe ; Ua* amonU 

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iUm€9$b , pr6da$ia tblU propot^iom di'fitmii pO^ gravis 
0 piu acuti , e de tempi piu vdaci , o piu lentil Ma chi 
mi dark ii filo d'Ai iaiina per nqn perderiui j[ra cotefio 
p9»poreion» ? £06 <Upeiidono principalmente dallt 
ginfhi div tiioiie della- ferie fuccelHva de* tnoni; e co- 
tefl.i (livilione appunto e ftata Iciupre, (cred* io,) ed e. 
uianiieiuuiente imperfetta. Come Ciipporte diverfkr 
menie^ quaifdo io Teato difputare i gran Maeflii, fe 
Pimervalio da uir tuono all* aUit> debba coftare di cin- 
que, (Ii fette, o di nove oronie? Quando oirervo, ciiQ 
runo chiaiiiii diiloxuinza la quuirta, Taitro confoxiami 
pirfetu? Se veggOa che accordandoii un gtavicembala ' 
efiatamesite e tenore delle divifioni del noftro fiftema^ 
riefce fenfibiliiien(e IcoidatoV K fe per riinediare a 
quefto iiiconveaieute debbono gli accordatori incomm* 
etn dal foriuare ad oreochio nel mezzo della taftatum 
unaqointa eccedente^* cb^effi chiamano allegra, (doe 
fcordata) affincht , legolando poi tiaqueila tuiu I'ac- 
cordatura, Ii Tparufca ildifetto, e di veii^a inreiiTibUe^ 
Chi mi dira* ^'^ antiiihi lieoa ihiti piili felici di not 
nell efattezza di quefta diviliooe, non men ro«;^etta ad. 
enoii die tpicUa ^lel Calendario? O chi mi dira, di 
quai inez^^o il iiano eijii valuti per dirfunularne, come: 
aoi facciau20» gl' incoAvenienti ^ Dopo aver le^ta in, 
Vlutarco tutta la nojofa enumerazione degl' inventeti 
{Vo^nl iiu\ iia luulicale, dopo avere imparato da iui, e. 
da'Gr^i maeibri, iUuftrati dall' eniditci Meibomio, 1*. ' 
Ipaie, ilJNeie, ilDi»palbii« la Diaieileron^ laXHapeaia^, 
iTfidracordi, i generi Diatonico, Crouiatic(s edfinar* 
inonico, iniodi Doiicu, i rigio, e Lidio, e tuUo Taa- 
tico vocabolario luuilco, laro io piu illumiuato? 
pio io fofinare allora una cliiara definizjonp dt tu^t# 
cotefte voti d;a Ipaventare a faadulli?. £d in tali: 
tenebrc come intanto lar paragoni? Puo ben elTei^,- 
iozi k -faciUIi^i^i^ cJi«, tutio cio, cbe j^ae ^ lAif ootto^ 



'6% \ 3taii4iii(<(^t fbtUft. 

jprofoxid*, fia giomo cfaiiro pet altti plu perfpicaci, t 

jiieno di me flranieri in qiiefia vadirfima e dilartrofa 
prgvincta* Ma non creda, che ^vran eCQ peruu ie 
.cognizloni neceilarie a voler fare un fondato paragone 
fra Paiiticaf e la moderna ittoiicai La nralica e og. 
jietLo d'nnibnfo; ed i fenfi, o per le proprie fifiche 
aUeraz.ioni, o per quelle » die in eile gli abiti divcrfi 
cagionano, van caixlbiando di gctfto di Ibigione in Aa* 
gione, non che di fecolo in fecolo, Un banchatto, 
appreftato a tenore delle ricette d'Apicio, farebbe osgi 
Iloniaco a' men delicati. II tanto decantato Baccki 
€ur0^ FuUrim ager al gindizio da* inoderni palati pro- 
duce ora un vino da galeotti* L'amaro, ereoCalEfe, 
pe^^iore, fedondo il Redi, dello ftello veleno, e di- 
venuto ia piu deliziofa bevanda di quaii tulti i vi- 
Tenti; e chi fa« fe alia ^ne non la divenne anche a 
}ui9 Leanettet die incanttvano undi gU avi noftriy 
fono os^p ftucclievoli, ed infopportabili nenie pernoi. 
Or qual fara dunque la perfezion delJa mufica, eilenclo 
eila foggetta all^ dedfioni del gulto cosi da £^ niede* 
iiiuo ogni momento diverb? £donde mai prendero 
io una norma Iicura per avvedernii , quando rctta* 
mente ^indica, o quando ii gufto delira? Ma (dira 
ella) €o$efto voftra Jcitticismo n9n rijponit ptmto aUa 
^ttmanda^ So dubitare Mor td, fin moho cwwj^ 
di fopery tetiie voi dubitate. 11 mio defiderio i d^ initio 
dere^ qual fia I* idea, che evete voi concepiu dell' antica t 
modirwt mitficM^ psnndom dffoluimBmu imf^ffikiU^ ck$ 
0 difpnto di 'tantu dgbhiezz^ worn m Miatf purfimm 
quakutiM^ E veriffimo, niiu caro Signor D. Saverio, 
aila noFtra feiiipre operante temcraria iantafia baftano 
{Hvoltffimi fondamentiy per fabbiicarvi immadiata^ 
mente fopra immagini a fuo capricJda Sol ch* io fenta 
notninare il Cairo , o Pechino , eila mi prefenta fubito 
ilmaim quelle valte citU, ch' io non ha mai vedute. 

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<k tt V.S. IllalbiOiina h oonttenta, 'ch' io 1e comnni- 
dii idee di liinil fatu; eccoinii pronto appaprh. 

A me pare, riveritifiimo amicOf che la mullca 
degli aniichi fofTe molto pii^ femplice» ma inolto 
efficace della inoderna; e che la ittoderna all* Incontrot 

fia* di quella pin artificiofa, e piu inirabile. Quando' 
io fento, che Pla tone vuole, che nella fua Republica 
fia la muHca ii prhuo nniverfjile ftudio d'o^imo» com^ 
neceflano fondaihento d'ogprii ftienza« ed*ogai xhttiLf 
4{aando io le^^o , die in Gi ecia non folo tutt* i poed« 
ma I filorofi tutti, i condottieri degH eferciti, ed t 
regolatori fteCfi delle hepubliche eran mu&d eccellend^ 
concludo, che la mufica allora dovelTe eiigere molto 
Bunore ftudio della iioftra, nella qiiale per divenhr 
mediocre artirta, C9nviene, che altri iinpieghi la meta 
della yita ; e che foUe per eonfeguenza pi& Teniplice..' 
A provar, che la notba fiia piu attificioGi da 'qaeUa» 
parmi, che (olfre infinife altre ragioni) bafta il folo 
Contrappimto moderno , in virtu del quale lino a ben 
Tentiquatiro cantilene, tutte fra loro diverfe, poUbn 
cantarli conteinporaneamente infienie, e producono 
una Concorde, incognita a»li antichi, foavitBim armo* 
nia. Che agli antichi folic incognita, le Carii ad evi- 
denz|t dimioftrato dal dotttffimo (fpedahnente nelU 
fcdenza armonica) Padre Mikeftro Martini. £i le dirk 
le fcientlfiche cd iftorichc ragioni, per le qnalt non V 
avean effi, e non potevano averla*; c le fpieghera, che 
quella concordiadivod diverfe, rammentata in pochi 
paOi d*autori antichi, die fenrono di debole eppo^ic* 
a* foftenitori della contraria opinione, dovea ridurfi al 
cantar ncl tempo fteflb altri alia quarta, altri alia quinta, 

altri all' ottava» ma la ftefla ftediCQma cantilena, Ed 
infattii,. Te mia tal portentdfa invenzione fofie ftata 
cognita a' Greci, chi potra perfuaderfi, ch'effi W, avef- . 

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fer fatto ccA poco romore? A^giunga, che tutte }e 
imperfette inaniere auticlit di fcriver la mu£ca (dcM 
quail e giiinta a noi la nodzia ) rendemno intpoflibile 
la coin])kinina operazione del noftro Contrappunto, 
Quel pptere efpTiniere, come noi facciamo , in una Tola 
Itnea cotmpofb di cinque riglie tutte le alterazioni de* 
luoni e de lempi: quel poter fottoppfrre I'ana all? altrt 
iliverle cantilenc^e fcoprirne. €081 in un* occhiata tnue 
te vicendevolinlazioni, fhra a pareraiuo'indnpenbbii* 
nlente naoellarlo, perdie poteflie nafcere 'il Cotttrap- 
punto. Or quefta uuniera di fcriver la iniiUca, elU la, 
che noa vanu auUciuU juagg^ore dfiU* ttndar,iny> 
SbcoIo. 

I/cflerc ftata poi piu efiicace I'antica della mo- 
denaa |xiu£cai pare a me, die debba eHer naio.dalla 
ditrettaiuente oppofta. -iftitorione de' iiioderni e cle<;li 
antichi cantori. II teatro e il trono della imilica. Ivi 
Xpiega ella mttala pompa deile incautatriciiue facolta; 
cd ivi il ga&o Tegnante H propaga. bel popelo, I teatri 
d^Ii antidii eran vaftiOlme piazze, i noftri limallCCime 
Xale: oikIc \^ei laiii ud ire in tjuclli dagl' iiuiuiueiabili 
%eiUt^i» clue gli occuparano, bifognava qaella^ vox 
ttggt9tbmmt che TuUia defideraira nel fuo Oraiore; e 
pev cimfc^uhrfai, cenTemva, cbe le perCone deftinate a 
far u£o della k>T voce in CQisi amp) teaUi inamuociaf* 
Sao dadU» piu tenera eta a .venderb iprande* ferKaaf 
^fioara, c ^igorola, con cseidxio ben dal prefente di* 
Verfo-. I noftii caiilQii all' incontva, qnali I'ellere 
9ui>a colt's ora forza tacuo Jiiinore ^ hamu> abbaodo- 
]Mita;^eU» kbeeioCa fpede di Tcuola; ed ^vecf d*)!^ 
faticarA m render fcrmr, rotmfte e feniore le voci Icvro^ 
JbirUano a laile di^enir k^iere, e pieghevoli. Con 
^ue&y novo metoda . bm pervenuti a ^eila porten- 
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ftrepitoil sppkiiH dcgli ijpettatoii* Ma una -Tooe tad- 
nnzzata', e per ocmregueaxa ixidtlMilita negli arpeggi, 

ne' trilli, € nelle volate, puo ben cagionare il piacere, 
che nafce dalle maravigUa ^ .e dee eiler . preceduto da 
Im BUogiimo; ma nonimai quello, che vicne iinine- 
dmtamente prodotto dalla fifila vlgorofa* itnpreflione 
d'lina chiara, ferma, e robtithi %''Oce, che fcnotc'con 
forza egiiale al diletto gU.orgaai del iio(bro uditOy e 
ne fpinge gU efifetd iiiio a' .pcnatrali deU^atfiikiBi^ lio 
ben io potuto , e potra ognun che voajHa , . argomen- 
tar da lui, l^cciolo faggio, quanto enonne Tia cotefta 
diferenza» J caotori d^a Gapetia PontHida» benchi 
da fanciulli iftituiti anch* eOi nella fcuola modentty 
qiiando fono ammefri in quel Coro, conviene , fulle 
Tigoroliriiiue pexie, che abbandonino affatto tutti gli 
applauditi ornamentl del canto oomune, e che A ao- 
coftumino (per quanto cosi tardi e poffibile) a fermare, 
e a roftenere unicainente la voce. Or lo rtelTo fanioCo, 
e celebre Mifererif che mi ha rapito in eftail di piacer^ 
e mi ha intemamente commollo, cantato da quelli 

in Roma, e giiinto ad annojarnii da mufici , fecondo 
ii cori ent e Itile eccellentiifimi, eieguito in Vienna. 

Ho fperato altre volte ^ che il nolhro canto ec^lefia* 
ftico potellTe darci qnaldie idea dell* antico; conlide- 
rando, che qiiaiuio dal fine del fefto, o nel principio 
del fectimo fecolo regolo S* G^egoiio la xnufica della 
noflra Litargia, erano aperti ancora i pnbUtci teatri; 
e parendomi naturale, che quahmque mufica in quel 
t^mpo compofta dovelle rifentirii dciio itile, che in 
eOi allora regnava: ma oHrtcche lo ftile di qaei teatri 
dovea gia , oome tatto tl limanente, cfTere tb quel 
tempi imbarbarito, qnali efecutoti potrebbero render- 
celo ora ^refioAte* lio tanto e impo£&biie di nodri 
II fo^enm tma mfimBt quanto cia in queUi afioLlar 
treixtadue bilcioxne in una battuta?, ' 
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7a 3(aluuii|ic&e aSrufe. 

• Oh Bio baonol Oie langE c iio|olk filadroeet m| 
ha elk mai intlotto a fcrivefel PofEft bea ^irle coUa 

cdlomba del luo Anacreonte: 

D'tma pica al fin tu iii*]u{ 

Farta piu loc^uace aHai. 

la premio della inia cieca ubbedienza efigo daUa 
Itu anudzia, die la prefiMite lettara non pallt daila 
fiie m alifie mani. Sard incoafolabile, St akano la 

juieile publica per ioverchio defiderio d' onoramiL 
Ella la i miei diietti; ti compatUca; ini xiami a lor 
dflpetto; e conCbmtemente iiii creda . « ^ 

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At ftfitt ®el)n ben fo iitttem<6tent)en IDenfmirDigfeiten feiiie^ 
Menl hti%tf&%t Ifcit, tt«l> bie t^U^ an (enett fttiies 6»IWr 
AN 5oUe<iit# iiii^ fttttse imbrcf flCfidlM fM, imk mas 

6ftle feiiiieiit mi^ ^ugicicb get)6mi fe in ben Mctt $tiiicr» 
l€r 6€6ret(are. «Oratt (te^t au# beti letbtn fol9enteii'9ref»ew# 

me fe))r i|)m tic ^ili)uug ted (S^ifc^macl^ fdnei; ^ibne am 
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Au Comp .cle Thieafiflt , 
le i3*Juin« 

Voua me faites plalAr de me rcndre compie des leau- 
m que vout faites, mais je trous exhorte a ne paa. 
f'donner toate voiTe attention aux Pdetes Fran<;oi6. Son* 
gar qu'iU ne doivent fervir qii' a voire recreation , ct 
wm pa« a voire veritable etiible* AinA je fouhaiterois 
qqe rotw prilKez quelquefoSa plailhr i m'entretenir 
d'Homere» de Quintilieny et dee autree auteurs do 

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ceite nature. Quant a voire Epigramme *)» je vov^' 
drois que voixa ne Peuflkz point faite* Outre-qu' elle 
eft ajfez mediocre » |e ne (kor^s trop vous recomiiiiaxi- 

cler de Jie vous point laiffer aller a la teiiiauon de 
falre des vere Frai^ois, qili ne ferviroient qu*a vous 
difltper fesprih furtoat ii n*eii faut |ahe «ontre per- 
Xbnne. . ' , . 

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M. DelprCanx a un talent qui Ini eft particnlier, et 
qiii| ne doit point vous fei vir d* exoiiple, ni a va»s, 
ni a qui que cei^it. n-a pas feulemeat re^ik du Ciel 
tin genie meryeilleux pour la fiitire; mais il a encore 
outie tela un jngement excellent, qui lui fait difcernec 
ce qu'il faut iouer, et ce qu'il £aut repreudre. S*il a 
]a bonte de vouioir a'amufer avec vous, c*e(k une 
<le# grandes felldt^^ , qui vous puSlbnt arriver; et )e 
vous confeille d*en bien profiter, cn recx)ntant beau- 
Q0np» et en decidant peu. Je vous vluai aulli que 
▼ous me feriez plaifir de vous attachcr a votre ecrU 
ture. Je veux croire que vous avez ecrit votre Lettre 
fort vite, le caractere en paroit beaucoup neglige.' Que 
tout ce que je vous 4is» ne vous diagrine point; car 
du refie je Tub 'trJs tontent de*vous, *'et je ne vous 
donne ces petits avis, que poui vous exciter a faire 
de voire juieux en toutes chofea. Votre mere vous 
fera part des nouvelles que je lui wnde. ^Adieu, mpn 
cher Bis, je ne laltf ' ft je fef ai en etat d^ecrire, ni a vous, ' 
ni a perfonne dc plus de quatre jours; mals contl- 
nuez a me donner dcL vos nouvelles* , Pariez-moi aui& 
im peu de'vos beurs, que vous me feriez plailir d*em- 

hrailei pour nioi. 

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' Mon frere, qtSi etoit ak)r8 cn Rh^torltjue, crut Ic rcgaler 
en lui cnvoyant une £ptgramin^ qu il avoit fjite fuc la 
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Voua iiae rendez un Ures bon conipte de votre etude^ 
^de votre obnverfation ayec M. Defpreau^* il feroit 
bien a fouhaiter pour vons , que vous puiffiez etre fou- 
veot eu Xi bonne compagoie, et vous en pourriez reti- 
xer un «praiict avMitage, ponrvit q^*avec tm homine tsl 
que M. Defpreaux , vous euCGez pins de foln d'iooutet- 
que (le parler. Je fuis allez laribfait de votre veiiioiiy 
mala j» ne puid .guere juger ii elie eft bien fidelle^* 
n'ayant apporti ici que le premier tome des Leilcee 
a Attlcus, au-Ueu du feoond que je penfoijs avoir ap* 
porte *): je ne (ais meme fi je ne I'ai point perdu, 
car fetois comme alTure de Pa voir ici parmi laea Uvres. 
Pour plus grande furete, dioiiiffez dans quelqu'un des 
fix premiers livics, la |>reiuieie Leltre que voiis vou- 
ch ez trad ui re: mais iai tout clioiMez - en une qui ne 
foit pas feche, comme celle que vous avez prife* od 
il n*e(t presque parle que d'aiEitres d'intlr^t. 11 y en 
a tant de belles fur I'etat ou etoit alor$ la Republiqiic, 
et fur les chofes de confequen^ qui Te paHoient a Home* 
Vous ne|.lirez guere d*ouvrage qui vous foit plus utile 
pour Ivous former Pefprit et le jugement: mais fur- 
tout ye vous confeille de ne jamais trailer iixjurieufe* 
ment un liomme aulB digne d'^re refpecte de tou» 
las (ikies que Ciceron. II ne vous convient point a 
votre age> ni lutjue a perfonne, de lui donner ce vi* 
lain nom de poltron; Ibuvenez-voua toute votve vie 

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de ce j>ai&ge de Quintilien, qui etoit lui-ineine un 
grand peribiiiiafe:^ «*llle fe profediTe ficiat cui Cicero 
Talde placebit.*^ Ainli vou« auriez mieux fait de dire 
fijii)vleiiient. qii'il n'eioit j^as auifi brave ou aufll in- 

' trepide que Caton. Je tous dirai xnejne que H voua 
aTiez Men vie dje Gceeon dans Piutar^ue^ voua 
auriez vn tpxHl monnit en fort brave homme; et qn* 
apparemment il n'anroit pas fait tant de i amenta Lions 
que voua 5 A M. Carmeliae lui ei\t iiett076 lea dents.' 

''Adieu 9 noon cher filsy faites* fouveiiir vntre uAtBi 
qu*il faut entretenir un pen d'eau dans inon cabinet, 
de peur que les fburia ne ravagent nies livres. Quand 
VMS m'ecrirez^ voos pourrez vous difpenfer de toutea 
C|M oereniomes ; et 'de votre tres - humble ferviteur. le 
connois m^me alTez votre ecriture, lans que vonn 
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JDie tttiter feet ,?uff#fififV Zeifrr^ G4/ditf«r rff , 
ikr d\Her^** |ttm «fteni delnidften ^neft Mefe^ wt^taen i^raiu 
|9feti (abeu imar etii Jeffew* tittfe HUt^i ©eprdge, al<( ^ic ti^ 
pm erel viiernfeeii^ ebgldcft iu tbrer ?etf bewunDerteu, ^Brfefe 
liie< t)ottttrf I Baljaci utiD le Pa^^; man Hil)t ibucn rtbet 
t0c& ill febr M tSclheben nacfe finnretcfeen 5J5rafen unU ?H!ten^ 
tungfti an, al^ ^aii lu fid) fd^lecfctbin iur 5Ra<6ai)nmug cnipfc^ 
fen licgcn. 6cftmerltc6 tvurDeu aud) ©alantcrien bicfer Strt 
l)cuttact? ^tttge^ in >13am thr v^iiicf mac^en. Ju fciiter ?eit afcer 
ttod)te i\'r fc^^ruhnitc mii^lm Sranfmch^ e« leicfetcr f^n^en, mtt 
^en in ben boi^'n fol3en^e^ ?5ricfett ]M>rf0mtneiifecii SAllWfnnl 

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Je vis hier, Mademoifelle, un homme qui avoit alEfte 

a un des plus agreables fjjectacles du monde. Vou^ 
4ues a voire Toilette, et il dit que dea que Voua eAtea 
Ste un petit bonnet, et lacli6 quelquea cordons, 11 vit 
tout d'lin coup le plancher couvert d*une foret dfe 
cheveux noirs. .11 ne favoit d'abord, d'ou tant de 
cheveux pouvoient venir; 11 voulut remonter jusqu' k 
leur origine; et apres qu'il eut fait dea jeux un alfez 
long cheiiiiii, il reuiarqua, qu'iis tenoient tous a Voire 
tete. U n'eilt pas ctik que de Votre t^te il eilt pu rien 
partir qui f At arrive jusqu' au plancher* Mais ce^qul 

le furprit encore tlavantage, c^elt que panui 10U5 ced 
cheveux il en appenjutuu d'une blanclieugr tres-^clf- 
tante« Pent - ^tre dans cette efiioiable quantity que 
Vous en avez, il faut qu'il 8*ea trouvede toates lea . 
fa<^ns; que fpit-on fi en cherchant biea on n cn dc- , 
couvjiroit paa de rouges et de veids? ' Dana un ii iprand 

nombte 

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7^ 3raiij&fif(^e 5£rkfe. 

"AomliTe rien n'eft impoICble. Cependant, Je croirois 
plus voloiltim qiie 'ce chevea blaiic auroit quelque 
chofe paiticQtiere, et qu'il faudfoit I'attribuer a quel- 

qnes foucit^ qu'on Vous auroit donne^. Et quels fou- 
^ fcis? Je Vous detmnde pardo];^; maU franchement, jc 
ai'en coniiois -que d*uiie efpece qui puifl'e faire bUa* 
chir leg cheveux d'une A b^e finuie. * II y a quelqu*uji 
cache dans la foule de Vos adorateurs, a qui Vous vou- 
lez piu8 de bien que Vous nedites* 01 troia et quatre 
Ibis heureux Pauteur de ce cheveu blanc! Je mour- 
jois fatisfait, fi j* en avois fait aiitant en toute iiia vie. 
Cependant je. di)ut€ fort que puille reiiiTir, quand 
m^itie Vous prendriez en moi tout T interest pofllble. 
le ferois fi fomnie, ft aCfidu, fi fidlle, que mon procede 
ne Vous .pourroit jama is caider aiiez d'inquietiule pour 
blanclur un feul de Vos clieveux, et s'il ne tenoit 
^ qu'a cela Vous les auriez encore avec moi a l'i«e de qua- 
trevingts ans aufli bruns que Vous les avez, ALiuez- 
liioi, Mademoirelle, fi Vous lu'en croyez, pour la. 
boofervation de leur belle couleur; ou fi ce parti ne 
Vous plait pas , du nioins aimez avec un peu plus de 
moderation celui.que \'ous ainiez. Ne fauriez-vous 
avoir un peu de palfion^ laus blauchir aulll-lot? Ta- 
chez de Vous j prendre -un peu moJns violeniment 
amour eR fait pour inettre un nouveau brillant dans 
%os yeux, pour j'eintlre vos joues d'un nouvel incar- 
nat, luais non-pas pom* repandre des neiges fur Voire 
tele^ Son devoir efi de Vous embellir; ce feroit grand 
pilie qu*il Vous vieillit, lui qui rajeunit Luui ]e niondc. 
Arrachez cic V^otre tete ce ciieveu blanc, et en meme 
terns arrachez-en la racine qui e(t dans Votre coenr,' 
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Ne Vous plaignez point, Madentoirelle, que ce che» 

veublanc, qui devoit natmelleiiient, diles - voiis, paf- 
fer pour une.iuarque de tagtSe^ n'ait palle cliez moi 
que pour une marque d'amour, c'eft a dire » de foU^ 
felon ^otre interpretation. Telle eft ]a condition dee 
jeunes et jolies perfonnes; elles peuvent par quelque 
grand hafard €tre Tages; mais on n'eft pas oblige de le 
croire. Qa* elles en donnent tant de preuvea qu*il leur 
plaira, ily a toujours des incredules. Vous vous etes 
peut-etre blanchi ce ciieveu a mediter profondlmenC 
bit la vanity des chofes de pe monde, fur la brievete 
vie, fur I'inntllit^ de tout ce qui nous occupe*; 
liiais ne pretendez pas, s'il Vons plait, Vous faire 
bonneur d'avoir eleve Vos pcnft^es fi haut, vos che* 
▼eux en fuifent-ils devenus plus "blanca que ceuic de 
Madame , . . . qui n' a pourtant jamais eu de ces for- 
tes de peiitees, cela ne Cerviroit dc rien a Votre i repu- 
tation. Renoncez a la morale, Mademoifelle, oit 
renoncez a Taiinable figure que Vous avez; ce font deux 
chofes incompatibles; on ne Vons l68 perniettra point 
toutes d€ux eniiejuble; et quand i( 6'agira de deviner 
la caufe de Votre cheveu blanc^ on I'attribuera plut^ 
ii line infidelity qu'on Vous aura faite, qu'a la fagelfe 
de Vos reiiexions. Ce feroit pour tant une clioie in- 
croiable qu*on Vous fit une infidelite;, maia il le feroit 
encore d'avantage 9 que Vous fiffiez des reflexions. 

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(Mltseit tB«ibiiii9en# itfib bttrd^ bte Jeiii^tt xW^ fi6era& reNR^ 
^en 6efi(l#f flafitfcfteti Dtnl^m crfaiidt 3ftre ©pracbe fam tii 
babei obne 3fveife( Kt)t flatten; iinb tod) iff oon tbren ja!)U 
reidien ^aii«al)mern ttnb 9^ac(}a()menniien Hi ootle t^cr^ienil 
t^m ?Oianier nte ganj crrcid)t worbctl. X)iefe tfl um^ fo oifl 

tbre ^oc^ter^ Die tllarquife »on (Scignun, gcrid)tct tftf ifaj 
immer cmcrlei SnftaU l)atf unD 3(u^t)rucf miitrtTfkber BtktlifJ^ 
hnt tft/ He beinabe jut ©c&irdrmerei tutrt). ^hxt '^rtcfc (^nrin.' 
ncH inbe§ gar fel)c an Tnifereffe burd) bic I)(iuit9 barm oorte 
menben ^nefbotcn unb ^l)(ua!teri(i9ei bte $icb auf ben bama(i< 
sen frani(it|\ten J^of betiebettr mU ^ maii# ttm icne gAitiiii 

. 'a MADAME LA COMTES.SE DE 

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Je vous ecm .un peu de prOTifioiiy sna Bcmne, pa^ 
ceque je veux caufer avcc vous uh Inoment. Apres 
que j'eus envoy e mon paquet le jour que j'aihv^ai, le 
petit Dubois ipf'aporta celai qiie je crOyois fgare. Vous 
pouvez penfet avec quelle >oie je te reqds: je n'y 
puis faire r^poiile, parceque Madaiiie de la Fayette, 
Madame de Saint Geran, Madame de Villars me v in- 
tent embrailer. Vous r^rez totfs les etonnemens 
que doit donner un malheur cornine 'celui de Mon- 
fieurde LauTun, Toutes vos leilexions font juftes et 
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jua.s on commence a uy plus, penfer, Voici na boo 
pa« pom ouhUer lea vt^Utm^ma. Oa a V qu'U a s uit 
f»t fon vojrag. dan. Mali gnwd desefpoir, qu'on n« 
iB quittoit pas d-un momen,. Oi^ le voulut fair« de*. 
cendre de c^roiE* a un aulmt dangareuii,. il lepondit 
ces .mlheuM - U Cam fa» ftka pow moi. « dj 
<ftil efl. imwctttit a I'igud du, Roi; mais 90*. b>m 
crime eft d'avoir des eimeiuis trop poiibaa^ . l> ]W 
n'a ri4« dk, et ce iUeaor dfcto* 1» qoalite da 
ton crime. , Ji cp«, le faUfcroit a, Pierre -End let 

tt cunman^oU a Lyon k lane fes coinplimeBg a mZ 
d'Arta^nan; auaw, ,«and il fait <m'<m le uvunit k 
Piftuarol, iLfoupirt., at dit, }• ftus perdu., On avoit 
{And pUtede fa diograca dans les villes oii y paffoiu 
P<mt vous dire k vrai, elle elt exutme. La «pi 
voya querir le leodemain Monfieur deMarfiUac, ee lui 
Jit, je vous domie le GoavamanMnt de Berry qu avoit 
Uafan: Mayfilbc repondi,. Sire, que VoUeMajeM 
qm r^ait niieux les regies de I'lumneur qn^ ParfoBna 
dumonde, fe fouyieana. all Ipi plait,, qua je „.«,oi, 
puauu daLaufua, qu'elle ait la bont^ de ie m^Urm , 
an moment una place, et qu'elle ju^ fi ja.doiaacem, 
ter la grace, qu elle me fait. Voua <t«s, dit la RoL 
top tcxugulaux, Monfieur le prince fen fcai au.uut 
VI un antra tt-deffna; iiiais vous nen devez tairaaa, 
tune tlitlia, lie. Sire, Fui«4»e Votni Majafte rappnmwi ' 
JmemattealespietpourJa remeroierj auis, dit I* 
^ je vnna ai donni una penCo.r de douze juilia 
ftwci, en auendant que vous a>'ei quelle cMa da 
«i«ux. Oui Hue, je la.r«n4fito enira yQsa)aim;.ab«Mi^ 
«« le R<4. j« vooa h radonae anone nna.fbie. « j> 
aaa.'vaiavona faitehonneur de vos beaux lentijliei«« 
Kndi&nt cela il le tourna vers- fes Minifoai, lane conla 
1« Icrupulea deAfoniieursdje ^ffUJae, etdiu fylmira" 

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la difoenoe, jamais Laufun n*a¥oit d^gni me remer* 
der du GouTemeinent de Berry et n*en mAt pas pris 

les provifions , ct voila nn homnie combl6 de recon' 
noillance: tout ce-ci eft extreiuement vrai; Moofieur 
de ia Rocfaefoucault vient de me le conter. Pei cxk 
^^ue V0U8 ne hairiez pas ces details; fi jeme trompois, 
XiXd Bonne, mandez le inoi, Le pauvre- hoiuine eft 
trda^iual de (a goute et bien pis que les autres anu^; 
il m*M bien parll de toub, il vous aime toujours com* 
jne la filler Le prince de Marfillac m'eft venu Voir, et 
i*on me parie tonjouis de >iia chere enfant^ I'ai enfin 
pris courage, fai cauf6 deux heures kvec Monfieur le 
Coufan^es, je ne le pitis quitter, t^eftun grand bonheur 
, que leha^ar^l mWii lait lo^er chez lui. Je ne fai fi vous 
aure£ ^di que Villarceau parlant au Koi d'une ciiar;^ 
pour Ibn fits, prit habilement i^occafion de lui dire, qu* 
il J avoit des gens qui fe m^loient de dive a fa niece, que 
fa Majeit^ avoit queique deflein pour eUe; que ft cell 
^toii,' ii 'le fuppUoit de fe fervir de lui; que fa&ait 
feroit mteux entre fea mains; que dans celles des au- 
tres, qn'il «'y emploieroit avec fucces. Le Roi fe im't 
il rire et dit: Villarceau nous fomines trop vieax voui 
et moi' pour attaquer des Demoifelles de quince m 
et commciin ^alant homme fe mocqua de lui et cwita| 
ce discours chez les Dames. Les an^es font enra^ez et i 
ne veulent phis roir leur oncle, qui« de fbn ooti. elu 
nn pett hontenx. II n'y a nul diifre a tout ced, nuii 
je trouve que le lioi fait partont un fi bon peifonnagc, 
qu'il n'eit nui b^foin de tant de miilere« On a 
trouYe ^t-on miUe belles merreilles dans les calIeHc4 
de Monfieur de Laufun , des portraits fans compte ta 
fans nombre, desnuditez, une (ans tete; unc a"^^ 
ies yeux cievez, xi'eft votre yoifine; des diei^eui 
grands, etpetits^ des etiquettes pour (vlter la coM 
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kijalreji i I'aiitm« BkHiill&<» piis cn fcon l|ea: ainll 

mille ^^entilelle^ ; niais je nen vpudrois pas jurer, cai^ 

J'ai vu Mohilear de Mesmes , qui enfin a perdu fa 
ck^e iemiu^i iX a pleiprc et laogiotl enaae vo^raut, eH 
iDioi je jamU fMfi rcstenir mat hamtB; touie la 
France a •▼ifiil ceUe mailte* ' Je TOut- conlbille , nut 
Bonne, d'y faire vus couipliiiieiis , vous Ic devez pac 
ki (ouv^ir ,cU Li vry: ^« .vous aimez encore. J' at 
result, ]iia*u^-)^er«' voua kttra du i3* .c'elkaa boiii> 
de fept jours prerentcmenfr: ' en verity, je tremble de 
peui^r^ ^uun entant de 3, feipaines ait ea la iie.vre el: 
liipetitie yarok, c'^ftla-chofe du monde la plue extras 
Oi^inaire. Mem di^tt» ma Bonne, d'oA .vieiil: oelte dia-. 
kuT extreme dans ce petit corps V iic vous a-t-on riea 
ditdu ^ocolat? je 9i!ai point ie coeur conteai. la-deilut» ' 
^ fiaa en p^ne de oe^pa|l¥Ye petit; je Taime, el Gouuna 
|e fai que Vous I* aimez, j'y Tnis fortement altacht-e. 
Vous fentez done rauiour Jiiaternel, j'en fuis fort aife* 

ct ^ocquez voua maintenant dea evaioRtes, dee 
laquiitadeay des prevmncea^ des tendreffes qui mau 

teat le coeur en prelTe, du (rouble que cela jetie fur 
loute la vie; vous nei ierez plus fi etonn^ de toua 
mea lentiioenUt fat cette obUgation.a cefc aimable pe- 
tit garqon ; je-foie bien prier dien pouv lui, el p*en fuii 
pas inoins en peine que vous: j'attends de fea'nouvel- 
ks avectii|ipatjen<»» jen'aipae huit ioure a atteodEa 
cdmme aux Aachers: le ploe pemi agranen^ 

que )e trouve ici; car enfin, ma Bonne, de bonne foy 
vous m'^tes toutes chofes, Vos lelires que je re^ia 
deux /qie la f emaine f oni a^on imi^ et fenfibia confo* 
lation en votre abfence: elies font aiiiMiMet» eties ma 
foat d^iee* elles me ^laitfent, je let r^i ^uiE-biex^ 

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4|iie vous faites des mieniies; mais comnie je fiiis une- 
pleureufe, jene puis pas^ Xeulement aprocher d«d pfe« 
miens lan» pl«inp«F da fonds de mon. boei!fti 

.£A- il polllble qne les inlennes vous bient agr^ables 
mi point ^ue vous me le dites ; je ne les fens point tel- 
ks m fioptimtt-d^ints nuiad;' je«€roi» ^ii^eUeeia'deTfea' 
■em, quaad sllis tmrpalK ptfr las votteft; exifiii, mi 
Bonne, c'eft un grand boiiheur que vous les aimiez; 
car de la imnieFe dont voufi en etes acoablee, tou» 
fariez fort k plaitadre £ oela ett>i| attmrnentL • Monlieito 
de^ CSouIanges ik hhen en peiM d« fi^nrolr,- 'la«|tieile de 
vos Madames y piend gout, nous trouvons que c'eft 
Hen bonvfigne pow dto; car mon fialie eft & n^lig^qu^) 
famt a^M^ un efprit oMaanA^^ aft dn nMtaide |>oixr poo- 
voir s*en accommoder. Je vous pile ziia Bonne , 
vous fiez point auxijeux lits, c'eft un £ujep de tenta*- 
tiOfi» kitm ooucMer qiieiqu^'iin dans: Totre tkambref 
foriaofinnent aiae pltlide TMe«^ftAt€» de -votre vi^ et 
de la mienne* 

' ' Et vomMm^mxr k CcMtt je'vetrai bicd A rm$ 

me voulez en rrovence: ne faites point de mechantea 
plaiianteries la-delTusy ina lilie A'ei^ point ^veiUee, jo 
^oua x«poiid«' d'ette, e( pour wua fie ckerehto point 
noife. Son^ez mx affaires de votre Province, ml Men 
jeferai periuadee que je ne luis point votre bonne et 
que vous voalez voir la fm de b mere et de la iiUe» 
SereviensWos attdres, cf eft nae clu»b emelte, que 

I'ailaire du I\oi foit difficile a conduie, n'avez vou9 
point envoy e id: ii IW.vouloit vous reiiiettre ciiH 
ifotxM m\t»:fiaam , comma a nom cant miUe ^cas, 
vous anriea bien-t&tfiids ce limit un gvand eiwitii 

pour vous , Ci vous etiez contraint de hnir I'aHemblee 

fans lite^enckuet et voe paovma&iiest je ne. tois 

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pas qu'il en foil; quertioiu J'ai anvoy6 prier TAbb^ dc 
^Ignan de me veak voir^ pmeque Monfieur d'UiM 
eft un peti malady, je vbulois lui -dkri ce qiie favoia 
apris des difpoiitions que Von fait id touchant la Pro- 
vence, et lee Provenoeaux. Ob ne peitt toiie tout ce 
que nous avoaa ^t; nous tadsona de ne pea laiffler 

ignorer, de quelle laaniere vous vous apliquez a fervir 
le Boi dam la place ou voua ^tes; je voudrCHs biem 
▼ous peitv;oir fervir dame oeBe 06 f e §mB^ dtaxiez m'«ft 
lea moi^s^ ou pour liiieux dire, fouhaitefc que faie 
. autant de pouvolr que de bonne rolonti* A dieu MoA- 
fienr.ie Comie. 

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Je viens a vous Madame la Comtefle pour vous 
dire que i'ai enroie querir Piquet, pour diaoourir de la 
fietite v^le de cettafcnc: il en eft epourante, maii 
il adn^ fit force d* avoir pu chaftnr ce ventn et erdkt 
qu*il vivra cent ans, apres avoir d bien counnenoe* 
£niin j'ai parl6 i5 ou 16 heures a Monfiewr de Coukn- 
ges , jem omipreada pae qu'on puiiSe parlar a d'autree 
qu'il lui; <^a couraoje, men coeur, point de foiblelFe 
liuiuaine , et en me fortiiiant ainli , j'ai pafte par ddkia 
mea. pmnierea fotbleffea; mais Catant meti mtfe eixxM 
UM fois en dfo)ute; eXIe entra, il use femble qa*eUe dm^ 
vo'it nie dire, Me. , Me. vous donne le bon jour, elle 
Tooa prie de la venir voir, elle mexepai|la de tout vo* 
lae vaytgt et que quelqne foia voua TOiie fiMUrenieK 
de moi, je fua une heur^ ailez ijiipertinente. Je 
Bi^ainure a votre iille » voua n'en faites pas grand cas; 
naia eroitt xuol que none veua le rendons bien. On* 
me^nrief On nfiQ»elle» je fufanmian toot oourt-ec die 
celle db Provence, pas un mot. J*ay recu mille vifites 
de tou9 VO6 amis et des miens, csela £ait une aHe^ granda 
troupe. Uhkki Ttrfhi m dli mm de lefte, k canfe <te* 



I'^orel de Richelieu qui n'a |^lus, de forte qne nau$ 
m profitons. iMadauie de Soubife eft grolTe dc quatre 
eii£aiis a voir fon' ventre. - ' 

Je re^is votre lettre da i6. Je ne me tairai pa* 
des merveillea que fait Monfieur'iSe Grl^an potir te 

Xei vite de ia MajeRu; je Pavois deja fait aux occafions 
el Je ferai encore, ie venrai demain Monfieiir ie Ca- 
mus, il m'eft venuchercher le leui moment qpm je his 
chez Monfieur de Mesmes* Apropos, ma Bonne, 'il 
feut. ^crire a Moiiiieiu de Mesmes, a Madame de Vaux 
pour eile et ion mari, et a Derval fur-peiae de la vie, 
les complimens ne fuffifent pas: fai vu ce matin le 
chevalier , Dieti fqait de quai nous avons parle, fat- 
ten^ Kipert avec impatience: je icrai ravie que le5 
sfiEwee de votre aflemblee foient finies; Mais -oik irea 
Toos achever Vhivfr? On dit que la petite veroleeft 
|>arr.out, voila de quoi ine troubler. Vous faites un 
heaijt compliment a votre tiiie* An re^ le Hoi part 
ie 5*. Janvier pour Chalons el< plu^mrs autree tours, 
quelques revedes chemin fai(ant» Le voiage fera 
iome youxBf mais les offioiers^ et ie9 troupes iront 
ylofr km: fmsr mot jefoupqimtie encore quelqueex- 
pediitofl; ceanme cdle de Is Franche^Cemte. V««t 
Iqa^ez que le Roi eft un Heros dc routes les fa i fans; 
]es pauvrea comtifiiaMS font defolez, ils n*ont pas un 
Arv. Braneae me denunda^iner de bonne fol , fi K 
»e vovdois point prefer -for gages et in^'adura ^uD 
n'en' parlcrott point, et qu'il aimer oit inieux avoir 
aiflttie ai moi, qof k utf amtre. ^ La Trouife me pHcf 
4e hd xppwendvt qiielque» tms^ defrlecrcCs^ de-PoiheeafS 
pour ivibiifter bonneteuient: enfin ils font »hiwe% 
16oUa Chatiilon que >^exborte a' vans faire iin 'nOr 

fKQim^i» faat te GbiiBpe, il me demawde iniifr fvv^ 

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il le tirera du fond de cette ^beciere que vons cun- 
noUiez. Adieu t ma divuae Banne, il y a raifon par 
tcmt: celifr lettra eft devenue un ioTte volume^ feiiK 
brafle le laboriieax GrSgnaii, le Sei^uetir Corbeau, le 
prelomptueux Adeniar, et le fortune Louis de Pro- 
vence, fur qui tous les AQrologaes difent que let 
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•lid) iw^en feme iaUln Uttb Ig^aut^^iele je^t Khiterltcf) mt\yc 
jekten; aber fdrw tBriefe, unb Vefonberd &tc o»n ber -aabet, 
mit i^m ^titfi wcAfeUer wrlJlen^n nocf) mimer aufmerf* 
imUit' ffDiefel mttiitre unb wtljioe SJjabcfeen, fagt ®ellert# 
fcftimt tfii l5ottif«ittt Mt« tl^re t^rtcfe. t^ft^ 9im 
latim ^fdfia. ^iitfault fagt tM tcr S^mbe* biit ei Me ai# 
bem meggdiftwi nub iit<it nkUt Mmnten babe. SR^anan 
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Four te montrer que fe Tuis ramant le pTns padfi- 

que que ui aies eu ta vie, malgr^ la qu^relle que noni 
eumes hier enieiubley je te prie cle me venir aidei a 
fahe un chrdiien. Une Imprimeure que demeure au 
pais latin, s'^tant aviKe faire un enfant , Um mm 
fi'eft avift de me choifir pour en etre le parain, et jc 
m'^viie de te prendre pour itre lA conmiere* Comme 
tufi'aa jainaia rien voulu tenir de iuoi« et que je ne 
fuis ] as fur que tu aies jamais rien tenu a d'autres , je 
doute que tu veuilles tenir ce pauvre petit; et que 
tu ibU alTez charitable pour lui acoorder une grace que 
tu as peut-^tre refuKe a cent pauvres petits comme - 
Jui. Jc dis comme liii, car c'elt un male, qui eft ne 
coefie, et qui fans doute Cera le plus heureux du mon* 
de quand tu aura^ poB ta main delTus. Ceft un 
aveu»Ie qui fent ce qu'il ne voit pas; et un muet qui 
deiuande les n^ceilites fans parler. 11 a recjii la pre- 
miere favetir de ceux' qui Tont con^ft ; la feconde de 
celled qui If xiOunit ; et tu lui accoideraa la demieie, 

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tu aurois raifon cle faire queique petite diiHciiUel inais 
tu fair bien qu^ je a^Kurai qae rhonneur ,d*aflifter a 
Faction, et que celui pour qui je prie en aura t^ut 
le profit. Pour moi, quoique }*en aie deja tenu dfe 
petits et de grands , je ne fuis non plus favant fur cetto 
matiere-la que le premier joar* Tatt^ns teujouii 
qu^on me dife iiiettez la main la ; et conuue je fuis 
Tennemi jure des reverences, un de mes plai/ird feroit 
de pouvoir faire cela avec loi lans cer^monie. Si je 
Tois que tant&t tu t*6n. aquittes de bonne grace, je ta 
m^na^erai queique chofe (que je ne vcux pas nom- 
n\er,^ parce qu il faut que ce foit la marraine qui 
nomine la premiere) que nous aurona bien da plaifir 
a tenir enfemble^ Je t'irai prendre preciftment k 
trois heures« pour te mener au rendez-vous. Sois 
prite pour L'heure que je te marque; fais-toi char- 
iiiahte a ton ordinaire » et je lerai au mien Toi^ 
a Toi. 



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^4jon pauvre [compere, mon aiiu, |e tieudrai tout ce 
que tu vondm ime faire tenitf petit ». ou grand, male 
ou feinelfe, ja'itnpcrrte. Tu n'as qu*a me venir pren- 

. dre fur les trois henres, et tu me trouveras ])Our 1« 
Snoins aufli pai ee , ^ue tu T^tois quand tu montas fur 
le cheval etiqne dont tu fais la' peinture dans la lettre 
tde Madame d'Angoiileme. Je gage, fi tu veux, les 
fraix du bapteme, que panui tt^iites les commeres 
que tu as » il n'y en. a point de fi jolie que je le Terat 
tant6t. On me vient d^apporter un moucholr de point 
penms , dont tu auras le pucela^^e. J'ai des coins 
blonds de la bonne faifeure, qui me rendent belie 
coiume un ange^ et je fouhaiteroia'* quand nous nous 
querellames, tu mVuITes repris toncoeur, pour voir 
11 aiijourd'hui je ne le le ferois pas bien rendre. Je nie 
pare de la Ibrte pour ni^riter la grace que tu me fais de 
ine choilir pour ^tre la coinmere. Comme voila le 
quinzienie enfant dont j'auiai ete uianaine, il n'y a 
point de ceremonies dans un bapteine que je ne fache; 
et tu avoueras tantot quand tii verras de quelle faqon 
|e mVn d^^le, que je fuis tout a'£aiit propre a faire 

' des Chretiens. Je te prie que ce ne foit pas la le dernier 
que nous failions enfemble: Oblige, A tu peux, toutes 
les femmes que tuoonnois, de te faire le parrain des 
enfans qu*el!es font, et les filles de ceux qii'elles ont 

,envie de faire. Je ferais ta coaxmere autant de fuis 
que ta le voudi;^s; et le coeur me dit, qu*4>res plu- 
Ceurs petites alliances « ilen arrivera une bonne ^ qui 
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fl^ We§ fran|06f*e .^raue»|tmmer lerilbmt. @ie warb tm jal>r 
1615 m ^atii ge^orcH/ imD narb 1706 in eiiiem ^Ita uon <>o 

5al)reu. ^ ^c^ou frul) mlov (ie i()re ^Mtern, (ebte nun fur ud)i 
uni) iog bal^ t^urch 'Bii^ uuD ^^BefciciUxit &te ^ufiHerffamfeit l)cf 
fcfe^uen '^tifier rtuf jid)^ fo, njie fic bgrc^ iJ)re aniKJmilid)f eiten 
'^Tchenim^ ind)t ftcf) Umgand juncjcr ^BoUufiHnc^c er^ 
R»rtr&. f^egen bic ^^he b.'I)idt fte Seitlcfc.niJ cine l)?rrfcfient)e , 
uetgung ; Dctlo ia^Uctcber a^r maren t^re £ie[^e#oerf2n^tit(S^. 
55en th:m aHen war jt< ilber tic £iebe cine launentjoflc 
Vhiiinf fa^ jte tmttiet nut aU jtnulicf)el ©efiiM; nic^t aU Kiv 

^crsnAgeit bmwrgebra^ti iitib ^urA 6<ttlgiui(i lertltt 
i^M* WAV dii eammeiyliit^fr ^tUitttn on^ 83«lteiiiiitet. Sof 
fie ^<iti iitn^fn X)olr4irf iiveitattfeii^ Smnfeii |»m ^td^cronteuft 
in ii)fem SmiMtHiS mu^u, ift aul bef«R teBen Mamft 

St l6v>rt*moni) ftanb mit ibr in 55ricf»ed)fcli iinb in feineii 

SQcrfcn ii! foitoljl ber '-Pricf la modeme Lcojirmii, ak^ cifi 

unbrer^ a Mile, de K. XXX. an ue scn(;|;tet. JOer U^te fcbUegt 

' L^indulgence et la ftge Mtutt * > 

A torme I'amc dt Ninon 
De la volupri d'£picurc» . ' 

Ee de la vercix de Cacotu 

tDin £e ^ret bat man if)rc; atiA fti^ IDcutfdfe tlerfc^te/ fef 

1id)ern tllemoires. 5)ie Letties de N/«o« de VEnclos 2U "NTap* * 

quis 5«-i>Me, au< beiien l>ier einer Dcr fdiSrtten au0gti)obc» 
it» finb ini)c6 rtjobl 8?tt»ti «id)fc von ii)t lelbft, fonbem tvol^v 
fdjcnilid) ©on bem jilnflcrn Crebillon in ibrem (^ailc, aber mtb 
^crljaft, gc^^^r^c^e^. (Pelicit fAUt oon \>'\:\i\\ ^ricfen folgenbetf 
Urtbeil: f^^kn |o dienau# all Crebillon'e 'iSncre (f emes de 
Madame de M' • au Qomi^ de K ' *) fcfetlbctn ftc Ms^ mtlifd^ 

lid)e o^s Mb mi&rteii el ne(( (;eiiauer abfd)i(bcni/ ^era 
fe nicbt moiMbmal befontre t&Sa^Mttft in ottgemeine mwm 
>elt<m. eic •ftnboren in ciiiff ntunftnif iinb Ii««bafteni 
Cfd^reilart Me verbftr^fen, Oetetmnife bcr t ebe f9 fcbarfiiii^ 

(al man Ue erMme cmtaiittficirt ber trMonif^en Si^at 



mMt §€0(11 iie -eiitiotven^dt f^htnt i^enn fte ftc6 nictt la^ 
mditn eitt i»ent$ |tt febr jduf bit aMtre Gette fAldiseiii ber £(ebe 
«ic etfke (Riil» «idtiit tftfiNrMetir imb fir tmt $tLMt 
Me 9ii9fMiMli tMlMl WatiAe tB«f»i|<it »Me 

•teUet<r»t bit Seftf Mir ft«i MR flMIe liitr AtmiHrM^ 
«H au^ &cm ^«Rt»r iiiiMIM««t(<iMI tfil«fli|itti«ien Ifc 
ten woUctt. Dedj, t>et 55erf«ffer, cber bie %^ttfaf(mn, Wtteit 
'■fetne bcffm ^am i^wn 55rtefeu tt)il)lcn fhncn. 3Bc«« fic 
etn Sraueniinmict ftl)roiben foltte, fo fOHtite fte etne rieiulM 
lim trPen fdjreibftn Xh\6 hud)t/ bafi jie ben *Bricfcn brt 
gern CrcbtUon uod> &oriUiiiel)en (iiitb. !D94 iO€r mtit ^ it 

•itMi iitcbi f€ibft pm flSerfofer babml'^ 

0»w» Marquis, je vous tiendrai parole; ct dans toutcs 
^es occafioii^ je dirai la virile, deulle-je la dire a niea 
jproprea depens.- J'ai plus de ierinet^ dans r^Cprit que 
Toua ne Pimaginez, et je crains bien que la fuite de 
notre commerce iie vous lalle penfer que quelquefois 
je pouHe cette vertu jusqu'a la fev^rit6. Mais fouve- 
vet'Vonk alors que je n'ai que le dehors d'on^ femms^ . 
et que je fnis homme par Ic fcoeur et par Pefprit, Void 
^ method e que je vexix fuivre avec vous, Comme jc 
jie demande pas mieux ^ue de m'Ma^er moi -meine; 
•▼antdeyotts oommuaiqu^ mes idles, moii deam]i> 
eft (le les propofcr a i' excellent homnie chez lequel 
nous foupanies hier. II elt vrai qu'il u'a pas trop 
)x>nne opinion de la pauvre humamte. 11 ne oroit 
non plu» aux Tertus qu*aux revenants. Mais cette 
roideur luitigee parmon induigence pour les foiblef- 
fc8 hnmaines youjs doianera, jd crois, refpete et la dofir 
de Fhilofophie qii^il faut daAs le cmuneroe des fern- 

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Depuls que voiis etes cntre dans le moiifle'y il na 
voua a rieti o^rt, dkeji voiu, de ce ipie vans avie^ 
ima^iiil d'y trouT«Y.j degcnlkt ve^ Peitiiiii toiis Ini^ 
vent par- lout, Voiis ichcrchez la folitude, et des que, 
vous en jouiilez , elle voiis lalb; tous ne I^vei en ua 
mm: k ^nol ettvHiuer Hinqiuet^idequi voum touimetite^ 
fc Vttk ^us tiref cl9'|itiiie,^moi; ear nut ehaf]^e eft de 
voiis dire ma penftie fur tout ce qui pourra vous arre* 
ter^ et je ne fcais [A vous ae me feres fM^iibuvem det 
qneflioiie euili m/bmnalgimtes poor laei, - qn'-dfat V aiftf 
ixmt ete pourvom. ' • . 

Le Meiaiie que vous epimiveZf n*a point d^autJMi 
ceule que le vuide oi!i fe touve votre coenn Ce coetir * 
Aft-finier ainour, * ti U eft Mt pour enieSMMit. Voue 
avez ptecMemetit ce qu'on appcHe le befoin d'aiiner« 
Otti, Marquie, la^iure, en noua Jbrmant. none % 
dimnS une jpordon de fiHitllnent qui duivent 8*exee( 
ter fur quclque objet. Vo«re age eft fait pour les agita-* 
Uons de i'ainour: tant que ce ientiiuent ne rempiire 
reive eeenT, . il^rvou^ manquera toafoave qiic^aH 
ehofe: PiitquiiCttde'dbnWoila '«oq8 plaignez , ne finivse 
point. En un inot , rumour eft T aliment dii coeur 
conmie les mets le iaipM, du corps; aimer, c'elt remplur 
le. weo^e la nature^ c'eft ftdafiaife a un befiaiii. -Meie 
i^il eft pofHble, faites enforte, que chez vous Tamour 
n'aiUe pas iusqu* a la paflion, J^our vous ^ai:antir de 
ce malhear^ je ferois pr«sque> tentte d^appxourer 
confeii que l^^n ^oua dpnne de priliarer . a la xoau 
pagnie de ces femmes capables de vous infpirer au* 
tant d'i^tkne pour ellea que d'attour, le cuiaiiierce 
de celles qui fe piquent d'etre pliia amiiftiirea qam 
folides. A votre age, ne pouvant penfer a prendre 
Un engagement ferieux, on n'a pa3 befoin de trou- 
rer un ami dana. une fenune; en ae y chen;her 
qu>ne Maitriflir aiineUe. 

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f Le commerce ties femmes a grands prlnclpes, 
Mr de celles que ravages du teim iorcent a ne 
plofi fe>ftiii» 'vak>tr que par las grandea qualitiis, .eft 
excellent poi»r un bafiaiiie,'qiu« fMnviipe ellee, eft fur 
Je retour# Pour tous cea Jemmes foroient trop, bonne 
aompagotey ii f oCb m'expHqaar 11 ,m noiift fiauft 

derichefles qu' a proportion de ftpo, befioina* el qtS 
TOUS avez a faire (le mieux, c*cft, je crois, tle .vout 
atucber a cellaa qui joigoea^ a u^e^ figure aimable de 
douceur dana It^conunerce 4eF la ga]|rete*daiaa • Jf'lm-. 
, tneur , dii ^oxit pour les plaiitra de.fiKaiete^ et .qu'iuie 
|i£Etiire de co^ur n'eiidxoudbe paa^ / . '/ ' 

Li AvixyeiBai:6*un hoiiamae raifoittid»leeOaitpeiiotaefi» 

^op frivoles , me ttirez - vouaj maia croj'ez vous qii* 
♦lies doi vent etre jugees a^ec tant.de Tev^ri^. Soyea 
perfuad6» Marquia, que A.^mjalheuimffiueiat^lca aoi 
^^oient plue de Tolldtte 4aif5 le eara^tere^ elles efc 

vous perderiez irop. Vons exigez dans les fei tunes 
dequalites! eh ne le tix)uvjez' vous pas d^QS'ttn axniS 

noa 

vertus que yous avez befoin, inajs de not re en joue' 
ment et de nos ioiJbleiies. L'ai^ur que. vous jiout: 
lAtz pranAre pour wne qttju CbeoU eitimiUe 4 
Dona egarda* de^iendioit .ttOp-.d^ereuic pour vMs* 
Jusqu' a ce que vous puiHiez penfer au contrat, vous 
ne. devez chercher qu'a vou» amulier av^c le^ beUea^ 
«m go^t paflagei doit feul .voua y attacher;. gMeXf. 
vous de vous en oiacup^ jjIus ferieufement, tar je 
voua le j[)redi« » vouis ne pQun^es faire av(3Cb«lliBa .qu! 
line nMuvufe £n.>: 

Si vous ne penfiez pas plus Tolidement que la 
piiUpart des i^nn^ gens, je voua, pariaroia .£^x tout 
un- autre ton: loab je m*^j/spph qpe TOua. te^ 

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pr^t k d<m|icr dim Vmtch^€Otiii9sifB kUfgitiAieaJk 
vo1i*te» U m ^auilroit 'doiH; voas iitt^dier qu*k ttM 

leiiiiue qui , coinine iin enfant' aimable, vous amu** 
'iat par d'agreabiesb lahes, , par de^legers capiim,' 4fi 
par tons ces jolies dtfauta qtii Copt le charme ^un 
coiixiiierce galanT« ' ' ^ ' . - ^ ■ ' . \ ^ 

da^igeveux? ic^^efMNdee fnblinie tfttn aVivile q«Ml« 

queioi^ cle s'en /ornier. Mais dans i'exacJe venie, 
I'auiour pris comme pafUon, n'eft qu un ialtinct 
. ireugle qu' il faiit devoir appr^cier; un appltit qui . 
noua determine pour iin objet plutot que pour utt 
auire. Tans qu'on puiHe donner la raiion de £on gout: 
confidere comme liaifon d'amitie, loraque la railbn y 
pr^fide, . oe n*eft plus de Tamour, cfeft une eftiine, . 
aliectueuft a. la verite, jnais tranquillc, incapable de 
Toua titer de votre iituaiion. Si, auarchant lur ks. 
traces de nos andena U^roa de Boman, tous alle% 
. |iisqa*aux grands fentimeos, vous verrez que cette b€* 
roiiiine pretend u ne fait de I'amour qii'une folie i rifle 
et Ibuvent funefte* C'eft un vrai fanati≠ maia & 
vous le degagez de tout ce que P opinion Tut pr^te»* 
bi^^'iiiit il feid votre buiiheur et vos plaifirs. Cvoyei 
^ue, Il c etoit ia raifon ou I'enthouiiasiiie qui foiiiiat 
lea aiffairea de coeur, F amour deviqndroit infipide. oa 
Irlnltiqiie. Le feul moyen d'fviter ces deux extrl* 
nutes, c'eft de fuivre le dheaiin que je vous iudiqiie» 
Voew n*avez befoin que d'etre amuTe* et vous ne trott- 
yeres quechez lea femmes dont je voua parle,.ce qu* 
il faut pour cela ; votre coeur veut ^tre occupl , ellea 
fo^it faites pour le remplir. Eilayez de ma recette et 
^oua voua en trouverez bien • • • • Je voua aVoii 
^ prnmis de la raifon « il me femble que je vona tfena , 
parok 'Ailtz exactexudpnt^ Adi<^Uj je viea* d« ji^eccvoir 

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wait U»m dmkk9im.4A Mr; 4r Stint SirreiMiit»' S 

bait que f y reponde. Je veux en nieiiie terns lui 
pnapoiec y^imidom vcma faU past; ^ jft farai 
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etre Moliere* Noua relirons le Tartuffe, ou il doit 
fcto quelqnea^cMngifeneati; ai>iMf .Marums/ que 

tons ceux qui ne conviendront point de tout ce que 
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Ste afle^, n»ai aul fcet defect bicfe^ ebefit ^i1t«rm voil 
<5enf fam, Der m 1737 Wtf 1778 le^cc/ ^ai (5^e>T^e feltmcr 
eettetf^^re «ti( mti trfflicben^ einbnicft)0aen 90ftt«0(i 
f9 iH bie$ aud) ber ^bararter jfiner ^ttefir# toni d it ter 
^ammlang fetnerSGBerle nub tl^ren $ii94ileni€ittMiib(ii einemc^t 
mftetrtotUcle ^maW giebt . ftancte banitiler Hub |ieiM» 
IM flfof em ttmf(iiiie> melt Kb^dMblimgni oir ^IM? / liiib M» 
N 9bti9fl0^^ MiMibcrt tUml iml lu ^egenfldiibeiii^ 
ml^re (etrefen UotrfTeatt'e perffnIicN £ase unb 8ttt9e{caenf)eU 
Uxif unt finb nicftt ntenijier inmcffant burcfe il)re Kir cbarafrc^ 
xi^iick 5)arffellunq eine^ Don alien (?dtcn 10 mafa^uritiiic«i 
unD ut)u mcl)v ais finer ©eite fo Hebcndwfirbit^en sjj^annel. 

ter 5(iu!tial)( folgcnber ^rote ^tcn^, wie man kicbt errlt(># 

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Si favois lenulbeur d'itxt ne Prince » d'Stre enchain^ 
les convenancea de mon etat ; que je fufle contraint 
d'nvoir nn train, une fuite, des cioiueftiques, c'eft-a- 
djre, des maitres ; et que pouitant j'euITe une ame afiez 
llevte pour Touloir ^tre homme nialgre mon rang^ 
"pouT vouloir reiiiplir les grands devoirs de pere, dt 
xnari, de citoyen de la republique humaine, je fenti- 
roifl bieniot .ie^ difficiilit^a de ooncilier tout cei^y celle 
fur* tout d*f lever mea euEans pour Tetat, oil^ lea p1a(^ 
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le cpitiniencerois done piur me ^iie: ne fam 
pas vouloir deb chofes ctonWadicioiTCS ; il ne faut pas 
^loU eire et n'etre pas. La clifRculte que je veiix 
vaincre'eft inhercnte a la choCe ; n Tetat de la chofe ne 
pent chanaer, &ttt que la difficultc refta. Je doi« 
fentir que je n'obtiendrai pas tout ce que je veux: foms 
n'hnponc, nenous decoura^eons point. De tout ce 
qui eft bien^ je ferai tout ce qui eft pofiible » mon zele 
jct ma vettu m'en rlpondent: une partie de U lagefle 
eftde porter le joug de la neccfTite: quand le (age fait 
Ic r^fte, il a tout fait. Voila ce que je me dirqis, fi 
fetois Priice. Apres cela, j^rois en avant (ana me 
jcbuler , fans riea craindre; et quel que £(kt inon fuo. 

j^anjii^t ain^^ ^^^^^^ content de inoi* Je ne 
crois pas que j'eulle tort de Titre. 

Ilfaut, Monfieur leDuc, commenccr par voiis 
lM«n mettte dam resprit, quHl n'y a p6int d^oeil pa- 
' ternel que celui d'un pere , ril d'oell maternd que ce- 
lul d'nne mere- Je voudrois employer vingt raines 
de papier a vous iep«ter oes dete lignea, tant je fuia 
co^vainw que tout ei& depend. 

Vous etcs Prince, ratement pourrex-YaiM elre 
pere. vous aurex tvop d autrcs foihs a remplir: 11 fan- 
^ done que d'autres renipliilent les votres. Madaiue 
la Dttchaffe fcra dana la mime caa a-peu-prea. 

Dc-li fuit cscttc premiere regie. Fai^ea ealorte 
que voire enfant foit cher k quelqu'un. 

11 convient que ce quciqu*un foit de fon fexc 
L'age elt tres difficile a determiner. 'Par d^importan- 
tea raifona, il la faudrait jeiuie. Mais une jeune per- 
ibmiea bien d'autrea foina en t^te que de veiUer jour 
ct nuit fur un cifant. Cea ,eft taconyenient iiiWr 
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la fmnn, done pas jeune, ni beB^ par' Gonf^*. 
qnent, car ce feroii encore pis. Jeime, c'eft elle que 
voiu aurex a cramdrf^ belle c'e& tout ce qui4'appra- 
cheia. , . , ^ 

II vaui: mleiix qu*^UjG| foit veuve que ftile. Maia^ 
fi elle a des enfans* qu*aucnn d'eux ae bit autour 

d'elie» et que tpus dependeht de voas, , 

Point de fcjnines a grands feiitJmens, encore 
moins de bel- esprit. Qu* elle ait afl'ez (Pesprit pour 
Tous bien entendre t ndn pOur rafiiner far voa in- 

Ibructions. * • 

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II iiuporte qu*ellc ne foit pas trop facile a vivre, et 

5! n'jjuporte pas qu'elle foit libevale. Au coiitraiie, il 
la faut rang^e, aileniive a fes interets. II eit iuippiiible 
de foumettre un prodigue k la regie; on tient lea ava«; 
rts par leur propre defaut. 

' Point d'etourdie ni d'evaporce; outre le naal de 
lachofe, il y a encore celui de rhunieur, car touiea 
les foUea en ont, et rien n*eft plus a crdindre qua 
Hmmeur; per lam^eraifon, lesf^ensvUisy quoiqua 
plus aimableci, lue font fuspecls, a caufe de i'ejupor- 
Uiuent. Oomme uuus ne trouverons pas une ieiuiiie 
parfkite, il nt faut paa lout exigers ici Ja douceur eft: 
de precepte ; , male pourvu que ia raifon la donne, elle 
peut n'etre que dans le tenipfranient. Je Tainie aulil 
mieax e^ale et frqide* qii^accueiliante et capricieufe. 
£ii lebtei chofes , preferex un caractere fiir a nn carac* 
tetebrillant. Cetre disrnicre qualit^'eft inline un in-= 
convenient; pour ndtre objet ; une perfonne faite pour ^ 
au-deflua dea autrea» peut*^tte gatee par leniMte' 
de ceux quil'ekf^ni. Elle en ^|L%e en Tuite anunt de 
Uiu le luoHil^i ec c^U rend injuAe avec le6 in-' 
firieura. ^ . , i ; = » 

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Du Tefte, ne cherchez dans fon esprit aiicune cul- 
tQfe; il tt farde en etudknt, et c*eft tout* £lle. (e de^ 

r - 

gttiCm li eHe (kit; vous la cofmoitres bien mteax, a 

die eft igiioranfe: dut-elle iie pas favuir lire, tant 
niieux, elle aprejidra avec Ton eleve. La feul^ ^ualiU ^ 
esprit ^u'il faut exiger, c*efttm Cena droit* 

le ne parle point ici des qualit^s du toenr ui dm 
moeors, qui fe fuppofent; pam qu'on fe contreiait : 

la-deflus. On n'eft pas fi en ^arde fur le refte du ca- 
i^ctere, et c'eft par - la que do boos ^reux ju^ent du tour. 
Tout ceci demanderoit peut-Atre de plus grands de* 
tails ; iiiais ce n'eft pas maintenant de quoi il s*agit. 

Je dis# et c*eft ma premiere regie, qu*U faut que 
P enfant (bit cher a cette perfoime • Maid coju- 
ment faire? 

Vous ne lui ferez point aimer Penfant en lui di- 
iant de Maimer ^ et avant que Thabitude ait ^it nai- 
tire Tatuchement, on s'amufe quelquefois avec Jei j 
autres enfans^ mais on n'auue que les fiens, I 

* Elle pourroit Taimer, fi elloaimoit le^^ere ou li 1 
mere. Mais dans voire rang, on n'a point d'amts; et 
jamais V dans quelque rang que ce puiHe «tre» oa^o'a A 
pour aiQia les gens qui dipendent de nous* I 

Or, Paffection qui nenait pasdu fentiment^ d\A I 
pent- elle nattre« fi ce n'eft de i'lnteret? I 

Id vient un/s reflexion que le concours do Moilk 
autres confirme, cVt que les difficultes que vous ne 

pouvez oter de votre condition » vous ne les eludere^^ 
^'a lorce de depenfies. , , , 

Mais n'allez pas croire, commc les autres, que 
rargent fait tout, pour lui m^e, et que, pourm 
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V dtouffeau* tQi 

Je ne connofs rien de ii difficile quand on eft riche^ 
(^ue de ff ite ufage de (a richeffe pour idler a fes tos. 
LVr^ent eft un reSmt da As la "mlcanique morale;' inaia 

il rejJOulTe toiijonrs la main qui le fait agir. Faifons 
^uelqucs obrervatioDS u^Uaires pour notre objet* 

Nous voulons que T eafant ioit cher 4 fa ^ouver« 
nante. 11 taut pour cela que le fort de la gouvernante 
Mt Ue k celuf de renFann II- ne lanr pas qu'elle d^ 
pende feuleiucut des Toins qu'elle lui rendra, tant parce 
qu'on n'aime gueres lea gens qu'on fert» que patice que 
les fqine payes, ne font qu' apparent, le» foins r^ela 
fe negligent; et uoub cherchom ici de^ ioin^ reeb. 

11 faut qii'elie depend e non de fes foins, inais de 
leur fuGces,. et que fa fortune foit atuch^e a I'effet de 
Teducatioh, qu*elle aura donnee* Alors feulement elle 
fe vena dans Ton Eleve et s'afFectionnera neceiTaiiejiient 
a elle; elle ne lui rendra pas un fervice de parade et de' 
anontre, mais iin fervice r^el; ou plut6t en la fervant^ 
elle ne fervira qU*eUe-m£me; elle ne twvaillera que 
jpour. loi. 

Mais qui fera juge de cc fucces ? La foi d'un pere 
Suitable, et dont k probity elk bien etablio, doit Tof* 
five; la probiti eft un inftrument fi^ dana lea afisire^ 

pourvu qu'il foit joint au discemement. 

Le pere pent mourir. Le jugemcnt dcs femmei 
n'eft pas reconnu alfez fAr, et T amour materne! ^ft 
aveugle. *Si la mere ^toit etablie juge au d4faut,du pere» 
ou U gouvemaiate ne 8* j fieroit paa» ou elle a*occu« 

peroit plus a piaire a la mere ^u' a bien elever TenfanC* 

Je ne m' etendrai pas fur le ciioix des juges de 
r education. 11 faudroit pour cela des connolHancea 
particolieifes TelatlTea awr perR^nnee, Ce qui iaiporte 
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eflentiellenient , c^edqudla gouvernante ait pins 
eniiere coniiaiice dans rinUgrite du jugeineat; qu elle 
,fblt perfuadee qu'bn ne la privera point du prix delcf 
/foina 11 elle a retdK; et qnoi qii'clla pnilTe iiu«» ella 

ne robriendra pas clans le cas conLraire. II ne laut 
jamais qu'elle oublie que ce neit paa i la peine q[ue ce 

prix fera du, mais au fuccia* ' « 

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' Je fais bien que , foil qu'elle ait fait fon devoir ou 
Bon, ce pdx ne fauroit lui manqoer*. Je ne Tuts paa 
alTez fou, moi qui oonnoisles hommes, pOulr m^ima- 
giner que ces ju^es quels quMls foient, iront 'd^larer 
roieinueiiement qu* uiie jeune Princeile de quinze k 
▼in^ ana a hkk mal ^lev^e^ Mais cette reflexion que jer 
fais b Bonne ne la fera pas; qnand elle la feroit, 
elle ne 8*y fieroit pas telleiiient qu*elle en n^^Hgeat des 
devoira dont depend Ibn-lbrtf (a forluiie». fon exifteitce. 
£t qu^il importe ici , n* eft pas que la r^coiupenfe 
foil' bien adiuiiullrte, mais T Education qui dodt 
Tobtenir. 

Comme la raifon nne a peu de force, llntieret fenl 

n'en a pas tant qa*on croit. L' imagination feule eft 
aaive* C'eft une. paffion que nous youlons donnet i 
]» g!OB¥efiiantet tt/ Ton n* excite let pdfliona tpae ^ 
r imagination. Une recompenfe proiuife en ar«rei^ eft 
tr^ ptuffante , mais la uioiti.e de la force fe perd dans 
' le lointaija de Pavenin On compare de fang - froid 
Pfntervalle et I'argent^ on compenfe le risque avec la 
fortune, etlecOeTTT relte tiede. Etendez, pour ainfi 
iire, Tavenir fous lens, afin de lui donner plus 
fie prife^ Pr^fenfex - le fous des faces qui le tapprO' 
chent , qui Mattene I'espoir et flduifent Tesprit. On It 
perdroit dans ia muiiitude de iuppofiiions • iqu'ii iaU- 

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dtoufTeau. ' .ton 

res. Un exempie eli on cas dont on peut tim i*u^ 
duction pour cent ndlk amres. * 

Ai: je. a faire i un caji^actere paifibiej. aimaojt l'in« 
Y!ej>endance et le-repos? Je mehe promener cette per* 
fonne dans une campaojne; elle voit dans une'jolie 
fitualionune petite jnaiioa bi^n ornee* one i>affex:coiir»' 
um j«riU»> cks terres poor Fentreden dn Jnakic, Urn 
•grhnens qui peinr^ Jb! m faire aimer le fe/our. 
vols lua gouvernante enchantee; on s'approprie toUr 
jours pat la coavoidfe oe qui convienfcjk notre bonheur.^ 
Au iort .de ibn enthottfiaBme , je la prerids M patot; 
lui dis: Elevez ina fiUe u ma fant-aifie; tout ce que 
vous voyez elt i vows. Et -dim qu'elle ne prenne paa 
cedlpoiir un luot en Tair^ j*en paiTeai^acte Gonditionnel; 
elle n'aura pas un d^go&t dahs fes fonictiom; 'fiir lequel 
fon imagination n' applique .cette maiion pour em* 
platre. 

EncQre un coup, ceci neft qu^un exempie.^ 

Si la longueur du teins epuife et fatigue Pimagina- 
tion , I' on peui partager 1' e6]jace et la r^mpenfe en 
plufieurs termes» et mime i plulieurs: je ne voh nl 
difficult!, ni inconvenient i cela. Si dans lix anr mon 
enfant eft ainfi , vous aurez telle, chofe. Le terme 
venti, fi la condition e^ remplie on tient parole, ee 
Ton left libre de deux cotes. 

Biep d'autres ayanlages dtamleront de rtx^Mi^nt 
que jelpropofe^ mais fe ne peux ni ne doi^tout direi 
L' enfant airaera fa gouvernanie, fur-torut ii elle cit 
d'aboid fevere, et que 1' infant ne foit pas encore gate. 
L'effet de I'liabitude eft naturel et fikr, jamais U n*a 

manque que par la iaute des guides. D'ailleui^ la 
juikice a Xa mefure et ia xfigie^ exacte;. an lieu que la cam- 
plaifancCi qpin^ta a point read Ifls eofans^'tlbujouTr' 

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^94 5wn>piif*e JJriefe. 

' ^xfeeans et toujours mecontens. L* enfant done qui 
liime la Bonne £ait que iQft de cette.Boaiie ^it daa$ 
k Cttccesde fies foins: iugez de te que Cera P enfant It 
jneriire que foii Inteili^ence et fon coeiir fie Anrmeroiii; 

Parvenu a certain age, la petite fiUe eft ctpricieiife 
pu. m n ^mfl. . ^uppoioos im moment critique» impor- 
Htni^ jiA. elle ne vent .tien .entendre; oe nwrnent Tien- 
<ka Itai ntemimu^ ob 'feiit «pburqtioi. Dans xe me- 
jxient iacbeux la Bonne manquef de relTource. Alors 
^ie a'attendxit ea-Ee^daoft; Ton Eieve, et iui dit: 
Cfen eft ddnc fait! tn m'diee le paia dana ma vieiUeAi 



le fuppo^^ que b Bile d*ttn tet pere ne fera pas 

un munitre: cela etant, l'e£fet de ce mot eli fiiri 
^ia.il ne £iut qu'il fqk dk deux f6i5« 

* ' Oil p«ut faire en forte bue la petite fe le dife i 
toute heure, et voild d'oii nailTent mille 'biena A la^ 

fois. (^)uoi qu'il en foit, cmyez vous qu*une femme 
qui pourra parler ainfi d Ion {ij^ve . ne 8*alEectionnera 
pas ^ elle? On a'affectioi^ne aux gens fur la t^te des 
quels on a mis dcs (onds; c'eft le mouvement de la 
nature, et un mouvement noa moins naiurel eitde 
f'affectiai^ner i fon propre ouvra^e, furtout quand 
en en attend fon bonh^r» Voili done notre pre* 
mieie xecetLe accompUe* 

'l\ Faj^it que la Bonne ait ia conduite toute tracee 
cH nne pleine confiance dans le fucces. 

. Le Jalt^oire inftrodtsF qu^l fant lui dDnner, eft 
nne piede *.€rts importante. II faut qu'elle r^tudie 
fans ccffe, il faut qu elle le ^ciie par coeur, niieux 
q|if an Amhalhdmir ne doit ^lAiir^ Aa ^P^trtactioiia* 
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Mais ce qui ed^iiliis important encore, c'eft qu'elie 
iOiX pariaiieiuent coavaincue quil n'y a' point d' au- 
tre route pour ali^r au but qu*on iui iiiaifie« etpinr 
cgnf^quent mu fien. 

II ne but piEis pdur cdb Ini dbaner d'abord W 

nienioire. 11 iaut lui dire premierement ce que voiia 
VQuifz faire; lui mootoer i'eUt de corps ^d'ame oik 
-vDurexigeK qu*^.mette votr» eufiuan. ^ Ut^^effoii 
teitirdkpate oik objection 4e fit part fftitiutiler voaa. 
n'avez point de railoas a lui rend re de voire voloiite. 
Mai» il faut lui prouver* que la cbok eft faifabiet H 
quielle ne Teft que par leanMiyeua^qaa^votu pirarpofesc 

c'eft fur cela qu'il faut beaucoup raifonner avec elle; 
il faut iui dire vos raifona clairement, Ainpleiiieut, 
au longf en termes a fa portee* 11 faut ^couter . 
reponCes, fea fentiipens, fea objectiiKia , les diCbuter a 
loilir enfeiuble, non pas tant pour ces objections mo- 
nies , qui probablenient feront ruperficielles » que pou^ 
lai&r Toccaiion de bito lire dans fon esprit> de la bieii, 
convaincre que les moyens que vous indiquez font les 
ieuls propres a reuIEr* II faut s'ailurer que de tout 
point elle eft conyaincue, non en parolea maia interieu- 
renaent* Alors f^lenoent il faut lui donner le in&- 
moire, le lire avec elle, Pexaminer, I'eclaircir, ic cor; 
Tjger peut-etre» et a'aJQ^urer, qu'elle 1* intend parfaji^ 
tament 

' . U ftzrviendra fouvent durant Feducation dea cir^ 
conRances iniprevnes: fouvent lea chofes prefaites na 

tourneront pas coinme on avoit cru: les Clemens ne- 
cel&ires poui^ refoudre les problemef ixiorau:i^ font np^ 
tres grand nombre, et un feul otnis rend la folutioi^ 
fanlle. Cela deinandera ties conrerences frequenteSt 
des discuiTions , das eclairciileuiens auxquels il ne faut 
jaaaaia Ca YdFufar, at qv'il faut mAoow vcMfln agreabMl 

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^o6 5ranjofifi^e ajtlefe. 

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.a la gouvernante par le plaifir avec lequel on 8*y pr^'^ 
tera« .G*aft encore un lost boa moyen d& V itudm 

Ces deuik me femblent plus particuUeremenl b 
tlche <le la mere^ II ftut qu'elle lache le mteioirf 

auili- l)ien, que la gouvernante: mais il faut qu'eUe le 
fcche anfaretinmt . La^gouvnnante le Cnura-par lei 
regies, la mesa .le laura par ler priacipea; car premie* 
reinent ayant re^ii une Education plus foignee. etayant 
eu resprit plus cxeic^, elle,doit ^tre plus en 4ut de 
neraiifer fea id4ea* et d*en voir tous lea raf^rta; et de_ 
plus, prenant au foocea un intirit plua vif 'eiicoiie» eUe 
doit plus s'occuper des moyens d'y par veiiii» 

Troifieme regie. La Bonne doit avoir un pouvoir 
aMolu lur r enfant, 

Cette^ regl e bien entendue, fc redui t i celle - ci, que 
1^. ni6jnoire ieui doit tout gouverner ; car quand ciia- 
fan te r^lera £cruptiieu(emettt fur le memoire, il 
a'enftttt, que tout le tnonde agira toujonra de concert* 

fauf ce qui pounoit etie ignore des uns ou de$ auues; 
anais ii e& ail^, de pourvoir a cela« 

Je n'ai pas perdu mon objet de Tue^ mais f ai 
M foTo6 de faire un bien grand detour. Voiia d^ja 
la difficult! levee en grande partie; car nptre Sieve 

aura peu a craindie des doiucfiirpies, q^uand la f^conde 
mere aura taut d'mteret a la furveilki. Parlona k pre* 
fientde oeux-cL 

II y a dans une maitbn nombreufe des moyena gfr 

n^ratix |X)ur tout faire, et fans lesquels on ne parvient 
jamais a'fien» 

D^bord lea nauoeurs, l^imporante image dela vcrta « 
.^ant laqudli tou^Aedui^ iua^a'att vice neiae; eo^ 

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fuite I'oitlre, la vigil auce« eplm Tifiteitft, le dernier 
ii« cons; f ajoatmis h vaniie, mai* i'^M fiervile/fifl 
trop pr^8 de la miliere; ^ la vanite ii*a la graxM^e foroa 

^iie fui leg gen^ (jui oat du pain. . ^ , 

Pour ne pas me rep^ter id, permettez Monneur 
leDuc, que je voua ran voie a k dnquieme paitie de 
fHelotfe, leitrt drdenm Vons y trbiiTeraB im Tacueil 

de iiiaximes qui me paroiiroienr tonilcjticntales, pout 
donner dans iine iiiaiibn grande ou petite du reflbrt a 
l^utorite*. Da rede je conviens de la difficult de i*e)&e* 
cation parce que de tous les ordres d'hommes ima^i-- 
nables, celui des valets laille le i^ioins de prife pour 
le luener ou Ton veut. Mais tous les raifoaneineii^ 
ttttinoncle ne feronl pas qu* one chofe ne foil pas, cia 
qu'elle eft, que ce qui n'y eft pas, s*y trouvei que des 
valets ne foient pas des valets. 



Le trstin d*un grand Seigneur eft Tulceptible d# 
pku et de moins, &ms cefler d'etre convenable; Je 

pars d.ela pour ^tabUi Jiia premiere maxiine. 

1) Reduifez votre fuite au itooindre nombre de 
lenrqu^l foitpoiEble; vouaaurez fnioias d'enneiuisr 
et vous en ferez mieux feryi. S*j1 y a dana votrenmaii 

Ton un feul hoiimie, qui ny foit pas neceilaire» 11 f 
elt nuiiible; (o>ez eu Ii^r. 

fi) Mettez du choix dans ccnx que vous garJcrcz, 
et pr^ferez de beanooup un fervice exact a un Tervice 
a|;r^able. Cea gem qui applanillent tout devant leur 

inaiue, lont tous des fripoiis. Suitout point de dil^ 
fipateur* , n ^ 

3) Soumettez- les a la regie en toute choTe, m^«ne 
aatnmil^ce qu'ila krooi, dut-Un[etie bona rien. 



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lot Sreittjififc&e Sriefe, 

4) Faitcs qu*ils aient un ^rartd int$rfet a te^et 
lon^- temps a votre fervice, qu'ils 6*y attachent a lue* 
fere qu'ife 3^ qu*ii8 crai|;tient , 'par confeqnent, 

d'autant plus cVen fortir qu'ils y font refits plus lon^- 
terns. La raifon et le3 luojeus de cela le trouvent 
dans le liirre indiqui* 

^ vCeci font let dotmies que le reox fapporter, parce 
i|ue» bien qu^eUea deituiiident ftieeftcoiip'de peine, enfio 

eilefi clepenclenL de vous. Cela pofe ; 

(Juelque temps avant que de !eur parler, vous 
ayez quelquefoiti des enlretiens a table fur Teducatioa 

.ae votre enfant, etfur^ce que vous propbfez de iaire, 
le6 difficultia que Toua aurei a vaincre, et fur la 
fenne refolutioKi ou vous etes de n'epar^ner aucun 
(oin pour r^ulllr. Probablement vos gens u*auront ])as 

'manque de critiquer entr*eux la inaniere extraordinaire 
fl^elerer Tenfant; ils y auront trouve de la bizarrerie, 
U la iaut juilifier, mais fuuplemenl et en peu cie mots, 
VvL refte, il|au^ nipntrer votra o^jet beaucoup plus du 
cote moral etpietix, que du cote philofophique. Ma- 
tlaiue la Princeifc en fe confullant que Ton coetif i)eut 
y m^ler des mots chariuans. Tiilot peut ajoutec 
quelqi!ies t^fiexions digues de lui* 

On eft" fi pen accoutumc de voir les Grands avoir 
des entraiiles , aimer ia vertu, s'occuper de leurs en- 
fiins, que ces converfations courtes et bien mena^ees 
ne peiivent manquer de produire un grand efiet, Mais- 
fur tout nulle ombre d'aiiectation , point de Ioni>ueLir. 
tes domeltiques ont Toeii tres per^nt: tout feroit 
{»erdu, 5* ils foup^nnoient feulcment' qu*il y ei!it en 
eria-rien de concerte; et en efFet rien ne doit Tetre. 
Bon pere, bonne mere, iaiilez parler vos cQeuraaves 
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memes : je vois d'ici vos domeftiqiies derriere vos chait 
£b9 fe profterner devant leur maitre au fond de Uva^ 
coeurs^i Toiia its di^poAtions qu'il.faiu Ure naltre, «t 
doiit il ^utprDftltr pour lea regies 9 c^ue nous avans k 

leur preicrire. 

Ces retries font de deux especes, felon le jugement 
que voii« porterez vou«*uienie cl«r^ut de votre luial* 
fon , 6i d€s Jiioeurs de' voa gens. 

SLvotiB croyez pouvoir prendre en eu une con* 

Bance raifonnable et fond^ fur leiir inl^r^t, il ne 

que d* un euonce clair et bref de la maniere 

doni on doit fe conduire toutes les fots » qu*on appro^ 

diera de votre enfant, pour ne point contrarier fotf 

Wucation. . . • *. 

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Que A , tnalgr^ toutes vos precaiitions , vous cit>- 
yei devoir vous defier de ce qti'ils pourront dire ou 
feire dans fa pr^fence, la regie alors'fera plus iimple> ct 
fereduira a n*en approcher jamais fous quelque pre-, 

Itxle ijue ce foit, ' 

t 

Quel de ces deux partis que vous choiiUIlez, fll 
bnt 'qu'il foit fans exceptioti et le lu^me pour vos gent 
detout £tage, excepte ce que vous deSinez fpeciate^ 

luenL ail lervice de 1' enfant, et qui ne {^eut erre eik 
trop petit xiombre » ni trop fcrupuieufeiueat ciioiii. * ' 

Un jour done vous alleiubiez vos gens, et dans un 
dtsoours grave et fimple voat leur dim que vouf 
croyez devoir en bon pere appatter toas voa (Una 

bien elev sr I'enfant que Dieu vous a donne. „Sa merm 
net uLoi fentons tout ce qui nuifit i la notre* Noui 
„Ven youlona piefenrer; et & Dieu benit noa «ffo«c^ 
Mncmft n*aurons point de conipte Ik lui rendre des 
i>Uuu ou de« vices que notre enfant poujrroit^coatrac^^ 



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„tcr. Nous avoiis pour eel a de n;i-am1es precautions 
prendre: voki celles qui vou» rc^aident , et aux- 
. .^queis }*«$p€re que vOus'voua prftlerez en hotin^es 
^^gens, dont les premieres de^ropm fiwt d^aideraicm- 
>^piir ceux de leurs inaitres.** ' 

Apres Peiioiice f1e la re2;le dont vous prercrlvez 
^ robfervation^ \ou& a^ulez t|ue ceux qui feront exacts 
e la (uivr^ peuvent compter tax . vOtre bienveiilance 
et m^e fur vos bienfaits. ^^Mais je vous delate 
,,en nieiue temps, pom luivez - vous d'lme voix plus 
\y haute; , que, quiconque y aura xnanque une leule 
^fois, et en quoi que ce puilTe ^tre, fera chaffe fur le 
^ champ el perilra ies i^aiies. Couiiiie c'elt-la !a con- 
,,dition Lous laqueiie je vous garde, ct que je vous en 
9,previens tous, ceux qui veulent pas acquieficer^ 
j9 peuvent Ibrtir;** 

Des regies It peu ginantes, ne feront fortir qne 

ceux qiii leioient fortis fans cela: a'uli vous ne peidru 
rieti a leur inelire le marche d la uiain « et votis leur 
en impofiez beaucoup. Peut-eere« au coimuencemeor; 
quelque etourdien fera -t- II la victiine, et il faut qu'il 
)e Ibit. Fut-ce le Maltre-d' Hotel, s'il n'eft chalTe 
comikie un coquin, tout eft manque. Mais s'ils voient 
V^e fois que c* elt tout de bon et qu*on les furveiUe, 
. on aura d^formais peu befoin de les furveiller. 

Mille petit nioyeus relatifs naiiTent de ceux - ia; 
inais ii oe faut pas tout dire, et ce m^uipire eft deja 
Irop lon^ • JPaiouter^t fei^leinent un avis tres impor* 
lant et propre d cduper cours au mal qu'on n'aura pu 
jjpi^veair* C'eft d* examiner toujours renfautavec ie 
gltts graad foiii» et de fuivre attentiveinent les prqgres, . 
4e Ton corps et de Ton coeur. S*il fe fait qu^lque chofe 
autour ^e lui conae U regie, rim^reliiou a'^n niAr- 
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^uera dans Fenfiint' meme. Des queVous y verrez 
iin fjgne nonveau, chercheit-en la caufa avcc foin* 
VOU8 U ^rouverez .infailliblemcnt. . A oertain Itge if y 
a toujourt remede au W quW n'a pu pvtveniz 
pourva qu'on fache le connoitre, at ^;oa 6> prenne j| 
texups pour ie gu^ir. ^ . . * 

Totts ces expcdiens ne [out pas faciies, et je ne 
reponds pas abfoliuneat 4e l^ur Aicces: cependam je 
croi* qu'on y peut prendTe one copfiance taifonnable 
ct je ne vow rien d'equivalcnt dont j'en puiiie due 
autant. 



m tme itmte toute nonvdle, il ne faut pas cher- 
diar des cheinins battus, et jajiiais enireprife extraor- 
dinaire ei diilicUe ne s execute par des jQoyena ailes at 
coiumuns. 

Du refte, cc ne font peut-Stre id queries d^lires 
d'un fievreux. La compataifon de ce qui doft ^tre 
m'a donne Peaprit ronianesque et ni'a to u jours jeti 
loin de tout ce qui fe fait. Mais vous ordonnez 
Monfieur le Due, j'ob^is. Ce font mes. idles qw. 
vous deniandez, les voili. Je vous tromperois , f, je 
vous donnojs la taifon des autres, pour les folies qui 
font a moi. En .les faiCam paiTer.ibua las yaax d»aft 
bon ju^e, je aae oaina pas la xnal fa'aUas paavent 



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gffit it^ f(i6oti fiat Untrr ten vnnm 69r«(6ei Me f)rAii|if' 
f(6c oor aOen dbH^cii «H 9fteffirac(t entfcbtebciie 9ef|*se/ 
^ch in aMen ^ett^otindcn gf^N^r lNl4e ttr «II Umm%** 

bcuujjtr fon^ern turc^) fciw talent unb fo feinea retcf>c< (?^e# 
ffthl (jar I'ebr crbJ()t. On t)er cottftAnbigen @rtnimlun<r fciner 
5Berfe mad)t tie Correfpundance Gen^ralc alletu iiebic()ii 254nb< 
au6/ unD au^er!?cm t|l in iibngen '7^dH^e^ feme gertnge 
anjqbl jcrftrt'Kt cntbalteit. Unb aniiger tjon feicftr qrc^^a 
^Dtcnae; Dcm nicbt tpe!noif!en4 irgeuD etn gludlidjcr uiii) iviniaer 
<gei)(uile# oDer bod) eine feine tsnD nnnretci)f ^enbung |ur ^ni; 
9f(^imi9 geretc0te> ^u(6 in btefer li^artutKi tf! t)te 3rud)t&ar(dt 

AU PKll^CC: liOrALE. DE PRUSSE. 

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A Qx9j, ie fio. Dec 1737* 

Monfeigneur! 

J' ai recu, le \ i. da prefeiit inois, la lettre He votre 
AiLeiLe rojaie- di^ 19. Nevembre; vou^ daignez ni'aver- 
tir» par cette lettre, que vous avez eu la bonte de 
jD'adrelTer un paquet contenani: dea m^moirea fur le 
goaverneiiient du Czar Pierre I., et en meme temps, 
vous m'avertiile'Zt votre prUdenGe onHoaire,. de 
Palace retenu que fen dois faire. L' unique ufage 
que j'en ferai, Monfeigneur, fera d* envoy er a votre 
AlteAe Hpyale Touvra^e redige leioa vos intentions, 
et il ne paroitra qu'apea que Toua 7 aurez mis le 
fceau de votre approbation. Ceft ainfi que je veox 
ea ufer pour tout ce qui pourra partir de moi; et 

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c'eft dans cette vue que je prends la iiberti dc vous 
cnvoyer aujoiurd'hui, par la Toute <te Paris, foua \m 
couvort de Mr. Bork, une tra^ie que je viens dV 
chevcr et que je fouiiiets a vos liuuieres. Je viouiiail^ 
^ue mon paquet parvienne oijroa mains plus |»ioiiipt#- 
mei|t qu^ le T^tre ne me parviendra* 

Voire AlttHe Royale iiiaiide que le paquet conte- 
nant le iti6moire du Czar et d'autres chofes heaucoup 
plus precieufes pour moi, eft parti le lo. Novembre, 
Vbila plus de fix femames ecoulees , et je n' en ai pas 
encore de nouvelles. Daignez, Monfeigneur, ajoutec 
a vos boat 6$, celie dem'inftruire de la voie que vout 
avez d^oille, et le recommander a ceux a qui vous I'avez 
(COnfie. Qnand votre Allelic rojale daii^iicra m'hono- 
rer de les ietires, de les ordres, et ine parler avec 
cette bonte pleine de con&mce qui me charme, je croi^ 
qu'elle ne peut mieux faire que d'envo^er les lertree 
a Mr. I'idol, luaiire de pofte a Treves; la feule precau- 
tion eft de les a&anchir jusqu'a Treves;; et lous le con* 
vert ce Pidol, feroit FadrelTe a d*Arti^y ^ a Bar-le* 
Due. A I'eoard des paquels que votre AltelTe royale 
pourrait me faire tenir, peut-etre la voie de Paris,, 
radreUe a Tentremife de Mr. Tiiinot feraieat plus 
fiommodes. 

Ne vous laflez point, Monfeigneur, d'enrichir 
Cirey de vos pr^Cens. Les oreiiles de Madame de Chik* 
telet font detous pays, ffolH bien que votre ame et^Ia 
fienne. EUc ie coniioit tres-bien en mufique italienne; 
ce n'eit pas qu'en general elle aime la muiique de 
prince.- Feu Mr, le Due d'Orleans lit un operai diles? 
table nomm^ Pantb€e.. ]Mais, Monfeigneur, vous 
n etes pour nous ni prince^ m roi; vous ites ,un^n4 
bommie^ -y 



dit que votre AltelTe royaie a envoje dcs vm 
cfaaormans a Madame - de -Popeliniere* Save^-voas 
bien, Monfeigncfur , qiiie vons ^tes ador( en Fnnce; 

on vous 7 te^arde coiiiine le jeune Salomon du Nord» 
£ncore une fo!s, c^eil dommage pour nous que 
yous foyes regner ailleiirs# Un imtUon qu moini 
de rente , un joli palais dans un climat temper^ , des 
amis au lieu des fujets, vivre entoure des arts et des 
plaiilrsy ne devoir le refpect et I'adnuratioii des hom- 
ines qu*a foi-m^ine, cela vaudroit pent-^tre un ro* 
yaiiine, niais voire devoir eft de rendre un jour les 
f ruiEens heuieux* Ah qu'on ieur porte envie! 

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Vous m'ordonnez, Monfeigneilr, de vous prffen- 

ler quelques regies, pour discerner les mots de la lan- 
langue francaife qui appartiennent a la profe, de ceux 
qui font Gonfacres a hi poefie. 11 ferah a fouhaiter qu^ 
11 y eut fiirtjela dcs regies; mais a peine en avons nouji 
pour notre langue« II me femble que les langues s'eta- 
i^Ment tomme les loix: de nouveaux b6foins» dent 
on ne s*e(i: apercu que petit a petit, ont donne naiHanoe 
a bien des loix qui pai|>iirent fe contredure* 

. Hfeinble que les homines ^ent voulu fe (jondnifs 
€t parler au hazjurd, Cependant , pdur mettre quelqoe 
ordre dans cette niatiere, je dUUnguerai les idke§, ic5 
tours et les mots poetiqnes* 

Une idje poetique, c'eft comnie le fait votre Al- 
telTe royaie, une image brillante fubftituee a Tidee 
naturelle de la chole dont on veut parler; par exem* 
pif je dhai en proTe: II y a dans le monde un jeanH 

prince vertueux et plein de talens, qui de telle Tenvle 
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0 Miijerve! 6 divine Aftree! * . 
* Par VOU8 f» lageflC^ mfpiHe 
Suivit le8 arts et les rertus* 
L'envie au coeur faux, 4 Toeil iouchd .v 
£t le Fanatjsme farouche . ' 
gdos Im pies tombent abattus. 

Une tour poetique,' c' eft nne inverfion que la profe 
vi*adinet point. Je ne dirai point en prole: D*uri 
niaitre effeuiine corrupteurs poikiques* Jiiais cornip- 
teura politiques d*un priiice eff&nini, Je ne dirai point ; 

^ I Tel* et moins ganereu)^^ aiix rivagea d'£pire^ 
^ Lorsque de TUnivers il diftputmt FEmpire* 
Confiant fur les eaux, aux aqiiiluiia uiutins, 
Le deftin de ia terre, et celui des Homains,, ' 
Deliaat a la foia el Fomi^e et Neptune^ 
C€lar a la teio^te oppofoit; (a fortune, p 

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Ce Cefar de la fixieme H^ne eft un tour purement 
poetique, et en prole je couuuencerais par Cefar. ' 

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mots uniquement referv^s pour la po£Ae^ 
fentends la po^He noble, font en petit nombre; pac 
exemple^ on ne dira pas en profe couriers pour che^ 
% aux, diadeine pour couronne, empire de Franco 
pour royaume de France, cliar pour* caroiTe, .forfaits, 
pour crimes, exploits pour actions, Pempyr^e pour le 
del, Ie6 airs pour Tair, faftes pour regiftre, nagiiere 
pour depuis pen, etc • ' 

A I'^gard du ftiie familier; ce font a peu pres lea 
monies termes qu'on emplole en profe et en ven^ 
Mais poGn-ai dire que }e n'aiiiie point cette Hberte, qa' 
on fe doune fouvent, de lueler dans un ouvnii^e qui 
doit eire unifonue, dans une «pitre, dans une iatire^ 
aptt^feolfmeat les Oiles differens^ nais >moore der' 

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1x6 $rani^if(^( SSriefe./ 

laii|;aes different«i; par okemple celle de Marot^ et 
celle de nos jours. Oette bi^rrare me d^plait autant 

que feroit un tableau oii Ton latlerait des figures de 
Calot et ies charges de Teniera avec des figures de 
Raphael. II me fetnble que ce mebmgp la Jan- 
giie, et n'e(t prope qu'a jeter tons lea etnngers dans 
Teneur. 

D*ailleurs, Monfci^neur , Tufage et la lecture des 
hons auteurs en a beaucoup plus appris a votre Altefls 
resale que mea r^exiona ne poumient faii en dire. 

Quant a la Metaphyfique de Mr. Wolf , ii me pa- 
roit presque en tout dam les principes de Leibnkz. h 

les regarde tous deux coinme de tres- grands philolo- 
phes; mais iU ^talent dea hommes* done ila etaient 
fujeta a fe troanper. Tel qui remarque leora fautes A 

biea loin de les valoir: car un Loldat peut tres-bien 
pritiquer Ion ^6neral , iaus pour cela etre capable cle 
commander iin bataiilon. 

Vou9 me chatiuez» Monfeigneur, par la defiance 
oik VOU8 etea de vous>m^me« - autant que par vas 

grands talens. Madame la Marquife du Cliatelet, p^- 
n^tree d' adniiraiion pour votre j^erfonney m^le Cb 
refpecta aux miena. Ceft arec Tea fentimens, et ceux 
de la plus refpectuenfe et tendre reconnoilTance' que 
fuis pour toute ma vie, etc. 



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3)^ Srieftnei^fef UtfH levil^mtfii 9A^tm ndt femen 

JfreunOen# 23fountr iDishVf 5)r. Titterbur^^, <Ba^, Bmift/ 
ti. fl. m. matbt cinen intereffanten 3:^et( fetner SScrf^ au^f uni 
tic i5urc6 5n^alt uiib €c<>reibart fel)r untcrbrtltenK Pope'i 
vm ^rtcfe !?crratl)en int>f|t mcl)r a{!jlcl)tlicl)c A'linft; Die 
inejiea tSbrigetir wie 2)r. 2^latr mtt 9ied)t bcmerft unb an '3eu 
fpielcu ietgt. ftrenger abtt ift ba^ Urtbeil !^r. Q?at:ton's 
(Eflay, Vol. It/ {i. 407.): ^t^Kilteti aKerbtngi manege m 
imfMU Umtinbt; a(er it l^obeti emeu fe|r firf^trl^ftflni fto 
IriA 9011 Citelfeit nnt 6elV§eflStgleitr tm^ itm madit ^aite 
p iiere MfpOdft mf fcine MtMttffenMt# lUiabHiltd^ct^ 
UKb ^it<^etit. Popff Bmfc tm^ :5orm9brofe fcbeuieii; hk$ 
fca ?5riefen jufolgei cine '}ixt oon ftoUem Slriumoirat a\\i^tmad)t 
|u l)aben / urn 2i(bt^crf(4ntiu]tM; mtn «(Ie Me au^acbni laf? 
feni bie md)t U)rett 5}?e{nurn]eH unb ©erinniini^cn boitretett woU^ 
tei!. Unb burd) ilyre ^rfldrungen ubev lich Klbft mid)ten ftc 
$cm ben £cfer einbUbenf t)a§ ite alle^ (deme unb alte tSied^U 
fcbaffen^ett ber bamalidcn ^eit ali ^onopol f^epacfttet Utmt 
in iKUMr ik, itm tteimitig Mutf bibi Ungii^^f iHUtefi / tit 
Met.'' — ^ier iitr itoei 9r9(en m pipe's (inneii 9rtefieM# 
^ eiffft Hi M menrcNnftdiiiblMer (Beihiiiiiiigeii tiiib bie 
«ortbeile bcr ©ieid)beit ftr bie Sreunbfcjaft lum 5nbalt b<tt 
S)eT injeite ift eine ^Intwort auf eincn '^x'm, ben ©r. 2li:but^< 
not ill feiner iedleil ^lAufb^it tiMrirb^n (^attc. 



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TO HUGH fiETHEfi; 



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After the publiihiiag .i>f .my boyiih ]eu«rs to Mr. 
Crornwel}, you will not wonder if I fhould forfwear 

writing a leLier again while 1 live; lince 1 do not conre- 
fpond with a frienci. upop the terins of anj other free 
fubject of this kin^ctom,' Biit to you I can never be 
lileut,,^<3ir y^elerved; and, 1 am fure, my opinion of 
your heari; is fuch» . that I could open mine to you in 
noiuanner which I could feai^the whole wokM ihould 
know. I could publ ili my own heart too, I will ven- 
ture to fa/, for any miichief or malice there kin it: 
but a little too much folly ' ct weaknefs might (I^ fear) 
appear, to iual<e luck a Ij^ecUde either inftructive or 
agreeable to others* ^ . 

I ton reduced to be^ of aH my aeq^intaace 1o*E^ 

cure me irom the like ula^ for the ftiture, by return- 
ing me any leiiers of mine which they may have 
[preferved; that I i^iay not be hurt, after my death, 
by that which was the happineb-oi my life^ their par* 
tiality and altieciion to me» ^ 

I have nothing of myfelf to tdl you, only that I 
have had bnt indiUerent health. 1 have not made a 
viTit to^XiOndon: ^urioiity and (lie love of dilUpaiion 
die apace in.'me. I am not ^lad nor forry for it, but 
I ani verry lerry ior thoie who hiiye noihin^ elte to 
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T have read much , but write no more. I have 
tmaiiliopes of cloiii^; goocl» no vauity in writing, and 
little ambition to pleafe a world not very candid or de- 
fcrving. If I can prefer ve the good opinion of a lew 
kieodSf it is all I Can exfpect, confidering how little 
good I can- do even to them to merit it. Few people 
iiav.e your candour , or are fo willing to think well of 
another from whom tiiey receive no beneht, and gra- 
tify no vanity. But of all the bft fenfationa, the 
greatelt pleaftire'is to 'give and receive mutual trufi;. 
It is by belief and hnu hope, that men are mad hap 
P7 in this life, as well as in the other. My cohfi* 
dence in your good opinion « and dependence upoil 
that of one or two more , is the chief cordial drop I 
tafie, amidft tlxe ,iniipid, the disagreeable, the cloying 
or the dead'fweet, whidi are the common draughte 
of life. Some plea fares are too pert, as vveil as others 
too Bat, to be reliihed ]oiag;i and vivadty i,n fome <Si(e» 
is worfe than dulnefa. Therefore indeed for many 
years I have not chofen my companions for any of the 
qualities an Caihion, but almoft entirely for that which > 
is the nooft dut of • fslhian , Jhicei4ty« Befibre I aio 
aware of it, I am making your panegyric, and perhaps 
any own too; for next to poUeilmg the heft of c^^ua lilies 
Is the. cAeeimng and diftinguifhing thole who poflisfir 
them* - ' I truly iove and value you, and fo I ftop ilioiU 



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which has Mi thoTe 

^ \ood luind by which I Jiave ever 
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c>iirfdiip ha» been conftant ; becaub it 
^oorl principles, and therefore not 



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>-ow reconimeiul to me with the rolciunity 



. jtqiieC^f ihall have its dne weight with me; 
tf^** ^ ,^/j,*i2 and indi)»n»tion againftvice, is (I thank 
*^i6a ^^^y disdain and indignation 1 have: it is 
''^^ ^ ^^"^ lafting one* But fure it is as 
^nSble U> have a juft abhorrence of vice, without 
^gil^ the vitious, as to bear a true love for virtue^ 
^iilieut kyvlngxhe good« . To lefbrm ahd' liot to chas- 
life, i am afraid, isitnpofTLble; and that^tbe heft pre- 
^ts, as well as the beft laws, would prove of hiiail 
life, if there were uo examples to enforce tlMtn. To 
aM^ck vices in the abfiaract, without tnnchino; perfons, 
may be fafe %hlang indeed, but it is %iiUn^ with fha- 
dows« General proportions are obfcure, xmilj^ 
uncertain, compared ^th plain, Ikliand home exain*. 

pies: prece[>ts only apply lo our reaioii* which in moft' 
men is but weak: examples are pictures, and ftrike 
the fenfes, nay, raife ihe palBons, and call in tbofe 
(tJie ftrongeft and mult -eneral oi" all luoLivcii) to the 
aid ot reformation. Every vitious man makes the caie 
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ffected, much lefs deterred. So that to cbaftife 
'in. The only fign hj which I found my writi ' 
. did any good , or had any weight , has been 
iwy raifed the anger of bad men. And my great* 
a comfort* and encouragement to proceed* has been 
tifet, that thofe who have noihame* and no fear of 
' my iliiua eUe, have appeared touched by my fatirea. 

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\' As to your 'kind concern for my fafety, I can gueb 

\ what occalions it at this time. Some characters I have 
I drawn are fuch* that it there be any who defenr^ 
' them, ir is evidently a fervice to mankind to point 
\ thofe men out; yet fuch as, if all the \vorld gave 
\ tbem* none« I think * will own tliey take to themfel- 
: ves. But if they fliould , thofe of whom all .the world 
I think in fuch a luaniier, muft be man I cannot leart 
I Such in ])articular as have the meanneis to do mi^* 
chiefs in the dark , have feidom the courage to |u(Hf]r 
them in the lace of day; tiie talenrs ihat make a clieat 
or a whifperer, are not the fame that qualify a man 
} branhifulter; and as to private villany, it is not To 
: bfeto join in a airaflination , as in a UbeL I will con-*^ 
my fafety fo far as I think becomes a pnnient 
I nma; but not fo fiar as'to omit any thing which! think 
[ bettftines a honeft one. As to perfonal attacfis beyond 
' the law, every man is Habie to them: as ior danger 
within the law» I am not guitey enough to fear any* 
For the ^ood opinion of all the world , I know, it is 
not to be had: for that of worthy men, I hope« I ftiali 
^ not forfeit it: for that of the great, or thofe in power, 
I niay wtfli I had it; but if, through misreprefenta- 
•wns (too common about perfons in that ftation) I 
' ^aveii: not, 1 fhaii be Iony» but not miferable in the 
want of it; 

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TO D A R B U T H N O 



lulj 1734* 

I thank ycm for your letter, Mrhich has Ml ihofe 

genuine marks of a good ipind by whicii I Jiave ever 
^ dillingujihed yours , and for which I have b lou^ lo- 
ved you. Our friendihip has been conftant; becaufeit 
lyas grounded on good principles, and therefore not 
Ciniy uninierrupted by any diftruft^ but by any vanity» ^ 
much leb any intereft. 

What you recommend to me with the foleiunity 
of a hift requefty ftiall have Us dne weight wthms^ 
That disilain and indignation againRr vice, is (I thank* 
God^ llie only disdain and indigaalion 1 have: il is 
fincere, and k will be 4 laAini; one. But fum it is as 
isapoflible' to have a iuft abhorrence of vice, wiihoat 
hating the villous, as to bear a true love for virtue, 
wilhoui kvingihe good. . To reform aiid not to chas^ 
lib, I am afraid, is tmpoflibie; and that^tbe teft pre- 
oeprs , as well as the beft laws , would prove of huali 
vXe, if there were uo examples to enforoe them. To 
attack vices in the abftract» without touching perfon0» 
may be fale fi^h^g indeed, but it ib fi^liting with fha- 
dows* General propolitions are obfcure, miiiy* and 
uncertain, compared With plain, bill and home exam- 
pies: precepts only apply to our reaion, which in nioft 
2iien is but weak: examples are pictures, and ftrTllie 
the fenles, nay, raife ihe paffions, and call in thofe 
(the ftrongeft and moft general of all niotives ) to the 
aid oi reiormaiion. Every vitioua man makes the cafe 
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can be affected, much left deterred. So that to chafUfe 
k to ref orm* The only fign by which i found my writ» ' 
in^s ever did any good , or had any weight , has been 
that they railed the anger of bad men. And niy great- 
fft comfort, and encouragement to proceed* haa been 
tafee; that thofe who have no fliame, and no fear of 
my thin^ eliCe, have appeared touched by my la tires. ' 

Aa to your 'kind concern for my fafety, I canguefa 

what occafions it at this time. Some characters 1 iidve 
drawn are fuch, that if there be any who defer 
them, ir is evidently a fenrice to mankind to ppint 
thofe men out; yet fuch as, if all the world save 
them, none, I think , will own they take to themfel- 
ves. But if they ifaould , thofe of whom all •the worid 
think ?n fuch a manner, muft be man I cannot feari 
Such in particular as have the meannefs to do nii^-^ 
.chiefs in the dark, have Celdom the cour^ige to juftiff 
diem in the face of day; the talents that make a cheat 
or a whifperer, are not the fame that qualify a jnaa 
for an infulter; and as to private viUany , it is hot 'fo 
fafe to foin in a aflaflina^on, as in a libeL I will con*^ 
fait my iafety fo far as I think becomes a prudent 
man ; but not fo far as'to omit any thing which I think 
becomes a honeft one. As to perfonal attacks beyond 
the law, every maii is liable to ikem: as lor danger 
within the law, I am not guilty enough to fear any* 
For the good opinion of all the world , I know, it is 
not to be had: for that of worthy men, I hope, Ifhall 
not forfeit it: for tiiat of the great, or thofe in power, 
I may Wilh I had it; but if, through misreprefenta* 
tkins (too coiniiion about perfons in that Ration ) I 
haveat not, 1 fliall be lorry y but not miferable in tko 
want ot k; 

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It is certain, much freer fatiriltS' than I have 
enjoyed the encouragement and protcction of the pria* 
ces under whom they lived. Aiig^ftus and Maece- 
nas made Horace their companion « though he had 
been in amis on the fule of Brutus: and, allow me 
to remark,, it was out of the fnSmng party tOQ« that 
they favoured and diftin^ilhed Virgil. You will not 
furpeci me of cqmpanug luyfelf with Viri^il and Ho- 
race, nor even with another court -^favourite, Boileau» 
I have always been too modeft to imagine my pane- 
gyricd were incenfe worthy of a court; and that, I 
bope, wijU be. thought the true reafon why I hav« 
never ofieved any^ 1 would only have obferved, that 
it was under the ^reateft princes and belt ixiinilters, 
that moral i£atirifts were.mort encouraged; and that 
tiim p<^t8 ekerctfed the lame lurisdictioh over the 
follies, as hirioriaiis did over the vices of men. It 
may alfo be worth conlidering., whether Au^ftu^ 
hinifelf makes the greater figure , in the writings of 
the foi uier, or of the latt.ei ? and whether Nero auii 
I>oi^tian c)o. np( appear as ridiculjOus for their falfe 
tafie and aHectation, in Fechua and Juvenal, as odioui 
for their bad government in Tacitus and Suetoiiius? 
In the hrft of thele reigns it was, that Horace was 
protectied and car^Oed; and in the hitter that Lucaa 
ma put to death, and Juvenal baniibed.. 

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.1 vrould |iot have laid fo muchv but to fliewyoii 
my whole heart <Hpi this fubject; and to convince >ou« 
I am deliberately bent to perform that requeft which 
you make your laft to me , and to perform it with 
temper, jufiace, and reblution. As your api^roha- 
tion (being ihe leliiuiony of a found head and an 
honeft heart) does gieatly confirm me herein,. 1 wifli 
jrott may live to fee the e£EBCt it may hereafter hare 

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npon me, in foine thing more deferving of that ap- " 
piobaiioD* But if it be the will o£ God, (which, I 
kaoWf will alfo be yours) that we mtift feparate; I 
hoj'e it will be better Lor you than it can be for me, 
You 9re huer to Uve, or to die, thw. $iny lum I ' 
luiow« Adieu t my dear friend! and-may Ood 
iefve your iiie ealy, or make your death happy. 



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5lu6er felncm 53rieftt?ec6fcl mtt Pope/ Ucfert du* Me 
©ammlung feincr Serfe eine !SXe«gc ^>riefe t)on tie ium 
ttKil 4n>«' ^^'^^ T'Darton beHtcrften ^d)!^r ber 

Knnaflicfrf eit l^cti # aber Htb mcbt niir mtt ^aO^ttgrcit un^ 

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TO MR. POPE. . 

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Dublin^ Jan. lo. 17521. 

A thoufand things hare vexed me oF late years, 
upon which 1 am determined to lay open my mind 
to you. I rather chufe to appeal to you than to my 
Loid Chief Juftice Whitlhed , under the lltuation I ain 
in. For I take this caufe properly to Ue before you; 
you are a much fitter iud^^e of what concerns the credit 
of a writer, the injuries that are done him, and the 
repariations he ought to receive, Befides, I doubt whe- 
iher the arguments I could fuggeft to prove my own 
innocence, would be of much weiglit from the gentle- 
men of the long robe to thofe in furs, upon whole ile- 
dlion about the diiference of Ayle or lentiments.r ^ 
fliould be very unwilling to leave the merito of my 
caufe. 

Give me leave then to put you in mind^ (although 
you cannot eaiily forget it) ^ that about ten w^ks b<^ 
foie the Queen's death t I left the town, upon occafion 

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of that incarable breach among tfat grait Inen at courts 

and went clown to Berkfhire, where you may reiuea- 
ber tiiat you gave lue the favour of a viiir. While I 
vras in that retirement, I writ a djsconrfe whick I. 
thought might be ufeful in fuch a juncture of afiairs, 
aod tent it up to London; but, upon fome ciillereace 
in opinion between me and a certain great ttiKitftfy 
now abroad , the publiiMn^ of it was deferred fo long 
that the Queen died, and I recalled my copy, wiiicii 
liath been ever itnce in fafe handa. In a few weeks 
after the lob of tliat 'excellent prmoeTs, I came to my 
ftation here ; where I have continued ever iince in the 
greateft privacy, and utter ignorance of thofe events 
which are moft commonly talked oF in the world, I 
neither know the names nor number of the royal fa- 
uuiy which now reigns, further than the prayerbook 
Informs me. I cannot tell who is chancellor, who 
are fecretaries, nor wiiii wiiai nations we are in peace 
OP war. And this manner of life was not taken up 
out of any fort of affectation * but merely to avoid gi^ 
ving offence 9 and lor fear of provoking party -zeal. ' 

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I had indeed;written feme memorials of the fomt 

laft vears of the Queen's reign, with fome other infor- 
mations, which I received, as necellary materials to 
qnaUfy me for doing lometlung in an employment 
than deligned me: but, as it was at the difpolal of a 
perion who had not the fmalleit ihare of ^eadineis (m 
fineedty^ I disdained to Accept it. 

Thefe papers » at my few hours of health and ieir 
fare, I h^ve been digefting into order .by one iheet- at^ 
a time; for I dare not/venture any frtrther, letl the 
humour of fearching a^d Ceizing papers ihouid revive; 

not tliatl an( in pain of any danger to my£ikf» (i<ii 



Ihcjr contain noriitnc; of prefent times or perfons, upo^ 
. -which I fliall never lofe a thought while there is a 

cat or a fpaniel in the houfe), but to prefer ve tliciu 
from being, loft among meilengera and derJES. 

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I have written, in thi.s kingdom, a difcourfe to 
' ' |iC3rfitade the wretched people to wear their own Ma- 
nufactures infiead of thofe from Eaghind. This trea-. 

•: tile loon fpread very faft, being agreeable to the fenii- 

meats of the whole nation, except of thoie gentlejiieH 
who had employments , or were/ exTpectant,. Upon ^ 
which a perfon in ^eat office here immetliately took 

' the alarm: he fent in hafte for the chiei-juftlre, ami 

informed him of a feditious^ factious, and virulent 

^ ? pamphlet, lately published, with a defipi of fetiin^ 

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the two kingdoms at variance; directing at the fame 
time that the printer Ihould be profecuted with tbs j 
almoft rigour of law. The chief- juftice had fo quick 1 
an under itanding, that he refolved, if pofiible, to 
outdo his orders* The grand juries of the county and 
city were practifed elFectually with to reprefent the did j 
pamphlet with all aggravating epithets, tor which tlie/ ^ 
liad tlianks, fend them from £ngland, and their pre- I 
fentments publiihed for leveral weeks in all the news^ 
papers. The printer was ieized, and forced to give 
, great bail: after his trial the jury brought iiim in not 
guilty^ although they had been culled with the utmoft 
induftry; the chief juftice fent them back nine tinier, | 
and kept them eleven hours« until, betlig perfealy 
tired out, they were forced to leave the matter to the 
-mercy of the judge, by what they call a fpecial ver- | 
diet. During the trial , the diief julkice, among oiU^r - 
llngularitiesr laid liis hand on his breaft, and pro* J 
telled folemnly that the autor's defign was to brin^ in 
Ihe pi«ttea(l€r; aithgugii there waa i^t a iiugie fy liable 

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of part3r in the whole treatife,' end a^iJioiigh il .wee 
blown that the meft eminent of thefe who ]irofefle4 

hfeown principles, pubiickiy tii fallowed hi$ procee(iin^» 
Bat the caufe beik^ fo very odioua and inpopaUr , \hm 
trial pf the verdkt was defeired from one terme |ta 
another, until upon the Duke of G — ft — n the Lord 
Lieutenant'6 arrival » his Grace » after mature advicei» 
and permiilion fN>m England » waa pletfed to grant ^ 
Noli projtfui. 

This ia^IKe' more remarkable, becaufe itiisllaM 

tliat the man is no ill decilcr in comuion cafes of pro- 
perty , where party is out of tlie^queUiony but when 
that intervenes* with ambition at heels to pufli it for- 
ward , it iiiuft needs confound any 3iian of little fpirit, 
and low birth » who hath, no otlier endowment than 
that fort of knowledge , which, however polTeiled ini 
the highelt decree, can pollibly give no ,one £uud (qua- 
lity to the mind. 

It is tiue, I have been much concerned, for feve- 
ral years pa ft, upon account of the public as well ai( 
ibr myfelf , to fee how ill a Uite for wit and fenfe pre- 
vails in the world, which politics, and South -fea, 
ami party , and opera's , and luafquerade^ have intro* 
duoed. For, beMes many inllpid papera winch thii . 
malice of fome has entitled me to» there are luanjr 
[•erfons appearing to wifh iiie well, and pretending tq 
be |ud|ses of my fiyle and manner, who have yetai^cri- 
bed (ame writing to me, of whidi any man of com* 
mon fenfe and literature would be heartily alhauicd^ 
I cannot forbear Infiandng a trealife called a Ptdifm* 
tm upoH dfdkaiionf^ which many would have to be 
mine, although it be as empty, dry, and fervile a coui- 
pofiiion, as i remetD)»w at any time.to have read. Bui) 

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fag Ctidtifd^ S5riefe/ 

Jkhove all, there 18' one. circdmltaiioe which make^ ii 
fmpoiBble for me to have been author of a tieatife^ 

wherein there are leveral pages comainiiig a panegyric 
On King George, of whofe character and per(bn I am 
Utterly Ignorant, nor ever 'had once the cariofity to 
inquire into either, living at fo p^eat a diftanc^ as 1 
do, and having Jong done with whatever can relate ta ' 
public matters. 

Indeed I have formerly delivered my thoughts 

very freely, whether I were yilveil or'^Bo; but never 
aiFecteH to be a counleilor, to whicli I hail no manner 
of call. I was humbled enough- to fee inyfelf fo far , 
ouufone by liie Earl of Oxtord in niy own irade as a 
fcholar, and too good a conrfier not to difcover liis 
contempt of thofe who would be men of importance , 
» out of their fphere. Befides, to fay the trath, al- j 
though I have known many great mini Iters ready | 
enough to hear opinions, jet 1 have hardly feen one, 
that would ever defcend to take advice; and this re 
dantry . arifes from a juaxiiu theiniehes do not be- 
lieve at the bme time they practife by it, that there 
is fomething profound in politics^ which men of plain 
iioiielk fenfe cannot arrive to. 

I only wiih my endeavours had fucceeded bet* | 
ter in the great point I had at heart , which was fliit < 

of reconciling the ininifters to each other. This nii^ht I 
have been done, if others, who had more concern ami 
more influence, would have acted their parts; And, 
if this had fiicceedcd, the public intereft both of 
church and ftate would have not been the worfe, . 
nor the Froteftant fucceflbn endangered. 

But, . whatever opportunities a conAant atttn* 

dance of four year$ might hAve given mc ior endca f 

vouriiig , 

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wmm^ to rio ^ood offices to jiarricular perfons, I de« 
ferve at leaft to hiid tolerable quarter irom thofe of tha 
ether l^arty^ for inaiiy of which 1 ^as d confiknt ttd- 
vocate "v^ith the Earl of Oxford , and for this 1 appeal 
to his Lordfbip: he knows how oiien I preiled hiiu 
i»frrour of 'Mr« Addifon, Mr. CoB^reve« Mn Eowe^ 
4nd.Mn Steele; although I freely confefs that his Lord. 
lhip*d kindncit to them was altogether owifto jo his 
geneiMit'nottonSt and the eft^em he had for their wit 
and parts, of whldi I C5tilrf im\j pretend to be a rejiien- 
brancer. For I tan never Ibrget the anfwer he gave to 
the late Lord Halifax, who tipon the hrft change 6t 
the niini(by interceded 'Whh' him to fpare Mr. C>>«« 
|Tere: it waa bj re^^eating thefe, two lines of Viri^il, ' 

Non obtufa adeo ^eftamus pectora PoenI, ^ 
iSec tarn adveriu^ eijijas Tym.foi juxjtg^t ab u^be* 

PurCuant to which , he always . treated Mr. Congreve 
\rith the gre^iteft perfonal civilities, alTuring him of 

his conftaiu favour and ])rot:ection , and adding, ihat 
would ftudy to do fomething belter for hini. 

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i remember it was in \\tote times a tiWal tiibject: 
of raillery towards me amon:: the ininifters, that I ne* 
ver canie to them without a Whig in mjr fleeve : which 
I do not fay with any view'towards making iiiy cottrt! 
for the new principles fixed to thofeoi that denoniina* 
tion, Idid then, and do nqw from my heart abhor^ 
(leteft, and abjure, as wholly degenerate from theijr 
precleceilors* 1 have converfed in fome freedom with, 
more miniffers of Ihite of all parties than ufually hap*, 
pens td men 6t my level; and , I confefs* !n tfieir cti- 
paciiy as minifters, 1 look upon them as a race of peo- 
ple whofe Ad^uaintance no man would court otherwife 
than ti])nn jthe fcore of vanity or ambitiott* Th€ firft 



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, CM i 5^(ies, having ne\er recei 

ZZeThSone fmiU hnm. I wa< jwA^m need j 

beiii£ A power, but chole 

fiends Iff perional merit, without examic 
jiow far their notions agreed With Ihe poUtica thei \ \ 
vi^iie. i frequently converfed with Mr* Addifon, j I : 
llie others 1 named , (except Mr. Steele), during all y 
jjord Oxfard'a minilhj; and Mr. Addifop'a.f^endf ^ 
to me continued inviolable, with as mufih J^indnelk la 
when we ufecl to meet at my Lord Sommers or H i* 
fyx, who were leaders of the oppoiUe party* 

I would infi^ from all this, that it is with giiat 

jnjuftice I liave thefe many years been pelted by ycur 
pamphleteers , anerely upon account oi fome regiurd 
which ,th,e Queen^a laft minlAera were pleated to h»s^ 
for jnc: and yet in my confdence 1 tJiink I am a parta- 
ker in every ill defign they had againit the Protj^CtauX 
fuGcelEon* or the liberties and religion of their coun- 
try; and can Tay with Cicero , ,,that I fliould be proud ^ 
to be included with thein in all $heir actions, ss^ , 
ff^iiM in tfw Tr^ano/*. But if I have never difcovet- 
eclby my words, writings, or actions,' any party -vi- 
rulence , or dangerous deiigns againit the preient pow- 
ers; if my friendihip and ^converlation were equally 
fliewn among thoTe who fiked or di (appro vect the pfO* 
ceedings then at court , and that I was known to be a 
ooimuon friend of all deferving perfons of the hittei 
fort, when they were in diKrefs; I cannot but thinV 
it hard, that 1 am not ruUered to run quietly artioiij 
the common herd of people, whofe opiuioxifi /uxifoxtu 
nately diSier from, thojfe which lead to bvomr mud pr< 
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I ought to let yoii know , that the thing we called 
a Whig jti England, is rcmtmie altogether diiStrent 
Irdm thofe oF the Diine (denomination hcre^ at leaft it 
ms fo during the reign oi her late Ma/efty. Whether 
Me on^pur Aide have changed or no, it hath not been 
iDj^bnlinera 'to inquire. 'I retuember my excellcut 
friend Mr. Addifon, when he firft came over hiiher 
faoretaiy to the Earl of Whartbn then Lord* Liehtenatit,' 
mextreraely offended it the cnnduct afnd*dircdurfe of 
the chief managers here: he told riie they were a fort 
of people who deemed to think that the principles of i , 
WMg confifted in notlriAg elfe bat danming the church, 
leviliija \he clergy, abetting the dillemers, and ipcak-' 
kg coniejuptibly of revealed religion. - " ' 

! was difcotirAng ,fome ly^ra ago with a Gcrtain 
ttinifter about that whi^giHi or fanatical genius, fo 
prevalent among the Eng.ii(h of this kingdom : hi^^ 
Lordihip accouated for, by that nmuber Crpa^, 
vt^h ihldiers, adventurers ^Ibbliflied here, who were - 

all of the fouiefl ledveii, and the iiieanelt birth, and 
whofe pofteriiy are now in poileillon of their Unda; 
and their principles. However, it muft be €palieffed»; 

that of late foHie people in this countiy are ^ruvva 

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veaiy of quarrelling, becaule intereit, the gfC^t x^Qflvm, 
of qaaireliing, it at an end ; for it ia hardly worth con- 
teadin^ who fhall bean exifeni^n, a country -yic^, a 
crier in the.^ourtSt or an .uuder*clerk. . 

You will perhaps be incline^l to think, that a' 
F^ibn fo iU treated as I^ha^e been , muft at fom tittift '' 
other V; liavo difioovered* very di^ngeroiis opftdcma *itli * . 
gouvernement; in anlwer to which, I will tall you' 
whatiny^Htical prindpies were in the^ tmte of her^ 
^glonoua Mijei^, which liiever ogntradlcted bj^ 
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quickly weavi off, (andas the vice of low miiidt, for 

^ judu of fpirit is too proiui to be vain), and the oiher 
vrsLS not niy cale. Beiide$, having nayer received 
ipore than one Inull favour, I wae imder^no necaffity 
of l>eing a flave to men in power, but dioie niy 
fprieuda hy their peribnal aiierit», without examining 
bow far their notions agret^l with the pohtica then ii| 
voHUC. 1 frequently converfed with Mr* Addifon, and 
the otliers 1 named , (exf^pt Mr. Steele), during all ray 
liOrd Oxford'a ininiftry ; and Mr« AddiCo|;i'a,fciendihip 
to me continued inviolable, with as much kindnefs as 
when we uled to meet at my Loid $omiMrSi or iiaii* 
§9X9 who were leaders of the oppofile party* 

f Would inMr from all this, that i^ is with great 

injuitice I have thefe many years been pelted by your 
ftmapkieteerB, merely npon account of fonie regard . 
which .the Queen^a laft minifiera were pleafed to have | 
for me: and yet in my confcience 1 think I am a paru- 
ker in every ill defi^ tliey had againft the Protefiaut 
fuocelKon» or the liberties and religion of their couii- . 
try; and can fay with Cicero, ,»that I Hiould be proud I 
1^ to be included with the^ii in all Uieir ap(ions» ts$h j 
9, qu4m in efifo Trojaup*^*. But if I liave never difcover- 

eti by my words, writings, oi actions, any party -vi- 
rulence, or dangerous deiigns againft the prefent pow- 
ers; if my friendihip and obnverCition were equally | 
fliewn among thoTe who liked or difapproved the pro- 
ceedings then at court, and that I was known to be a 
ooimnon ifriend of all deferving perfons of the latter 
fort, when they were in iliftrefs; I cannot but think 
it hard » that I am not fuEered to run quietly among 
tfhecommon herd of people y whofe opinions unfortu*' 
nately differ from, thole which lead to favour and pre- 
lermentp 

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I ought to let you know, that the thin^ we called 
« Whig in £Dgiand^ is a* creatim altogether diiBvrent 
Inte thofeoF the fame denomfnRdon here; at lea ft it 
Was fo during the reign of her late Majefty. Whelhetf 
thofe on ypur fide have changed or no, it hath hot heed 
Bfbofiners'to inquire. *I reuicmher toy excelleut 
/Hend Mr. Addifon , when he came over hi; her 
fecretary to the Earl of Whartbn then Lord Lie&tendtit.* 
ms eSctremdy offended lit the chndiict and'difcburfe of 
the chief managers here*! he told me they were a fort 
ol people who feemed to think that the principles of 
Whig confifted innothtfig elfe but damning the church,' 
reviling the clergy , aberting the dill'enters, and fpeak- 
isg contemptibly of revealed reli^on. 

I was difcourfing fome years ago with a cortaln 
minifter about that whiggifh or fanatical |;eiiiu8, fo 
pieviiieiit aaion^ tiie Englifli of this kingdorn : his, 
Lordlhip accouttted for. ifc by that number o£ Crpu^-. 
weirs Ihldiers , adventurers jeOablJilied ixere, . wjto ware - 
all of the foureft leaven, and the lueaneit birth, and 
whote poiterity are.,niOvv iiji poiTeillon of their ianda.'^ 
and their principles. However , it mixTt be a^aleffed,^ 
that of lale^ fome people: in this country are ^rown^ 
weary of quarrelling, becauie iniereft, the gfre^t motive, 
of qoarreliing, it at an end; for it is hardly wortli con- 
tending who /hall be an exifem^n., a country -^^ic^, % * 
aier in the.QOuris, or an under* cleric , . „ 

. You will perhaps be inclined to think, tiiat c 
perftm fo Hi treated as I-'ha^e been , mud at Ibme tiiok '' 
or ether have difoovered' very dangerous optnilmw *itt • . 
gouvernement ; in anlwer to which, I will tell you' 
what, nay )ioiiticar princtptes Were in the time of her^ 
bee glorioua Majefty, which 1 -never €i0atiail|cted bf^ 
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F1i:ft, J: always i^md myrelf againft « Vopifli 

luccelTor to the crown, whatever title lie iiiic^ht. have 
Jif the prpxuuity of t)lo{Ml: neither did 1 ever r^«^rd 
Uie right line » except upc^ two acconiUsz/ftrf^f M.it 
yras eftabb'/hed by law; and fecondly, as it hath much 
i^eig^^ i-kp Qpi^iOQj^ of » the ^^gpie. , . For necelUiy 
xpay aboliili any laWy.bu^ qa^aot thf fei^tiifieiits 
of the vulvar j li^ht of inheritafice being perhaps the 
ippi,t pppular of all topics; apci ther^ori^ in chan* 
gQs:;w}ie|^t]^at. is bcoj^e-, ther« W|U remain Jni^ch hearts 
l^urning and difconteht among the meaner people; 
which ( under a weak prince i^id^ corrupt adiisauif^a* 
^oji) majjiaya tbe yfCsSt^cQj^pqfSLme^ upoii the peaca . 
of any ftate. 



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opinion VWis thitf'r That 'whenever thofe evila which 
ufually attend and follow a violent change of govern-^ 
i^ent;^* wiere not in pxbbability fo p^midous as ihe 
pieTahce we fuffer nnder a prefem power, then the 
public good will juftify fuch a revolution. And this 
I took to have been the cafe in the Prince of Orange's 
expecRdbn 9 although in tl^e confequences it produced 
fdmevery t)ad eEectd» which are likely to ftickloug 
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" I had likewife in thofe days a mortal antipathy 
againTt ftanding annies in time$ of peace : becanb I 
always took ftanding a^mieft ta : he only SemaiXA hired 
by the jnafter of the family for keeping his own chif- 
?» .(!ay:«ry ; and bc^uTa I con^ved^ that a prin««» 
mtIio, CGn^ld. no^ think liimfelf fecfnre wilholit 
nary troops, mud needs liaye a feparate intereft front 
tl^t of his fubjects^. although I Wk no|.i|gn€irant (A 
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can create, for keeping up forces to fupport a faction 
ig^It ike public interell. ' * 

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Ab to. luirliamentt, I luimd ilie wifdom of thift 
Gothic mfUlution,' whidi nudo them imnnial: and I 
im confident our liberty could never be pkced upoa 
tfiim fmndatiOQ, until that anoeotJaw MmereBored 
among us« For who fees not, that while futi^'aflem* 
blies are permitted to have a longer duration , there 
grows upi a commerce' of coinngMon cbetvtedh the 
miniftry and the deputies « wb^Sn they both linA 
their accounts, to the luaoifeft danger of liberty? which 
traffic woold neither anfwet the defign nW eseptofe, if 
parliameotfl^ met once a^year. * 

I ever abominated that fcheme of politics , (now ' 
about thirty years old), of (ettinu uj^ a luoaeyed in- 
tereft in oppoiition to the landed. For I contieivedg 
there could not be a truer uiaxiiii in our government 
tbaa this , That the poileilors of tlie foil are the beft 
jiuigos of \^hat i& for the a^dyani^ge of the .kiogdjom^ l£ 

others had thought the fame way, funds of credit and 

South lea {)roje9t4 wQuld .AQithetr have been felt nor 

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I could never difcovcr the neceflftty' of Tufpending 
any law upon which the liberty of the moft innocent 
pedbns depended; neither do I think this pra'ctice.hath 
made the tafie of arbitrary power To agreeable, as tliat 
^ve iiiould defire to fee it repeated. Every rebellion 
kbdued and plot difeovered, contribute to the hrmer 
tfabfiihmiint of the prince : hi the latter cafe, the knot 
of confpirators is entirely broke , and they are to begia 
their work anew under a thoufand disadvantages; fa 
that diofe diligent inquiries into remote and proble^ 
Uialicai guilt, with a new power of enforcing liiem by 

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chains anct dungeons to every, peifdn, ^hofe Ek« a mip 

nifter thinks fit to diflike. aie no\ onlv ()i)]^ofife to that 
maxiiu,, which decIareUi it belter, that ten guilty men 
fli<luId.6rai()Cf< than jMic innocent foff^; bilt Mkewife 
leave a gaie wide open to rlie whole tribe of iafor- 
sners, the axuift accnrfed^ and proftitute, and aban- 
cloned race, Uiat God rover permitted to pli^e 
maniund* ' . ^ - r 

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It ia.trise , .tl|||||iVonian9 had a *cartotn of chofiiig a 

dictator, durino^ whofc adminifti'ation the power of 
Other magifixales waa fulptiaderl; but tiiis was done 
\tpon the ^eateft emergencies; a war near their doors, 
or fonie civil difTenfion: for armies muf^ governed 
by arbitrary power. But when the virtue of that com- 
aiionwealth gave place to luxury and ainlbition, this 
i^etj office of dictator became [»erpetiuil in 'the pevFons 
t>£ the CaeC^rs and their fucceilors, tiie iiiolt ini^uious 
tyrantsr that have anywbere aj^peared in ftdiy. 

Thefe are fome of the fentinients I had relating 
^to pablic affiiirs, while I was in the world: wiiat they 
' a:leae pr^fent, h of little importance either to that or 
jmyfelf; neither can 1 truly fay 1 liave any at ail, oi'i 
if I had^ I dare not venture to publifh them: for how- 
ever ortfaoc^ox they may be while I am now writings 
they may beajme criminal enough to bring mc iato 
trouble before mid - fuimner. And indeed 1 have 
often wUlied for fome time pall, that a political cate- 
diiini mi^lit he pubi ibed by autiionty four times 
a -year, in order to infhuct us how yve are ^to l|^ak» 
write, and act, during the currin|» quarter. 1 have 
by experience felt the want oi (uch aii inilructor: lor, 
inieniiiug to make niy court to fouie | eople on the . 
preyaiU<i{ iide by^ advancing certaiii old whjg^iHi i rin^ 

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dples, wMc£, it (eemi) had, been exploded a ^ontk 

before, I have pafled for a disafFecfed perfon. 1 am 
QOt ipior^nt liow idle a thing it is, for a maa la obfciu 
, rhy to attempt defending his leputation a» a wri^, 

^vhiJe the fpirit of faction hath fo nniv^erfdlly poireffed 
, tk iKUXtds ot: men, that they are not at leifure to attend 
10 any thing elfe* They will }uft give themfelvea ttiua 

• to libel and accufe aiie, but cannot fpare a minute to 
hear my delence* So in a plot - di fee vering age , I have 
often known an hmoeent man feized and ii^prifonedy 
and forced to lie feveral months in chains , while the 
luinirters were not at lei fate to hear his petition, un- 
til thef had profecated and hailed the number Ha^ ' 
propofed* 

All I can reafonably hope for by this letter, is to 
convince my friends, and others who are pleafed to 
wiih me well,, that I ha'Te neither beenib ill a fubject^ 
nor fo ftapid an author , as I have been reprefented by 
the virulence of libellers, whofe malice hath taken the 
lame train in both, by fathering dangerous principles , 
in government upon me, which I never m»ntained', 
and inhpid jMroductions , which I am not capable of 
ivriting. For, however I may liave be^n Wr^ by 
perfonal ill •treatment, or by melancholy profpects for 
tlie public, I am too much a politician to expo fe my 
own bfety by offeniive words. And^ if my genius and 
fpirit be funk by increaiiiig years, I have at leaft 
enough difcretion left , not to miftake the mea lure of 
my own abilities, by attempting fubjects where thofe 
talents are necelTaxyt which perhaps I may have loft 
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M&tef »d4r ^riiie'e «eflnnit«r ffrtimby mUttaih^^indfafii nii 
Sa^ 1775 »er4tttaltcte#i »etimb tafeil« Mc ;!ikri|liifeM9fei(f« 

felben befinben fief) mcOrfie, fcft6n gefchricbcnc ^^ucfe Dc^ filr 

ihtiU ro^trmt^ Umt <Xcti> ^urift t)!> ^chn^eij unb 5talien gei 

SBou Differ .Art iii ber jwcite abgc&rucfic 'Bfiefi .unt Det 
erne, mi^ ffinen frut)frn 3at)i^fi^# w4tj fcfton^^fi^ yt^'d^ 

her, il^m (ai)iatt naj^rti^iiii^ setvS^^nltcbeii ekgetifiiric 



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You miift know that I d6 not take decrees, and, after 
this term^ ihall have nothing more of coll6|;e Imp^ti- 
nancies to tmcleroo, v^ch I t^uft will be foiiie pleafure 
to you, as it is a «;rea^ bne to iiie. 1 have endured 
leciuies daily and hourly fince I came laft, fiipporfed ' 
by the hopes of fceln^ fliortly at full Kberty to ?ive 
myfelf up 10 my uieiui^ and ciafiical couipaniohs, who, 
poor lonhl ihouuh I fee them fallen mto great con- 
tempt withmoft people here, yet I cannot help fticking . 
to them, anti out ol a lyn'u ot obfthwcy (1 think; love 
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tkcmrdift bttter ftir' itt;"«iMl indeed, .wtetdoi I do^elfal 

Muft I plunge into luetapliylics? Alas. 1 cannot fee in 
tlie.daKk; nature has aot furoUbed vm wiih th^ opUcs 
of a cftt. Muft 1 poi^ upoa iKuitbemtUc^S Alas< | 
unnot fee in too much ii^ht j 1 am no eai»le. It is v ery 
poiUble tha t r wo amd xwo imke fQur, • byt 1 would no^ 
|ire four farthings to demonftrate: ihSs ev«r lOftdearlyi 
and if thefe be the profifs of live, give jue the auiufe- ' 
aieat6 of it. The people 1 behold all around me, it 
(eons, know all thl^ aad inore, and yet 1 do not know 
one of thein who infpires me with any ambition of 
beiu^ like iiim. Surely it was of this place, now Cam- 
bridge, but fonnerly known by the name of Babylon^ 
that the prophet fpoke when he fald; the wild beafis 
of the cieiart Ihall d>yeU there, and their houfes ihaJi be 
full of doleful creatures, and owla ihall build there, and 
fatyrs fha 11 dance there; their fortrsnd lowers ihall be 
a (ien for ever, a joy of wild ailes; there fhall the,g|^at 
owl make her neft , and lay and hatch and gather Un« 
der her fliadow; it (hall he a court of dragons; the 
Icreech owi alio ihali reft there; and find for herfelf 
a place of re&^* You fee here ia a pretty collection of 
defblate aninia!a»* which is verified in thie town to a 
liule, and perhaps it may alfo allude to your habitation, 
for you know all qrpes may be taken by abundant o£ 
handles; however* I defy your owls to match mine« 

If the default of your fpirits and nerves be nothing 
but the effect of the hyp , I have no more to lay. Wa 

all mult rubmit to thai wayward Queen,^ aiuildo in na 
fiuaU de^ee own her fway. 

1, feel hex inhuence while I fpeak her power* 

fiat if it be a real diftemperi pray take more care of 
yoar healths if aot for your own» at ieaft for our iakes^ 

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not know what refined friend ftii ps yott may haVe'ton- 
tractied in the other, butgpray do not be in a hurry to 
fee your aoquaiiitamce abotvi; ' iunong your terFeOrial 
familiars, however, though I fay it 'that fliouW not 
Jay it, there poiitively is aot one that has a greater 
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This day he'\n^ in the palace of his hlglmcfs theDiifca 
[ ofModenay he laid iiis inoft ferene comiaands upon iiio 
^ to wr^ to Mr. Wfaft, and laid he thought k fpr liia 
I, ^lory » that I fliould draw up an invent a ry of all his 
\' mo& ferene poUeflions for the (aid Weft^a perulal. — ^ 
\ Buprunia, a houfe» being in drcumference a quartat 
I of a mile, two feet and an inch; the laid houfe com 
* taiaing the. following particulars, to wit, a great rooni^ 
' Item, .another great room, item, a bigger room; tiena^ 
f another room; item, a vaft room; item, afixth of 

tthe fame; a feventh ditto; an eigrh as before; a ninth 
as aboire «iaid; a tenth .(fee No* I*); item» ten more 
L focht befides twenty befidee, wliich, not to be too 

1 particular, we fhall pafs oven The Caid rooms conlaia 
siiiie chairs, two tablea, hve fteols and a cricket. From 
whence we fliall proceed to the garden, containing tw<» 
' luillions ol iuperfine laurel hedges, a clump of c^prefa 
trees « and half the riirer Teverone^ ,tbat into 
two tbonfand feverlil chamber- pota* ' Fuiia« — DamjO 
Kature defired me to put in a lift of her little »oods and 
I chattela, and, as they were (mall, to be very minute 
about them. - She has built here three or four little 
nioiiiitaina, and laid them out in an irregular fenil cir- 
1 cie; from certain ^ others behind , at a greater diftance,. 
ibe^haa drawn a canal, into whldi flie has put a. litila 
liver of lier's, called An?o; fhe has cut a liu-e cleft 
ketweea the two iweiuu^it oi. her iour hiUa» aA$i there 



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ihe has left it to his own ^po(al; which fte faM no 

, it tu]ubles head- 

loii- down a declivity fifty feet perpendicular, hUiks 
itfelf all to flutters, and ia converted into a ihower oF 
rain, where the fun forms 'many a bow, red, green, 
blue ami yellow. To get out of our meUphors witii. 
out any further trouble, it ia the moft noble %ht in 
the world* The weight of that quantity of waters, and 
the force they fall with , iiave worn the rocks they 
throw themfelvea among ixuo.a thraland kregcdar 
cra;^, and toa vaft dispih. hi this channel it goes 
boiling along with a mighty noife till it comes to aa- 
ether fteep, where you lee it a (iscond time'Cdme roar- 
ioEig down (but firft you muft walk two miles farther) 
a greater height than before, but not with that quan^ 
tity of waters ; for by this time it hall divided itldl,' 
being CEoOed^ and qppofed by fte roc*a, into four feve* 
fdfbeama, eatdi of which, in enimlation of the ^reat 
one, vviU tmnbie down too,. and it does tumble down, 
but not from «n equally dkev^ted place; fo that you 
liaveall one'View at thefe cafcades intermixed withgro- 
^ Of olive and little wood«, the mountains tiiing be' 
kind theodt and M the top of one (that which *fwii< 
the extremity of > one of the hail - aide's horns) is 
feated the town itfelf. At the very extremity of that 
extremity^ on the brink of th« precipice, tends the 
Sj^iU temple, the remains «f a little rotunda, fut- 
rounded with its portico, above half of whofe beautiful 
Corinthian piUars are ftiilHandixi^ and entirei allthl^ 
to one hand^ • Ok the other the open Campagha of 
Rome, here and tliere a httle caltie on a hillock, and 
the city itfelf oa the very brink of the hori^,, India- 
ttocUy foen (being iB mHes off) except the dome of 
St. Petei^s; which, if you look out of your window^ 

wherev.er jjou w^l ftippofe, |«»u can be, J «Ud' nit 

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the rock, and han^ln^ over that torrent, are little ruins 
which they ihow you loj^ ^orace'd hou£e, a curious 
iituation to obrerve the • ' 

.«,Praecep^ Aiiio^et Tibumi lfcu$» «t uda^ 
s^Mobilibus pomaria ^riris/' 

Maecenas did not care for fuch a noifct it leemSf and 
Iniilt him a houfe (which th<y allQ^ainy one to Tee)' fd 

fituated that it lees nothing at all of the matter, and 
to«apj tliiqg he Hm^w tbere mi^t be na&ich over in 
the worlds Horace bad knotber bomCi on the otbat 

iiile of the Teveronc , oppollte to Maecenas's; and they 
told us there was a bridge of communication, by| 
which ,»audava ;il dettoSignor per.tvaftuUaril coll ifteffo 

Orazio. '* In coming hither we crolTed the Aquae AI-* 
bjilae, a vile little brook that Qinks liker a fury, ani| 
they fay it has ftunk fo ibefo tbonfiM' y«ar»« I toi^ 
got the Pifcina of Qiiintilius Varus, where he ufecl 
to keep certain little iiilies«, This is very entire, axul 
thnre is a piece of the aqueduct that fupplied it too; ia 
the below is old Rome, built in little, juft as it wa« 
they fay. There are leven tem]>les in it, and no kou* 
fnat all; they far there were, none* 




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* 3tt ^iw^^ tt»© bet beutfdie ©efcRmadf tn ^riefen nocj 
f?br Miibcfltniint unt> im 2luffeimcn w«r, mxd)te (tc6 (Sdlert 
uni Die fc(>ncHcre S^^ttbilMin^ unb ^un'ijrberunt^ b^ffclben burd) 
l;ie 6eP«iiiitmaclittii9 4>m(?r Q^cteft/ ntk^ met mftiiMw 
l^auMun^ oon Urn ^niteti ^^ef^mocfe in ^riefetif nt^t rrfiitg 
ifr^ient ' ^eiiie war, Juiige Petite, ult^ bcf^nbeH Ve^f 

iRT'cmiitiitenif wi^ an^i m miglicbi Semrtlfil in 
iKftmeii, a(# ei^ «fiftt -^iMdk in ten iklat9ni htt ^iflithUHt 

^ee ^IBoblflanbe^ ^ tei vScfterjes/ unt) anbern marten (Empfitif 
tungcn, md)t bic^fam unD gefdjmeiDta g^nui^ fei). €r tufiWtc 
ta)U mit ?>lecf)t fofd^e ')^riefe, Mc trirfltit^ unb oftne 51blic6f 
Iffentltdier yipfanutniacf^un^/ gei'dirtcbcn rraren; und btc '?;^aii> 
mcbfalttgfett ti)re^ jnl)a(t^ unb Xoni, »er[»unbcn mit i^etchtid/ 
l|4t UHb AtorreFt^eit bet 6d»reibar^ tmatUn btffer Gammluni 
$niin ^ifija# itnb btfitbntm ben riiftmU^en ifnbinmf ibict 
^erattdnabe fe^ mnfltd^/ ^mar (inb btefe ^tttftf bfo man W 
incr in SlAtfiiAt anf bit bam«ltge mfeti ^tfOm^di iwb 
eti^M bcttn^etlcn mnf i ntd^t atte t^oit tM^m SScet^; berfoli 
getiN 0e))(rt aber tbbt^l gmtS lu ben befitrn. 



£anbiebeu muf bo4 m(^t f&r aiiee ^rifem 
feit i^ieiit^n ^^en tin reciter <Oeat»tonttmoritmm^ fo(r 
fen ^ie mic^ immer €in SSort ^mud^ett^ tad ®ic m<^t 

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lum €^iratU(. Sefm mtr ^ fSon tioc^ ^titimolt 

ta§ tcf)^ nic^t fur MkWi @elb gecjen cin anbre^ t»n*taui'c^ett 
tt>urt^«* @an; 9eu)i^ mu| cinen unsufncbneii. unt^ 
vAf rifc^eit iiRenf(^tn, NOeuM/ meiti ^cr^ fo^t mird ; i;tit( 
tMnn e€ 9v^rA 6^euten foOu: fo wiO bo^ 

turd)au^; bag emeu Unjufrie^nen bcb9UUn folL IDflJ 
0ittic^^ ^a^am! (Sin t>oU(ommner ^ai»toniimonimeno« 

bin; xozxM wei^ ic^ 3^«n nlt^t^ ju fac]en. ^d; biit 
met 5d t)crbrie|iid)^ aB ba$ id; nad))mnen fodte, looses; 

t»<i^tte9Ud^ fcvn, mtntild^ fange itaf^fmntif wofici ? 

f)ai)e bfe fd)5nfrc ©egenb t^or mir, «nb ic^f ne^me mf<^ fef)r 
in 6ap fie rnic^ ttid;t ru^rt. fe^e fie an, unl> 
(ftnte nic^l atif wal tc^ fe^e, fonbem batatt, 
nic^t sufri^ben bin. * 3c^ ^abe Qute ^iic^er um mid? ^cr^ 
imi Ucc^en. md4)te biefe^, ic^ m5c^te auc^ jencS icfen, 

Ufen loiS / nub iui4 lan^ Vtrat^id^ia^ungeii ttt^me i^^ 

emanbcr<^, o,U id> i3ctt)dl}U l^abc. lefe, ^^^ ful)le 
ni^U, unb werfe n)ccj. ®anj (^emt§ finb mciue '^M^j 

ijen^ic niir nur, 5)?abani, Db etiua !ian^ bin? SSenn 
bod) be; «Qimmel moUtc! «Denn; tuenn ic^ ni<^ foonfi 

xmcs icfi bO(^, uuijcac^tct meinc^ ^^afTe^ <3Ci]en mid^ fclb(V 
nid)! fei)n. 3n ben crft^n SBoc^en fonntc i<^ mid) an beii, 
manaic^Uigftt ^eneii Mtfer @f9«til ni^t (ai( 
floQ t>oti &ttt6t, om im S^eien, bim^ 9trf 

uuo Xbal, burc^ glttrcn anb ©cSufc^e, irrcn; uni), 

ivenn jM; miiib^ mar/ bi€ (j^mi^tot ^ Siauii; 4a fef^n.it 



fb mhu id) it\ t«tt t^dttrfff(tc9i?n^^^U^ci(^afIericn be^ 

bf^ 2)orf^ aa^.' 5c|t fomitte id> nidn wcitcr, alJ ncn 

Vm $favr^ttfe Hit Air^^f. btftf)t bit iti* 

tinen ^a(6t>erfcfc^ttcn ?5?amen hfrmi$ge6i*ac&t habc. SBcitn 
attf ten iDtnfmafen bie SS^ie fin^t ei* fiarfr olc und 

6i al^ann recf)t eiqcntlicf), bag icf) be< Sebcni^ nmbc bin, 
abcr mcllcid)t in fcinem bciTeni SScrflanbe^ al^ ic^ eim 
aial in mcintm fitbknm 9btt ad)ttn 3d^re nkti** 
toelf n{d)t, mal^ mtr* fKr d^HnNfc^r Stinfc^ bdntatt 

fcM c]c[d)[aacn fcuii mccfitc. ®cnu(^ , tc6 marf mtc^ unter 
einen im (^^u'un/ un6 but ben ^^ob red^t infcdm 

t^av m r bic SfBefh Sur^; tIRdbam, werttt mir ber 
^farrcr ben Mkd}i}t>f t)€vfd)(iepen (apt, fo wclg ic^ vot 
^n<|fl nh^t mtf)t, mi id^ anfanc^n fofi* ZHv wamim 
f^mmen ®fe nic^t loteber In @taljc> wenn ®(e anf 

bem £anbc fo unjufriebcn fmb? ^Dod metf} id) aucfj ntt^f, 
^Qbam. d(au6f , ic^ warn bamnf, 5a$ ®te mtcft 
Mtten foOeh** Unb weim ®ie Unen »MF«n: fi» 
i^er^cn ®ie nt)<^ ita<^ mtinen ®elKinfint nk^t {nflAnbi^;^ 
nic^t c^enuii iUbcten f^abm , unb ba mtbt id) ivUt 
der an^ 5Ra4e nic^r ^urilc&.reifen m^fim* 3e(i l&f t mir 
dietn ^'rt^ We ecbifmVitni M %t^mtiftt Uf)t ^(fl4 
at>forbcrrt. 3)?crfen ^ie bicfc £ifr nid)tl ; t f :Xbec 
l^at bcnn cjcfatjt, ba§ \6) fc^mermiit^ig bm? 9?eiit, 
«inait^ieben (in id^ nut/ ni#t M mit fdNr, ,bi«$ tfi 1^ 
dfe^t tinb' be^n^^m la^t man mbft^kl 9^eme|fer a(i 
f^rbcrn? ®aften 0ie^ auf ®f»<(fen , mdnc Si*fuit^ 
' tfvx, f6nnm @u aud meinem (t<^n|\^n ^rtefe efma^ am 
ter< fc^Men/ ftaf ic^ nMrrlftb Hn^ M i« \M 
n<d)t weig, wa< ic^ M, unb wenn e« ^oc^ f6mmt, baf 
'id) t)t)|)oc^onbrif<^ Sin. ©at, td? bin f^i' mid), wai 

tmitt^ benii bos mtinetn SBiit^ mfi^senl^ jDton 

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SftoMii, ^If «^e^rm iiiie»iiffl|6)>> e<t teftn (^tcft wis' 

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lung {tim ^xitft, UqHtim mit mdjxidttn ^tn Uinttt MtnU 

man auc6 tn ter ntit in tit ooU^Anbtaere ®amt|ilung fejf 
tier fttmmtncf)cii ©d^rifteu anfn«l)m. f^JDiefe^ricfer fagt tit 
j^erau^geber, nnb atte mxtlid) yow ibm gcfcfim^eli, uttb m 
tiicftt geSnbkTt rccrlet?. €r bac&te ttocft nicf^t bar««# aU er fte 
ff^rieb; l>a^ fic jcmal^ fcHten <^cbrn(ft tTcr^cn; unb bie £efet 
fc^cn t&n bariii mtUidb fo^ wie er ftd) fetnen t»ertrauteflen ^xmt 
Un letgte. — in biefcn ^ricfen tSabrfteit unb 9l<u 

lor*^' — f&tt ^ewunbert aufferbnn ]it((| in bent folgenbenf ur5 
Ik me^rem t)on %Uiibtt ScranlafTun^ , ben in bem tetam Ut 
' Mnwtcii UifUc lefcitdi vol Mtem Aoiiil . 



wintm Srieft m <i^rnt Cotnmlffloii^rfit^ , bm 
id) J^mn SB*., nor etlid^en ^j^eit inc^efuUt, merben ®te 
ciniije d1ad)vxd}t t)on metnem trauriqcn <2c^i(ffa( erfcben 
^abm. &i:laubett &ie mtt:, ba^ id) mid) aud) mit 3^nen 
.M0Oti ntiter^te^ ^enn ic^ flnbe tint ^r^^e 9cru^tGun$ 
^rtnnen, »enit Ic^ einem fo lieben Sauntic, tou 0ie fin&, 
tnein Ungliicf f (acjen f ann. ®ag bie Umjldnbe biefer 
lastruiid ft6e(^au|)i ftetrifft, fo tmH ml4 Met im^ 
trf^ attflaftcti/ unb mid^ auf tin SHaHum ftejie^en, lod^ 
<^e^ unter bee ^(utoiitat unfere @ou»crneur6 (\eute hcraiu^ 
(^eommen uttb fcf)i' jumUffie ^f^* oouoteiiun eiije^ 
nm SttfUlm witt ic^ ema< mctttm aim i4tiit 3nl mii 
^riN^ W Saee^ fien<5 ft<^ tie #<monabe unb bai (Rtv 
luerfen ber ^aubi^i^ronabcn auf bte fcf)rccflid)(le 2trt 

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Sit i^M^n.^tn ®riui^# |Mi^ m^Hltm ait migiic^f 

(toUen. $B(U e« after @i^tia^im mt^ stdilfptttntl^e ^u^ 
^tin auf mein J^an^ unb bie beuac^^barte C^egenb regnete^ 
9fi4e# ^iir 3tbfi(^ (K^bett mod^tt, M ^iiNiJt^g @t«l^rtttft 
ton tQiter So^mm^ MitiWi^9hltofnnagaite,i» WeSaft ' 

}ii fpretigen, fo pacfte raeine ^ad)tn, fo nifC e« chnt 

ftt^ln.^ AiSer, (^cM to liti OffirtOf, tM fU^ 
t^te XfteiM urn ad^t na^ nittfliiM in S>. ^« 3(6ee 

auc^ f)itv fwng am istin bie ^In^jl an, unb in fttrjw 3eif 
fK^t;e9 eini^t iwAi^fAnbigc ^ucicln in^ ^atO^, naf^ bci 
sir nsciM* 3ii Wtftr Stfttv^tfa^ ftm^tiir ttir m 
©ouna^enb^ 5U, »o bie ^Dauntfcl^ Tf^^ncc bte @eite »oii 
bet 3^euflabt befreiie, weic^ei^ bte gt6$te @nabe mar, bi^ 
itti^ in ^ngfiigttng ersd^co feiti|$i». ..2>fim 
eten Mtfin Zag, (tfonbec^ urn smdff \Xf)v sien^ 
ba^ uiu^li'ic!Ucf)e ^omSarbement ber ?Hcfi5en,3^ at;. tSJ^e^i: 
qH ^unbert Q&omben fieUn in tintx Sett t>on brei ^innben 
ouf bie Jtrmisafff litib £iiiN; moi^ U^r biatiiite mtiii 
4^(itt^; ttttb um Viet U^v muffle id^ mffn ^d^icfffrf. Sit 
^omkn fatten bad @en)6(be, lUD^in wir affe unfere Oa^ 
^ 9tfi|af^ ^amtr, n^i^^mtttm unb aQe« t^eybrosmt; 
ber ittflet qjinmt ben e^lMtn, Mt ftf^en f0tiftn> 
tein au^gei^Wnbert worben. SSlm ^cbknttt, ber ttcuc^ 
92en(d) Don ber SBeU, ^atte flc^ fo (ange im <$aufe aufge^ 
Idteiv Wei eionfiens einjn^rHnif unb ^Me tin S&nlenfe 
^<^er 0#ttifNn ^nao^^epr^oeb ; enMk| abet MM ct 
iiSermannt, unb f[i!lcf)tcte mir mdi 31cu|labt. Slor 
Ser^uA^tiV ben e^rUc^en &itl, ^en ic^ fc^on fiir erfc^offen 
4^ Dertronnt ^fe, tvMer )n fe^^ fi^ 
IBd^met) nur ben ntltr bie Skd^rNIt t»on mefneni 
18erlu(le natiiriic^er SBetfe wnv^a^n muffle. Soffte t$ 
^ ll^lilin#^ Uf b(li« a»eitert, IK 

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mcine ^cttett/ &UiUx, S4fd)e, Q^iic^^r, QJapierv 

tntc^ liber i)rc[cn gropen ^erfufi nic^t eineu ^liu^antU<f be; 

mi<^, fo mm^rtfMt Wmfi^tt ; <gl0CtH @hta^ illMgl vmf 

il. S^ic^t^ Dcn a[Iciii f)abe tc^ c^n'ettet, a(<l cftten a6i]e> 

inf tit ® eicr ^dcQt f^otte^ itm fie melnem ^iMciiM §« 

aeben. ®(ynma(^^ fn'ib ficnc^ man an, aitd> fur Me 9?eii< 
jwit i i>^fotA3t fttt f«9U, unt) Die! taufenb SS^eutd^en gtemjtii 

;3<^ folate mtt^ itnd nwin 9tWifiter muffte ntfiti VMbtOiP 
c^en uuter ben ^(rm nchmen , mcin c\ainci ?Heid)rf)iim. 
Sor.toi 0c^iai)e fanb id^ einen ierbroc^enen IStinpfa^, 
imf btn ftt|tr mli^, anb iDiiiett tei eintr ftminenlfiR 

-i^'fe^ ^>wrc^> ben ®anb einer ^ei(e ®cci<5 »eit ju meincw 
greurtbe, auf fetneu ^einber^v ic^ noi^bnrftigc^ gffeit 

InldttVMlt^iOmmetir ttn^'tt»^ M^tStlt^ 

WDcf^iJ auf ber Gibe, ^d) tin cnb(irf) fefbit^cn 5a<^ct? lud) 

«lpol>en^eui/ vier iO^etUn ucti ^iDicebcn, irnd rneii mem 

ftlttit, itnfc ten- Wriwi 3Beg ^tcm^ cr ^iirfrtSi; 3n 
f^enflein fanb id) tjiuc gi*cunbe, bie aud; abijebrannt tt?a* 
mi Mnjb tiHif iebim ru^ig^ U^m tin^ fe^v- Migmkit. 
CbimaftttM fk0d^ Oim Vngtac^e cn^en nHr tiivMr mil 

♦t^ bepnbe mic^ feWem v]efunb, bod;, wte 0te tvoM <\(att* 
^ f^nnen, gar nic^t tn meinei* Orbnung. ^ bin r\t^ 

mm mtitttn euNtot itud QMtoiinten <fl vMvittiir; oM 

ei')diDiTcn worbett, biu tjcfunb tjeblieben, unb habt 
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93leinc ^uc^ci*, bU baumx mid) ; v^Ue ^fq^e urt^ 
9ftajitt{irti|»te/ bi^ tuic^ nttinetii So^e fottten dektitd t mti 

ren fflnftiger Seitl "Stte ©ticfe von 

dfrrieen Sttunbeii/ mbft ^mf, lum f&n^en SDrucfe fit* 

nev fui^ itito auc^ prt, - - •> ^ 

Smpfcijlctt £)ie mid) allea memen ^rennbcn anfi 
itftt. Stann ic^ ^eute tiod^ an unfem.S^ig^tl^^^^!^/ 

i^i'tcf lefcii fiU (aflcn, t'%.t^Hv' ben 'ct)xlUl}ZA 2^iKt, meic^cr, 
fo haitf ©Dtt SiU^c liiib ^ri^»^ gic^t ', c»J ^cwig icm^jfinbett 
(ott/r^c^^ afie nteine i5)^c^ir j^erbrannt finb / tcnu t<^ miK 

ncuen ^i(>irot^cf 511 i'd)cnfc!t. 3ii>«t* a^jrb cr widjt havdn 
moUittj^, xpmx ^6it| baf; mciuc tDl^ijen a)JattuTcvipte, 
nnb. oilfo feinc^ 0o^e< tinfti^Vr Setfaj/ inft t>er6rdnfi< 
fiitb; abei' ic^ anil i^u fd)Ou fiiCijcit, uub wcurt i'r tnfc^ . 
Wito mad)t/ fo fd^reibc ic^ wibci* fciuc Q'u}c\k tUint' ^crfoit 
ein^ ^ant^ ^at^v^n in Sfiiobei^ stt^ci <0^^nbe Aaxt, mzU 

9tcfpc6t vecmclben. 3Stc tt)D^( ^abcn bie (jnabt^e. "S^fi"* 
jfammev^etdn get^an / taf E'U ® tc^ nic^t mU teir ^^ttli^ 
<^i(n ^ft^uni) fi!>ewi(t ^abcn. SUnnme^tf ^ungme ic^ mtt 

2lbcv fai3cu 0ic, id>.4ie&c uutet'ti)Suii3fl bitten, bal)iu 5^ 
fe^en/ rnein^ ft^nfti^e ^rau tvei taufenb S^aiei: me^r 
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abcr ^efa^rlic^ vttmnUt, unb bei btm ®turmti^b>; 1 
j;Cl<^er^ 3l^ic^n^i««3* jc^n ^^crfoitcn \)i>n ^>cnt 

^miW ei:f<|ift3(ti WDrbett. . Xuf bie SB&Ot i|i wenig gei { 

ajeradputt^ in ber SReftbenj an^md)m, unb ba^ auf t»ie 
fticnitlrc^ urn beittiOtti Qombin 0mo(fen o^^l 
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ad tmi^ ^rifH/ iUfit e^rmilrbi'ge ertamm(lttcr bcf beiiffAet 
Minfff^iifrddfir. 9ft tveffltcft^r uMAM fc^e liitb mo^It^^^ 

W^t iu ber XHt men ©c^aij »oii ^>riffen m\fad)it ^thcbii<hf 
Ititt au3^ ^em ftcfe, fcufer itl^U mifrcu titcratur nccft fc^r (^i^rci^ 
(feern (itge. C'cfcon in Ut »ott £ange ^crau^gegckaeii 6amm^ 
lung n?^l^e^ niancfte, tjcn \hm fflbfl geWrieben/ abgefcrucft; 
ati^ fiut? ^ic su Berlin/ 17^8^ I)er(?u^(^ffommenen ^rtffe bet 
J^emn (Bleim unl) ^acobi l^ffannt/ awi bencn icb l)ier fol^. 
fenfce Flcine ^l)ro{>« urn fo Ueber n>Al)le/ Oa in biefem 55nefc vow 
ptncm ber e^e(flnl unb (auterften ^lUn^t/ bem te^igcn ^ert« 
S5iWij>tl)cPar ^enster in ^erntoiero^»c, bie Diebe ifc nnb (Btcuttft 
tamaltge ^eforgniffe ffir tbn ®ottlol»! burcft ben €tfol^ tinges 
rec^tferti^e Ili^Hn; obgletcft ber mArH|^ IBIann 6Ietm6 3mmb# 

imb <0<itetreiti |Nib ii ben jiftbruyalmttteki feiner 9ebit<^ 
f(6wJdbei aiblen wirb. 9eibett maneii teriltA aeUeUev 
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mtmOthK ism emit f IbriiAteiilSitmM, bn iHinufe 

nem ^ilbereabinct ficfe cine etcllc tar^^ fciu Jferj ewa-rt/ 
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itic^t imffenb, ta^'ic^ feller fei; feme bc|"c()eibene fanfte 
^Iti^tvmiitf) UM abtt |!etc^ ten arti^jlen jungtn ^en* 
fe^eji i^n |t»«i|id' da^r^n I SSSHt ^lageti^bet: fein fd^Cf 
^ M (^tf>6v mxb a6tte^mcnb<llSJc|Tcf)t, fien^ er in wbini an. 
5(tte Q^^atei- uii£) ^ISmixnen f)atf n fd)on qcBiauc^t; tie 
tAebe ^ i^en ^ut^tt^a^ >nac^ £^()>^id/ unfetrm @cUert 

fer ©Dbllii mtt fefntr^ftiVitbcrt ®ti*we (jdicri if^m SSel^; 
Jeit ju ^6ren. UnerfStti^t teijt' zx mit "^tttuiiii^ wkbtx 

ten ^^eufjer u6er fem IWMW. ®effi^rt, facjf er, |^ae 
tnic^ auf bfc Cmitjtcit mtidjlct, ^119* ntib O^reri wcrben 

fa^t' er f;^^ mein (k^fler St;eunb/ bie fanfter und tdhrem 
^er war, al^ ^cuer tin^ ert6net> »mn fie iintn 
ABUim htmintn^witbi 3^ fi^t^rt' i^n in meinen flcincn 
^empet bet ^u^entf uh^ M ^tniek I (Satis 'etfQ^cNt fa$ 

a(Ie aufgefrellte ^ifbcrj "Mm ld:Ti]rrcu vcimcitte fetn 
waffnete^ ^uge bet .Hlopflocf I 2Cfle fleijic 2tnrfbAtett 
tt DDI} i^m, feme 9teif«tt, feine 9(eim5fc^ft/ atted mniP 
er Don l^m ! 9totf)fc^iM ®tA(er »aren'nic^t fo trauHq, 
de feme.^ta^cn ub ei'.'^^Copftocf* J^auVern mit ber'^Kefifuiti 1 
/#Pnf ©efinge bat et lancje, fc^^on weifprpcj^en. ^ SKerben 
^^iDir fie benn nii^ M ti Mmmt nl 3>af er ini^ fo fange 
„mnm (afft, wa« ifl e^ wofyC?" Unv>erm6gen, fa^t* 
id), ift nid)t} • Sr mwiTte nur erfa^ien, iDelci;c iSRenge 
feinet grmnbe fi<^, bie .O^mmelfa^rt fe^, um^i^ 
JNrfoimi^t^at/ tdol itMf^. ftiie 46ni^e DerktlflAtM 
^en Sreunben (ing^t! 23ie @rtgen be^ :i)dnifd)cii J>^'e^ 
tubmen o^ne Stoeifel feuta IDtufe mel geit unb Diel 

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bttn ovmeti iO^ufkfo^u, Wtr unftm @it(fet fetuten &ie 

gewif ttDcf) nid>tl „ Joabcn mic einen?' ®ncn (I^apcffe 

/, ^l>cn tt)ir, ©ei'ttcu^erg i(t c^, von eiitttn ©rcffet iDcif . 

urit^NicoM. (Seine Sraoen it>utben munterer, unb »er^ 
mt^en groge SSi6l)e<)ieite» SK^fic^m^ fagt' id), \tnb' 
Sf^NPeii ma^ i^m. SBil litteiMwdtOlSfitii 9iifc^ 
fceii^ttt t>ert«t'er biefi gro^e @^re>-** 9a^tn mHn 
lie iter '^reunb, vcvbicat er \M)t tic f^vopC kSI)rc ? 
tm^a^i er fi ^ ! 3iac() eiuer t)albcu 2 tunte war er ime^ 
tar ba: /, 9k^m«n fie H bo^ ni<^t Abel, ba| ^ loieber 
^f tmnitie, fie tittr/eii|pt(^t noc^ 5Wrf^J)fP# benn tti tnefnem 
,,{^anjen^ebcn m6c^t' id) nicf)t fo (\\iidiid) micbcr fcpn; ic^ 
i,eiitfeme mi<(^ wetl^ nnb-iiKin (^eftcbt mirb inunei; 
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ber (So^ti einer t^n 5artiic^ itebenbieu >:D^tur^ bem^), »Ci 
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urt 0c()abt bat/ ftflrccfte fic6 aud) auf bi^ bcftere SXid)tun9 M 
Ipricfton^/ ter gar Iciest ol)jie liicffd 5}Ju|^cr iicf) auf cine Hff* 
dn^clnte unb gebanfenreere (Olauier ^ingdenft b/itte. ?fuc6 in 
fftrer Sorm itob fcine UHmUn 23rlefe libci* Me I^mpfin5un* 
gen Dortrefflic^: un^ roirflid) gefcftrtebene 55ricfe oon ibm fciiat 
itian mi t^en @<|mmliui^ti ^es 21bbttrcf)en unb HeOingifcl^m 
fBrtefmec^fel^. 8u^ bcr er^ern ij! bcr bier mitget^ilte entletiii 

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;«etlMt^ ben i7^5p4ri j/^i. 
Sl'^Dmul fatit dnjl auf bem 0(^rcibpu(tt ^er ^r^em 

^c1!en SS5e(t entiiorfett t^atte. '* 4?r trc^etc 6a^ ?)latt red^ 
Wttbiirrf*, unb f onnte nic^t Mug baraui wcrben. 

},^nttt, 9efc^(Sttt)^(tir 0tt(<^> dffeil'^Uiift-biird^lttaiiM^, 
i,ate wentt ba« O^ngefo^r mtt btr ^tcigfebcr ^efpieft ^atfe. 
„\Xi\b bie oitftude ^oc^ter 3upiter^ tann f!(^ an fo((^m 
„@ef<^mif(e n^^m \ " O 2>o^a bH 6<^f% mb Ht 
V^ad^l antmortite SMntttHi, btfiie Ittiwtfren^ctt ma<(t 
bic^unt^ccfc^imt! ®cnn 3f^eptun eincn Oc^fen , SJutfan 
dnen iOtenfc^n, utiJb i^^ ein^attif nHu^^.jpfi^eiiai 
bti tannft TBitt Un ^lan nieitiH BttltH Utut aft m 
pf)zti, unb afifbann bebe! ^ifie, bicfef^clben gUcfe fwb 
'ffll^daben gi.tfferne; bie feuerrct^en Q>unfte, brenneti^e 
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®u mdffl^ fcf) Bin ein ^^^clc^prit; voai ^d}mt mfc^ tie 
^bxal ^oc^ ^dct^ti U^, nian (dttnte oUe^ 5ie(c^ mit ettt 

fprod^ fie. ?D^acf^ btitt tt)<#i^e^ ^Retflerfhirf. ^ur 
eiti 3^^1*91:6 gevuncy^Bla^. S^ie^fc tfu ba ben lUitten uncw 

Stomiii. 9ftt« ttiUDtrfHit in ber QN^tnd Jker Sefer^ 

Stinfclii qenannt. %ii^a mobnt mein ^^o^n '2C66t, un> 
it m^c^te liebcv 2tL^en «)oJ)nen. ©trcnge bcxntn SSi^ 
tM#c 9tiiittiii |» Oti^ Ba6 fBmett to it«A? J^el 
©a< 'ift iiD((^ (attije f eine Selt erf(^affen I — ^ ?Der ^getf ' 
ffl^omu^ (lanb wit (tcinern ba, fc^lutj bie Ttu^tn nieber, 
Kn^ batnali fott ^ bit erflt &i^mr^^e dttf (iineii &Ui# 
<Je» Stettgett Qcjetfjt ^abem ? ' 

flei mir $(eic^n>o^( baBei ein, aB id) 3^ren ^tan su bm 
®ei]mbe^crii3Urtgen beuctt)cilen foUte. iDu bijl ein 35er? 
(ofiet.ttr iiutauivbtizf^f bad^ Uf^, bm f)af, man^^ea 
Oi^im, tnanc^e^ <Oaai mIt migem ©(AcPe getabelt; mat* 
urn uicfet and) ^lam ©cgenbcl^cv^t^/iungen? 
.i^.^/ibe jmic^ bmogeii. bin ba^ 2anb btc ^olitif iti 
mibitm ttbtn fo menig burc^retfet, ta| mit aOf ^egeiv 
fttiibt In tiinfeC6en ntd) fxmb ffnb. Sie tann id) a(f» 
l^yre ganbc^arte beurt^ciien? Sffienn ® - n ©otratif<^e 

©c^^erj bei 0eite ! t)er(lef>e in 3^rem Sntwurfe 

V^foll. !D{e 4fauT>t<bee ift imverfefffedk^. IDI^flofop^fe 
unb ^^ecebfam^dt t6niicn (Td) bier in il)rem )laif |icn C^lan^e 
Hi^tn, ttnb 3f^re ^elefcn^eit in @tf(l^i<^te tann 
m iNcfMsi COifttfte (d<{en. 4. «*• iD». i(l Mn 9>^(o# 
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larai^^ i3cmacf)t mac^en,'tcn 'lONnfc^cn nut 'Pascal t>en 

mtm ti IHW mb6tUm^' J^H^^f}at , ibttdc^fktxt ^ Mr/ 

torbctte fyat'cn. Dtod) vcr^ri^ct man tcm Pascal, 
ta^ er feme unnmtl)ioie @)cban!eu tccu^ersig- ntctilr^efdifHe; 

©9flm«' iu fcgcn, ffl in ber %f)at nl<i}t in m^titffxil' ' 

CDie pofittfchc grci^cit, fa gen St fei cfne bcr?H>i5rte 
bed ^3^enfd;cnb^i:^et:^ ()em(^f;c ,u. J. tt)« ^arum mti^t 
6er htt SSiernunft gem&ge? S>o<l^ it)enn 0ie ufi&ien/ oiil 
iie' SSBiSrbe be* ♦I9^enfd)enbiitgtri f?t v turn me confcn- 
tientem liabes. lihvc btefe ^efrimmuni^ert ber njitffi'M 
t^anbiunqen i^otitifc^eit «$attptvtbitd>t finb ja ^efe|i^ 
iittb Wr tieftHitmeitbeit ?ferfi)tten ©efe^ijeterl- 8^ tt* 
ba^ ©cfct^ ftthi-t ben 9><*!^etttGi]nff nut ficf), qtiod 
lit delerminatio rationi coiiformils, unb alfo 

t»erdtfrc tiielnetr SRemn^. SlicfM me^r m 

^err 9^. wirb 3^nen bie ^bfc^rift brcietr Q5nt>atf(^r«^ 
ben uon 7(l)ekirbu^ 23ii'biu6 , uebjl SJiil^efl^ 2lnttDeiiauf 
Jba^ eiAe.ftberfd)icfen. *) JSenn bie ^ebritf^^eo ^oru 
jni^t bei'fle^en ; fo (afleit @k ed tmmeif ^ut fet^n. 

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id) fd>imc mic^ 6ffer^, njcitti icf) Mraa getJciUe, ba^ iUi^ ^ 
iBerfaflfer ber 55)rieff ftHfammtn oetiommm,. MoBinosei • 

; fese ein frifc^e^ ®(att an^ itftb ^ier wiU tc^ Mo(» « 
aSfArefbeit. ®ite'>^«i>fD^)fiifc§e ©tclfe au« einem altctt 

uiib DuraSijchcnb^ uer.DDi'fcncu ^^uc^e, ubcf tie ic^ crjlaunt ' ^ 
hiw, l^cfcn 0te, unb fuijeu Sie ni«/ unfere ^emi^m 

ttrcii 6^er aScc^ngni^, SreiJ)e4t unD j^opfc^ttfl-. @nbii(& 

„^ai s6tt[lc^e ^er^nanil fet ^mr bet fr(i^®Wf# 

i,9cr4nberUc^ Dormer, unb ^atee e« {^cfef)cn, bte S^attit? 
4eui ^nb unb 9Jict?tg iu ©tma^ morDen. :^(aem bief«^ 
^bt Mum Swans in fid^, biirite benKi{R«nf(tli^il 
tMm Blot^menbl^elt, btefe^ @»te obtr )nic< 96j> ^n 

; //t^un^ auf; fonbein be^idte unfer ®tK? feine ddK^ 
I //fommenc Srctt)cit. ^can ^'iott ^abe nui: bc^^alb unfe( 

ft^M^, obcr vor^«i* fc^on untcr feine ^ugen fjefeuc^^tet , , 
tt^at, wai mir t)«>n berQcbart bii in ben $ob ^6fe^ obec 
/#@nM befitrtttien nNirbni* Unfne ^entlflt pbtr Me noti 

//Htu l>iii, HMO un^ oticr imfern 9lac()fommtrt ht^tqt 
/,nen fott. 3(enc [ie^et bae SScr^dn^niji al^ bie Urfac^^c, ' j 
\ ,Mt^ bit t^trblfRte aBirtnng «ov^, S>a^(r H trie 
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i^%€^ffaft fd ? Un^ tocim fle'^r Unem ^nhm^ 

i,Un 9^Dt^5man(j< M •OimmeU untemirft. <2cben nic^t 
^/^^ic ^ternfc^er auf tattfenb So^^e tie ^Dnwen/ ttat> 

;,iibcr &ie ©^(tUne, Sffiir fehcn »on beit !8eud)tthurn.cu 
' //^in @0tffttii(6 etnei auf 0teinfel)en eetmbeuen QdjUft 
tffHwt Tfiigftt. SBer moOtt oter titfcit Inlgfmtiit itrid 

^/ctbcnbeu 'in^d^aimn ben Swung folc^eS UngCiX<f6 htimt\* 
,,\ml mi]t Scno ^at bem Jl)iebe/ tt)«lc^^er mit ber 

^t)ernanftid gtantmortet/ Oa0 ei:' attc( jn (ei? Gtrafe 

Unb wenn @ce biefe ^tcCfe fc^5n finben, fo fann 
3^itett M$ tUn ^emfeiben ^c^viftfliQer mit litiigm i^m^ 
treffHc^Q Sttbeii^ mIt er^^tn (SMdIftiifrm ittt5 red^iii 
bem @cfd)inacfe 3^re^ ^adtujJ gcinad;tcn ^etvad)tunv]cn, | 
aitfmai'Un. SRo^ nenne id) ^shmn ben "iSiaun Rid;t, bo^ 
Wit id^ 3^tftni no<(i unbm &teflf ti au^fd^dbeti Mime. - 
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ten @^nft#«H«^ CG<^t>- i« Ulm 17^8 , |tt Wtfeburg 1766) 
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ffcfi^leti 95anbe fditcr oon ^m.ntcolai gefanmteftfn f^mmtlicfcen 
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0cm 3Rcmuj5 JJilffe (ommen. ^itte wtifftt 
tneiit iSRomu^ atimomn^ btinen Sater, baf er ben ^Ito 
llt6fr tei ben ^^OYtn er^rdfc (o( tt g(ei4^ (liti $ro^ 
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iffSikim feyn^fottc^ ^tm befiiutven faiui mn fi^er a»4 
lodit; '-^unb toeitm id^ Uftimm ukt, im^ meine ^e^riffe 

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m<fytt itkim. ma^tt iitiQt iid^, t»ff ®te wiffen, au* 
wanc^cn ©iSc^ern ein ©c fc^ic^tgen au^ ©iefe^ am redj^ 
ten Om an^^btad^t, tbut 2Bttti^¥, ; 

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unb fann nocfy beiTer mermen, wtmi toir f^i^/uiM l»foM(^ 
mi* 3tt dneiii«rlefe m Kt^en S^en 9« mnic^pni^ 
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fi^icft; fo Unnm mv i^njcriegen, uis5 mit ae^driQUfOeto*? 
n^mif itftnmal trottirem Mttsniiilaifiti(|e«iilfl^; 

€imi$ wire, l^ag (ic^ hit BerMn^nng S^een bur(^ 
bit Unatomk cntbecFen licge, fo m6d}te id> ©c^tni 

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ic^ t^tie i^m x^itUtid)t Vinvtd^t, nnh wiU i^n gerne im '^Soi;^ 
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iftiraicr oiM te tmftnii j^^, ba ter %Mmrf gefd^a^ 

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^teingrie^ ; un5 bem fc^marictt @)treufattte &^iiU<| - 

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fe^iti, bfr^ittbn 0€»efett fi^n tDArbe. 

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In 'Sew^leitung bc^ cf^emdigen fotjenannten ©avou be »^an^ 
tii mdc^em ic^ unb efTe, unb b^d q^ott iHiebefd^ 
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mar^ <M ber J^gotifl^. <SN(ii(^/ urn |u mo^ 

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S5erlmtfc6fn iltrfraturbriefen con fciner ^anb/ un^ t»^u ^rte^ 
fen amiquAxif^en 3nl)ait6. 9^a(t> feinem X9U l^t, tvte 
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geie^t ^)ai>i\ ttwai, bad nic^t aus bcm ^efeti ber 0ee|i/ 
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SRcgarenfcr unb f)eiir.Uc^cn S^inb ven 2(t^en au^, nnb 
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eitte fo fonbftSare Xnwevt |a ert^Cett, tard^ bie fte ifytt 
i^einbe ^^u f(l)Dncn rub t;eniii^r\u fmi^en. ^Denfdje 
Sd^^ccr, bei* fc^on fcmcm^avafltr nad> cbcn. fo uni^ltiubig 

I fan^ene Xt^cntenfer auf einen nmMnc^m (afT^u, 
- uttO bm iti'ieg fo^-'tsufc^cn. Umfonfl miberfcfet fi^ il^w 
' btx p^t(bt9, titt M OraM dt^lt, unb ^ Me 

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©ptfobcn fi^nf ^Tuftii^je bctrnac^ t)oC[macf)cn ffinnte. ^ie 
mci(te ^unfl: wiirbe barin befle^en, ba^ bie Qperfon 
C»bnt« inuner ble imn€^(ie MMe, ttnb ^% bte ^evfiiStc 
Stofff , bie er fple(e, fcinem C^rafter unb feinem ibifti 
fl^rfa^e nic^t nad^t^eUicj mi^rbe. SBenn unb 
tticoiai fiMi€hiM in bieftm Sntwitvfk fltibm, fo vil 
li^ i^tt/ MlMT unb »Mttr aui^^rt, ftincr ftrttif as 
einsm bequemen Orte mit einriicfett. ®o fc^eint er no4 

tin tt)c nig fa^l. 

. SSegen bt^ «i(ifni »ott Ctoittsf fascti &k nttv fimi 

9}<co((il/ bdf t« ^fer dne lan^fl Sefanntc S^ac^e fe^, M 
nicmanb oX^ biefer junge ©aron bcr aSerfaffer be^ €obru^ 
fei^. btflnbf ti fic^ ^tr tine |iemtt(bt 3(itsa^( bon feiniff 
^etinbni, aiif bit tr ft(^ M^ntM^ bt^wt^tn btntfm f«m. 

SB3ie wirb mit bcm portrait bem britten ^^aii^e 
wcrben ? 3(tt ba^ $)omail bt^ J^rn. t>» SXtx^ t(i ^ar nid^ 
jii btnteit, 

ttbtn ^t m^f * UAfttt Srtunb, itnb f#f tibttr Oe 
tnfr boc^^ ja fetn Sa(b, unb fefn vtcf, bamit unfcr ^rief/ 
tvtibfrf wiebtr in ftin oUeiS timmt. 9lun n>irb e( 
l»av am liti^fUii gtbaum ^btn. 

2(n «^r. inicolai wiU id^ n&c^^enl um(lanbac^ fc^tfi' 

btn. 

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Ctim inambularem m xjfto, et eflem otiofiis domi, 
Marcus ad me Brutus^ ut conrue\ erat» cuju T. ?o»fHh 
HfO venerat, homines cum inter (a coniuaotl, tiuu 
mihi ita cari; ita^ue iuc6ndi,. ut eonmi adfpecru , 
omniii, quae me an^ebat de rcpublica, cura confederif. 
jQnos poftquaun lai^taYi, Quid yo#.,. MfMafi ||rute et 
dUUc0, nunc, quidtmidem vmxH " - 

Nihil fane , inquit Bruiur, quod quidem aut }a 
Audire velia* aut ^ pro cerco dicaxe audeam* 

Turn Atticus^ Eo, inqait, ad te animo venimuii 
atde republica efliet iUentiuiui., et aliquid audireiuufi 

^oUu6 ex le , quaiu te afHceremus ulla molellio. 

VosTero, fVfiraOT, Atdce, et praefentem me ana 

levatis, et abfenti nia^na folalia dediftis. Nam vellris 
priinum Uteris rec^e^tud, lu^ aU priftina itu(iia revo- | 
cavi. 

Turn iUe , Leoi , inquit , perlubenter epJftolam, 
quam ad te Brutus nuia ex Alia, qua mi hi vifus es et 
tnonere te prudenter» et ooaibiari amicifliiac, 

IVecte, inquamt eft vifus* Nam iiie iftis fcito lite- : 
xis^ ex diutuma perturbatione toCius valetudinia tan* i 
quam ad adrpiciendam lucem efle revocatum. Atqne 
ut poft Caiioeafem illaiu calamitateni primuia Mar- 
celU ad Nolam proeiio, popiilua IVouianus U ercxit, 
pofteaque 'profperao res deinceps multae iamtecatit | 
funt: fie poft rerura noftrarum et cominuni\iiu gravif* 
Hmos cafus,. siiliil anle epiitobMU Bruli mihi accidie 
^ood velleiu^ aut quad aiiqua ex parte foUidtudiJiei 
aUeraiat meas.. 

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Tii^ Bpnm^ Volid id q^iid^n elBccre certe, et 
capio magnum fructuiij, fiqui leni, quod yoiui, tinu , 
in re conlecutus fum. Se4 Icire cupio,. quae Atdci 
iiume dedectaverimi 

l^eyreto, inquam. Brute, non modo delectatio* 
nemmihi, fedetiam, ut%er6, Wntem atttll^pt. 

Salutem? iiiquit i7/f. Quodnam tandem* genus 
ilfaic tai^i praedarum lilerarum fuit? ^ ' 

: An mihi potuit, inquam, die ant gratior ulla falu* 
tatio, aut ad hoc tempus aptior, quam illiua libri, quj 
mehicaffatus, qaafi iacentemexduvit? * . 

, Tiini Nempa eum dicia, inqult, quo ifte 
omnf ni renim memoriam jbwviier, et, ut luihi qui- 
dem vifum eft, perdHi^enlcjr comple^us eft? 

fume. 

Turn A$$kus9 Optatiflimum milii qiiidem eft quoA 
ilicis: fed quid tandem habuit liber iOe, ^uod Ubi aut 
Mvum, aut taiiLo uiui poflet effc? * '* ' 

. ft¥ y^'^o et nova, . n^W qiiidem multa, ct 

«am nt?!irarein , quam requirebani, ut, expiicaiis Qrdi- 
niljtis leniporuin, uno in confpectu omnia vic^^m: 
' cdxjci fhidiofe tractare ' coepilTem. Ipb mihi tracta^ 
tio'Kteraram lalutaris fiiil, admonuitque. Pompon^ 
ut a le i].io funierem aiiquid ad me reficicndumj teqaa 
remunerandmn, fi non paH, at'grato tamen munere'; 
quanqUam illiid H^fioditim laudator a docHs, quod 
eadem menfura leckleie iiibet, qua acceperis, aut etiaia 
cumulatiore, Sx poflis. £{go autem voiitmai«m t^bi 
Fn)£^.#pi|tiar; C^d :nmt iplwni nondoin pqlTe vi- 
i^rr i4qu« Ut ignofc^s, a te peto. Nec eniin e)^ ^qvif 
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flos v^lcrisuberiatis exaruit: nec ex conditis, qtilitcent 
HI lenebris , et ad quo* omnia nobis aditus , qui paene 
folis pamk,. obihroctus* eft, Seremus igitur aliquid 
tanquam in inculto «t dcrclicto folo; quod ita dBigen- 
ter flolpmufi^ ut impendiis etiam augere poHiiuus lar- 
giutem tuiinuneris: anodp item nofter animus efBcera 
point, quod a^er, qui cum multos amies quiev^ ttW 
liores efferre fruges folet. 

Turn Bt y Ego vero et exfpectabo ea» quae poUi* 
^is, neque exi^am, nifi tuo commodo; et erunt nuhi 
jpergmU, ii folveris, 

Mihiquoque, 'intuit Bfutut ^ et exf(>eGUnda inat 
/^a, qnae Attico pollicens, etfi fortalTe ego a te htilas 
Tottmtanus procurator pctam, quod ipfe, cui debes, 
inGommodo exacturum negate 

' At vero, ia^jwai tibi ego, Brute, non folvain, nifi 
|yriu8 a te caVero, ampliua eo nomine neminem, cuius 
petitio fit, jetiturnnu / ' * 

lilon tiie&ercuJe, impntt tibi repromittere iftud 
quidem aufus fim* Nam hunc , qui ncgat , video fli- 
giutoremi' non ilium qui dem tibi iiiolcftum, led afll- 
. ^uum timen et acrem fore. ' 

" TumPojiipo«/«/, Ego vero, inqtiit, Brutuin nihil 
Uientm 'puto, Videor £nini iain te aulurus eile appel- 
lare? qilbniam longo interyallo mode primum aaim^ 
adverti ] anlo te hilarforeiiu ' Itaque, quoniam 
quod mihi tleberetuj:, fe /ejcactuxiim profcilus efij quod 
huic debes, .4go n le peto. . 

Quidaan^idS jugiMUf*; • ( 

Vt fcribas , iniuif f' ^txL ImpmeM tdm 

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' Cicero. 1^5 

lieiideiidani iinpcSiC atque incenli fumti«. Sed ilk cam 

potens; atque ut pofli» rogo. ' Nuncwero, inquit, 11 
aiiimo vacuo , <^xptjiie nobis quod quaeriinus^ 

* Qui^mm eft ul ? inquam* 

Quod *Mj5!ri nnper in Tulbulano inchoafti de ora- 
toribus 9 quando elTe coepiHent, qui etiam et quale* 
ftuflent; ' Quern ego fenuoiiem cam ad Bnitmn touni^ 
Tel noAnim ^PfMtus, detnliflem,' magnopeve hie kudire 
fe velle dixit. Itaqu€ huiic ele^iinus diem, cum te £ci- 
remus eib vacumiu Qufre* ii Ubi ell rmmyi^^^mj^ 
«ikilia« quae coeperat* etBiruto, etndhL 

/ Egovero; iffMrn^ ilpotuero, fiidam' vobia lkd«» 

Foteria* imfmt; lekxi modo pijuhuii aaitMiiv^j ^ 
^lBt)Bme, (Ii potes) libera* 

Nempe i^tiu* hinc tum, Pomponi, ductus ctE 

fermo , quod et a luc iiienlio facta , ranfani 1 )elorari, 
hdeliOiim atque optiuii r«^is, ornaulluue etcopiaUij^ 
ina a Bruto M auditfe defenlSu^ 

5d^ Jnp^iiy .ab i&o iattio tractum eHe lermoneiii, 
teqoe Bmii dolentcm Fioam, qiu^ defleyifle ifididO" 

riuu valtiiatem, et fori* ' 

Feci, inquam, iftiic quid em, et faepe faclo* Naiu 
B&hl, Brute » in te intuenti crebro in mcatem veni^ 
vtmt^ €^iMdiiam cnrricitkMa ali^Haad^ ik. iiabitam 
t«a et natura adnurablfist et exqiiifila doctruaa, et Hn- 
gularisiudultiia. Cum eniin in maxijuia cau-iis verfa- 
tua effios, et cum tibi.aetaa nofira iam^iedeiet, (£a£oea- 
que Imnmitlefet, 6aknt9 la dvkate cam alia «edde- 
rait, tnm etiaju ea ipla« de qua di^mtaJC ^dimur, 

cio^uaniia abmuutir, 



' Ttlm ilk, Ceterarum reriuu caufa, inquit, ifiue 
•t 4(AeOf etdolendum puio: . dioeodi autem me xioi» 
tarn Irilfitu9» ^tgloria^ quani ^dium ipftim^ exercU 

tatiuque tlelcciat.: quod mihi nulla res eripiet , te prae- 
fertim taiu rtudiofo. Etenim dicere bene nemo pote^ 
njfi xfoa. prodenter inteUigit* Quare ^ c)oquentia6 
verae dat opeiam, dat prudcntia«, .qua ne maximia 
quitiem in bellis aequo aaimo carere quisqu^ pote&« 

in^u&Wy Brute 9 dicis^- eoy^'iwaipa ifta 

dicendi laude delector, quod cetera, quae ftint quon- 
4«n haHu in ^riute pulche^una. «e«u, ^ ««n hu, 
mills, qui Tenon auipofle-'adipifci, ant adepfami pih* 

tet: eloqiienteiu iieniinem video fact uni elle victoria. 
Sed quo lacilius Temio explicetur,, ledentes, 11 vide- 
tur, Bgamus. • • . , 

Cmn idem placuifTet illis, turn in pralulo propter 
natonia %tuam conTedimus. Hioego, X^ndaie igitij^ 
el<K)iMndam, et quanta vis iit eiua» e3(pi3pnier€|» quan- 
tauiqiie iis, qui Unt earn confecuti, dignitatem aHerat, 
zieque propoiitum nobis eft Jioc loco, l^^.^e jaecella- 
rlum. Hoc vero fine ulla dubitatione confirmaTeriiBy 
live ifia arte pariatur aliqua, five exefdeatiime quadain, 
five natuia; rem unani efle omniiiin diiTiciliiiu^iu. 
Quibua enim ex quinque rebus conftare dicitur, eanim 
imaquaeqiie'teft^arl ^fj^ magna pcfr ft^^ Quare qain* 
que artium concutfiis maximarum quantaiu vim, 
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' Wtt mh 3n!}alr^. 33ielrtref)r mi i>ie^ gera^c eine i^ret 
(ICQKiUdeii SiebUng^formeii feiiM)I)I bctm soortragc mMd^afU 
Itcfter ai^ hei tet gr^rterung moralifc&er unb anDrer 

mUn^c, bre fie ahtx cben baDurd) bt^ jur diUKrflen frm^i 
tuiig au^fpanuen. Sfir ten bcutigen ©efcfcmacf gicbt in bie^ 
Ktt (Scfpracften n^entg s^abrung. 3c6 ftabe dne ntcfct fleiire 
ariiaM t)or luir; ^35. oon 6peroni, 0ua3so# <BeUi, ^ircm 
3uoia, 2>org#i0U, paruta, Cofoni, lu 0. m., i* flrte 
mu havmut, mi ttkm kUf^ ml^Wltf^ Vroleii in 
Jcbn tjerbiente. €(ne SulMbme wilrbe ^ mit ben ^ialogei 
tlZoc^wMUi thtt ^it SMt^iUnlt mh ben mebt ttnieebab 
Jnjben be^ 'Sftern Oraftn (Bo^^i madSfcn, mnn mt tec 3iil)aft 
w ctMrn ^ler }« finMib«rtj$ wttt, man tr^roben bff U^t 
tm t» bfo' ^t^re^matbieti »on (Saubic unt ineinem Sreunbe 
^ebeling ^iir S;>ant> Uttt. — Urn aber t)oc& wenigf^ou^ €in «eu 
Wei in Differ eprad^e gebcn/ wdble icf) ba^ ecl)(u§8eMc6 
«U« beti befatuiten/ mi& in mel)rerc icpracf)en ilberfcntcn. i)ialo^ 
£cn be3 ©rafeo 21I<raiotti iiber bre ^etftonfc^e Optif, Me ju/ 

ejH fC^On im 3. 1737 Unter i>Ol" ^(itffchrtft // Neutoniani^mo per 

u Donne erfdpienfiii unb l)ernad) I'ebr oft/ auci) im erftcn 
*anbc Kuier flmmtlicben SSerPe/ n^ieber abgebrucft finb. :Dcc 
5niaU Di^fe^, jenen fed)* JDialogcn angeWngteu ecfprtScO^i ift 
t>i€ ^tfUtmtgii n?ie famniei Oat wit Die ©egcnftlnbe/ Me 
«uf ben scppf Qih\)tt ini 2tuge faUcn, benne* aufre*ti tinb. 

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JMon e ancora molto tempo pallia to > chc txovaxxdomi 
jk> in Venezia » vi connobbi una Donna 8i gran I^gnag- 
gio per nome Caritea, che avea quivi fermato fui 
JUnza. Di molto, e non ordinario ingegno era for- 
luta; • non avea fliinato dkdirii a una' Dama oBvctr di 
quelle eognizioiu, che fi^iO piA at^e ad oraar Pingegno, 
the alrri da uatnrd ha fortito. Con picciola e Icelta 
brigata era. loUu trapalTar la lera in varj e piacevoli 
Ta^onamentiy ne* qiiali framettevafi UhroUa aloun 
|»eUa ^uiftione* 

Vxm fera trarandomi io fUocDix eilb ki , mi panre 
^rederta alquantopcnlferofa: e fottonii arditir digettnre 

fopra di cic) alcini motto, ed anche di (ToinandarneU 
del perche; Vi ha io aconfid^re, ella H iece a dire, un 
pan Gemto;^ che 10 quefii paHati gionii im fom data 
•lie FHefoiu^* (Mikne, Madania 10 rifpefi (nblt^, die 
quefta Frlofofia iion avcile a fare a noi un mal gioca, 
vendendovi a(bratta, e forfe anche folitaria*' Oh per 
quefio, eHa rfprefe a dfire, non abbiate toMre alqinOi 
Sappiate del refto, eke quelH paflati giorni io foooftatt 
In voftra compagnia pi 11 che mai, Faro no da me letii 
iToftrr DitflogM fopra I'Oltlcar; e non tx fiar^ a dir^ 
l!» con mre^ cHlettoi Mefte cofe vi ho unpslTater. • ^ 
jneno cosi mr a cretiere tbe Aa. Se iK)ii the faeenda 
soo^^eiaziene fopia foello che TO».ditie.ittio»M> ^ ^ 
iDMieni ende nei vediamo, inoko anoora juiriiniM 

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fiamo deltttori del xoitro libra. Sia ora Udto a me do* 
imndare una qualche diiola fopra il libro medefiniOy d 
moQrare piu rli curiofita che non fece la voftra Mar- 
cheGi, Conirderando al modo che iioi vedianio , Toc- 
chio nolbo ranioiiiiglia perf«ttameAte» come da voi it 
fleferive, a una Camera Olliau Merce di un pertiigio, 
che fi fa in una ftanza, e di una lente che vi li pre- , 
featit jU dipioi^e in un fogUd di carta, che fia dietra 
alia lenle, la inuna^M di quegli oggetit, a'quali guar- 
clano i! pertugio» e la lente« £ lo ftdlb avviene' 
neir occbio noftrol in^rce deiia retina, dell' umor 
cnIlaUino« e della pupilla*. Nieme ,di pi4 chiaro; 
Ce non che in 06^ mi fi p^irano innanzi due difiicoltat . 
che voi, fonficura, mi fciorrete agevobnente. Ond' 
e che eHendo nell* occhiOy come nel iogliq di carta, di*', 
piati capovolti gli oggetd; da noi fi Teggono diritti? £ 
und* e che guardando noi pure con due occhi, e tice-^ 
Tendo pero deir oggetto due iiiunagini» un I(^iiO cia 
jion qftiuiie vediaina Pofgetto? 

Madaiua, io rirpofi* 10 pa mi molhr^i con la mia 
Mazchela alqu^nto ritrofo ad cntrare in difcorfi di Filo^ 
fofia, teniendo non la tofa doveffe condunni, comedi' 
fatti awenne, troppo in lungo. Con voi io potrei ve- 
ramente fcanbrmi da cm difcorfo, die non h ilrpiv p«a^ 
cevoTe che tenere fi poffa con una Dama, dtcendovi che* 
le qiiiftioni, che voi movete, parvero a un FdoFofa 
acuiiiBmo» per ndme Ugenio, coti^Ato atte, da 2x0a 
eflec lecito alT ixomo it tentare quell^'altezza, e cercame 
il perche-. Fate pur conto, cUa riTpole, che io fopra 
di cio non vi abbia f alto parola. Io dovro pure efferor 
contenta di rimanenni in una %noraxiza» die m& a 
commie 00 piu grandi filofofi* 



9oa . l^t^UaniiSd^^iptdd^e* 

' ' Ma fe io vi dicefli ; Madania, che il niaiigldr hamt' 
in tali materte ce lo han dato nati'i filofbli, ma gl' 

iclioti; e qnello che e piii luaravigliofo ancora, non i 
aiiegiio veggeQti, lua i dechi? ' 

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State a vedere, diile'Ibrridando Osiiitea , gli mU' 
di Parigi > che in tempo di nebbia mafk^nb altrui il 
cammino, e gutdano a eai# le peribne fmarrite per- wiiu 
Fktto (ia^ io riprefi a dire, che non avrawiao forfe 

comprelo mai, couie tia noi diritti fi veggorio ^li o»- 
getli, de' quali nelT occhio capovolta e la immaoine, 
U ad alcnni decM naii Aau non foifey marii i'aite 
d«11a Chirurgia , data la Tifta; ed effi pcM non avefliro* 
a poco a poco iiuparato a conolcer le cole, mediante la 
i^colta vi^va , a difcorrervi fopra , a recarxie giudtzia 
• Una delle cagioni della cectta , da che pur ^oppo i mafi 
d*oo;ni geneie haniio aperte piu fir.itle, e la cataralta, 
che Ti forma neU'occhio. Gib vuoL dire che Tumor cri- 
fiaUinOy per la non buona teinperie , o cira>lazioBe dei 
•Bnidi, fi vlene alterando perlnodo, che di trafpareste 
. diventa opaco. Con che ta^iiaia e ia via ^' i^^ggif che 
trappaHando per eSo andavano alia retina; e fopra di 
quella non ii forma pii^ iinmagine veruna de^U og^ettL 
Cia <jiiel vizio, che cojiiUiiciiiciite conirae rocclilo 
ooU'andar del tempo» altri lo puo portare dalla uarciiiji 
^ f uefti e cieco nato. Ma iia che I'uomo nafcia dcoa 
ml modo che abbiam detto , o nel diventa poi , un 
foio e il rimedio ai lualor fuo. £ quelto lea nei deprl- 
Jueie, 0 confinare in bafib, ed ^nche nello eTtrarre 
Vumor criftallino, che fa ne (la fofijero dfnanzi aUa 
pupilla. 2>on joiendo la medicina liititulre a quell' 
Uluore la lua irarparenza, ecco la Chirurgia cUe io leva 
di mttzOt e te^lie a* ra^i, ch'entrano par la pnpiUi^ 
^nril* int6ppo, che per giiignere lino alia retina, in- 
contravano a. mezza via. £ coii denuro all' ocoiiu ^iel 

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dlMO £ verfa , al dire cli un poeta» >ildolce.^uor delM 
luce* ' altri due vami,- che tiammgam JtwUa ca» 
irlUi dell^oochio, PoM-^cP qmB dicefi acqueo^ e 
Ireo raltro, amendue nieno den/i del criilallino, e piu 
denXi deii* aria, ven«;ono i raggi eUere alquanto w 
iratti, coficdie amlmdo ^uafi « comxnome iafienrii 
poirono dipinger fulla retina una tal quale iminagme 
dec;li o^getti: £ a rcndere tale immagine diltinta^ ii 
pigHa in ainto tma knte di occhiale«' la quale al di 
Itiori occhio U qnallc f^cd^ che faorra denM d* 
efTo la lente, o fia Pumor criftallino. Ora non ]ia mol* 
t4iIiQ]o tempo y die un brivo Chirui^ Ii^ek, pet 
noike Chefelden, deprelb ad ilcixni decfai Had k cate-* 
ratta, e fingolannente la deprelTe a un giorine di aflai 
piacevi^ colhimi, e d'ingegno ri^eilivo dotatOr 6 oh^ 
fpafiiiiave» ii' pab dare, delJa voglaa di yederer . 

■ Qual })iacere, qual rapiiiiento, clla difle allora^ 
nan dovette egli veramente provare non diro alio apu* 
re, ma ail* acquifto degli oochi! Attro che viagiiare ia 
lonUmi paeH , vedere abeti o paliiie in luo^^o di gelii , e 
in luogo di cappelli il turbante. Un mondo del tutto 
naaifo gli £ fpabmcb didinai» kolfeo che hi il fipOMf 
die glieio nafisondeVa, Che pri, io rifpofi, fe dal bdl 
principio gli o»getti gli feiidiravano tutti pofti di iin 
uiodo, fe il monda vilabile a lui LI rappreCenUva come 
turn tela Tariamenca fwxzata di hi49e» di 6inbni> >e dl 
colori, che diftefa ^li folfe rafente gli occhi, fuUa quale 
ne I'uua cola poieva diitingucre dall' altra; ne niunit 
per effe lui & tUmokava^ Cclme dot difle CarkM 
Madaiua, io rifpoB toAo^ piacciavi arveitivt/, chedelle 
cofe egli non puu avere altre idee ialvo quelle, che gli 
haano fornito il gu(lo , 1* odorato , Pudito , il tatto di 
tnttii fen^enti il piu gagltardo la effenoi, per cui"i 
(iechi conoDcono le qualita de^ oggetii, che ibno a 

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cUcoslminiliiB prove. Ne -cgli puo ateiinantirfiipm 

qual corrifpondenza, qual parentela si ahbia tra Ic lUee 
dei taito, e ie noveile che gli eu^Aoo iu ioUa per la 
irafta. • £. istuMo* Mi 'fnncaiiMii&e affenniaitio di 
dm Ie forme t il rilievo, iM nufartre con Tocchioie 
diftanze degU oggetfi che d loziQ innanzi, e poiHamo 
mlmentedifeevBtreruiio aggetlodaU'aUrOt mqiuMUo 
die areiido tante e tanle yelts imne^^ato quelle oofe 
varianiente pezzate di luce , di ombra e di colori die 
da noi vedean^, abhiamo apprefo a concepire^nAeme 
COB' tale ^fpmsm • q^aliik dl lime, dt omlinit e^ 
colore, caK forme, tali diftanze, tali Cfondi, e rifievi: 
per erempio, diverii apparilcono £smpre gU accuieaii 
hime • deU* (n|ibn in uno oggetto nlevato da 
quelUy due appariCbono.ia uno die Ha piano;, dimli 
in Tin rotondo, e in un qiiadrato; piu debole e il lume 
T^elle coSe iontane che neile vidne; in un corpo daro 
e Ufickl, oome e il amnao, vivo e frizzante e ii hau; 
efdinato in tm foffice, come e un goandale. Tali 
cofe ognuno di noi ie ha apprefe e Ie ha fu per ie 
dita, qiiafi non ▼okado^ in virfeu delle rej^icaie plover 
cheque lia fiatto, e no fii giomaJamente, £ quantan- 

que niuna fo.^Mjglianza ci fia in realta tra il irizzante 
del Iiune, e il liiao del inarmo, e coai del re^; > 
#gai modo afpene ne H alacda alPanimo mia qiufie 
idee, chePaltiRa, bmchi differentiilima, forge andi* 
ella in un baleno , e le fa coiiipagnia» Non in Tirtu, 
toma a dirr» di alciua fomiglianier si» ^1 l^ame 
fbkaatOt die henno tra lorn. Ma 

jna, che al ientir colaggiu gridar che nella volta del 
c an < Je» ailai altre cpfe ae LoK^ofio T^ignrjj^ ^he piuito 
tttm fom ig li a m r a queUa Toce: Nian, e ^ ^ 
iKli' ▼ediamo teAe con Panimo il barcaiola dar dd 
renio in acqua, vediamo la gondola, fok^m die vi 

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' Fepe qui booca cla rideie Caritea, .i«di ri^p«(e4i dir^ 
Da qnanto voi dke mi e oia chiato in che cola confiRa 

ringaiinOy o iia la perfezione cjelia pittura; In vir^u^ 
della efatta rappreianuzione cU cha appaitif ae a uml 
feiffo Ibla, eUa ha potere di fiurna cxmofcera, a na 

richiama tofto alia luente anchequelio, die ti della ra- 
glone deoli altri fenfi* In do veramante, io rifpoE, ifai 
k xnaeftiia. Ora qiHilio cha dopo. m^iiffitiie aflacva* 
ttom,' e in virtii dell* abimdine Tadicata nalla noftra 
juaiite iltio ciagli aiiui piu teneri iioi facdaiup agevoL-, 
weatev e in i^n rubita» il cieco, che ha, di h«ffx> acqnir 
Aata la viQa* aon la puo £are che a po6o a pooo, ed* a 
fteuto. I primi opgetti ch' egU hnparei a a couofcere, e 
coii.fece ilgiovaiie rilamio dal Cha£elden , faranno la 
propria pierbna»' U> mm , i ptedi, la terra fu cui pafa^ 
£ do toccando e ritoocando tali oofe, e nallo fteilb tarn* 
pe guardaiiclole, e liguardaudoie piu volte ^ e mettenr 
doH bane a meniopa* che con tale idea del tuuo tal% 
a nan altra* ra di conipagnia. £ eradiate pma* Ma* 

daiua, di' ei prendera de^li fbagli pai ccdii, piima cliT 
ei pqila rilbluUiiicnte ailerir^ ^ueila tale apparenza ef* ^ 
ftra una oerte particolar cola a non.akra; prima che il 
quadro abbozato^li in mente, diro cosi^ dalla Tifta gU, 
yenga ad eHer condotto a cowpimeuto a a perfeziona 
dal uuo*. 

. Ben m*accor£;o, qui diiTeGiiitaat chedi non pio» 
tiol tempo gU fara ftato raeftieri per conofcere co^ 
occhi ibiunto gU oggetti , che gjii itavanp dattorno» 
Qolei^ par cui dovea quel valente giovaiia aver prinici* 
pdmente defiderato di vedere, come inatmale a peii- 
bre, Tavea forfe innanzi , e non la ravvifava^ Cosi 
«y.ia,ri(pc4i4 udiva focie ancha quelia parole,, cha 
i^te gli Tuonavano agli omachi, e piik grata al core,- a 
la bocca non Ticonofceva, donde ufcivano, Sara flata 

p«x ailxo a^taCbif %k)iaUa xipi|^t la Uy.jone^ che ^Li 
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ivrli appMlb (Scm'piii faciUta che quihiiiiqiie alira« £ 
dopo quefta , io rtpreA a dire, quella Ael giudicare del^ 
alto e del balTo delle cofe. Un fendmento iiHai vivo da 

uomo Inogiil iilanta di tempo, eiK ogni parte { 
ilella perfena, il gravitare ch* ei ta ciei continuo vcrfo - 
la ten a. E nn tal fentimertto foiumimftratogli da! tttto | 
glida Jina idea egualmente viva dello in giu e deiio ia ' 
fti per confeguente alio in gitk dkhtamente cotltnirio. 
Balfa adunque egli chiama Id terra , verfo cu! Ci teuM 
del continuo lofpinto dalla forza irreiiftibile del la gra- 
jfitkf baifi li piedi ehe toocan tjorra* e' fu quali kntt 
poriBTC 11 peflb difia pfopria perfona ; alte le bracda, 

mani, il capo, l?d il cielo, che piu da terra A dircofu* 
jto. Siiailiuente in baiib dira elTere la bafe delia co- 
lomui che pofa is terra, <f il eapit^lo In alto, iia cbe 
capO}>!^, o dirilta fi dfpinga nelP occhio fuo la inimi- 
giiie delia colonna, o in quale altra politura 11 voglia, 
Avanzato poi che fara anche piik nella piaUca o feienza ^ 
del vcdere , quando doe avrli anche 'meglio legato in* 
licine le vecchie idee del tatto colle novelledella vifta, 
balle chiamera tutte le cole , la cui immagiue cade nel 
fito deMa retina, o la intorno',' dove cade la iinmagiiae 
del capitello della colonna, o del cielo. E nonfa dfl 
quali fiexio tali fiti; fe quando un oggetto e in baHo, vi 
corrifponda per 4a fua iminagine Palto della retina, ov^ 
mramente un altra fito; come h^n fa cafo che tra il 
frizxantedel lume, e il Iffcio del anarmo, vi Ik foiiii- 
glianza alcuna^ Bafta che vadano fempre di compag- 
»ja.. Nienteadnnqueimporta, ella ^ITein a(ttodiiiia> 
taWglia, dieil kiogo dove fi trova i'o^g^etto, c il lnogo 
dove fe ne dipin^je ia iuuiiagine, fieno dalla itella ban- 
da;: anche nuHainiporta» che £ ttovinotra bmi&op 
^NKfizione, perehit da' not fi gindichi rettiimente ddk 
filuazionc dell e cofe! ^lello che import a il tatto, io I 

sirpafif ' k i^hfi iieno fempre in eppofi^ionet ^o^^ ^ 

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che agU oggctli pofn in baiTo rifponrfa . f^iiipre Fall^ 
d^lia retina, ed il J^a^p agli,0£gi$t|i^ che foiio pciAi ^ 
iidto; che -la immagine ii dipinga femprcr nell' o<;;€bi9 
*allo Heflb modo , come di fatto avviene. Per tal gui(a 
aion ci fono niai contrarieta iiella cp^joelKone A^V^ ji^ 
Jlreiclee» eOa qo^neOippe a e.lfipgprf^ pill nb«li|a^im 
^enteda una ferma « perpetu^ •hUudine; e la fenfa- • 
zione, clie per mezzo della vifta abblanio deUe G<it(e,i>f 
, jraddrizzau dal concetto, che intomD alia i\\m9^i^^.M 
^ile ne fa formare il tatfo» il pi4 lliUd# cioev ed.dfimr 
xidle de' noftn feniimenti , e che, fp.arfo per tutta li| 
jiollr'a perlona*.^ qujiii iaiiulura, e il paragone diE^ 
^Itci* t> 

* Farmi dover conipTenderc, difle qui Caritea, che . 
iltatto goven^a e tegge in gnindiffiuia parte le lioAr^ 
Idee^ chd iiiche*^nelle edfe Blofofiche cdnTiene ad eifo 

'id a re la preminenza e la pahna tra gii altri feufi. E fa- 
tebbe forfe in Tirt^ di quefto mede/imo fentimentov 
ieHe sMmparaffe anccml' a cbncepif Iblr le cofe, ' delU 

qnali, gunrdnndo pure con due ocelli, noi riceviamo 
due imma«iiui . ^ k » t 

* Cofi c veramente, . io rifpofu Qnando voi , Ma- 
dama, non auiaAe meglio tenere con uu Filofofo, chd 
gli occhi nelle loTO ftinzioni li danno il cambiOf e I'uno 
^ Ilrcoede alp altro come Caftore e Polluce. Diciamo, 
viag^rada, the mentre Tuno pcchio opera,, raluo e 
oztofo, e^ci &a come una comparfa in fcena* La nuorai 
fantafia, ri[)iglio ella todo, mi feinbra coiefia. Enou 
^ lo Itcllo clie dire, che noi paile^iaudp €diuial<iUiK> 

con uu plede (bio? , . 

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.AJmeuo da qu^fto, io rifpoH, non e difHcile a com* 
prendere^ quanto iiatalvoUo ridkolo qn^tlOf che pr9« 
num^a gravaftiente unRlfllbib* Ma i tmxi d\>gni 
dubbio y che jl tat^bo {oj^domiiia iti pgai <D0lk a^U alhri 

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{bhIL £ nei vedere un oggetto, non oUante le due un- 
aiagSni eh^ ne tioeYiimo» la fOrza |>reclommante di 
^d£^, la f]iiale M Ila tant^ e lattM volte Icerdlicato iii^ 
* foJO 'effer l'o»oetto Ha noi vcdnro, e non due, fa 51, che 
l^airadiuio un foio* in virtu di prove miiie e milie 
irblne ripecme, ar<Ate ne confiriiuino fempre lo ftedot il 
concetto delta nunftlfe avvaloram da! i«tfo^ pi ilk forte, 
giugne a eorre^gere li errore del lenio piu debole ; i ^iu- 
«ttziv feitza die nol ee ne atecorgiaxno* sHnoorpocano a 
^ iMMjaf'apococoUftfett&^otii, e il giudieare, e il veAm 
ciiviene una cofa; Bafta anclie in tal cafo, che le due 
iipma^ini le t^ceviamo feiupre ad un modo; vo^Iio 
dife» che cadano fempre fopra parti della retina, che 
' laiito neir un occ]m» q.iMinta nelP altro, fi Todiano 
£^j^ii|>0Ddere , e fogliano (empre elTer uioH'e di com* 
yilgpia. X^addove £e cadano Jbpra parti della r^tipa, chf 
fxon fieno ddamei^ti.folite a corrlfponderii , doppj ia 
tal cafo da no^ li ve^goao ^li Oi;getli : Come Ic altii 
^^arda ioico.. Succede aliora conie a colui^ clie pieiu^ 
pa bouonciito itcc^^^Uapdo Vuuq fopFji Taltpo le diia* 
Lo fente doppio; che cost nob fente, quando lo tocct 
Balurahriente, e lo preiue con le due diia diftelie. £ 
mi vedete» Madama, che nei call inuiitati,' in una 
Vxuova Foggiil di vedere', e di (entire, non polfoQO venire 
in ajuto le vecchie prove fattc in cafi conliniili, non 
pu6 coil la reufazione andar cougiuato 11 ^iudizi0s» cUe 
corregga H fenCazibhe ixiedefima. 

Sicche votcre^ete^ ella foggiunfe, che le uno t 
folic per lungo tejiipo accoftumalu a preinere un bot- 
toucino CO lie due diia accavallate inlieme, non lo renii* 
lebhe piik di^ppio? Gredoto, io rifpoE,' anzi ncfon 
ficuro; per la ragione, che non appaiifcono doppj gH 
a^:g^Ui a ^oIocq^ d^.^uajdan lolco naturaUuente. 

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di veclefe, die da noi fi contrae in un modo, da eflb 
loro ii contrae in un aitra; ma toma aUo &eSo; che i 
<lif appirendere un folo quello ogg«tto, di mi negli ocdki 
©•improntano due inmia^im. E volete, Madaina, che 
non vi refti fcrupoio alcuno, che la co(a lUa cosi? Sap* 
piatje cha fu ofiervato in Iiighillerniv ' come un buoao 
momo; a cui fi onr^ flogno ua ocqhio, ed e^a, come 
potcte ben credere, divenuto anzi Jofca che no, 
,deva ful principio tutti gli oggetd doppj^ Ma in\pro» 
ceffo^dx tempo gli oggetti, «he cfU owiofc€v« il pi4^ rate 
a dir quclli, coi quail per via del tatto avea piu abitu- 
diiie, gli vide femplici; e cosi pur vide di niano ii|f* 
ixiano tutti gli altri, benche Ilogaturm dell' occhio dur 

liiffe tflltavia. > ' . 

Gran virtu, ripiglio Caiitea deU* abitudine! Trop 
pe fono le prove che ii hanno dttir.^pcciQ»* 'oh' hn. 
IbpiA^di noi. Ma nelifetto dal vedm Edioebi^ qnaft cfaP 
ella ha forzA di vincere perHno alio rtelTo fentiiuentd, o 
nlmeno lo rimuta, eiogi^da a talento £im>.. Voipotefeai 
IVIadama , io foggiunli/ a vera intefo la oonezione, che 
fece un Filofofo a quel detto'comune, che Tabitudine 
ill noi e una feconda iiatiira. Anzi la natura, dic'^li, 
lion e altra, che una prima abitudin6« Ma comunque 
fia, quando ben died o venti, non che due foflero le 
immaglni, che ricevofTimo di un oggetto per gli occhi, 
un folo ne lo farebbe^iudicare, e vedere quella^foFrano . 
re^olatiice dell* uomo. £gia noip Madaina, non pof* 
jiaino aver dubbio, che Argo centoochiuto non vedelTe 
una foLi qaella lo dacagli da Giunone in cuHodia^ COsl 
come il monocolo Polifeiuo la fua Galatea* 

£ convien dire, ella foggaunfe, che anche queAo 
foffe provvidenza degli Dei, Alti imenti come avrebbe 
egli potulo guardar colei, che gli era data in guaidia, 
b fo* bm ceal' occhi Tcdnta I'ateire 19 ctfM lucf hi? 

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I^on gli faiiebbe. ftato cosi facile fapere, dove veraimnle 
ella A foile; ed alTai piu facUe pjire che larebbe riufcito 
ad>aUruiU ievargliiBia dimano.- .Gexto e« io ripigliai, 
cfae fe^irebboiio di.molti incoftvementi, ogai qiial- 
volla tla iioi ^o'p\>\ il vedeffero oo^^erti , de* qiiali fi 
ffrn^a ne' noftri occlii una doppia laxuuagine. Ck^me i 
fitta aggetU^A fom^Uerebbono parfettamente» x^on ci 
larebbe luaggior ra^ione di muovere ver I'uno piuttoAo 
che vei raitro^ e Puomo fi limarrebbe immobile aiK;U« 
«.fr«(ladid6^chepiuaveife|i)eriitt e 
cfetochlamaflaofmf^id di'fdrza* Belk cob in vero, 
Madania, che dovefle ftarfi fermocosi fu due piedi cbi, 
tier £ax&dappreiIb aToi, yorebbeaver I'ali.iju. txLjJm, la 

Gran merce, ella dilTe, che voi avete fciolto a ma- 
^vi^li^ i ni^eiidubb^. Con niuno altro die. coa voi io 
sregfio da>orA ionmLaprifiiii in mi ^ttttcofe; e roi 
bseta il middconfidente in Filofofin. AflEHHadama » lo 
rifpoli, che lo tardiru i voTtri Tecreti, le rok non mi 
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bet SBaW Ux ^ttifletbung au(rerorDciu{td)c igd)rift(katr ^orm 

Dialofl^ ^um ^Oortrage fciner COldnuiigett unt> 9Ceflejfioneii. 
iDer ganie 36(ie O^anO fei'ner Mmmtlicjen S©erFe beffeht ati^ 

i^iaiogues et Entretiens Philojbphiques , lUOruntcr aud) ber l)ieC 

folgente kfinMicI) ift; unb auffertJem giebt »ocf) tJteie tn ben 
tbtim ^an^en Kr^reut/ mUit M Attflewqtte ftegiffi te 

f.UCIEN, E^iSME ST RABELAIS 

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Liiden fit, H y a quelque> terns » connoiilance avec 
Eralhie, xualgra la repu^nce pour tout ce qui. venait 
des frontiers d'Allemagne. II ne crojrait pas qu*un Grec 
(lut s abaiilei a parlei dv ec un Batave; mais ce BaUve 
lui ajant ^aruun mori de bonne compagniet ^ 
enfemble cet entretien. 

Lucitn* Vous avez done fait dans un pays barbaxe 
le m^e ui^tier, que je fefals dans le pays le plus p(4i 
de la terre, voua tous ^tes mot^ue de tout? 

Eroim* H61as! je I'aurai biea voulu; c^eAt ele 
uoe grande oonfolation pour, un pauvrc th^ologien 



4eLque i'stois y mais je ne pouvaxs prendre le^ me* 
mes libertfe que voixa lavez prifes* 

* Cela m'^tonne : les honimes aiment alTez qti* 
on leoT mdntre leurs fottifes en genial » pourvu qu'on 
n« difigne ^erfdntte eti fiarticulier; chaenn applique 
alors a fon voiim fes propres ridicules, et tons les hom- 
ines rient aux d^pens lea uns des autres« N'en 4tait-il 
done paa de mhne chez tos contempoitins? 

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E* fly arait une enorme diHerence ehtre les gens 

yidiculee de voire terns et ccux du mien: vous n*Skvle^ 

afaire qu'a des dieux qu'on jouait fur le theatre, et a 
des philofophes qui avalent encore molns de credit que 
lea dieux; mais moi f etais entoiirf de fanadques, fft 

f avais befoia cl'uiie gramle circonrpeclion pour ii etie 
. jpaa brule par ka uns, ou ailalime par ks aulrea^ 

I. Comment pouviez-vous rire dans ccUe aker- 
mtive? 

Et AuXii je ne rials guere ; et je pafla) pout -etre 
beaucoup plus plailant que je ne 1' etais; . on me crut 
fort gavet fort ingenieux, parce qu'alora tout le monde 
^tait trifte. On s'occnpait profondement d*idees crevi- 
Xes , qui rendaient les hoimnes atrabilairea. Cekii qui 
penGafit qu*un corps pent fttre ten deux, endroits a h 
fols , toit pr^ d' Igorger celcd qui expliquait la m^me 
' chofe d' une maniere difierente. 11 y avait bien pis ; 
im homme de mon etat, quLn*eut point pris de pard 
tatre ces deux factions^ eih pafli pour un monfirft. 

L. Voila d'etranges hommea que lea barbiica 

avec qui vows viviezl De mon tenis les Gttes et les 
MaHagetes etaient plus doux et plus raifonnables. £t 
qu^elle l^tait done votre profefGipn dana I'iiorrible pays 
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E. Petals moine hoUandois* 

> Moine! ^ueHe eft ottteprofelfion -Ui? 

E. C'eft celle dc nen avoir aucune, des'engagei 
par un ferment inFiplable a Atre inutile au genre •hu*' 
main, i itxe abfurde et efidaire, et k vivre aux de^eu^ 
d'autrui, 

L. Voila un hien vilain metier! Comment avec 
tant d'efprit aviez - vous pu embrairer un ^tat ^ui des- 
honore la nature huuiaine? Palfc encore pour vivw 
aux depens d*autmi: mais faire vcnea de n'avoir pa* le 
lens commun et de perdre fa li bei ] 

£. C*eftqa*etant fort jeune, et n'ayant ni pa* 
Tens id amis, je me laiflai feduire par des gueux qui 
chercbaienti augmcnter le nombre de leura iamblablss. 

e Q^oi' ^ T «voif bcaucoup d liommes de oette 

efpece? 

E. lb itaient en Europe environ fix a fei>t cents 
mille. 

U Jofie ctel! Le mlonde eft dftnc devcmi I lea ' 
fot et bien bavbare depuis que je Pai quitt6! Horace 
Tavait bicn dit, c^ue toutirait en emp^nuu: Pro^enieia 
Titiofomu 

E. Ce qui me confole, rtft que tons les hommes 
^ans le lt4de oi!^ j'ai vtei, etaient montes an dernieir 
^fcheion de la (blie; il faudra bien qu'ils en desceqdent, 
etqu'il yen ait quelques-uns pariui eux qui retxou-^ ' 
vent enfin un pen de caifon. 

L. Ceft de quoi je doute fort. DItes-moi, je ' 
yous prie, quelles etaient les ptindpales folies de vo- 
trc terns? . i 

E. Tenezy en voica one lifte que je porte toujottri 
JITCO moi; UleK«. 

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If. £lle elk bien Umgae. 

(Lucien lit et ecUte de ure; RabeUis Turvient.) 

iMtlfUi* MellieurSf qaaiid on lU je ne fiiis pit 

de trop; de quoi s'agit-il? 

Ite et £• D'extniv«^€es. 

Jt» Ah, je fuis votre hommcf. 

L«c. ^ Erasme, Quel eft cel original? 

£. C eft un homme qui a eU plus hardi que moi 

et phis plaifapt; mais il n'etait que pretxe, et pouvait 
prendre plus de liberie que .uioi qui eUis moiae« 

Luc. a Rabelais. Avais-tu fait, coimue Erasme, 
voeu de vivre aux d^pens d'autnii? , 

Doublement; car j'ltais pretre et medecin. 
Petals nk fort fa^e, je devins aulll lavant qu' Erasme 
et voyant que la fagelTe et la fcience ne luenaient com- 
muntoeiit qu*i Thopital ou au gibet, voyant m^me 
que ce demi-plaifant d* Erasme 6rait qiielquelois perle- 
cute, je ni'avifai d'etre plus fouque tous mes compa- 
triotea enfemblefje compofat un groa livre de comes k 

dormlrdebout, rem pli d 'ordures, dans lequcl je tour- 

nai en ridicule touted ies iuperrtitions, toutes les cer^ 

monies, tout ce qu'on rlv6rait dans inon pays, dana 

.toutes Ies conditions , depuis celle de Yoi et de grand* 

pontife , jnsqu' a celle de docteur en theologie qui eft 

la derniere de toutes: je d^diai mon Uvve i un cardi- 

iial» et je fis rire jusqu'a ^ux qui me meprifiuenf. 
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II. Qu'eft eequ'un 'cardinal » Erasme? 

B. Ceft un prfttre T^tu de rouge, a qiti on cfqiiiie 
cent mille ecus de rentes pour ne rien faire du tout. 

L. Vous m'avouerez du moins que ces canli- 
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Que Monfiear Rabelab me pennette de pen* 
cire la parole. Les cardinaux avaieAt une« autre efp^ 

de foHe, c'teit ceiie de tlominer; et comnie il eft plua 
aife de fLibjii|;uer des fots que des gtns d'eiprit, ils vou« 
lurent aflbwmer la^raifon qui conunen^ait a lever la. 
• tere.- Moniieur Babelais, que vous voyez, iinita le 
premier Brutus, qui coutrcfit rinfcnft pour echapper 
a la defiamce et a la tyraimie des Tarquias; 

L. ' Tout ce que vous lue dites me coixErme dans 
ropiniohy' qii^il vaUit mieux viTre dans mon H^cle 
que dans le votre. Ces cardinaux dont voiis me parlez, 
^talent done les luaitres du moode entier« puisqu^ila 
.commaiidoient aux fous? 

R* Non; il y avoit un vieux fdu au-delTuf 
d*eux. . 

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Lb Cbioment 87appelait-ll? , ] 

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Un papegaud« La folie de cet homme ctud^ 
tail a fe dire infailiiblc, et a fe croire le maitre des rois; 
. et il Pavait tant dit, tant rep6t6> tant fait trier par lea ' 
^turines, qu'a la iin presque toute P Europe ea fat pesi- 

fuadee. ^ : - . . \ 

L, Ah ! que vous 1* emportez fur nous en de* 

mence! Les fables tie Jupiier, de Neptune et de Piu- 
tou, dont je aue fuis tant inoque, etaient des chofes 
refpectables en qomparaifon des fottifes, dont votre 
inonde a infatu€. )e ne Ikiirais xoniprendre com-' 
luei^t vous avez pu parvenir a tourner en ridicule avec 
fecurit4 des gens qui devaient craiudre le ridicule eti* 
^ core plus qu^e oonfpinitieni. Gar enBn on ne b mo- 
que pas c^e Fes maitres iiupnneineut : el j'ai 6i"6 aflea 
£age pour ue pas dive ua fevil . luot das eiu|p£if^ura 

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jroniams* Qnoi votre iiatioa <adormt un. pape^aud? 
Vous cfonnies ce papegaud tous kf ridicules imagi* 
iiables, et v^e nation le Ibuffxait ! elle 6toil donf; bicQ 

patieule? ' 

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11 font que je fcm tpprenne ce que c*<talfc 

que 2iia nation. Cetait un compofe dMonuiauce , cie 
fuperftitioiiy de b^tife, de cruaule et de plaiiaaierie*. On 
^inmenca per faire pendre et par fane cnire tons eras 
qui pailaient ferieufenient centre les papegauda et les 
cardinaux. Le pays des Welches dont je fuis natii na- 
^ea dans le Dung; ituis des ^que ces executions talent 
faites^ la nation fe luettait a danfer, a chanter » a faiie 
f amour, a boire et a lire. Je pris mes compatriotes 
^ar leur faible» je parlai de boire» je dis cLes ordures, 
avec ce fecret tout me fut permis. Les gens d' efprit 
y entendirent finelle, et m'en fnient gre. Les gens 
{^filers ne vireiit que les orciures et les favouerentX 
tarn k monde m'aiina , lotn de me perfecijiler? 

Zf» Vous me donnez une grand e en vie de voir 
▼iitxe Ivrve. auriez^^ua point un exett^laire 

^m^otre poeb«? EtTon., Ename. p<mm«.Te«» 

^luili ine preter vos faceties ? * 

Cici Erasme et Rflbckis do«aeiif tews ouimiges ft Lucic% 
qui^en lit quelqttes mofcesux} tt pendant qu*il Ul« .fc^ 
deux; Philotof^hes s'entrctiennent.) 

l^A. i Erasme. J'ai lu voe ecrits, et vous u'avez 
|ias Itt ies miens, parce' que je fuis venu un pea apres 
■vans. Vou's aivez pent- ctre ile trap referVe dans vos' 

railleries, cl 11101 hop Iiardi dans les mieiiuesi mais i 
prefent nciis. penfons tous deux de nteuieJ Four mo| 
jeris quand je vois un doeteur arviver dans ce pays 

^ jr. £t mm je le plains ^ je dis: voilk un malkea- 
mist qxd s'eft i^tigui toute fa vie a Ce trmnper , tt qui 
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S. 0«ft pen de chofe ^qvrimcl tm ne pent plos d«- 

tromper les autres. Le grand plaiiir eft de montrer le 
ehemin a fes amis qui s'egarait, eC les morts ne' 
deioaiideiit Utur chcmin a perfoime* 

Er^sine et Rabelais raUbnneretit affez long-temsu ^ 

Lucien revint apres avoir lu le cliapitre des Torche- 
ciis et quelques pages de i'£.ioge de la folie. Enfuite 
myant rencoadne le dociecor Swift» ils aUorent low 
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Men i^cbrtrffinn. !Bcrfcftic^ne fleioe ©cftriftcu t>»n ibm i ^^e ficfe 
>Hrc6 €lwni ber (gdjreibar: cbch ft fefjr, al^ burdi tnnfm 
SBcrth, auiJicicfenen , unb jum 5;f)etl bialogifch iiitb ^ erfcftiencR 
tn ciii.ieliicn laubern Stbbrucfen, W fic^, t>a jic auf fiune ft often 
gebrucFt tt)urt)oni iicmUcf) fdtcn gemacbt ()ahen. fQ?an bat li^/ , 
tn^ 5^ellt^cf)o ^Berfenf , initcr t)cm ^Itefi ©prmifcMc i^chtrften t)f^ 
/irn. /jcmilerbw^ ju £ciP4ig, 1782, g. ta imei *3dnben gefam^ 
melt. £)jc narunter befint)lid)cn (5erpr(lc<)e iittD^ nacb temUw 
Hetfe etne^ gfiUtgen Ji^imftricftter^ ((Borrtng. 'Hns. t>. 5. 178?! 
C«di4.) fo Do^tDmmetif i^ie naiiie iCbeorie Del pt)ilof0# 
fdeii ibtalodtf 90B tl^iicii abgeiogm iNtt»fii fiiiiitc, IDie 3b«i 
iMT^en tmmer ftitfenodfe ^iifcb luiinittelbare golgemtideft enl^ 
liMflt; tie tXntworteR werben turcb He Srogen fcboii f9 Mrbmir I 
let# Mbte fid tttiterrebenbeii ferfonen gerabe l^a fpteden '9lltt 
fdweigen , tie mec^felfeiti^e SBtrfuttg il)rer fitebe anf ben 9m 
Sanb fcldn' Unterbrcc^uu^ notbmcnbtg mad)t; unb bfm £efef 
©bcr puhSn'r roirb ebcn ^aL)urc^> bicUcbci^^euauim gleichCam aufii^ 
bnmaciw fobalb bte (^ntuMcfelunq ber 'jt'^v'n utiD •'Ixmiuuk orDaU/ 

f©itf'd)reitct — ^\zx t(l nur bcr^Cnfaiu^ i^iLt ww 3- »778 ge^rurf^ , 
ten ©efprdcf)^; Sophife, ou de Ju Phih^fophic , njorin I 
p\)r)l unb €at9Pi)r0n iibcr ^Diatertc unD geiflige .^rlfte he|>Terf)«?n, 
€e(>r t'c65n wirb barin geieigtr ba§ bet ®runb bet SEBabrhcit 
unfrer jtnniic^eu CErfenntui§ barm beftebei bai mt mxtli^t 
SecMltttiffe bet S)iBde aufnr nn^i tildt nur iiu un^ UM, m 
httn awb |ti einanbetr erfennen; unb bafi e^ eine febr hxtiM^ 
ttge 9bilbf»9bie berratbei trenn vermitfelft bet befanntti 
^mtt (S^ruhbeiiienrcbaften bertRateHe# bal ganieevfem berSBcr 
f» einge)ci>en itib ergrliiibet iu bai^eii vermeint 



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Qi£ LA FHILOSOFHIE. 

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SofkiU et Eutsffkrom* 

Sopiuh. Oh> que'la philofophie eft une bonne cHofe! 

> • 

Euttjph, Comment donc?^ . * 

S, Comment? parce qu*elle fait connoitre la ve- 
Titl, qu'elle nous delivre des prejug^s, et qu'elle fait 
voir les bomes precipes de nos connoilBinces. 

E. JePavone; mais elle eft belle encore, parce 
qu*elle rend rUnlvers et nous-inemes plus riches; el]^ 
faf% voir des terrea inconnues^ d*une et Adue ijnmen(e« 

S. Pour V05 terrca inconuuesy luon Ami, ce lent 
des eapaceajmagimirea; eroyez^moL Lat Philofophie 
n*eft prfciffment belle et bonne que parce qu'elle de- 
truit ce5 Lables. Sa bate inebranlable eit 1' experiences 
et auT'-dela U n'y a point de verit£. !> 

E, Nous fommes d* accord, Une PJiiiofophie, 
fondee fur P experience, eft fans contredit la feule bon^ 
ne; mats €OiiiU«n d'efpeoes d'explriencea n*y *- t-il 

pas ! 

S. le n'en connois qu*une feule efpece: c'eft Tex- 

perience par no6 uai^ icns. En fav ez,-vous d'autres? 

' J?« A Tona dire la pure v^rite, il y mt un tempt 

ou je ius pr^cifeiiicnt tie la uienie opinion; mais j'ai 
bien chang^ depuis. Je iuis telleinent change, que 
lor^ue je pe&fe i ma petiteffe d*alora, fen fuia hon^^ 
teux« • . • • * • 

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; AffnTement fe TOus Nlklte iHe votre grandetxr 

prefente; mais iieU il pas permis d'examiner la folitlite 
de r^chellet le long de Uqaelle tou6 iUs mont^ ii 
prodigieufement haot» qi|e vofis vo^la lout^i^ptecm. 

Qui voui, a fait celle echelle ? 

Je me la fub faite moi-m^e; .et je fuis bien ' 

perfuade, que lous les hQiiiines, qui rcflechilTent font 
en etat de B'en faire une pareille, Mais propreiiient ce 
li'elt pas une ^helle. Sarez^^votts comment les aralg* 
iiees palTent de largea rivieres avec comiuoditi? 

Je Ae m*eii fouviens pas. 

jB. Elles ont dans le ventricule un Auide extre- 
mem^t d^li^. £lles pouITent ce fluide a travers deux 
pedts trons, a^^ un effort prodigieiix. AuiEtot que 
le Euicle touche a Tair, il fe condenfe, deviant fil, et 
emporte par Invent il s'attaclie d quelque arbre loin- 
tain de Pautre cote de la riviere. 'Voila Tedielle faite. 
IVIon araignee paile avec fecuriie, obfervx tout ce qui 
fe trouve en Ion paHage, et mange des iiiouches^ 
des ephemeres, dont elle n'aivoit aucnne ^dee aupara- 
yant Pins ce fluide eft pur, dflie, et approchant de 
reiprit cthirp, pluii le fil pent eCre long, et s* attaches 
par U4 vent propice a la dme des plus hautes mbn* 
jtagnes. ' 

Mai» que lait id ce ^ de I'araigaee? Vcma f 
liez-vous mor pauvre Eulyphronfr 

E. Ce liquide de Taraignee eft le bon fens, ou le 
fens commun, dont tuus les hommes ont quelc^ue dole 
gi[anileou petite. S'ii eit bie^ delie» bien pur et bien 
coaditionne, et qu'm le pouJb ayec. effort, -iLfe conr 
denfe et devient ua iil tres-Iong et tres-folide, qui 
6' attache fait par les circoartances^ , ou par la direcoou 
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: S, VoiiA At Poefie ni de fables en Philofephie, 
Snon ami; je voiis en prie. II faut clii fimple.. Je vou^ 
dis^ et je vous repete qu'il n'y a de v^rite au - deU 
cte r experience de nos fens; en un mot, qu*il n*y ft 

tine tie la jnatiere. Avez-vous quelque chofe contre 
cette aHertion? dites-le inoi, mais hycz ciair et bref. 

B. Ailarement, j'.ai beauconp a objecter contre 
dstte aiTekion, puisqii^au moiiis il y a du moaremeiit 
cooc^e* , • 

S. Mais oul^ it y a maiiere et mottrement; car b 

Miouveineiit n'eft qu'iine modification de la iiiaLieie. Or 
je 4is9 que rien au inonclene(auroitveniii.de¥ieB; <|u*att? 
ciuDie Aofe. ne Cauvoit etre riduite a rien; que la iiiatler# 
eft; que par conrequent< elle a et4. ton jours; qu*eli« 
fera toujours; et que les chan;^emens que nous vo? 
joxis ne font que les apparences de» diiFqrentea dift* 
politiapa dftB pardciilea de la matiere» qui cliangent 
a tout inftant par le mouvement continuel; enfin je 
dis« quil n*y a que de la luatiere* Si voiis pouvea 
m^^ tme voir, entendre, tbucher, Aairer quelquo 
autre chofe que de la matiere, voua tne (erez grand 
plaiilr. Voila ma coafdlion de loi. 

E. Mon cher Soi^iiile, cela eft bien precis, fe 
Favoue: ma is avez-TOus lu beaucoup de livrea ou ce 
fyfl^me foit foutenu? 

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i$. Oui vraiment. 

E. Avez - vous In beaucoup de livfes qui dlTenl 
exacLeiuent ie couiiaire« . . - 

. S. Non. 

E. Vous crojez cependant qu'il y en a beau* 
coup? - 



8. Soil; luais je luis d^ja convaincu de la vtaU 
par les premiers. 

J?. Et moi je le fuis par les demiers. ^ II faut 
done abfoiumenty que Tun de nous deux ait tort; 
ott bien que tons led deux nous foyons dans Peneor, 

Cela eit. certain. 

E, AmG. men cher Sophile, fi nous afpirons i la 
viriU , jettons ces livres qui fe contr^dirent. l^h]r 
lofophie n'a M apportee fiur la terre ni par Minerve^ 
mi par leer S^pharins* Le prefnd^ Phatofopha furhom* 
me: par confeqoent la Phil^fophie eit dans riionirae. 
Nous loiiiiues hoaunes : cherchons done hardinient la 
Philofophie 4ans noos-m^ee* Bpuilbna oe fil deat 
f ai parle ; il s' attachera furenn^rtt a des vlrit^s quel, 
conques; et par ce moyen nous aiions parcourir PUni- 
vera lana danger. Le M dit bon fens ne faurok rem* 
pre. Commen^ns par 6tre«iieiitreft» et Hbres detont 
prejuo^. Pour n^oi qu'au bout de nies recheiches je 
lu'appeiie du no2U'de4.elle ou telle fecte, cela m*eltia* 
'different; pourvu que je connoille la v6rite. ^avoue 
cependant que f eprouverai un moment de trifteffc, li 
nous venons a deoouvrir, qu'apres celte vie je ne tien- 
drai plus a T Univera dont je fais ^wlie aujourd'hui, 
que je feral, anianti enlin: mais je prifere la verite i 
tout; et fans elle il ne j)eut y avoir de bonheur reel. 
Car luppofons que j'cuHe l'|d^e d'un wets exquis. doat 
I'^xiftence ftkt impoiTibley oe ne feroit pas un nulheiir 
d'apprendrePimponibilite d*en gouter, parce qu'ilelt 
impoillble quiil exiite. \ \ 

S, Mais pourquoi voulez vous que nous jetions 
les livres 9 et que nous renondons a des Veritas que 
nous' avons dCja Hcquifes par le travail de tan^ de 
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~ E, F<n jetant lea iivrefi, je ne veuicpas jeCcrlei 
v^^ritee qu'ils contiennetit* Les y^rites rMiet le re^ 
troareront bien Tite dam nos recherclies. .Um ve^ 

rite ifdlee, eft iiialierable. Les homines ne peuvent 
abuiier d'une \'hnte ilol^e;* amis iU cn abufent dan^ 
P emplacement » dans.la .compoiiiion yktlteai* et 
c'eft Touvrage de Tefprit. L'homnie, n'elant pas 
fait pour les connoitre toutes, Ton efprit prend ua 
certain nombre des verites, led rapprocha autaiil qu'il 
Jul e(t poilible, les liepar des rapports probabM quel* 
conques, et les place, Pune a Pegard de P autre, de la 
fa^on qiii lui paroit fa ire le plus beau total; et yoila, oe 
qu'on a^pelle un fyfteme. II eft Evident que da cette 
facon ii Tjcut V avoir antant de fyfteines de Philofo- 
phie» que Pefprit pourra faire d'emplaceinens di£P€- 
rents et de compoiitions diff^rentes de viritls; et qua 
le vrai fyftlme ferolt la, ou tomes > les Veritas feroient 
li^cs etroitement enfemble par d'autres verites inter- 
lu^iUaires, et ne feroient qu'une feule v^rite* Tons 
les fyfteines de Philofophie que les hommas ont for- 
ges ju;5qu'ici, ne font que des allemblages gratuits, 
qui ont plu a tel Individ ii ou d fa fecte* Si les 
rites (toient toutes Tune a c6t« de I'autre Cms inter- 
valles, 6n fauroit, on conhoUroit; mais on na die**- 
puteroit pa5, 11 n'y a que deux Fhilofophies an 
inonde ou les veritis ^e tiennent, et qua I'efprit n* 
ab&iardit pas; c*cft la Socrattque, et la Neutonianna* 
La derniere, je Tavoue, ne merite pas le nom de 
fyfteuie de Philofopiiie, puisque elle n'en fait qu'una 
branche tres •petite, . n'embralfant uniqaement qua 
la Mechanique, en tant qu*elle eft applicable k la 
pure Geometrie. Mais pour la Socratique, tout eft 
de fon ralfort. Socrate feul» Socrates qui feroit 
croire que V hooune reffemUa « piaia» prkha la PIU- 
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lotoflbie;' tamlis que les autres ne pr^cherent que 
lenrs fy litem FldiDCbphiqaes 'bonies* «I1 apprit atix 

homines , qu*elle fe trouve <^ans tonte tete faine, 
dans tout co«ur droit| qu'elle n'eit pas fille de 11 es- 
prit cm de rittiaginati(m» naais qi^eUA eft la ibuice 
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^ft-i753* Cin to Ut QcMtc^te i|f n^. t^t^epMe ; unt> 

feftt flitte £fbcn<Jb?fd)rn&ung m\ tl)nw ju £onbon, 1776. s. 
j^erauafam/ unb aUglci.t) cine 5^ruf««d frincr (^^ajnricu cnt^lU. 

^On McKn gel)trtMl Die Dlalo^mT betiveeii Ihias and PhilonoHr, 
Unh Akiphrmiy or the Minute Philofcpher, l)icl)Cr. 3n jcnent ftlU 

tet man ©omcbmlicf) feme t^?al^^llfcf)en ®runbf56e entmic!clt, 
md) ttjclc^en nnnl:il)c unO i::.-!tcric!!ef^cgcnf^i^nbe nid>t auiT^'r t>cc 
©ccle unl) ibrer sgorffelftrng, fpni>cnnn l>trfelbc» bcfiiiMtd), mtb 
ntd)t^ an&er^ al< «uf Oie @ee(e burd^ namtteelbarc 96tti 
Uc6€€inn«irFiitt8i na(6 t^ft^iffi^n ^^^turaefet^en gemacfete (J:int)rfjcf^ 
,^0 fcbarfjiiiRia Hcfe €ntR^fcIe(ttn gen jtn^f ttiib fo fit^nUicft t^rt 
itbMi mtt hii BUHif^ vmb Smgetfter |tt tnUiiU^m To ^at 

(fetne ttetericununo (jemiferen. S&rc etnuge SSirfitii9 f faat cr^ 

llnentfd)loflfer.i)eU ^rMttrmgeitf welcfec ba^ SHefuItdt bifr 3meif 
fcijUuH iint). — 3in 2lldpl>ron, iijorau^ bit'r cino ^i^robc aii^/ 
jC^ob:n unb mxin et bic ptatonifcfce SJtanior bc3 5)ia!cii^ 
tnetjierbaft tiacl)ai)mtef mt feine 9lb|id)t^ bni in h'n 

Dcrfcbifbcnen 9ioUcn cinec^ ^itiHijlnw SWltn^^/ €^d)HHi rmcriJi 

^ariufteUen.— Ueber bie 3;rctfl^d)feit fetne^ moraiifcbfti ^fmraf* 
Uxif bie auc^ au< feineii ^ditxiUn dberaU ^ertoorleaidbtet; (ift^ 

Xt B^rMky tvfry iFirm undw httvtot 

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A L C IP H R O N , , . • 

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MINUTE PHILOSOPHER. 

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'Look Alciphron^ do jou pot lee the CaAle upon yon- 
der HUl? , ' » ' 

< Alcipkron. I do, 

JS« Is it not at a great diftance from yout 

4 r 

•A II ia. 

' ' E, Tell me Alciphron, is not Diftance a line tur- 
hed £miwife to the Eye ? 

. . £. And can a line, in that fitnation, project more 
than one ixxx^ie point on the Jbouoni oi the Eje? 
A. It can nor. 

. E. Therefore the Appearance of a long and of a 
iboxt Diltance* u of the faine Magnitudje, or rather of 
no Magnitude at all, bein|; in all Cafes one iinglePouit. 

' A. It feeiua fo. 

Should it not follow from hence, that Dis- 
tance Is not iimnediatel^ perceived hy the Eye7 

A, It'fhould. ' 

E. Muft it not then be perceived hy the Media- 
tion of lome other I hings? 

A» It muft. ^ 

£• To discover what this is» .let us examins 
what Alteration there may be in tiie Appeavence d 

the lame Object, pkced at dilEerent DlAances from 

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the Eye. Now I find by Exj) eiience tJiat, whj^u ail 
objecc is removed ftili farther ^ad farther «m:4i di^ 
i^ct' Une. fspm, fehe £ye^ its yifible^ Appearanct ftill 
grows lelTer and fainter, and thia Change of Appea- 
ranee jeiiig proportional and univerfal, feeim ,to to 
be tljat, lqr,wbidiwe apprdje^^ t^e vayipii^ D^ea^ 
of Difbince. 

^ . ^ . • • •..,..»- . » 

' • E, But Littlenefs orTaintnfefs in their o\m Na* 
CItre'fiBbiti to haire na aecdkry Connexioa with gitater 
liength of Diftance^ ' * - I 

A. I admit this to be true. • 

3?. Willit not follow I hen, thej could never fug- 
geftitbut frain£xp^ience 'i^ ' t 

' ' A. It wilu / ; 

That is t^ bjry we pfrfid.Ye Diftanee^ not irn^ 

mediately, but by media tion of a Si^n, which hath no 
Likenefs to it or aeceilary Connexion with it, only fug* 
gsCt «d ftom itpeatied £xperteiioe» ifs WMds do Things. 

A, Hold, Euphranor; now I think of it, the 
'yVxiters in Optics tell qs of an Angle made by the two 
Optic Axeis , where they meet in the vifiU^ Point 6t\ 
Object; which Angle the obtufer, it is the nearer it 
ihews the Object to be, and by how much theacuter^ 
fo*lnueh the fardieir off; aftd this hy a aecellafy/de* 
monftrable Connexion.' . t * - r 

V The Mind then BaA- out the- IHAanae of 

Things by Geometry, ' ' ' ' - i 

^ It does.' ' ' ■ ^ " . ' 

£. Should it not follow therefore, that no, body. 
€puld f«e but thefe who had learned Ge^inptiy^ and 
knew fomething of Lines and Angles? '^^ 



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A. "There is a fort of natural Geometry, which I 
H got' wkhoiu kiTiuiigr 

]?• Ray mform me Alciphron, in order to frame 
a Proof of aiiy kind, or deduce one Point froxii another, 
f a it. not ii€cefl3iry» that 2 penieive the Connexion of the 
Terms in the Premifes with the Conchifion ; and, iu ' 
general, to know one Thing by means of another, luuft ; 
1 not firft know that other Thing? or to -{lenseivo >^yoar 
Meaning by your Worda, . mufl I not firft pcrGeiire the 
Words themklves? and mud I not know the Pretuur 
lea hefone 1 infer the Conchiiion? .... 

' A All this is true^ . . . . , . , ' • 

E. Wihoeyev therefore odllectf j| near^f Diftanoe 

from a wider Angle, or a farther Diltapce from an acu- 
ler Angle, muft firft perceive the Angles themfelves. 
And he who doth not perceive tholie Ai^Iea> can infer 
BOLhing from them* fe^itfe'-^ncH* - 

A» It IS aa you lay, 

£• Aik 90 w th,e lirft Man vou meet, whether 
he perceives or knom any Thing of thpfe Optic Angles ? 
Or wliethecheever thinks atiout them, 'or makes any 
Inferences from tiiem, either rar natural or artihcial I 
Geometry ? What Anfwer do jbu think he wouU 
make? 

JL To fjieak the uth, I ..believe his AnTwar 
wonU be^ that he knew nothing of th^ Matters* 

. It pnnot therd^Qre be that iiien juii^e of Dis« 
taoooa by^Aoglea: Nor €oalequent]|y 4can lli^av be 

Jorce in the Argument you draw from thence, to 
^ove LhatDiftance is perceived by means of Ibmethin^ 
whidihadi « neceffiuy Connexien witk it. 

, 1 agree with yo4u ^, ^ , ' 

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£.: To me it reemd» that a man may know» whe« 
ther he perceiy^s aXbtng or no; and if he perceives il:, 
whether it ht immediately or mediately , aiid if me- 
diately, whether by means of ioniething lilieor unlike^ 
necelEiiilj^.or arhitrajrUy ^icuiec(eci with it»^ - « 

A> It feems lo. ' » - ' ^ 

AiidlB it not eertdn , that Diftanoe 18 i^eroel^ 

ved only by Experience, if it be neitJier perceived infi- 
mediatelj ,by itielf nor by means of any ln4age« nor of 
any Lines and Angles, which are like it or have e n^ 
ceH^ry Connexion with it? ' , • 

4f • It iS» ' 

< £, / Doth it not Teem to follow, from what hath 
been bid, and allowed by you; that before eU £xpe- 
rieniDe a Mn iHmld iiot knaglae Ihe Thiioigs Jie law 

>Vere at any Diftance from him? t ;\ 

A. How ! let me Cee. ' > • ■ - : - 

£• The littlenefs or Faintnels of Appearance, or 
any other Idea or S^nfaiion not neceiarity^'cotflieted ' 

\vith or refeniblingDiftance , can no more fu^joeft difiPe- 
yent Degrees of Diltance, or.fi\^ Diftance at .(^^ ^ 
the Mind, which hath notei^perienoed a Connexion of 
the Tilings rio;nilyin» and fignified, ihanWoi'ts can« 
Iii^ek Notions before a Man. hath learned the lanr 

J, I allow this to be tnie, ' - 

Will it not th^rtcc fellow, that m 'Vhn hor* , 
-blind, and made to fee, woidd, uponfirft receiving his 
fight, Uke the Things he (aw, not to be at any D$s- 
tance from him, hnt in his £ye rather ib lila-Mindt 

A.' 1 nut Mnitfeems/fo^-Md yet,^ on the otiier 
hand^ I caa hardly perfode.w]rlMr« tM; If t Hr^tii 

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fuch a State, I fhould think thofcObjecte, "whicK I now 
fee »t fo j^reat DiiUjice, tp be at no Diftance at 

It feems then,'«tlMit you now |hiiilc*the Ob- 
jKU are at a great Diitance from jou* ' ' 

A. DoulHleb'I 'Orn any one queftion hnZ 

yonder Caftle 15 at a great Diftance? 

E. Tell ikie Alci|)liron, cni ym'^Ubarn'theDoors, 

.WttuipMr«« and Battlements p£ that fame CaAU^ 

* • ^ 

''^ /f. iG^nnot* Atthis.Difiano^^ it Teems onljr s 
toall round Tower. " - 

But I, who have been at !t» know that it ia 
no ftnall round Tower, bnt a lar^e fqttarc' Building, 
xviih BatJLleinenta and Turretai whidi it feems you do 
not teti, . >. , • ' 

A ^What you infer from thwflwdf 

£. I would inf^r, that the very Object, which 
you ftrictly and properly percatve by> light /ie not that 

jrhin|^, which. i» fevcrai Miies diltant* / » 

A. Why fot .. . ' » ^ 

Becaufe a Bttle round Object is oneThixij, and 
a great fquave Ol^ect is another. Is it nott 

^ A* 1 cannot deny it. , . , . 

•£^' J'^U • i$ i^Qt xhe .viiibie Appearance] ;aloiii 
the' proper Object of Sight? . . ' . 

A, It i6« Wh^t ibjnk you then (laid Euphranor 
npintiiig^ow^rd^ Heaveiif) the vifihte appearance of 
yonder Planet? Is it not,« towd.loittjLnous.fb nb. 

bigger than a Tixpence? • j ^ ' 

idfc, WliA9;tbeut v ^ 

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if. I dou • . 

£• tiow cui you diereCm conclude , that tlie, 
proper Object of your Sight exUb at a Diftanoe? 

A, I eonfieb I know not 

i?. For your farther Conviction, do but confider, 
that crimfon Cloud* Think you, timt if yon were in 
the very Place where it Is , you would perceive any 

Thing like what you now fee? ' , 

if. By no ttiean8« I fliould perceive only a dark 

Mm, 

E. la it not plaint therefore* ^ that neither the 
Caftle, the Planet, nor the Cloud, which you Tee here, 
are tKofe real ones which you fu^pofe exift at a Dis- 
tance? ^ 

A. What am I to thmk then? Do we fee any 
thing at all, or is it altogether Fancy and Illufion? 

E. U])on the whole, it feeiiis the proper Objects 
of Sight are Light and Colour, with their feveral lhadea 
and Pegreea* all which, being infinitely diveriihed and 
combined, do form a language wonderfully adapledto 
Eiggeft and exhibit to us the Diftances, Figures, Si- 
tuations, OimenfiOAS* and varioue Qoalitiea of tangible 
Objecu; not by Stmiiitude, nor yet by the arbitrary 
Imporaion of Providence, jull as Words fug^eft the 
Things iignihed by theni« 

A. How! Do we not, ftrictly fpeakiug, perceive 
by Sight fuch Things as TreeSt Uoules» Men, lUvers^ 
and the Uke? ^ 

E, We do , indeed , perceive or apprehend thofe 
Things, by the. Faculty of Sight. But will it follow 

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fnxm tjiencdi lliat they; aife^tl^e^pioper and inunedkM 
Objects of Hearing, which ar» Bonified by the Helpcf 

Words OT Sounds? , 



il You would have us think then , that 
Shxits^ and Cblonrs, variously combined, answer to 

the feverai Articulations of Sounds in Language , SLiid 
that by means th^eof all forts of Objects ate fuggeXted 
to the Mind through the £ye in the lame ma^nner as 
tjiey are lu^^elled by Words or Sounds througii the Ear; 
that is, ueither iroui neceilary Ded ncrioa to the Judg- 
ment , nor from Similitude to the Fan^ p but piue^ 
and folely horn Experience ^ Cuftom and Habit. 

1 would not have you think any thing iz^ore^ 
than the Nature of Things obliges you to think » nor 

fubnu't in the lealt to my Judgment, but only to the 
j^orce ofTruth, which is an Impodtion, that! fuppob 
the freeli Thinkers will not pretend to he exempt from. 

Am You have let me, it feems Step by Step , tiQ 
I am|;dt, I know not where. But I ihsli try to •eC 

out again , if not by the Way 1 came, yet by loukc 
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feitt (^rbtftetl gemprten ju fepn fd^dnt ©eb. 1709; net. 178a 
am bcnfii)mteflcn hat il)n fein Hemief, or a Philofophicai Ea- 

q nry cf.ncerning Univerial Giammar qmad^tf tin 9BerPf mU 

cl)c:5 TMicl^cf £ot»tl) mit ?Kccf)t fca^ fdj^nftf unb t?oRFcmmeHf^e 
in fetnett Phiiofophical Arrangements Un^ Philological InquN 

Ties ftnbn man {if^cmvi ticl ^flet^rung/ ttub zimMtA tiefei 
©tubtum bet j^iaffKer I v^me^mltc^ ber ®ne(6en# gefttlbeteii 
ed)rift(letter. grt»er# oU aHe bicfe e^itfireHi ctMieRen fetne 

fdtf tm ^ciCB ttfti att4^,)^tMe llcl(rfle««ii ^t. fir 
iaiit fif 7H»f^/; mb fie itob fttMti Nr ivflttigeii Maftgifc^m 
' Smi unsfftcfttetf wtrnicbe SlbbanMiuigeit; gleicb bcK ldt«foge« 

M Cicero etn^elettet # unb ntd)t bramattftrt !^ie O^anier ^ec 
'jbtjnenttvic!c(uug ^ariti iff iwM mn fofrattfc^; ttn^ t4 bAbe 
t>al)ei: folosaite (Stede Att^ bem ®eipr4(J iiber <5UWeligf eit lte# 
ber a!^ cr3cntlid)en 3)ialog (lu^gejogeii ^ ttm (tc nidjt bwrcb bai 
be^dnbige; laid 1> replied 1> he» coattoued he» |ll unUf^ 

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A KveiyBebig cn this our .uacftfixial dw«Uiiig«ufti 
«RCimipaflM with. mUmlB objecu; exifli among ani^ 

mals Ume, and animals wild; among plants and ve^ 
tables of a thoulaiid different qualities; auiong heaU 
and ccdcla* tmipefta and calms, the firimdlhiipe and die* 
cords of ]ietcr(V'eneou8 elements. — What Cijr yoaf 
Are all thefe ikiags exactly the Jkmc to it » or do ihef 
iiftr, think 70U, m their effiecu and eonCoguaiiMa t 

& Thej differ widelf. 

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if. Some j^rhj^B, aheiu ar« apVi^on^uoua, and 
i^eeable to iu natural ^tate? " . 

A They are. 

^. Oilier5 are inapt ^ incongruoas aud disagree* 
able? . ' ; ' ' - . • ' 

. A They are. . 
Jim And others again are indifferent? 
& They are* 

v4» It Hiould feein then, iF this be allowed, that 
to every ijadividuai Being, without the leaft exception, 
the whole mafs pf thin^^ exfeemaU from the greateft to 
the uieaneft, ftattd in the relations of either agreeable, 
disagreeable, or indifferent? ' * ^ 

• Bk 80 it appears. . ' 

But tho' this he true in.the genml,. 'tis jet 
fa certain when we defeend to particulars, thkt whatii 

agreeable to one fpecies, is disagreeable to another; and 
. not only fo, but perhaps indifferent to a third. Initau^ 
cesT of thia lund are toa.obviona to be mentioned. 

A T» cvidwit. ^ 

A. Wiience then this divcrfity? — It cannot 
arife from the Externals — for water is equally water, 
wheth^ to a man; ot 'to a fifli; whether, operttii^ 
on the one, itfuffocate, or to tire other, it give life 
and rigour. ' * ' ^ . . 

A It IS.' 

A» So ia hre the Gnne Sre, however ymfW 
its confequences ; whether it iiarden or fofte^ > ff^^ 
. pleafmre or piUA» • ... « 

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A. But if ihif .4i¥erfit)r nm 4«Eired'j^om 
t^e^ Exi«cnaU» wh^ce f^n it be elfe? Or can it 

poflflbly ba derived otherwile than from the peculiar 
conftiiution, frcHn UiHnatural Itatfi.oJf, €V«ry fpeciei 
itieli? ^ 

JBI. It, appears , probable. , . - 

Thus tben it is, that every particular fpecies 
Is^ itfelf to itfeli, the meafure of all things in the 
▼erfe — * that as things vary in their relations to i^ 
they vary too in their Talue — and that^if thfeir value 
be ever doubtful, it can no way be adjufted, but by 
recurring with accuiacy to the natural date of the 
cies and to thefe fev^enl rdations. vrhich. fach « Bate 
of courfe creates, ' 

. ' & Xott argue juftly. , ^ 

- ' ^. To proceed then. Tho* it be true, that.eveiy 
fpecies has a natural Bate, as we have aflerted; it ii ' 

not true, that every fpecies has a fenfe or feeling of it* 
This feehng or fenfe is a natural euiinence or preroga* 
ty[k denied to the V€»getable and Inajiimatet add vao^ 
pmed only to the aniiiuL r 

B. It IS. \ 

A. And think you, that as many as have tiii^ 
fenfe or feeling of a natural Bate, are alienated from it^^, 
or indi^i^rent to it? Or is it not more probablie, that 
they are well -affected to it? 

B, Experience teaches us» how ^ell thef tt^ 

ali altetied, * ' 

' A* You are right. « For wljiat would be more ab> 

furd, than to be indifferent to their own welfare i or 
to be alienated from it, as tho* 'twas foreign and mi« 
natmraL ' ' > / 



y|. But iF thej are well -affected to this their pro- 
per natural ftate, it ihould tdo, they mult be 
^ell- affect^ to all thofe ExtemHB, which appeiur apt^' 
congruous and agreeable to itf 

S* Thej inuft. 

' - ^ ' And if lo, then ill* affected or averfo to fiicfay 
aa Appear the contrary* . 

il; And to fuch as appear indifferent, in4if- 
brent* 

• ■ ' B/ They muR. 

il But if this be allowed, it will follow, that in 
eonfequence of thefo appearances; they wilt think fome 
ExternaU worthy of purfuit; fome worthy of avoi* 
ekutce; and Ibme worthy of neither* 

B. *Ti5 probable, they ihould* 

A. Hence thei;L« another divifion of tilings e^^|^* 
nal; thatia, into fwfimbk^ mmiMi. .and imUjg^lm 

— - a divilion only belongino^ to beings fenlitive and ani* 

mate, becaule all, below thele, can neitiier avoid nor 

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|»urftte» ' 

They cannot* 

' ^ If then Man h6 allowed in the number of 

thcfe feiiiltive beings, this cUvifion will affect Man — . 
or to explain more fully, the whole Mala of thii^ eMr 
temall wiU, according to this diviiioi>, exift to the 

Luinan fpecies in Liie relaiiond ol puiloable, avoidable^ 
and indi^erent? - - 

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A* Should we diiexcforcddbe to know^whilthefe 
Ifalapi truly are; We* Muft firft br liAnnied , what ii 

iHant truly 'Natural Confiitutiom, For thus » you may 
aMunaidber, Ttwas- ktded^aotjoi^ fince *^ that aveiey 
I|>ed«8 waa its own ftandard, and that when the valm 

of things was doubUul, the fpecies wa^ to be ftudied; 
the relations to be dedu^d , which were confequent to 
\t ; aiid in this juanher the value of things to be adjus- 
ted aiid ftfc^ine^. ' ^ 

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I , • . . ■ • * 

A We have to agreed it, 

A» I fear then, we are engaged in a more arduoua 
nnderlaking, a talk of more dimculty, than wd were^t 
Hrib aware of. But twtuna fonts — — we muft en^ 

ilea \ our to acquit ourfelves as well as we are able. — 
' ^hat Man therefore has a Body , of a figure and inter- 

narl ftnictuxe peculiar to itTelf^ capable ef certain de* 
. grees of ftrength , agility , beauty, and tlie like; this I 

believe is evident , and hardly wants a proof. 

I am wttHiqp^ to ewd^ it. 

A» That he ia capable too d pleiftre and patn» 
is poiXefsM of fenfes', affections, appetites and averfions; 

this aHo feems evident j. and can fcarcely be denied. 

B. Tis admitted. ^ 

A We Jmy ventuM then to nmge Him in the 
tribe of animal beings. 

We may. 

4!. And thi^k you, without £ociety» you or any 
Man could have be bom? - ^ 

- A Molt certainly not. , . • » 

A. Without fadety , when benv flOnU ycm harit 

been bvou^^ht to niatmity? - 



* A, Hid your psreiits thm IMtno fddal aActiom 
40W«r15 yim in lfa«t pevlh>iur flit^ tlut ledidOB infincy, 

(To much longer than thelon^eft of other animals) you 
luuil havfi ioeviub^ pftoihfid tiisa' wa&t and 
•UUty. ...... • . / 

B. I muft; , . ' 

A, You perceive then that to Society you, and 
every Man are indebted^ not only Ibr the b^mnipgoE 
being, but for the continiianoe. 

B* We are. * 

A. Suppofethen, we pa fs from this birth tttl 

infancy of Man, to his maturity and perfection 

Is there any age, think you^ b.felf -fufiicieht, as thai 
in it be feds no wants? 

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.What wani9 do you mean? - 

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A* In the firfl and principal place that of food; 

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then perhaps that of raiment; and after this^ a dwel- 
ling . or defence againft the vireatber. ; i ,\ 

B* Th^ Mrants are foreiy natural at gila|«8. 

A*. And is it not agreeable to Nature, that the/ 
jhould at all agies be fupphed? 

^ B. AiXuredly, 

. 'A*^ And is it not nmre agreeable to have thea 

tfitU (applied than <//? 

B, It 5«t 

A* ' And-moft agreeable « to hare them bifi fif* 

plied? ' 

■ ^ B% Certainly, ^ " '. . 

A* If there be then any one State , better tldn 
others, for the fupplyii^ tiiefg wants j this fiatCi of ^ 
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wyi : i 4; And x^^bat fupply of tliefe wants fliall we 
efteem the lueaneft, whic^ W^caQ QOIttAiv^S -r- Would 
it not be ibmethiag like this? Had i^re nQ||Mo^ beyond 
aconia for food; beyond a rude (kin for raiment ; or 
beyond a cavern or hollow tree, to provide u» \Vith a 
dweiliiig? ^ . . » . : • , * . , • 'i 

B. Lideed ; this would be bad 

A. And do you not imagine » aa far as this, w# 
iftlght eidi fbpply fwiifclres,- the^ we livfed in woods, 
mere Tolitary lavages? ^> . ; . , , / ,1 

Wiink/Wiriight/ 

^ Suppofe then, that our fupplie^ were, to be 
mended — for inftance, that we xV^e to exchange 
acorns for bread — ;fwouW our favage character be fuf- 
ficient here ? Muft we not be a little beHer difcipliiiM? 
Would not tome^m bp t^tpiOte^ rr' ^^er'^, for 
example* " 

a 

A' And previously to the b^tWSi that of the 

B^ It would. • •-"'-'^ , . 

A. And previously to Iho lil^et^s » that of the 
htisbandman? 

yf. Three arts then appear necelt^i^, even ypon 
the lowell eltimation. ' ' • " ^ ' ' 

*Tis adiuitted. ' 

^, But a queftion farther. Can the husbandmai^ 
work, think you, without his tQols? Muft he.no( 
have his plough* his harrow* his reap- hook, iiad the 
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B. He mull. r t\ .a 

^^ I A. I iBiOnfiftiA iidt*cho& <ii£or Mitt too fin* 

liiHied in the lame manner? . i.' » , '* 

^' A Theytmilt ^ * 

^ il . wh#n^ ^lli'^^ furnished,? From 

Uieir ownarto? Or are not the making tools V imA lb 

ufing theni , two jljff^ei^t oc^ujpat^ 

^ ^ , I heUeve, they ares. . 

A. Y9>i| . iMy. b« co^Y.i«iZ^ hy v&nall r«<KAlecU0Q» 
])oe8 AgiicultUTO mike ita own ptougtbK ili^. oMfp.-)!!^: 
row? Or does it not appl>r to oth^r art9» fqr ^ali .^eoeC- 
iaries of this kind? * / 

Jf. It .does. 



.. : ; A . ul^^r» Does the faakechuildhiaowwi^ 
^ Ak^ HiiU^r frame, bis. Qwn mill ? 

B. ' It af^raUD pan 6f fheSt btUmera* ' 

A* What a tribe ofMeclianics then are advancing 
upon usl Smiths 9 carpenter, mafeii^V mifl-w^igiits 
•-T-and aU the/e tp pr;oyidfe 4the fiagte. neccHaiy ofiiread. 
Not lefs than feven or ei^t arts, we ^e winj- 
iag at the feweli. i < , ^ ^ .i 

il. And what if to the providing a oom&nlriik 

cottage, and raiment fuitable to an induftrious hind, 
we allow a dozen arts more? Xt would be eafv, bj 

/ ■ « . ' , •• i^-t • I if'* If ' 

the lame realbning, to priove the number doiiUe. , 

J3» I admit the number m/ention^« ^ , . 

A. If Ix), it iliould feem, that towards a tolerable 
fu^ply, of tb£ three primary and common necel&riest 
EoifNd^' raiment fndfa dwelling,^ nof leCi than t^reDtf 
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A. And is one iiiaii eqiial , think you, to the ex« 
eicife dt there tymitf mct^^ Ithm^^ 'i^en ^niui^ 
which we can fouroe imaghie. Wit |fi»ffible, he'ihortd 

4md leisure?* ' * • , '■ 

- B. I'thinknot , ^ 

A. If £»» then « foUui^t t^ifiicial ftate qin n#- 
^ef fiipply t6l^iiiay the comito 

, A Hcmnot. i v 

i4. But wh^t if lYf pi^ft ,frq;a^ (he^ecelTaries of 

me t9 thf elc^defi? TftMY^^uSf^W^* fi^.*?! ^ 
imd ¥oetiy f — - What if >we pafeiimn al^ i|r|9>, wheth^ 

iiecelTary or elegant, to the large and various tribe o| 

fciences? T<^ Lo|^^ MatheiiiaU<», A/h^x^omy ^ ^by; , 

? — Can one imagine ybu^, jiu^.all th^t . 

And yet in this Cyde of fciences and art 3 
Jjpem includeed all the Comfoi;ta» fi^ well «s Om^mients , 
of lAfe ; included «U cpndudye » either .i^^^eiof , <a 
TVell-Beix^. , -i..,^ . ^ 

A It muft be confeiled it haa tb» «p|»Miaim 

it What then moft Jbe donet la^ what wanner 
inii& we be {applied? • ' 

A I know not, unkb we aou^ aDilhibntion— 1 
— Let <me exerdfd one art; and an<ktliiin^ a-dlAvent ~ 

I^t this Man ftudy fuch a fcience; and that Man, ano- 
ther T^u^ ^y^^ Cfi«)rQ|i.c^U it);iMay.b9 
^wxac^ fa£)7 into Perf ecti^iPr ' . ; i. 

]A 'TiBtnie» it inay; and emy Individual » a^ 
firr ashfa own art or fcience, might be Kipplied com* 
pletely> and as well at he could wiih. But what avails 

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|«9 Sngai/j^.^ifprad^e. 

a fupply in a lingle Initance? Wb^ti. in thj^ caT^ J^re to 
become of all hi» numerous other want9? . - • 

B. \ You cwc§ivci whaj; Jt vypwid liavp.faifl > Imt 

artift; each fupply where he deficient , by lexchant- 
giug where he abounds; fo that; a por^OD oi^every 
thing may be disperfed throughout all. 

a! You iaienii' then a Suie of Coj|uuutfi,ti^x^ fod 
Traffic* 

^. I do. 

*;.> '' jf^^Iffci 1 fife i infew face 6f thiiigs* The^faya- 
iMS,* with tMir^Iktns )aikd* tk^ir ofveii^; ' disappear. 
In their place I behold a fair Gomiuilnlty ri/irig. Nb 
longto woods, nq longer folitUdeV' but all is focial; 
tlvil, atidf^tult!^4t0^.' ^ And Can^^ie cl6ubt any £ir« 
ther, whefher'fodisty be nartinrafT'Ts ftbt this evidently 
the (late» whidi caii ber^' fiippl^.^thQ |)rimary ^nt6? 



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< ' Jf; AM^i& ^ not iigti^ fome thte Rnte, that 
. ^btbte,* ^vtittertt-'we ro(imd*'lt;'tvotildf be isertainlj 

oi ail others tlie moit agreeable to our nature^ ' * 

7. \,:«d», A{¥^ hftve.we notachkd^ i*ace thisr to .iKeight 
of our argument, be palFtDg frGtolH^; nticeflbt^irjiita, JM 

theelesant; from,:tlj$t ejfigai^t, to ihe fciencee ? r- 

A: The more we confidef , the more Ihall we be 
I»nviiii3ed^ tbamU. Hiefev thenbbleft hoiiouts ahd' in^ 
namenta of the fanman iheSnit; w^t!M>ttt that I^fftit^ 
|hat ex^ieripnce ^ tliat eiiiulatioii , ; tliat reward , ^^liich 
the focial Ttau ajli9n/e we know i» able to provide; theiai 
pbuld never b^}^ fiat^QdHexil^e^ce o«; l^eeii in the lejift 
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. tk, ' Jfo4eed I belike not* . « 

A. I^etk not bafn-gMbtfaem Ixi ftvtareC (bdci^^ 
that tAlemowe* nob'Oiily tlie beginning and conti* 

11 nation , but the well - bein^, and (if I may ufe tli# 
expreilion) Uie very eitffmc^, wi xatiMility^ sf^ifr^ 

A' And what then — If foci ety be thus agreeable 
ta our nature, is there nothing, think you, witliiji 
to exdta and lead na to itf . NalmpoUiBt no prepa» 
lOon of fiicnl^af ' 

JB* , It vepld be ftrfiige if there (faonld not; 

" ^. *Twoud be a lingular exception, Ykrith refpect 
to all other herding fpedea Let ua howeirer exfunina 
— Pity* benevolence » friendship, love, the general 
dislike of folitude, and defire of company; are they 
natural affections* which come of theinfelvee; or ara 
they taught ua by art, like Mufic and Alfthmeiii: t 

JB. I ^ould think, they were natural, becaufe in 
•rairy degree of men finnie tiac^ of them may ba dlfco* , 
▼ered* 

A* And Mace not the TfOW/m ca{iadtSea of 
fpeech the lamef Are not all men naturaly formed, to 
cxpeb their fentimenta by tome kind of language ? 

A They ara. 

A0 If then theb Ceveral powar»« and difjpofitionf 
aianatmal, to ftonld fieam to their e^cercilaw 

Admit it. . ' 

A» And if their exercife , then lb too that ftata^ 
where akme they can be exeroied* 

jB. Admit it, • 



442 €nsKf<$e 0efpt:dcf)e. 

A* And what b this ftate, hut the fbdal? Or 
^viiere elfe it is poifible to a>ay«r£s» or nfe our fpeech; 
to exhibit actions of pitjr, benevoleite) fneadflitp or 

Jrtve; toTclieve our aTerAon to foUtudey or gratify our 
dedke qf beiiag with others?. ; - ^< \ ' 

£. It can no be where elfe, 

A You fee then , a pir^Tation of facoitie!; Ib not 
iHTteMh^* We are fiitefl with powers and dhpofitioiu^ 
which have only rektion to fociety; and which, out 
•f teietyt' Gin nowhere eUa^be^3Eerafed« . . 

B* It is evident. 

A Yon have feen too the fuperior advanti^ of 
^le focial ftatC) above all others* • * • 



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A* Let this thou be remenber^d throughout ill 
our future reafonings » remeinber^d as a firft principle 
in our Ideas of huiuamtyy that xu^n by na|,ur^ is trulj 



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cbe i»icc; uiit> ibr C^nbalt ift im'amnteti bang nil*. 3n erfieit 
lintecrcl^eii |id) pi>Uopon un^ i.leopl)iI uikt t!as5 ^cjlmi^ifcfea 
d)flem ber w()crbe(limmten i^armontc, unt) fiber ^c(f^^ frfi/ 
l)m (trfiHDun^. !t)tc§ ffifjrt (le im jjiueitcn auf ten ^Ccrtl) mtf 
iavMUbtt llnfcrfucliungen iif5erf)aui7t, unt) auf bie ^cbrfi^nc 
©piiiofa. 3^ \>ntU\\ m^r^orl fcDann einige rrfji'Micbe (?trt< 
Unirfe roi^^r leibniQcne ^ppotl^fc gcpruff; unb in bent »krten/ 
mit9etf)ciltenf tefprecben ft6 KaUiflixn unb numrnait 
ibtt ben €^aQ bed ^idbt iu unterfc&etbenben. @c6arf$un ber 
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4f. ®(clc^»D^( fiS^ren ®ie eint Srfa^ruttg an, ^<lt^ 
auf ftd^ t)ie ^erfec^ter liefer SDtemun^en oin meifun bem^ 
feti (itinettt 

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^. 3c^) f^^nn bicfc^ auf eine furjc 3^»t c^eltcn laffcn, 

ffieraud Sum Statuette ^er Seitoi^ianet? 

3^. 15>a^ follen (^ie ^>afb b6ren. gci-bem ^ie nuc 
fta^ienlde tii(^t touber surAcf^ load 0ie mir |f |t etogni&itnit 
. ^6em 9Sa6 btnfm 0le ti^o^^ fittb )MNi ttiitn^ 

^ 3(Ubcnn tii<^t; main fie in Derfc^iebener SBertin^ 

jbung ber 3^i( liu^ Staum^d e;:ifliren foUeiu 

9fl. ®ut! Unb alfo fann ble gfittlic^e aamac^t wirf^ 

SL. Unflictttg , menn bte ^dttltc^e SBcidbeit nic^t att 
tnannic^foUi^en ^i^gen mi^i @e|aUen ge^abt ^abea 

SR. ©ie ^abcn immer 3^)»^ bcbdcbtt^ed SBenn In ^ 
f eitfc^ft/ bamU .&te &ic^ ja nic^ t>erfan0en. SO^ bii« 
fedmat wirb ^le 9Senn ni(^t fc^i^^en. SDcnn t»D 

fommen d^nlicf)c ^tnc^c mchr .HunlT bemeifcn, mam j 
stid^faltige ; moftC/ [age icb/ al€ ein S^arafter ber <xfi\Xi ^ 
Ili^en Sin^ an0ffel^e9 tMibtn ttntlttt/ tb mu^ bit <)6t^ 
lic^e ®eid^eit not^menbtg an i^nen me^r @efatten ge^abi 
^aben. , 

i?, (?»> ware ciDic) (2:d)at)e, wenn fOoltaire ubfr 
'Siibni^n fiegen foiUc S)en^lc(^ mug td^^nen nur fageu^ 

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^ tilcfer fran^cfe ^at^^ren ^ittmiMrflr^ett^ao m feinen f ieinett 

tDt^l^tn 9}a(^bam Aterftaupt fe^r f^Ced^t an / menn ffe 
(ic^ in nietap^i)fifc^en ®ac^cn $)ttc^tem aufwerfen »o(^ 
^ len. ®i« finb su unjldt/ Urgent) eiJte fpflematifc^e ®c^|riffc 

unb ba efniga ^lumc^en auftufuc^en; alfcm biefe ^Wm^ 
<^en Dcmeltoi iiiuev i^tn ^inteit* SSoitotfe wicb sail) 
Stt»l9ui4tnie^r, att ^6c^flcn^finfiiqMMIittfe ^beoMf . 

<ee bet Seibml^ 9Ctf)an f)aben; bcnn Seibm^ war bod} im* * . ' 
titer nod) ein ^Deuifc^er, ob gleic^ feine Xt^cobtcee fram 

'6«n/ Cfftmil be^aupte, fei ber gdttCtc^en SBet^beit ttiw 

Anfrani^it], jwci nic^t 3U umecf<^etbcnbe SJinge in bte2Be(t 

ale DcIItommcn abuficbc Derfertigcn. ?(niJ bicfctn 3m 
t^umc cntitanb fern ©nwurf. — 3^un ^6«n abcr, 
t»ie ^ itihxii% ^enommeti ^at 0le wiifeti/ er ^at bur<^ 
ttttum|l6B(ic^e ^eweife bar<^ctf)an, baf bfe 96tt(i<^e SBeW^ ' - ' 

^eit n^c^^ of^ne jureic^enbcn 0cunb ludplcn !dnne. SSeitn 
olfo imi ni^t unterfc^eibenbe ^Dinee in t)erfcbiebenert . 
bnen^ >ober $n verfd^Ubenm 3^tm^ an^etroffm loerbeti 

fotten: nuif, ficfi nDt^mcnbit3 bc^mfcu lajTctt , tivu'uin 
ba^ eine \>iclme^): i)tei* al^ba, obei: melme^r 5U bte[cr ai^ ' 
111 iener 3^^^ i^ot^anbeti abet in ben ^Din^iti 

felbfl fein Untcrfc^tcb ju pnbcn fei)n (off, bet SRaiim 
,^ie 3eit aber ait fid) [c(b(l ber ffia^l feinen ^u^[d)lai^ c\v 
1m Munen: f» tarn fein. 9ewedttnd^$tunb ben ^ittitc^en 
flBfStit l^Kmrnr^alen^ tmb ef (ann itnmdgUc^ eine fSa^t • 
Qcfcbehen fei)n. 0c^en0ic nunmef^r, warum Ceibnife fac^t: 
DoUtommeit ^hitffc^e 2)in(je waven ber g6ttUc^cn SBci^bcit 
ttttanft&nbiS ? 9M4^ ba| mannic^oMge iiiiHi me^t ®^ 
•f<^tfU(^{e^ etforberten; ((mbern, bi^ S|^ei«^^ iilKe# 

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tier 3eit unb bcm Dm getnJg einrid^tn; fc fann fie an 

SR- Sd^Wn Sefd^imt. 5)iefc^ma( ^a^cn <Sie mit 

dSer ^obtf^ ten @fe auf ^oltairett seworfen ^ f&Kt mft 
Sfeii^m 2iec(>te auf mi^ ^uin'td. ' . 

St. 9tftaittn 1»t^ti^)t man titbttc^ gent, ^ nH 

. lit fefnen ®c^riften an @riinM(d?feit ^at fef)(en lam, @t 
^leibt bod) immer fdr tojentgeo noc^ 0r&abli(^ ^tnuar^iNir 
(|e tte g^^ttefoplle m ilj^ni tsktntn mUm. XMn f$ 

^ wancfjen mic^ticjert 2iugfprucf^, unb ^laubcn bU fc^r^ 

fft. ^Cc mcimen nmn ben SeUwci(ett, bcr lefet^m 
soibei: ben eetbnif^fc^eii e<if^ be^ SIDic^ tu snltr{;<^eidesibcii 

^ Stot^eti eie ti{<^, wen mepni & 
kersfeic^ nn^efuf^te 3ttc^ter In ber Knatd^U hit SSeftivti^ 

f)at ine{, tag imc Setbe (^feicf^cr Jcit auf ®(ne« 
tveficn fDUtcn. ^c^ tebe t)on bemSSerfaflei: bcr Penfeesfur 
la liberta; einem &M)vttn, bem e< genHf on ^lenttn ' 
jtlc^t fe^U, ben Slamen etite^ warren 51i3eltmeifett ju tjcr^ 
, ticnen. 3Wem an @ebu(b mug t^mnothmeubi^ Qt]c^^t 
^aben, feine (Sinf&ae m lecaliebern, unb fte bi^ auf ^ii 
#rflctt@irftnbebermenf4^ed^ett(Srfennm{|}urfic^ 5u fii^«|. 

97* @ut^ gut; tlefen {Konsei ber ®eNi^ ^<ttf 
UPd^ mft demefn. fe(6fl f^t mi4 ulinuitf 

'tter&lnben Wnnen, Me qanjeDntobgie nad) ber Orbminjj 
mit Xufmerffameeit letem toitH^t^ tint 2ift 

iwti ee^^cUusnnns bam, >m bem fMtoi mufiM^ 
ten SBege, n^^rouf man aur ®a^rt?it ju gelanaen gJau^t, 
iuiucf iu te^reu/.ttm ^c^ auf ^i^i^m.uii^^^ iii.iii^^^' 

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<c>d)dft, DQu t)cr iuir je|t rebeit, fann id) 3^"^" ciui^c 
SbftmpH ^nm^m, mk itid)t bit ((^orffmnicifleu ^i^pfe^ 

, fe^(c|t Wttiwn. ®<c werben flc^i unflrettl^ ju erinnern wif* - 
fen , mi bcr SSeifatTef in eiuei* llnmtttm^ fitr eiiwti 

^tirt^c^ 5dfiii( « mail ttiiite ofie ein$<^e S)inoe itt 
^ iiilinMMdNr.iiii^Ufii fiob, liitk We man Mecmetn fAc 

^ie unterflen TitUn an&ufet}cn pfle<)t. 7(« @efc^(ed)ter f}inf 

teii^^ |ii ttfuemoif cii (itibi^ ttitbr Me to^exum. i^re Uitteir# 
oveeit iaften, uitb fo unenMi^ ff rt Sliiti fa^t \rr f enter, 

thit i^i]d)izd}m in bee dlatiiv idtnjiine^men : f(V f 5mtc bie# 
fe<if^en^f6;i9entg m ^weli^n i^ii^efnen* 3Hnden i^on^M 
ttoerbett / benn Me 9tei^e ber "^Irten iiti^ ®ef(^(e<^er ge^^ 
fein.er iSMnuno nac^ / &i^ in^^ UnenbKc^ fett , 

4i(^rt> ba| i^n ii&mCid^ biefe (SM^abe tonseStit voir^ 

4ttf ben sia^ be< tiic^ ^ ttnlef^ffe^enben ^efW^t>i6eiv ^ 

e^e-i^m Mannttwar, ba& «tte£ciaiu^il'd}c Scltmsi^^eit 
ge6e; tpemi biefe« wa^c it>/y fage ic^ : fo ^aben wit eia 
<lbnni9iel me^r^iMictteni^ m ^rSttc^teit bet Soia^tuna 
auf bie Sa^r^elt leif @rftnbe defd^offen mrben t<mn. 

|eine 3 i^ i i i fttc ttngen aii einc^ei^^c^^ (oUte migefe^en n)er# 
tinM»neti» .4tea>taefl^$'i^^<^<iu> t^^iMibtftd^^ 

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%)X\%f ii^cnrt (ittef waf l()m jufommett fanii/ i^elifommm 
ief{immt i(t @o lanse oo(^ iti^i au^setiHU^ Ip/ i|a 
>tcfliN>beV jftieiS jutomiii^, ob^'nie^t jufMraie ; (9 lan^ 
je^5rt boi^ Sing nod) cincr ISxx, oNr <li einem ©e^ 
(^Ucf^te , unt tattti tiir^^nb^ a^becd , aM in ber ](t>fMU< 
tim^ anjutrVffen fetm: ttim 6er i&egrtff eiitjer (^tttftl 
ilflcicmeinc^, bci\3(eicf)en in bee iTlatur ntrgenW anber^, 
in ben bctruntei: begriffennidnbbibttil gefunben mirb* @mi 
f^ber fbctjS , baf a((e^ on ^h«m Single , fWitf ^fltoM|fc4if«t 
nen nicht au^^]eiiommcn, uollfommcn bcfrimmt \mK m%t 
mm mirtUc^ ejclfliren foU. 9lun fagen 0ie tmr eim 
lha(/ nrte ^tit itnfrr ®4rHf!tfK1let ^toiMI Mitnftt; M 
^Incm em^clncn ^iu^c, ba^ vnMt affca 0eitcn \)c(I!om> 
men bcutminiu ift/ noc^ Untemmn an$uu'effen? O^er 

alien ^iwtw f)er bi^jlCmmt? SE^ic (ft benn mjgUc^/ ta^ 
)>oi}|fanben fepn fann? ' : 

9). Ttttein^brindtti^i^ oud^ tinferm SSeli:u>eifen nitftt 

(icfr nlcmai^ Decfle^en turfu? ®ie n«^men bie ^ilolfif^e 
i&eriiution t)on etner ^rt an \ tt a6er mag t)teUetc^i banin^ 
ter nic^^ anbctift/ ate dnt 9)^tngi i^nfic^er ^ittge tnfonM 
men i]enommeu / t)er|tanbcn ^a6en, o^ne l>aj^ n6t^ 
fel/ bie t^dUige ^efUmmung biefer ein^elnen S>mge auf^u^ 
if^m. 0<« MttMn tauter iib^ in «tiiia< Mterf<^te5en 
fh>n, unb benttoc^ jwfammen (jenonimnt eine ^ew^lT^ 
fibiir ein Ket^tflfed (^efc^Uf^f aulm^c^eiu / 

if. P3iu! er fann bie SBorte ne^mert/ »(e er mitt, 

nac^ eftert biefer Srf(4mni3 mfilfen alte 3>in(ie su ^<itt*l 
2(rt ge;)5rett , b(e eben biefelOe ^ei^nhci^fcu mit cinanber 
emein ^aben; b^nn i(;r .beti>nbem ttntnt^^f eb Ntmiil 
el flar nic^t ini&etMc^tung; 0<6en©fe Hiimtieftt/ 

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jie^cn? SBarttm Wnnen biefe nicf)tbDWommen einerlei 
8eit iiii^ M 9bium« irtfUrtii) fut^ -in^ttt Wifttt 

fdnncn unmigUd) in ^nfe^ung M 9taum^ cbcr btx 3^<t 

pimqJ^tcTlxm wiii 9ffiA^t sat ttic^ in Vecrad^tun^ 

tomm^it; warum tann bicfc^ a6er nic^t ^on einjelnett SDiry 

Siernar cmtifeti woflett/ tiUmiun v»ti wutpxamtn ii^n^ 

angctrojfen werben? ^Btm hU^t€ xft, fo^at er voUfomif 
ttt^n tKfc^t M^n O^itm ent^U feine 8e^t;t tti<tit^, M 
haimn '3a^r^un(»im nor S«tttii<fitt eln^ef^nt iM 
"jtt ifl noc^ fe^r wcit Don bemjem'gen tntfnnt, m^aH 
ten S>ai M nic^t Unterfc^eibenbett nennet. • * 

iic @runbe unferjd .@]C^^^ftii;cttei:d (ben fo cic^ti^ aU ne^ 

if. »^a6ert tt)<r rtlc^t ©ninbc genucj, wetc^e Me 
§Sa^r^eit bfefed 2e^(f«(»e« auf efne ftfter^eud^nbe Hvt batf 
i^itil m idafft, Mim fc^ehtee ftc^ mft htt ^utt 
tion begrtil^t ^aben ; attcin ^aben ^§ feine 97ad)folijee 
an ^emeUt^iimern fe^Un laiTen? 9}i^t^ fann, meinem 
Urif^ei(e itac^/ iUiih^btt^m, <A^htt ^mtii, ^eii 
fflgoif 6af)on (^e^eSen. au^ ber ad^jemeinen S^am^vHt 
Oder X^inge flic^ct biefer ©af3 fo natiSrUc^, bag man un* 
wi^id^k^im Ufiuiun tann, o^ne jeiie )u ^Uiiianetu ^emi 
iMibt 'otM 'aitf lio. etnotttfii mft tittanber MiCvtftYirt ^ 

«fD (5rtnten in t^erfc^lebener ^Jerbinbung be^^vaumiJ unb bej: 
8li< uniQihi^c^ ^foUtmM/m iiffnU4)0 m^h\l^tvit^ 



I 

fid) i?oafomtne» il)rtUd) it)arcn* ge^ei i>iefe« aSer ait, 

. ; SR. Se iwn! JBmnedweftjrttic^Wtfl, fo woaen 
hit immeir ^nief &^n(tc^e SBelmk t^oif^cmbtii fiti)!h faf{hs. 

5Ber bie SnKciiJ jwein* nic^t u^tcl[d}c^^^n^en ^Dinge 
annimmt, t>er itttrb ganj gcwif fettt ^l>ci>enfm tragcn, mil 
^em^emocrUiti} auf(^>otttommen i^niicf^e ffiiUtofftr mig^ 
lf(^ ju ^Itm* • • ' 

li^r feibni^iaitci: nod) mcit wenigci' au^. 9^id)ts^ anit> 
mil al^ bie Unm^gtiiMlit ^^^^^ ^eUeii«)^ (Ul 

it>erben fu ipit eiiianbcr Derfttilpft fev^ ®in^ 
fie c^, fo mac^cn fit nic^^t n^e^r a(f c^u einstg^ JSjcU au5| 
Urn aU(| 9ff^|(rt 6ar%e^en|)^ ehter einjigen^ ^etttu 
'c^Cnt fit ^nfdlt/ fo mftjjfin fr< tnmi^fiii'«cioa^ tf^d^ie^ 
ten femt/ ober fie jiiib fit^ ^ottfommen 5f)ntic^. 5m ^«^f^^ 
^a(l€ tann u«m6gUc^ ctma^ tJoUfotnmcn d^nlic^c^ ux betben 
IQelteit attjtimffhtl^ii/ nieit in jfilM ihM mH crftem aof 
ha^ getiauefle t>erfni^pft feptt muf^ unb ^ fef^teftr SaSi^ 
fittb biefc Scticn gar nicfjt tjon euioiibcr ju unterfc^ctbeiu 
m«9ne, % (mt^ <iuc^ tii<^t tiwml ^ur^ b^n Stitum o^ 

1(1 eine 8(o|e C^uudie. . - t 

SW. Sine 6(oge S^imSre? Unb waium? JJcifft bi^ 
md^t ben be^ ttic^t Unterfd)etbenben ^Qcaa4»^ 

fef^m, e6en matt ii^n Bemtifm. follte? . ' ' : - 

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f wi^ md^t eluimit btK<| bttt 9taum ^ ebtf lnn*#^ 

gcit erf annt unb t)on eiuanber ttnuiii^)icbe» mer^cu t6m 

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jwcf ^irtc^c, Me nid)t §toef ftn^. «9Mn tftrt^ eincn einjit 
gen ^cQcift fo vHcdnal f^nfeftea, matt immtr wiU, fo 

a\x^, tottfbUeihe; entmebernad^ tet ctftbern^ ebevnlifii 

tec antcrn angencmiucn voitb, SBai f)cifft aber ani 
ttr^/ al^# wtii (ic in etnem t^ecfc^iebenett Staumc/ obec 

ftiefcn Uuterfc^icb auf, fo lucitcn allc biefe -"^co^nffe (^Icic^-^ 
fam. iufammenflicgen unb blop cin cin^tvic^ Sing au^ma* 
'^en. f&etin £eibni% bie tonere iSR^eU^eeU ^weiec i^nO^ , 
d^enJDInge sugeflc^t; fo t>er(le^t et nut fo , bdS ®ctt 
fic^ cben baifclbe lDin{^ in verfc^lebencr SJerSinbung bcr 
Self, ober be^ Sioume^ ))OtrfteUen , unb auc^ mittiid) f)ttf 
odtbvttigeii Umt, t^tm At H vermffge feiMr unenbUc^ 
:S©ii<&ei$ far gut jbefdnbe, I • 

gfj;. 2i\\o tann |ic^ ®ott fclbfl fctnc :,wef ©ftnic i)or/ 
ptitn, bie ntc^l: tntmebei: cinen inueilid^en cbeir menig^nS 
«ftieit &ttfferii(^en Unterf<^<b fK^bcn? 

-X. &it^ f» n^tiiid, aH «r fid^ ^ei Singe .1N>» 
fwiUtt totttt/ .bie mci)t imi pnb. ^ . 

gt. 3lunmcl)r, gute SOac^, ^ajarb! Ober 

^^ett eie e« tioi^ ni<^ deUfen, tva^ fiir (left eben 
biefer 33erfaffcr (tt finer ntnem 0<f>ttf> (dto Hazani fotm 

r empire etc.) <^icbt, bcm l!cilmi^iaucr cin UnocfA^r auf# 

ittbrind^n, nac^ «>el(^)em ®ott au wittcn ecu6ti)i(jt fcijn 
foa? 9tanmel)r (inb fefne ^flurin gaiQ gewi^ wrseirtt* 
a!U3cbracf)t. 2)enn bic ^wci wOfowmtn ^(id^ett JDinge, 
bie er in bem ^dttiid^en SSevftanbe t)or bcv ©cJ)6pfunc^ an/ 
ii(mmt, bat)on €Me f ine« auf ©etat^emo^l ^mhm f^ahm 
wulTtc, ttnnen, tiMt itttnim jtt teben, ni4« anbeni 
fcpit, ate eiti einaiger ^e<^rfff, ben fTd> (SJott in ^erf<^ebf# 
ner SSer^inbnnij be^ 3laum« ober bee Seit uorgejieUt l)at. 



Ha vMilfm, iMlfi iiriitinrisUd^ an ^emcgun^^drfoWn 



bt^ wiber bie £«eni^if<l^e S$e(tn>Vu^eU finb fafl wn gfeff 

c^em ^(^(age. ^lan bav\ nut* bie Ontofoqte tin wcuuj 

SBat^e iief^n ^ urn Me ^c^ioac^m^femer QitilinOe uoUtom^ 

men eintttfe^en. iDer JS»aui»reinmuif/ auf welt^en er fi4 

in fcinen penfees fur la Jiberre alIcntJ)a(bcii ftiifet, unb fcer 

IPtber t>en Seibntgifd^en Unterfd^teb iwifc^en not^wettt^iBen 

Uttb suMft^d^t^ SS^a^rbeiten ^eric^tet iftmtinH @i:a<^ 

l^ni^t^ aI6 ein fpi^finbi^er '$ruf)fc^(u^; befTen 9(6^ 

fSfi^ mil Ui^(x^^^i&1)t entbecfcn tmiu 

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5W. Unb gleic^tuo^l fcnne tc^ fo manc^cn eifriijen 
.iiiMt^iau%t , (en bie(ier Sinwuirf in 9Ser(e0en6eii^ gefefft 
^« <Sie (bnnten unmdcific^ einen Unterfc^eb finbeit^ imu 
fd}cu ber ^ebiuijung, bie cine jebe mathcmattfcfte '®al>D 
l^eit Domuefe^r^ unb ^mtfc^ett berjeni^eiv bie einer (og^/ 
Mttnifn tttfilKgvn SBto^^tlt eitof 5ei:e t^^^ 

it. ^ie^ (amt fcpn'; benn bte effrf^flen {eiSnflftff 

Iter llnb nid>t immer bicjenic^en, bie ficf) fcinc (?in^i;be am 
fceflcn Snu^c inacbcn miiTcn. fDcc C-ietjl bcr ^axf 
l^Hi^f eit UeoM <l|ie 3tii9tn ber ffl^fi^9$u ^tUmtkf 
fen, — ^ — — Sir toerben un« ^eute nid)t (ange unter* 
f)a(tcn !dnnen. 3(Hr bod^ noc^ cm paar SfBorte I Unb 
.'ine^r bjraui^ niO^t, aii e^ paar Siotu, 34niB 
iu sei^en, ba$ ftc^ bie ^ange 0d^tt^e«i9feit, bie man in 

-grilnbii. ^remontral, [0 tme bicjenu^eu^ bie [cine 
'«^e t« t»ibede^n iemiif{^/ .^fiiMiaiibe, ei m&n yi 
^dnirr beWtt^tni flBa^r^eit $enug, wenn man ftc^ bed SBto^ 
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&a% in Sftat^matit in tkteit beMit^ti DermatiMfl 
Htitie, mini man He i»eftntfl<^ Q^eflimmntif, mMtt l4f 
©ubjcft in fdner Untcrait beftimmt, ju eincr '^eMmjurtg 
.tnac^ *) SSer^n a^r tie SEBa^K^tiun ^eMestn }ttf&i«, 
ItO? 9Bif lOoOtn fe^en. werbc ntic^ ^eij^efl bei 
•^erm tjon ^i*emontral be^ienen. ^wdzi ciuc^ %tU 
anscU 5ufammcn fmt) fo ^i^U ate ^toei recite i^intei/ ob(i> 
urn bitfen ^bingundMeife an^^ubtAcfen; »ehn tin 
Staumt^on bret®eifen efn^efd^IoflhtnH'rt/ fb finb k. SBM 
(efet Oiefei' ^e^rfaft Docau^? ^ag etwa cm ^viangel Dor# 
i^ben fei? ittioHmt^Hl ^t \z%t vm wtani, tap hxA 
^cUfn o^ne SBiberf^ruc^ f intn 9tanm dnfc^Uefen tAnnttu 
^icfc 2Ba^t^dt tft not^wetibig, benn ber ^ecjriff cine* 
^nattdel^ ent^alt not^njcnbig feineu Stberfpruc^. 31un« 
me^t }ti(^nen&i€ einen^riansel anf ,ttn3if4, nnb faj^m 
0ic: Mefer ^rtangcl ^tttei SWnfef^ W« fo Dief fitibt^* 
®a5 fcbt nunme^r blcfcr®afe 511m uorauS? Of)ne Sweifd/ 
ba| bi€ S^u?/ ^ie @)ie geiiic^nct ^aben, ein ^ttansel fel. 
Bar H abtr nct^wmtrts, baf &ie (Htr tinm Srlangif 
jeidjnctcn? 0ewip n«in5 ©enn ber ©cqenfa^ : /,bUft 

i(l i^r ,&a( )ttfaUi9/ nnb tm in dntm SMiffirn ^atte 
»a^r. (6nnf n bitfe* fe^r (ei(^t auf ofle Saf^r^ettnt 
i^^ne Untcrfc^feb anwtnbfn, unb tJarau^ ben 0ct)IuO ^le/ 
^en# bap ein &a|/ tt)«lc^er ^ine Mope <3^^i)Uc^teU t>oi'ait^ 
S^%zt, nnbfbitt^ nnb not^wtnbig fii; benn ein miffX^ 
iDirt^ ijl not^wenbig mbcsii^, ober wa« feinen SSiberfpru<| 
m^jhXt, ent^aU notl)n)enbi9 (einen SBiberfprtt(^« ^in^t^ 
sen ein &ai/ bir tine nic^ nDi^wtnbigf MMM/t^t 

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m^tkh ^f^ ^^^^ aufduitj mahv, ^ c[e^ ga^ Me @reiiiti^ 
jMc tie «S^efliii(ttfr im ^ett dloiiiHiiiiMgedt f<^ei^en« 3c 
im fei^t imt' iD^6gli<^teit ^mi)'^t ^egriffe vorowit 

(iatt bai^ fid> bicfer mU ^eu ^^vpnn/ > »ie jie loirCffift 

bcgreife biefe^ attc^ fchr wof)I. 2fttetn einc 
tHi}ide @d^mierishU iit^t mir not^ im SStge , bit 
tint, mir f^cOeti. StiefTt ntc^t au^ S^rer StffAmns, 

tag dii jebcr Ba^, bcr ^ine nothmcn^ige ^e^incjuttd wts 

' ; SH/ 9lun fcfet a6cr tie (5viftcn|^ btefer 25e(t etnc 
n^wenbise SSa^r^eit, SDafeott @>otte«, Dorau^/ iui» 
ttnn^ geflc^ett Me Seiini^ianer, jte suf&Qid fei. 

A. 3fyc Siitwurf »Arbe t^oSf ommen se^rAttbet frwi, 

mm bicfc S3cU nid)ti wetter, Slop ba^ ^Dafcwn @ct> 
.led t>orau6)6^ce ; allm bev SiUe @ottc^ wirb e^eti fomo^ 
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ers&^Ue %ttn alier^an^ fieme i^ef4)i(^t(^cn , tic er ftc^ bie 

'fStrMtnfl fatten fit »«nli|, a*ft ^tflo mt^r praftifc^e^, 
unb ba^ '^cfonberfle an il)ntn war, tafe i^ver je uut> 
iwei sufammen ge^6i;tett, - - * ^ 

(Sinmal Icbtc ihn cin junker ^cfannter, J!)err ^ill, 
frinft&iu0^e(t »>c9cn. — '(ii, fteng ber aire SSitt on unO 

nun, wenn bad n>crUn »itt;. tctd id) kid^U — 
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tid^t^ ^innd^nf '^xt fikit mit . Slamen. Set 
fmmer ^ntm atn^ mitnntlte t^v fi(^ fe(69; in fii^ 
\iem eiten fi»ta4 er Mir'tHfitill'9Rtiifc(lm^ — * Hub. nim 

Ijrt^ ®efid)t [eben, ta^ t^at er ncc^ wcniger; imme¥ gtttfie 
fr ganj finftzv in fid) f)min, SBU meynt nun n>o(|j, 
4m ^W/ Me £ettte ^ieifen? 

3a, cs5 hat fic^. tco^l (Sintn fflavvtnl — ^ui, 5acf)f 
ta bei mtr feibfl — ^nn tet $tte( (lan^ mit nic^t as 
— i»ie bit SMt mitf iiiati^ nid^t mad^. S)al J|t 
fein. — 3it fid^ fetefl ^tireinfe^en / bad ioiftt jrt^t: 

fiel) bu t>tn ^^mcn brtifl tnd ©cfic^^t! Obtt gar mit fi(^ 

«tim, i»a< MnCt 3^111, J^err 3iiOi, |faiff it(^:ia Sttittr?*- 

® ia atterWiidd! • ' * ' ' ' * 

TlUt id^ mi^ nid)t, [0 ^janj boc^ tt)oJ)( nCc^f. ^ ©enn 
Uef noc^ eiA attterer ^erum; bad mar bei; ^n^oKifltr; 
J^err S^M: ber ^ucfte aOtr fSt(t in^i ©efic^f, itnb yldiif 
berte mit allcm, irad nur cin O^i' batte, immcr ^ie iHci^c 
fierum; unb (^en, 4><irr "tiff — ipk meitU er too^I/ 
6ie Seiite ben tDieber ^ieffett? 

®nen rujligeu J^opf? — . ' 

^cina^e! 0ie ^icffen i()n aucf} emcn 9tamn. — 
^ni, Hd^V idfy ba mteber, bad t{t bod) t>roQtdt! Sie 
Inufit bu ed beifn mad^tn, am (fug 'ju ^eiffctt? «~ SMn 
'ganj , iDfe bcr ^err IBeft, noc^ ganj wfe M J^trr Pat ' 

(^ifc fief)cft bu ben ^euten ^iXbfc^ breift ind @e(Tc^t, wie 
tint, utibbann | (e() (I bu ^i^ic^ M&^i^^itt b^ tiii; »it J 

,|fir^atiberi @r|l (prlc^fl bu lout mit bm Zmm, nit Nr j 

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JDa€ bin id) ja lange; 'aHp wa6 f}iiftil — 3mmec 
. tamnt ettt €!>(rti(i^ A6er ben dttOtml ^ftic) fe$e ic^ tfe 

nic^t bod)\ mid)t bod), Sptvv $5(au! ®ehen mup 
(r Immetr barnac^, aber nur i{ub|(& in i^c^t m^xatn^ mte 

ijm trH&fffi. — 5W >a mtln SRac^Sac ^ur Sinfcn fefn 
^^att« bauu, fo lag eiojl tfc gan^e^traje vott ^5altea unb 
ecttaf titi^ ®pamii; uitb ba tarn ttitftt 1&arBtbnet(ift 
jlgangen, ^crr %xit, hamaH nod) cin blutjunqer Tiatl)is 
fjixx, ber rannte, mit fid; ^eworfcncn 2(j:mcn^ li^ 
@tia0 ^itieitt/ unb j^ielt ben madtn fo (teif, bag bie Slafe 
wit ben SBDlh'n fo siewKc^ gldc^^ »hr. ^ — ^ump! laq cr 
bo^ brac^ cm 9&ciii, mb \)inU nod) ^eutige^^a^^^^ fcaDon^ 

twart. ' ■'- 

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m'<^t (ange barna* fam auc^ cin onberec segansen; ba| 
I0ar ber (Stabtpoete^ ^m^d^U, bet mufbe enimebtr : 
fB^ -ebir J^^forgen in ftintnt Aoift mtn, Ifiknn er 
fc^li^ gan', trubfmnig tml)it, mtb .guctte in ben ^rbboben, * 
«U Ob €r ^tumfinten »ottte* ri| tin i^ii^ 

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ft nan wo^/ m\i \^ mel»t, ^ttx Siau? SSie man'i 

iie^ iu fcliea in (SrMobim fie^t ~. SStmt man fo Wt 

?luqcn fcin xn^io,, nad) obcn unt) uiUcn un6 nac^ 6eibctt 
£>eitcn um^ermirft, fo fommt man in bcc 5Sclt [if)on \)©r/ 
unO mit tern UitsiAtf ^af« fo leic^t tiic^td $it faden* 

b^Dc^ (in anbtrmai 6efiu^e ^en .i^errn SEBitt etn iiut^ 
^er ^Knf&nser, J^err Si8<; bet wollte )u tinet (Ceinen 

^pchUation ®c(l) \jon ;{)m boff^en. — 58iel, flenc) ev an, 
^ii^ ni<^t ^ecaisi^ tommen; t)a^ [ef)e i>et^tr ; abet 
H rennt mir fo t^on ftib^ in bie pa, miU kl^i 

to<^ miine^cn. 

^ 5Dl^et $on ftanb tern «$etm SSitf gar nid^ on. — 

*Un5 iDfC t)iet mciiu cr t>«nn »o^(/ licbcr S^iu 35iU^, t^af 
e^ kaiic^et ? — 

:Kd), md;t ! eine AieimgeciU Sin ^un^eijt X^o; 

SSenn'6 nicht mc^ i(l, ^ie n^ii id) i^m i)«l>enl diec^ 
^etnl — Un^. tanO^ cf fle^, ta^ ic^ ii^m.pt Hn, fo 
win t<^ if)m obehbtetnnoc^ ami anUti ^eben, bai unter 
^rt^bcin fdne taufenb SUi^it^aUx WZtt^ ijt (fo tonn 

^fiec loie, Uei>ei: ^err SBiit, oftenbreittl — 

|atte in metncr 3uB^nb men, ^tn|inblff anin Stot^bo^ 
^ ^cofitdia ffi^tonc^n, 4m OMT mk Stotnem Mt 
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Qim ^kimc^UH, fiencj er an, ©n ftotjt^ ^^oferc^eti 
ftuwu SBa^ tt)tU l)a^ mac^jcii? — Obcr i»enn man ifyx 
MrtMe; IRnn, <i^rr @tea, ete ^$en fa am^ M ^ 
iCattfettttte w^txtnl — »a^, fagte er mie^er. (?i 
ifl ber SIcbc hlt^t mert^. ®ne ^fefnujfcic Dan cfn J)unf 
ttmr plnfe, — @r fa| in fc^dnen Umflinben beriB^onn; 
abet lott ^efacit I Me einjtoe Vetbam'mte 9te^en^avt haif t^m 
glatt au^ bcm (battel. (5r nuimc jum 'X^orc bamit l)m 

am. --^ SSte toat 0 MU$, M ic. 

34? ~ 34 ^ urn ^ttntet.aUi4<^fcr/ fMtr 
Ski red^i, mein @e5&4mip Mri&ff^ ml4* 9(S<r 

^atte ba t\od) cincn aubcrn SUac^bar / bai war tet 
^ocn^anMcr, *^err ^omm; fter bciiUe von einep antcrn 
St<ten^()(^ M gante sroge «$aa« auf, mit ^fntergiftSuU 
tinb SSaarenfasetr* — SSatf ^iinft f^m'ba^tiT ~ 

I (Si, mi ^mitt mifUn, Mt 44 iDliff|. 77 

hit ^cp? — 

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314, iKel@ei6^ fieug an, viel^ettl un^bafo^ 
man, ibit iffm Hi J^n^ im iMt la^tt; — sonitt ^nn* 

♦ew Dleicf^^t^akr I — Dber wenn man if)n anrtbete: SSa* 
I|13^?"^"* »arum fo murnfc^ , ^^erriomm? — 2l4r 
fagit If v^tbtt, i4 nrCortn, diet ®cC^ 

^anjer funf^l^ 9M)Uf)0iUt. — 9r ^am fftln an^efoSnt 

^m, bcr 'iD^ann; aber wie gcfafit, t?.i^ qatr^c t]i'c»f;e ^Jaui 
baiitt tt auf mit ^^jintercjctSube wnb aSaarcnlagcr* — 

{Rnn, 4m ISNI^? fBi<4« 9Min^ llfAft M 

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^omm« S)cnn er fa^te aud^/ @el5 ! mean et 

Immer fprec^en mfigen, wie ber ^err ©rcll, mdn antJcrec 
SRac^tar. — '^d), SBiti^, betric^ swifc^en ben btif 
Un 9tf ^(O^en mimn imt m^tUi, ffabt mir 6etbe 
^tns^rtt: utib ba fprcc^ id) nur nac^ unb @dco^cn^)zit, 
haib mil bev ^ery @r«l|, unb bulb U)ie ber ^omra. 

«^au^ unb bad Saaretila^er $ef&iU. mir. . . 

mi mb, ml @eib, He6ec J^err SJift! ©anaec 
.^unbelt iKeic^^^Url - ' ' . . 

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fo man fprec^en mie ber J^err^omm, unb wenn mati 

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Aw lui^ern ®attttii9eti De^ @tol^^ etn ecr^iifllidie* sRuftor. 
QRan ivctg; M t>on mef)rf?r» 3}crt>ien(leu fciner f5mmt(ic6ett 
©c^aufpide ber J)tal05 nictit UmUt if!. €^ ift fo m\)V, 
»ftl ^ert>fc •) 0011 il)m fagt: //9(m mcificn wbertraf cr aHe 
feme SJorodnger in ber <Befct>lanfigt'elt bet? ^ludDrucfl/ in Oen 
tmmct neufn/ ql^Jnsenben SSenbun^en feincr ^tnflcibung unb 
^pracf)e; tit t>m tvtrfU«6 pt^ilofoi^bifcben @(6arfiiniir ben et 
tnit iebem €igeiifnn fettled tmitier wunteroi tmmer bialo^u 
f4)fn ^tnf^ |tt verbinben/ in bem er hit lurdbacbtejlni ^ac&e» 
ttitncif erri tfubfiliic|ti0etk§IeMM)im iuirl)in|imrifriiii)n(rte.'' 
— Srefflkb^ aiiA Mil Nefet Ceite/ iiii^ feine btfaiiotctf 
4t€f mmfk tttf ^ ItYfpnttii greimottmor^eiiff' 

tteravl M <tlcv Wet "nidM imW ftii mieliiel Mf^tebiii Ufflt# 
9|m QletteNng tinb 2uf<iwmen^aii9 iu fef^r iu flfreR. ^fid 
Bocft fdfft fic^ folsenber mei(ierl)after IDialo^ fi^r (td) kfen# cl» et 
gleidj iu 5ie SXet^e ber FIcinen ©trertfcbriften gebfirt, welcie bie 
vott Jerau^gcaibt'ncn berufenen ^ragmente bttrafen. ©eti 
nun aueb ©crfferbcne, bamartge IDireftor Bchumann in f)am\Of^ 
M huie bet biefor f^3olc^]enI)eit tint 6d)rift iibcr bie €»iben| 
ter ''-BerrcM'c filr tiie SQabrbeit t>cr drrtfflicbcn iKcliaiDn brucEeil 
iaifetii midm £. fogUicl) eincn ^ogen uber ben ^en>et# bes 
<Bet(le0 un^ ^et 'Kraft entgegen fe^te. (5c6Iut beifelfteii 
ttinfcbte et/ taf toci alle^ »elcbe bad <Ei>dn§elium !3o^anntf 
Irenn^ ta< Sedament S^baniifl n^ie^ Mitintieii mftAtc» €1 
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tiller Ucouf neugitrig* — *- 3nbeg bo^i *mU (auteti (te 
kmti? Ufi itt 6em TlbMotf ot<r too fte fonfl fU# 

pe^en (if nun t!Oc^. — ^^i^ron^muS ^at fic imo auflf# 
^oiten in feinem $<\inmentatf A^r ben Q^auUnifc^n %nef 
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Cr. SSn t»ei|? — ea^eit &ie ^d(^ tiur. ' 

2tu^ bem «opfc? 3JMt ben Um(!5nbert, Hz 
tntr ietK erisiiitftt((^ fin6# ober t»a^rf(^ttU(^ Mti{<ti?' 

€r. ^ SSarum nic^t? • ' 

Reiner C^cmetne, bie er in(?pbefu^ einmal gefammeU l)aue/. 

nit mieUr irtttntii.tDottte; ^em bitfe &nt Qimtint, tin 

unb a>unbcrtf)ati^cii Zi^u tt>ar; -^^^auue^ uhir nun ait, 
uub (o alt — 

' €r« 2)a| bie fiiomfne (Siitfate gtau^te, er n)evbe nie 
(Ur6en» 

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sne^r unb me^r flerben fa(|e. 

€r. S)er 3tber(^fauSe traut 'ben ®fnncn 6atb ju ttfef^ 
ta(b ju tt>eni(). — * ®e(0(l ba, ale 3c>^)anne^ fc^on ^icfcotr^^ 
ten mtf ^tit nod^ ber ^tber^faube bafQr, bai ^of^anmt^ 
tti^t flerben fSitne; baf er fcf^tafe, nid^ tobt [td. 

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Xntien tinH greunbef winM, nm in Me ttmartmitis fri^ 
i^er 9i^ettitHtt |u eKett ~ tttnnu ftc^ a8mft^i<^ fic^tlaf 

Sohannt^ reme ®ccie yon t)em ebcn fo retnen t)erfa(Ie^ 
iitii SL^tpttu — ^aio.toiitittti t^n feittej^teger nid^ 
iimnd ittt Arc^e me^ troi^ Un6 t>^m^vmu3»* 

^arxim and) hint ^oHefte ijera; licg fcine .toUcfte gerii 
|u Snbe f^e^^it, o^ne fciue 2£ttwbe an iJie ©emeine/ toet* 

£r. S>it dfterd oid^t ft ^u^iert mas S^^^ 

(Jr. Slad^tem ijl. 

> !3<^. ®ans semtg war 3o^aiiii« Viirtde to^ nfe. 

ffienn |Te fam fmrnec ganj au^ bcm Jper^n. IDertn |ie 
tDar tmmer etnfdMg fur}; unb wnxH immcr m ^$ 
elnf&Cti^er unb (fttr}tt# u 111 tubUi^ sor a«f 
tie ®orte einjog — 

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0uten^ mb a\x(fy M ^rcrt, wmn e^ aliti^iid} fe^n 
teditinr, fo 6alt fait! — 3tt 6er etrften ^oQcfte, in wei^ 
4ttr 3e^attiie€ tiic^ me^r fagen tonnU, M ^ttibetd^eii/ 
lifbt eud)! aefxel biefci^ ^luiD^rcften, liebt eucf?! unv\c* 
mmu Si geftcE auc^ ttoc^ in btt h^ziun, in bet bitten, 
litter tilertett £Dttrfte ; tenner llief: ter atte-Mrma^e 
!0^aitn fantt ntc^t me^r faf^cn. 9}ur aB ter tfte 
find} bawn nnb wanit mieber gute fjefteie ^age 6cfam^ wnb 
toc^ nic^^ me^ fogu^ itnt Mb nuy tie l4dl^c^« ^odeftf 

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ft mnti^ fa^en fonnC^; M' man ^dfyt, ho$ cr i»o(fe^4 
nic^t me^r fagcn modte, warb boi Stmbtt(f}tn, Ikht 
eud)! fo matt, tofahJ, fo ni<f^t^6ebcutenb ! ^mbec unb 
^ttder (oitnten e^taut^ o^tie (Stel me^ on^^rtn; uo^ 
tt^tHftifm ftd^ enb(i((^ ben ^ten altm fOtann fragen ; 
2(ber iS^ei(iei;/ waium ja^fc bu benn immer ba^ net^mi 

iM^e? • . ; 

Sr. Unb ^o^anne^? — 

3^^- 3o^anne^ antwmtu: ©arum, votH e6 bet 
i^crr befe^len. ^ell ba^ alieiti/ ba6 aMn^ ^tnn 
ti gt^ie^t, genug^ ^m(dngiic() genug i(t 

^r. 3(ifo ba^ ? S)a# t(l 2i^t; %timm,2i»^(xtmU%y ^ 

2i<^. 3m @timW M (aitoiHfd^ftt Svaitgttti 

^anni^, — Tlhtv gfittlid) ifl mir bcnn boc^. 

4£r« dma wit <Sie auc^ »o^1 SSlfytt ^int gittUnSf ' 
mnnen wiStben. 

3^* 34 ^aftt nie tint ®<MAe g4ttli<^ 'smaiittt/ 
ttiib Wn nic^t x^mofjnt, btefciJ Sort fo 5u mWbrauc^en. — 

iSa^ id) f)icr cv^ttiid) nenne/ n^mU .^leromiKnii^: di|;nam 
loanne leMtentiam. ^ 

!5cb* 3(it9tt(Hsm€ tt^f^, bof «te goffer 9teeotti# 

Tlnt^ang ipar t)a6 SBort u. f. n>. vcrbfene in aUen 
<^eit, an bem fic^tbaiflen, in bk 3(ugen fafienb^en .Orot^ 
mit golbentn 9uc^f!abtn angcfc^rteben $u werben. . 

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aOeti tmfetn ^c^eit, an hm fic^t^arfleii, in hit Tlustn 
falfenbfteii Orte, mlt ^tlbmm Sud^flaien cm^cfc^rieUti {« 

€r.. J&m! 

^ • fer. 3al 3a! 

^itfe^ Xeftament 3o^anni€ war H , motavf 

(iefe^ &a(5 ber (Srbe auf ba^ SDangeiium 3^^^nni^: ui0 
inan fa^t ^ e4 fei ooc^ Mefeif Sfft&nterutig efn tt>ettig Mint/ 

) ^d^. SBec O^reo ^at nu ^6ren# ber ^6(e. 
€r. 'Sa, ja, id; mcrfc nun mo^L 

00 ^it^en intmeir Stt^p^ M 

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l^cf)altcn ; nuicj boc^ au^ bet djiii|Iltd^cn ^leUgion tDci:beii, i 
wai ba miiL 

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noit fel^ll erfragen. 

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€r. Stnti fin anbiH fbib Mt ®(attben«(e^ren bar 

(l[)e^ fie auf bit &ia\ibmUzf)vta voiii sejrAnOet toitfeiu . ^ 
3it fo fern tmr M ma^re c^Hflfic^e titU ift, 

€r. @d tt)iii*bc 3^ncn uic^to beffcn, wenn id) and) 
finthixmtCf bag ba^ Secure bei weitem bad S^werere (d* 

3c^. SBad foil mir benn ^c(fen? 

€t. 2>fnti ti ift urn fo (&<^rU<^er # baf jcne 9^ 

wiffe ^cute Den Seg iui: J^dlle [0 (ouer mac^en. 

^r* Sh^osu bad ^cd) bee (brtfl(td)en )^ic6e auf (ic( 
He-men / »fnn e^ 3^neit batc^ hit QUauitn^t^nn m^ta^ 
fanft nod) mHtn{iiid) wirbf 

!Sd^. 3a fveiUc^: Mtft @efa^r mAfilfii wir fie wtn 

f(^^tt (aufen (affen. Scf) fia^^e alfo nur: ijt ee von anbcfit 
den>i)Tea ^eutett !(U9 ^e^anbeU, bie^er C'dcfa^i* ti^ccu, meU 
4e iene gewiflpr Cfutt mil if^m unc^rifHic^ d^rifiiid^ 
£iek (aufen/ l^nen ben dlamen DerC^rifieu ab^fprec^cnT 

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gttid^ f^r @efi5^*C mtinem ^)craen nid)t mitt^eiten f ditnett. 

fe^e fo gut ai^ irgenb ein anberer, wiz UcbenimiirWj 
2>u bifl, wimo^i fcine etatAe, toeit 3(u0iti tin @toft mil 
0e^tra^ (eg^bte, ttfttr M beiaum XnUijfl iW6en Hnm^ 

Jfijrelfe Mc« DcBfemmen. ®erabe fo, fc^^f 
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tile altc (5!\)bc(e hcfan tkiuc funfclnbc ^aqcn auf hid), unb 

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1^ .X S)tt(eii»eii;4ifmiti^<|^tiefiCUi^dimr » 
tenfftdeti? 

«^r iu fe^f bcfo^int bm — , . , , 

^ X Ben 3fNrmaim mit Efett wrfMgt merto^ 
o^ne jemanD finbeii^ ber |if bfr ^itte mitt^^eUeii Wnnen? 

©ubifl; wie fd)eittt , nie bid audfc^aei/ 
fenbcn <S<^»amem veti einetn (Stn^igfti, unb tmit eineni 

b<n, unb (^endthujt ijcivcfcii, feme 2lebc ju bulben, cf)nc fte 
€i'mict)fni ot»ei* ttur buvc^ bie muibfjle ^^cidte^mung bir 

j[eibfi emiditd^ mac^ea ^ Hwmx ieim ba ^ttefl bu m 
pt>^ Qrifieie^ Unaiuc^ aftomtt. 

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taiiun, tuemi ic^ fic ncben mir in ginem Spiegel erWicft^* 
iftv^^x, elite ^Afi^tc^ ^.iiii|tlti(^»ete eitt: o^r 
tt^entv i^r (e^egnct, fo mirb fie auc^ bafiir U€ sum Urn 
fiun (^eiicbt; unb bie^ niu| eiti ®etm| fAr fie fevn, bem 
leine anbere SGBontie gieic^t 

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bfcfcm TCuqcnbUcf manDelt nucl) « in ®iinfd} an, bn* Mr 
tied) n&mfc^et: torfomnun t9ii?b^ oil ber ^nfi^ 

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ein. Hhtx , fofern id) aufnd)tiq facjen foil, mic mir 
^3idttin^ fo fonn btr 5ufc|^tvi^i:ftt, jOa^ ic^ cniir fclbft 

fteteutnns, Sfntinon^l 

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% &o »ar6.(fl Im mir defle^cn, bag id^ aud) in 
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j^elt bin, bad bie @<^met(^(er ^abrtand aui mte mac^ren. 

£affm wir bad ba^ln sefleat ffi>n , (ieto IMs 

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^ tihen ^piesel ^at(e ! , , 

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tei Qmii 1^ a|p»i ^cMfttf bi bitfer teic^m^ ft^Mt^ 
.0»t|fit &lQt>t ftc^ erf&mpft ; erne fcf)6nere oi^ 3(5c9crbeit 

nlc^l, 5(ucf> fublteu, and) fasten e& tie ©olbatcn, fi^ 

7(. .1^, 3mpetator, id) mtttz, wU 4nbm 

raffii. Heffefl^ bamit bein Xuge fid) an meinen ®cl^meroeu 

• '• (fatift, t^n p terMl^ioeiO mIxcM, mf^inn* 
Oencr ad^m nic^t brauf) ' ' • . ^ . . 

^Ube ifl nup ein ©erucln! fo fprfcftt ciu ^bfer ©ieoicr 
nic^t; fo fpotut er bever iud)t, beucn o6(a()! 93^eine 

Me ®6tter woUttn c« ! ®ic mtb — t6ai id) mir btnUn 
tann, ^nUnnm^f fo [el}r mcin .^cr) serteiffc; and) 
hU^lb ttin S6^tmtfbit\ betm bu Mfl Mam, ii^ 
^nbtr ^Angttna unb @ie()er. S>oi^ ba$ b» mi<^ niftn 
Ue'ffcfl, um mic^ ^6f)itcn ; imi: bai ©cftanbui^ mcmct* 
fiiebc cntlocftcft, unb tnit bci* Si^ac^nc^t cmicbcrll: bap 
3lbf9elrt^ ttiifi^|bar/iiita»ilMif^ fev ; ba« <^ 
^raufam fcgar. -~ 9t6mer > fo praien Set uni aw S^er, 
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l^m ttavfte; prolm feilfi bam ntnr bamU, t»e»n fie ft^ 

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ICSncftfiS, bie J^$e, Me man im ®ef^4t oir bit be»im/ 
Itxt, and) auf beiucn Umgang nub auf bicg @cfpr4(^ jeftt 
ilbcr. 3^ wiirbc oilmen , mnn id) bciite SortDurfe ueiv 
btente; 3ef^t, ba fie mi(^ itsifc^uibis treffni/ verged* H| 
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^rcu« nicf^t nw^r nut punlfc^ei? t^evwcc^fcln. 3a, ^rittj, 
«U ba« cr^emal 3(beg*rbcii fa^, ba, ic^ leu^ii' e< 
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ber ©eMeter , tin ii>er6ett(«r ii^^mt tMmt^t i|r 

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nur di(fc^A^ fSr 2>ic^! tii'mm fitiittdcf, ^eon jte 
ill frer. '^ '^ - ^ ■ ' ' ' 

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rotor iiber ^arl^ger un^ J^t^atti^r , A^er Saltier imO 
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ifc c^, t)on 3u0crti) auf ^evjfpleft mlt onjufet^n, Me aiv * 
^ere SMfCcr tmr 5isr<^ Ueberttefentns (etnteti r @(ai<f»ji, 
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»iber[prcc^€n (annfl — ^^ervtu^l 0ei*»iu^l (eln ^claw 

Ift^rt iilOf dirbm nab^ Staitif - ^Ai^ fie 

^ier bcitt^ MAftenbe @c^6ne. .tela (degerifd^ii: ^t^willc 
^at (ie 6«nii)rt; (einc ^^i\iae, feit fie mir ()eJ)6rt, i^re . 
SBattfte fltBWd^t. — ^ier i^re IKuttctr, ton mit 
fel6fl ir)r 5uf (iTefji^rtfn unb |itr^^d^|trftt i^^rint' 9ot^ 
fcfiefiad), ob |lo ficr)tper in bcinetti i)t\terlic^m *^aufe, aU 
]b(t mir fevn fonntc. @elifl mettie ©esenmrt ft)tt bi<% 

nic^t Qioberit. C^iQ se^nO 

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^6^le^ in t»ri(^e ft4 fc^owpi^ tiiciii Vrgmo^it tuit mttii 

^ Mfi^^ SOktiner $vsube ftf^t no4 ^^cftrniuod. 
^iil^$ 9iiifmmi Stafs^teuiBf, jmlt4(( nit f4^tteM f 

(eine jlummi ^aufc) @bler Slfciitr, fogt bir mein ^ugei 
loeitu. iiturn)^ *6ia>tb/ uub mein fiutenbel jtnic nic^l^ tDai 

cmi^fitibe ; . 1^ # . i<|^ tlngl&cf fiiflet ^ ti»ft foil % er %^ 
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Wit Uiu]cf)cuer, kba^ ic^ bir banbigeit, fcinen 'Zob , ben 
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l^n H<inM $^ca metnt r buccft e(tt# (Mc^ 

' ®* (4^ ttmamijiiilt) SMev^ |iinft«« Ototn^ fsM 
Mne ffctii^t U^a^U iii(fitim SSuc^eri Nf mtr faff 

/ &t &|^H^ o^tie Umfcftweif I 

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(SMnMili tio4trf4^^# oM fie tint 0ttfiUn, ba$ 
3(i)eg^rtie noc^ (e6e , ba fatten fte fc^on , tttn i^n tMt 
lin^ (6fen, furtfjiii ^alcnte ?,ufammcu^e6rac^t, unb aii 
lie de(lerti t)on mtr beine fanfte^e^nbUing erfu^ren^ ^6fn 
jle mil firORit tlcft'^umitK mb^i^ynftt ' ^eti fl^ fyUt 
(^ffateit treten mU ben @e(bf&if en auf em $e(^ciene< 3^ 
d^en ^erefn) beinen Su^en iiieber, utti) kf4n>dren 5^ 
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Tc9»a<^ef iftirnhacic^ ttnfkrl'SJarti^ uiitf itl<^ efti Sfifeaeft 

3(^rien 0ittc tuai' ci5 n(c, Don greunben © ^fd^cu^e'^ju ne^ 
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fuafenm, uni fe alicui proprie, quern per omnia fe- 
quatiir, addicere. -Longe perfecdlllmus Graecorum 
Damofthenes, aiiquid tamen aliquo in loco melius alii*. 
Piurima (ed aon qui maxime imitandus, etUm 
loins imitandua eft. Quid ergo? ndn eft fatia omnia 
Hcdicere, quoiiiodo Marcus Tull ins dixit? Mihi qui- 
dem iaiia eHet, Ti omxua confequi polleiu. Quid tamen. 
-siocet, TimCaelaris, afperitalem Goelii, diligentiam 
Pollionis, indicium Calvi, quibusdain in locis alTii- 
mere? Nam praeter id, quod prudentis eit, quod in 
quoque optimum eft » ft polfit, funm faoere: turn in 
tanta rei difficultate unum intnentes, vix aliqua para 
Cequitur. Jdeoque cum totum exprimere» quern ele- 
geria« pene fttiiomini inconceffum: plurium bona po* 
namua ante ticulos, ut aUud ex alia liaereat, et, quo 
quidqi^e loco conveniat, aptemus*- Imiuiio autem 

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S04' Q(6§atibeiiibe €k|fif^tair. . 

(hani T^bk iimk dkm) nan fil: tantum In fiiAilift 

icoris in rebus atque perfohii, quod cbnfilium, quae 
dif^ofitio, quaih omnia etiam» quae delecuiioili Vi* 

ft^knitir d«ta M vioaHiiii Ij^eMttrtr ^ ig^tv t««»f 
ibtktno , quae riHil^ek qtiam '^Mt iMtkodi , qtuie Vii 
|[^Tobandi ac refellendi » quanta in afftBCtibua omnis ge- 
timii mavdadh fdentia» qiiamqiie bUs ipfii popiakrii 
titdUtatis graift*>lJliimtii» quae Mih^ ^pidciieftMii^ 

cum fequitur, fi6n aim arcefTitur. Haec fi pervrd^lii 
ftius , turn vere imitabimur. Qui vero etiam propria 
iki$ htnuL iMMnti ttt-luppleit; ijtM deMnt, dxauth 
cidat, li quid redandabit, is erit (quern quaeritnus) 
perfectus tmtot: quern nunc robfuhunari potiiEmtun 
'ilpondbat, dliii'tantd ^lur^ bibiidpla b^m dteehdi 
Iciperfiiil', quaittiHis, qui adhtf6*^*ftitM<i TnVit /ciutti« 
gienmt. Nam erit haec quoque laus eoruiUi ut priorci 

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jlWK>igUit, )im t>CT rDol)ItI)(ic{gtVit/ auD ecu ter Kiirst^ bff 

unDpraFftfcf)er^cbenn^f)iIofopI)ie, ungcact)tct M bi-fth^i^tn^m 

Icnbe ^Dauer ermi^b<?nbtfn ^^t(er\ unb beUtt^tgfi €i||fc6fittl| 
ber ^c&ieibart. Di5erot war ivobi fretUA.cin |« nitiuji<iiltK6ev 
gjctei)rer btefe^ <pi)tlofo?l)fn ; mDcf ivtlrb man M Me W«ng bcf* 
/(Tlleti 0et9i(i nock wett Ief>mi4<ninb ftttc6t(am mac^eii Unam 
mm mau iiUitn StmnmHt ^mH tetbit^et, bit aucb ini 

^MfM taafngt tit, \M Iflr M^ttttl ^ZiUl Dat: ElFai fur 
l<9fRt^nes d« CMe tt 4e Nir«i, tt fur les Woeurs et Ics Eciits 
di^SeneqHi, pour fervir d' Introduaion i la kdure 4e ce Phi-,. 
Ufophe; ft Loodres, 1782. z Vol!. 8* 

DE TRANQUILLITATF ANIMI, 

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Ad iinperfectos et mcdiocres , et male fanos, hie mew 
trarmo pertkiety noh ad fapientem. Hoic noa tianide»' 
nci^ padatvntitii ambnl^nctusQ e& Tanfa eniiii fiduda 
Maiftii mobviatn forhiiiae< Ire non dubiter , nec im- 
quamlocoilU ceiTurus Ti/I,; wc J^abet ubiiiljuu tiiiieat; 
(^oiaxiop luaipdpia Uotiui^i poilellionciaque, etdigui- 
M.corpiu quoque fuum, et ocaloa, et nu- 
num, et quidqiiid eli carioiciu vlr^im facturum, feque 
ipfumiater precaria numerate vivitqae ut couuuod^-t 

fibly .«t tepofcentibua due iriftitia redditunis. Nee 
UeoeilViUs fibi, quiafciefe fuum non cITe: fed omnia, 
tamdilig^ter faciet, tam circumfpecte, qn^m religio- 

h(mo4maaatll0 Ma tueri fide! comtuiila. Quan* 
4oci]iw|ne- euiem reddero iubebitur, non queretur cum 
forttina; fed Jitei: Giatias^a|;o pro eo qju^od poiiedi. 



^0$ 7(6gant)efobf Sd^iffflefitr. 

habuique. Magna^qmd^^ev tim ineroede coloi; fed 
quia iinfierkay cedo grMus libensque. ~ Si quid habere 

3110 tiii volueris, etiam nunc fervabo^ fi aliud placer, 
. ego vero faction ria;natumqu£ at fl;entiuu, ilomiuii, k- 
luiliaiiiqae ineajn reilclo^ relHtiio; App^llavetit iia- 
t^ra, quae prioriiobis crediclit, tt huic dicemus, Re- 
dpc aAiulum iiaelioreni quaiu dedilti : non tergiverlor, 
neCTefiigio. pars^mu habes^ a volente, ^u<n} turn {»• ! 
tteBti ^ d^difti^ auCer. Revcrti iinde ' veneris ; quid 
syBvt eft? jviale vivet., qtiii>qui5 iielciet bene niori. I 
Haic itaqu^ primum rei preti^m^deiraheuduitt eft, et 
IpiriMi inter Tiiiiticiuiiieraiidns, GladiatoM {aitCi* | 
' oevo) im ifos habemus, fi olnni mado vitdiii impetran 
cupiunt: favemus, fi contciutujii eius prae fe ferunt. 
idem evenire^nobis fcias; laepe enun cauiTa n^orieiuii 
eft, tiniide inbri* Fortuna ilia, quae Itidoa iibi fecit, 
Quo , ill quit , te rerervem, luahnii et hepidum ani- 
mal? eo luagis convuliieraberis .et conFodieris, quia 
netcia praebere iugulum» - At tu et vives diatioff* ct I 
morieris expeditiuSf qui ferrum uon fobducta ccrrice, 
nec Itiattibus oppofitis , Ted aniniofe recipis. <^ai nm- 
tern ilmebit, nihil uuquam pro lK>m]tte Vl^^idtet. « 
qui 'fdt^'libc iibi inuu ccmdpei^ 'Qatiiii candictma* i 
vj \ er ad fonnuiaui; et fimul iUud quoqiie eodcm ' 
aniiui robore praeftabit, ne quid^x his, quae ^eiiiunt, i 
tubitumTie« Qjuidquid enim fieri ^utfr fiata- , 

ram [)iorpidendd , maI(nri2mt»]fm^M?litipeM9 meiiet ; 

qui ad praeparatos exfpectantesqVie nihil affemnt iio\i 
f^curis et beata tantum fpectanlibua , gniTeii ^em^ ; 
MorbiA«iiiin, captivitaa^ niijia, ignis, nifafl horoni \ 
repentinnm eft. Sciebam i» qiii^tn tumukuofum ine 
eontubemium natura clauiiilet. toiiens in viciaia luei 
conclaniatmiu ell, totietid' prater ii^Nm mmii^tmm ex- ' 
feqilias fox cereusqixe 'praecellfir; £Mipe -alalia ''t^^ 
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ctma, leiyiOf mi^eaiui cQnUr^eat* nox abftttlil;# 
vincus ad fbdalitiom tuanua copuktad Iziierddit.' Mirer 
iiliquando ad me periciila acceiliUe, ([uae circa me femper 
€rravei*unt? Magna pars hoauuiuxi eft, quaa mvl^ 
tura, <te tempeftatei non cogitat Non^Qam me fti 
Ima remiJi poidcbit auctona^ PubliuD tra^icis comi-^' 
chque vehemeiuior ino;eniis, quoUem luiiuicas ineptjaa 
«t verba ad futiuuam cavcam. ipflCi:aiitin iMUyiifc^. i ^ft yr^ 
jualta alia GothorwH zion tamnm^fipaiio, 6sMd9m,:M. 

Cuivia poteft a/xidere» qaod cuiqitam poteft. - ^ 

Hoc ^ q«u8 in medullas demiG|||(; et ornni^ alfena 
Bnala, quonim ingens qaotidie copia eft, fic adfpcxerit, 
tanquam illis Hberiuu ad fe iler lit: mulro autcXe ^, 
^imabil^r qi^M^ PiQtatiir. $eiro ^nimiis ad periculortim 
liaiieatiaiii, pod pencula^Jnftmitur. Non putavi hoi: ' 
futurum , nunquam hoc event u iuii creclidilfeui. 
Quare avitemxi90? Quae funt diviiiae , qua3 non eg^^ 
llaa, letCunea, pt xnendidtas a tergo lequaturf Quad' 
cU^itaa, cuins non praete^tam^ ct augurale, ct lora 
paiiicia, et fordcd comiientixr, et exporiaria, et.notae, 
^ mill^ maculae, et extrema cgntemtio^ Quod r^num 
«ft, coi nOn paTtta fit niina, et prociilcatio^ et domi- 
jDUS, et c^rnifex? iiec magnb ifta iuurvallis diviia, 
Xed hoiae zndmeii|uai in(e)r^ jj^iter folium,^ ,et al^aiia ' 
genua* 3citp ei^p oinnenok oondiitouem YeriabUem 
«fle, et i^ldquid in uUam incuirit , poiTe in te quo- 
que incurrere, Locuples es? nuiuquid ditior FoiM-i 
jpeio? cui cum Caius vetu.8 cogMatua, liofpes novuai^ 
apernUbt Caelum donmm, Mt luam duderet, 
panis et aqua: cum tot flumlna poiricferet hi Iuq orien- 
tia, et fuo ijadentia, mendicavit Ililliddia: fame aft 
4Ui periit^ ixi^ palatio cognati^ ilum iUi heres pabUcona 
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nmiiquid aut tarn mag nis, aut tarn infperaii*, aut tarn 
uttiverli«)quaiii rdanua} Quodie ilium fenalllailecll»^ 
rau populus in frafta divifit : in qnein qui^tquid con- 
■pai potcrat, dii hoininesque conlularaat, ex to niliil fii- 
perfttit,qisodcamifextiaheret« Kexea? nonadCtoeruiu 
te miilam, qui rogutti fumn et efcendit inlTiia* etex- 
lin^ui vidil, factus noii le^no tantuiii, fed eiiaiu iiiOTti 
f«ae fuperilaa: non ad lafaUhaiii, quern populus fio- 
manna Intn annum quam) tuutierat, fpatevit. Pio* 
leiiiaeum Afrit^e legein, Aniieuiae Mi thridatcni, infer 
Cainp aR cuftodias vidinms, alier iu exiliuni luiilus di: 
alter ut meliori iide niiUer«tur« optabat. In tanta r^ 
turn, rurfuiii ac dHhrfum euntium, verfatione, 6 
non quidquid fieri poteft , ])ro futuro habes , das in te 
Vim rebus adverlia, quas infregit, quisquis prior vi 
£AU Proxinium ab his erit, tie aut Hi. fupetraenii, 
aut ex fupervacuo laborenms: id eft, ne aut quae non 
poITunius confequi, con^upifcaiiius: aut adepli, cuj i- 
ditatiim Taniutein nofirarum fero* poll: mnitiutt yoAo 
rem; itelligamns, id eft, ne aut labor irritos'fine ef- 
fectu fit, aut efFecUis labore indignus. Fere eniiu ex 
*hi8 triftitja iequiiur. Hi aut non fucc;eilit » aut biouSm 
«jnidet» 

Circumddenda eft concurfatio , quails ell ma^mf 
pani hominuni, dom08» et theati^Eiy et foni peremn 
tiuui. Alienia fe negotifa oiFenint, feniper ayqtmi 
agentibus fuuiles. Horuni H aliquem exeunteni de 
douio inlerrogaveris: Quo tu? quid C0£;itas ? refponde- 
bittibt: Nonmehercole lcio: fed aliqUbs videbo, ali* 
qni^l^ani. Sine propo/ito vagantur, quaerentes w* 
getia, nec quae deftinaveruntf agunt, fed in quae in- 
curreruiit, Inconfuitua illia Vanuaque citriUa eft, quiiis 
Ibnnicis, per arbufta repentibua'; qna^' in fdhuttaia 
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qiiis inquieui|i,in^iam dix^it. Qfiortindatn,^ quail 
. ad incendium aiTreiiLiuru, iiiinL'veris: usque eo iiii- f 
^-p^eUunt obviQi», fit ie aliosque praecjij^itaot : cum intefiia 
mcarrenntf , 9^t,{aIuU|itur; aiiqueoi nM rdalafatifrutqi^ 
4mt fnnus ignoti hominis profecnturi , aut iudlcinnt 
faepe litigantis, aut rpoiiialia^ Taepe nubentid, et kcLi- 
i. cafBi aJjpB(^Ui qtiibiisd^ deiode ^ 

domuiii cam fitjiervapua Tedei^i^ ]aflitudme» iurant 
nefcifle fe ipfns, quare exierint, nbi fuerint, poftero 
die erraturi per eadem ilia veili^ia. Oiimis itaque la- 
.boT ahqnOfieferatitr, , aliqtio retpielai; Non inda(trja 
inqniefos, et infanos, fallae Terum imagines agitann ^ 
iiani lie illi quidem Hne aliqua fpe moventur, proritat 
illos alicuiua rei Cpecies^ vanitateni capta mena 

mpn, coarguit Eodem modo unumqiieinque a his, 

qni ad an^endam turbain exeunt, iiianes er leves cauf- 
V fae per urbem circumducunt, mliilque habentem in 
tpio laborety lux orta oqieUit: et cum mukonim finz- 
ftra llniinlbiia illifus nomendarores perfalutaTit; a mill* ; 
lis exclidiis, aetiiii^em ex oiuuibus diilicilius domi, 
quam fe« convenit. £x hoc malo dependet il- 
lud detemmiuii Titium, aufciiltatio » et puUi- 
coruni fecretorumque inquiiitio , et multarum reruiH 
fcientia, quae uec tuto narrantur , nec tuto audiuntur. 
Hoc (ecutum (Mito Democritum» ita coepilEe : Qui tran- 
qmlleToletvivere, necprivadm agat multa, nec pu- 
blicerad fupervacua Tcilicet referentem. Nam fi necef- 
laria funt» et privatini et publice, non tantum multa, 
fed innumerabilia agenda, funt! ubi vero naliom offi- 
ciuiu Tale^ine nos citat, inbibendae actionea funt. 

Nam qui mulu agit, laepe fortunae poteftatem • 
fni fodt: quam tutiflimttm eft raro' expenri» ceternm 

- lenipei de Ula^ogitaie, et fibi mUl d^ fide eiu^ pro*> 

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itlittM. Navi^abd, mil fi qnid incMerft: it |mi€taif 

fiam, nifi fi quid obftiterit: ct ne^odatio nilhi refpon- 
dd>itv A <)iud intdrvctieiiU Hoc eft « qnare£a- 
pietif! nihil contra opitiioh^ dicsmtiia Midere* nan 
illurn cafibus homiruiiu excepinnis , fed erroribus: iH! 
omnia ut voluit ced'int, fed nt cogitavit. impriiuis 
antem tp^vitt siliquid pofle propofiti$ Tuia refifiiece. 
Necellfc eft afitem le^ibs' ad eniitium . ^rvenire ddli- 
tutac cupidiutis dolonm, pii facceiTum noni utique 
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ttrtbeiUe c< »te1lci4t am tiffftiiblteii tM Mti^SeH , iveim er fa$t/ 
man mfifTe eil ^dlt ST. niib aOcti 4l)tt(ic6eii ed^xiftfMlm IDattf 

»tff?n, i^a^ Se mi^^ rm twb offeH fag^ii/ vm Wtmfd)cn mtiiiSi 
I)aubeln/ un\> mM^ mc tic biUi^ I^auDdn fottten/ lam^ man ftc6 
befto beffer t»iber ibre ^fidPe waffntn fSnue. m tim%, 

ai^M fciiiftt iibr{i!iii 6c()nftcn fcf)tiMt nmn hie mnc, hxtdtt 
(tcfctttoHc ^<brei()rtrt/ »)ie ihni fUfiii'd>i!n Dian^ nnter ben 
<|5rofatftcn [citter Nation ermnrbcn l)at 5}on tJor|i5 ili(JKm3Bm5# 
<iucb in ^tt'fem ^etiauM/ ftn!) I'nrte I5i^furfe \nbct ^ie crfteii j?hn 

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^hQ JiimnQ hiivuto 11 loro prlndpio fottopofto. ad 

alrri, ^ parlero di quelle^ che htnno haviUo il prin» 
^i^fff ^loaUiio <h pgni^^fervitu. efterna,. ma li io-' 
ma fubito gorernate per lore arhiirlo* & cqme 
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Kepubliche, 6 come Principato ; le qiiali hanno haVub 
(come diverfi principj) divf%£f Teggi edorclini* Perch^ 
fld akmie, 6 nel principio A* elle« 6 dopo* non inoli^ 
tempo, fono ftate date da un folo c kggi, ed ad uu 
traua» come quelle che furono date da LicurgoagU 
Spartani. Alcune lebnmo havutea cafo* ed In pi^ 
tolte, c fecondo li accidenti, come Koma. Talchi 
felice fi puo chiamare qiiella Rej ublica, laqualc for- 
tifce uao huomo si prudente die le dia le«gi ordinate 
in ittodo; che fenza haver bifo^no'di correger1e« poflii 
Yirere licuranunte fot to quelle. Et fi vede che Sparta 
le oDTiprvo piu che .ottocento aimi ieaza corromj^le^ 
ii tetta-'akAMO ^fmualip pericolofb* £ |ic^l .coMmto 
tfene qdalche gr^do d* infelicity qtiella cit!ta , che (noA 
fx fencio atjj^a.ttuta ad im ordinatore prudente) e necef- 

liuta da fe mdeilma naidinairii* £ di quefte aoGon 
epiu infcOke ^nella, cHe 4 piA discofto 4|UVo|#»; 

it qnella e p'n\ diiculto , che con i (uol ordini e al tutto 
ftiori dei dritio caiumii^o, che la poETa condurre ai per- 
'felto e Vcnro fipe; ])ercbe queUe che fonb in qucAo 
^ado^ ieqnafi impp/Iibile che per qoaldie accidente fi 
jralTettino. Quelle altrc, cliele io non hanno rordine 
perfetto* hanno preCb. il prindpio . Imono ^ • ••.Btto a di- 
vitntare 'niigh'ori, poflbnoper V occbrrenza delli wtA 
-denti diventare perfetle. Ma fia ben vera quefto, che 
mai non ^ Qrdinaranoo fei^za peiicaip perche li 
uomini, non ii accordanq .3^ai ad una leg^e naant 
/che n'guardi ui| nnovo online nella dtia, fe none 
modro loro da una neceflita die bifogni farlo^ e non 
potendo venire quefta necefllia fenza pericolo e facil 
cola tiie 4u^na'Repubtic4 i^vfni/ aVaAl«^^ 6^ 
condotta a una perfezione d'ordine. Di che ne fa Wt 
appieno' la Republi'ca di Firciize, laqiiale fa dalld acd- 
idente a*Ar<%zo nel ll« Hordiifata ? e da quel di 
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lei^e- la IconduiCeii^ Ako^ copie flpttltti ;i>bp hMUVi 
IMtlO'cleUe RepuUkfae^t dicdna, dienei te^ueUt^wia 

de'- tre Itati , chiaiiiato da loro Piincipato^ Ottiniatji ' 
€tjPppakre « e coiiie colcnro ch' orduaaup/ unJI cju^ deby 
Iknw vQ^erfi ail .unof dsqniftlv ' foeoiMecpaMt loro piik 
a propofiio. ' A]cum ialtrt. f# ffecc»icio Vopiincme Ai 
molti pill favi) lianno opiaioiie die fieno di iei ration! 
i^eni^t delli qilali; Maefiano peffi{i^»'lxe>ftl|iti'iieno 
lm(nil<lttfOTOiii«defiiiii, jna^^i fadUjkiaimijifKsyn, chi$ 
tterJ^gdlk^ 'ancora effi ad eirere pemmofiv ■ Quel I i che 
roftOjfimoni, fono j. (oprascritti Ore; ^pelli phe.iiEino.iei^ 

cfiM^'^'dlK ^ in'mo^ fiiblle k quelle diQffUi; propin* 
quovch'e fadlmefite faltano d'ali uno ^11 aitro; perciii 
ilPrili4d{i«tO'ltfcil»fe«iteldivie^ tiranmfi|»;> U:OUil«Mll 
tm tMM diTemam^Sbifia di IMilii UPot^olare, feii«i 
flifficolfa in Licentiof© Ci cojiverte. Talmerite che 
imo or<linatore di Republics, ordina in^imaMOttii, uon 
dir^NliM'iliti^ ovillii&ilaci^ocoitinipD; pmM 
ij«fl^6* rbmdiO' pu^ larvi , a ^ rcbe XHm fc)nLcaoi| 
nel liiO cOntrario par 4a rimilittidine die ita: i|i queft^ 
di(b 4jl^#iptiji ed it fiilio«.^':Na^U6mauie»fteir4ii«ii^ 
^^^M^iit, a«afb^iya'^ tvubmitiit ipaUcbfc.iiei piriiicif 
pio del inondo , fcndo H hat)itatori fari^ Viflero 
tf !npo^ dis perfi, i 'ilmUitikUne delie Jwitte : di tmA 
lijilktudii la gimemtiOMt & r^nsatrom i^trnt^-l • |m» 
]>6l%rrt iM^Wci <\\^e^\(sm\^ ifXMiiiticiaFOiib ii 'riguardavf 
fra loro qtiello. che fuila piu robofto e dk ui^ggi^f 
tjoorei e fecerlo ^mw-xtLfOi c l':;oliedf«^CL, Oif 
^tfii^e t&cqne ha^HMimMii caforlatete^lMfone, 
diffef^ii dalltj ]H»rnT7j(ife € ree ; perche v^ggendo ^hf 
le tmo noceva al Tiia tH^nefaUore, n&ii^eniva odio t$ 
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0i ]MsonaiB6ii^^em> dir^^ftdfeii^ ^tiV >*peii. 

laiiiio ancora che* yjuefle'inedeJime iriiyinrie. poievaiio 
eikre > fatte. k lofto^ per fiusgirer^iile male rijckiifc' 
k'&v^' tegifli:; enKntre ifiiiMzioiii a.dii cottar 

qnril cofa fac^v* €.h« h^remlo dipoi att eleg^re uno 
Priiiei|M non andavano £iitin|i^: pMi^g»^liaid6« sii a 
^'iielto chef tilTe -fit^ pmd^ 



Ma Gomie.dipoL ficomincid a fam il Principe per 

hai^ia <^enifois^•d9^; lord.mikbl^^ ehtfmm^Vik 
pete vitiiofe^ penfavanD che i Principi n0n .h^vefleroa 
iar^a^tro dfie iu^etare li aki^ >cU ItotuoGtaiy - 4ii 
via* e^(^(%DJri(ttiai:qii^ka deiiSliolL . In m<»do cbaoo- 
minciando il^Brmcipe ad effim.OdialQ, e per tale odio 
k UBmete^ e paHaiuio to^ dal Jiimpe aU'i4^are». 
Mioev4i pMfio'lma, tuanAidA^i Ba>i|Mfta xiapf a«9(0 ip* 
]Breflb» i -jptrndpy deUtitiovintep <^ d«lle):(x>n^^raaiOii^ 
et congiut« contra i PrinclpU nnu fatle^ da coloro die 
fuifero 6 ti^oaidi vu d^boli, 4aa. daioekuro che gsne' 
Mfttih ginlazad d' aniiiio, 'ff«Aa$^ 
zavatio gli altti, i quali non potevaiio foppovlare Tin- 
hondxg, vitz di €[uel Prindpe^ La, moitiiudmekj^Q^' 

qtt» fagiMndorauumtft di: .^ fi avvmn | 

Miitro «V Fruicipe^ • qm^llb fpeilto, ubbidiM^kno | 

ckimeai (ubi libera tori. E qiielM haveudo in oclioiinomc ■ 
d;^^ JO0IO capo, coftitmyano cti luedeiimi un gQver- 
iids e iidfrmcapio(liayfl0rio rjipillii'idla p^flata^tiiaiuu- 
de) fi goveriunraito Ceoondo le ordinate da loro poft- 
poneiido ogni loro coinodp alia comiine ^tijiu» ele ^ 

Wao- e o wtfatva ^ a no. VemO^rdipoi qamfta aaomliu* 

Itrazione ai loro fi^Iiuoli, ;i»'iqi*ali non jcoxiofceudo ll 

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jpUfi«lt0 aa 'jitenlhe dtlMi^ tttldi^ ih bmre- tumpadimH. 

tierrenne lom cmne al tiranna, perGli^ iriFailidita da* 
16r6 govern i h Miojujtudin©^ E fe noinUtra di ijuahijv 
dif^grifltte iiy atcHli'ltloda Iiiteti0i1i'^«4# <<;<Mr43^^ 
inM V ' coBi ^- leviKpiielki ftldiiM> » ibM con* r«litta' MlUi 

jiioUiludine li fT>enfe. Ed effendo ancora fresca la mei- 
j!]i<)lria del Pnncipe, e delle ingiune viiiefuljr ddi mMto^ " 

jif are quel del P^i fid po, U volfero alio ftato Popolare, 
e qaeilo ordin^rono in modo, nei Pochi potently' 
fi^iiBoPsiiudipe<vi hamfle akui^ aumltai ;J&ip««li^ 
fMil' f^U fiatt tt^' iM^ificipdo- hanm'qiiatUw^ rburmm^ 
ii itiantenne quefto Aala Fopoilara nn poco, ma wn 
jiiolto, nttkOkue ipnitft ehe M^^- qudla generazioiiev 
inmi^A'M^iMms' twrthe MsSko^ £i ramie alia 4i» 
Mm^ik, dovie iboti^ iximeiraifo, ne H uoinini privati, 
^€'i pnblici; di ^uvlftt-, che vivendo ciaicimo a fiH)» 

llUMiK) r per f iip^ginc tale licenza, fi litoma di nuovo 
ilPrindpato ec^ quella, di graxlo in gndo, It rivieiui 
>ittrib ta Heegiflkr 'B<Mr>i»odt e pcii'ila.c^ioiit dait^ K 
^fieftt^ e H carchio:; tial quale ghmxMft^; tfitte l6« Re- 
)>ubliche Ti fono govemate, e A.goverrtanD^ ma rade 
iMill titonaaDo JNft.^omni na/edafiniip • pfniiet. foaft 
ncffuM Jtep^Mic^i^pMkf ^Ibant aftaBta^ Tite^ cfae polGi 
paHare inolte voile for quelle xu\itazioiii , e rimaiieTe 
la pidde. » 

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fu<l(lita fV lino ftato propinquo, che.fia inesHo ordinato 
tU lai; lua d«ito che quefto nox^/^iiS^i.lj^rebbeatta urn 
B«ptibli6» a r^arfi inBnUo 4impo, In qvefti gpwu. 
Bico itfcliinqiie che tat&i dettl imdi lono peftiferi ; per 
la brevita della vita, .s^fi Q n^* tre bupni, p«f la 
^Ugtiita cbe km ne\Tmw* • Tiilct^e havenfici (fpeUi 
che pruddinteiileiile cnrdinano leggi, conosclutoqittBo 
difetto, fug«eiKlo ciasCTino (ii queftj modi per ie fteffo, 
21' eleilera uno che part^acipaAe di tutti, giudicandoio 
pi^fifriiK^« piu*fiabilcf; ipierche l^uno guarda P altro^ | 
fenilo intnM'ftieflermia <A%tk il JHrkicipato , H Ottuuatit 
•ed il governo Fopolare: traquelU che. haniiQ per IkM ' 
msMlmkim ^mesliatg^ pi)^ .lode, ^ jU^rgo* il ^uk 
oft^ino In xuodo le tvi4 l^ggi in Sparia , che danda le 

parti fue d i Be, i ottoinati, ed al popolo, Im 
uno ftato che duro ptU'che ottocento anai^ cQu lomma 
Me tea , e qviete di ^ueUt cittk i ALuonlrano uttffi^ { 
^rcurie I'Solone* II . quale ordino le legg 1 i n Athene, die 
per orcliiiaryir Iblo lo itato Fopolare , lo £ece cU $i breve 
A^dsfi ar^mti motiSie^ in liddci iiala^Jii 'tinudQida^ 
Sififtrata E'hendiA'^dlpoi apmqiifnifitai' ne l«fl«o 

icsociati gli fnoi heredi, e ritornaJle Athene in Hberta* 
feukmla, ripefe Ip&ato Popolare^VliaGtmda gU,oi||iu 
tlt^MotlCy noh Id taane pi&Idsiaiiiiiini anni*. *mSM 
che per tuantenerloi faoelTe malte co(tirnzioni , pet le 
^uali il reprimeya 'IMi^loienza de'.graivii * e la 

perchiiai«Mion la mtsciilAaoa 1 

via potenxa del Principato, e con qnella delli Qtiiiiiati, 
aSffil Athene k liafiam di ^Sparta ImviJSuuQ teoipfl* - ' ^ 

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jucno furono tanti gli accidenti cbe in queUa nacqnero^ 
{>er la difuaione che^ era trala^plebe ed-iLienato, eh^ 
^uAna die nonutamra fatto imq^^MkialOf^, 4o fece al 
faafe. 'PevAe Te Roitaa aon fbrtila pdma fortuna, forti 
la feconda ; p^he i priml ordim Te furono difettivi; 
nondimeno Jam deviayoiio daUa difitta -^Ui ahe U p0» 
teEe condunre alia perfezione ; perdie Romolo^ e iutti 
gli alui Re, fecero nioUe el buone leg^i, u>iiforin£ 
ancora al vivere Ubero* Ma )>erche ii iiae ioro fu four 
dare un Aegno , e non una Aepublica » q^ando quella 
citta rimafe libera , maficav^no molte cafe die era 
zieceiliirio ordiiiare in favore delia iibertfi , iequalinon 
#nino ftate da qiielU Re ordinate. £ avreuga ch^ 
quelli fuoi. Re peidefliBro Pimperio per le cagioni^ 
e modi disa)rri, nondiiiieno quelli che H cac- 
ciarono^ordiiiandovi fubito due (jonroli» che ileirero 
jaei.luogD del Re* venneio a cacdare di Roma* il nonie« 
enon la poteM rea;ia ; talche eflendo in quella Hepu- 
l>lica iConroii ed ilSeuato veuiva Tolo ad eHere niiiu di 
ctuequalita deile ire foprascrtite;^ doe di JBtincipa^ e 
di Oltiinali. ReCbvagll folo a dare luogo al goverao 
IPopolare; onde elleiulo liivcaUUi la nobilita Komaaa 
iiirolente per le cagiooi ch^ di ruttoii diranno, fi Iev6 
il popolo contto di quella; talche per non perdere ii 
tutto, (tt eoftretta aconcedere al popolo la fua parte; e 
dall* akra parte ii fenato e i Confoli reftaiTero con tanta 
Miocita, ehe poteflero tenere in quella Republica ii 
grado loro. E coai naoqne la ereazione de* Tribuni 
della plebc dop(.i iaquale creazioiie verme a eflere piu 
[labilito lo ftaio di quella Kepublica, liavendovi tutta 
le terre le tre qiiaJita di Governo la parte fua. £ 
tanio U fh fa-^oreirole la Ibrtuba , che bench^ fi padalfe 
dal govei 110 dei Re, e delU Ouiinati, al Popolo, pei 
quelli medolsiui gradi e pec quelle inedeltmi eagioni che 
di fopra li fono diaeorfe, noiidiuieno non it lolfe tnai 

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fiftrageri/ unb frei bcr benS:bcoritl:u fcincc^Juitiou fouji fo gei 
wM)n^icI)c^ ggcitfchiDctfiflFci^ ®Uid) ^a^lnfanae 1)ant>elt ct/ na© 
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' il folc elTer luminofo, efpr^fTdirLente afTerma dcl.fol^ 

. k3| (jp^odor^ COA ^hiaiuato ^jBTarmatiFO* Mi 

chi cm fiadizian^gl^aappqUAlo <ikfe^ii £oJe noa elTeip 
oGmm* mMibtf taciuiiifeiite afiFerna» che U fole fia ktr 
uiinoro: Ir^perocche dal concetto che ha, del fyle, come 

- di lamuiaCbf foxina il^^ii^izia'Ch' ofcuro jaon Ha* 
Di pi4 U gludixio vpia dal lalfo differifce^ perch^ il 
vero contiene la cognizione intera di quel che fi giii-< 

, dica; il failb ne coatie^^.o parte o nulla* ..Sicche ve- 
d«ado )^i di loniano tma.tom ^uadrata che toada ci 
appaja, fe affenMMizip ohe fia tsonda, giadicheTeini^ 
fallamentc. £ cio Joe awiene, petche gli angoli di 

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dkndo; in inodo d^e ^Ui^ % pof » iiMFa |ion giuii^e; die 
fe poi oolk ▼Idiuinga pnngestk inteniy 'noi tofto ii falfo 
in Veto gtuiliziO' cangeremo. QtdMI palefe riiuane, 
die ficcome l* iffinnazione canti^ttie percezione delta 
jpo(a cbe Aaffenii^; cosi la o^zioii^ coiitiene perce- 
^one daUa quale-fi efUttde la eoiii die fi kiega : e I'opi- 
nton Falfa, in quanto falfa, nulla di pofiuvo com- 
|>rende; 211a e percezione icoma da cui la auerile non 
hfvelle; le non coiP inoontre e eolla percezione <)ell* 
piitero. Onde per quella parte die ne §iunge della 
|pnr^» IV idea ii yera» perche ^Ppauta q^uantiUla luente 
ifpaooafii; hud at idea laUa per qttoUa parte de^U an^ 
^ofi detM' toMM^he non d pemngono : per ll man- 

canza de' quail fi founa il falfo »iudizio nel creder di 
vederla intera. Sicclie 1* errore non 11 compone dali* 
iimnagiaaiione di cob cbe non lii eitfienea ta\ veio ; ma 
da inancanza d' Idea atta ad efcluder Pefiftenza della 
cola per quelPimmaginazion^Lxappr^fentata* Perlo che 
qnando V inunagine deila cola aflbnte o fiuora non J' 
tfdnd^ da -nn* a|n ftntnagitie^oAifnirti, die tiri k% 
1* aflenfo nnftrO; ella da noi fi riceve come prefentee 
reale, o coitifpondente alia cerra eiUtenza-dei vwk 
i)nde it paffionf tutle, h {nu die Paltretiuidlle ddi^ Am* 
bizione e dcflP Amore, che impriinono deutro la inente 
con ina£gior forza i loro oggetti che fono T onore am* 
bito e il femlriaiite deiiderato/' e -the ^ccnpkno qutf 
iniero ifto delHi ndftra fanttiiHi; 'vengotio a generara 

dentro di tioi iin deiirio , Ticcoine oaii' aUra palllonc 
piii o meno luol fare, fecondo la inag^r o mikiat .vee* 
mmA tte^li: rplHti d^'quali^e Fimmsiginazlofle iffiilita i 
perChe tenendofi Inni^i daMa fantafia no(ira 1* iuima- 
gine della diftania di tempo o di luogo; e limov^eiidofi 
tialtte 4UdDs di' lifprimono P affenza deH' -enore o dd 
feidbfanfe per le palBtoi^ fiofldelife ^t^tpprefentato; la 
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.immagimta come vera e prefente* , Donde jiwiene 
4u» k) pii^ jli uotoinl fogn^oo con occhi apertil 

Or la poefia colla rapprefentazion viva e con 1ft , 
fembianza ed ellicaca fnnilitudide del vero ctrconda " 
<l**<ign* iatd^mO'k fanlafia iioIb«» e tieii lei difcoAS 
r immaoini dclle Qjfe contrarie, e clie confutaao la rea- 
Uta di quello che dal poeta efpriuie. Oude d difpone 
Tttrfo i| ftato xiel modo com^e fogliamo tSkr difpofd , 
Tcrib il vero. . E perche i inoti delP antmo xiofiro non^ 
cotrifpondono air intero delle cofe, e non efpriiuono ^ 
I* intrinfeco loro; ma forrifpondono all' iippref- 
fione cho dailf cole B Bi dei^io la fantafia, ec^ efpri- 
mono le veftigia da i corpi efterni in ell.* legnate; chi 
coa altri rtruni^tiche con le core real! medefitue clefta 
la.lioiriie% immaglni gla dalle cole rcali impre(£^ 
f fpinge P inamaginazibne nqftra feooado il corfo e te- 
note de i corpi ellerni; ecciteragU a^^^i iimili a quelli 
€hfi 6m deftati dalle cofe y^^,, avviene ne' 

fogni. Quindi e eke il P^eta pet. mezzo delle inuna- 
gini erfjrinienti il naturale, e del!a lapj refentaziuii 

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viva« iqil^Li^jj^Q^e aUa vera eMenza e natura delle cofe^ 
iatpMiwaier 'aw»move ^ ;u^a Ja i^t^uSst modo 
cha foimo gli qggetti reali , ^ pxodace dentro di nol gU 
cfletli iii^<1^0i|ii ^lie il delUno il^ i veri fucceAl: perciie 
^^i^^ Sfffk. (lietro la ^fWftUAa in ua m/ed^po^ 
cpcfo!* « a^aggiwio l^pm^fjilVilimiaginaz*^^ alz^n., 
dofi ed iachliiandoli fecondo il moto e quieie di eHe, 
Ikoame 4^'«^qd^ '^r,PJmpcro 0 poi^ ^e' veali« AlU^ 
qvtt Pfiarn to^ mfi^ 1« IW^t fbe poruno ,i|)L. feoq i^u-^ 
inagini fenfibili, ecdUno io mente noflra i ntFatti, 
delle cofe, iingolan , ralToini^iai^clo fuccelTi veri.e modi 
naiuv^^ pfi»b^ in tal xs^wm^ ^la .inente. .meno^ 
a^ amrfi^ delUi.fiazioiie» .ifamdo minor 'luogo alPim-. 

liiu^lui che lappreleulano I' ^c^fjj^jcx^ deije c>>ie con- 



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trarie. Onde P tnimo In ^foA puilo kVbrx^ h ft- 
Tola come vera e reale, e diTpom verbal linti *come 
verfo i veri fuccelli: imperocch^ la fantafia c: agitata di 
i mod €onrifp<mdeotiaUe lieiiAbi^ e realii]U|ftrdffioiiL 

Percio ii Poeta conFeonirce Uitlo il fiio fine per 
opeia del verifitiiiley e della naturale e minuta eipre(- 
lime: perche coai k^mente aftraendofi dalyeioV im- 
merge nel fiiito»/ e. ordifce tin mirabile incanto 4i 
Cantafia. Quindi e, che fi recaiio a gran vizio nelhi 
poefia gl* impoflibil^y che non funo roitenuti dalla pof- 
lanza di qnalche Nimie» e gH affetd, 4DoRaimefitti 
mvcrilimili o non GOiif^centi al genio ed indole dcUa 
periona che muociuce, ed al corlb del tempo die ii 
{frefcrive^ percfae si, fatte iconvenevoltoze^ <xm ip- 
portar a no! f iminagihe di cofa eonMria alia l^di 
che s* efpone, ci deftano e ci fanno accorgere dtel finto. 
E petcto gli Antichi non fpfFerivano di^ fnlle Icene 
a* acldticefleroiiatti di iiinga difiefii , e conrirpondenti d 
trail o mdi e d* aimiT perche volcvauo finger la co& 
appunto coijie fi laiebbe falta, per raphe con la rap 
prefentazione viva e Ycriiimile 1' intera fantafia d^ 
aTooItatiti, quali cfae -quell^ azione appimfeo allora ft 
prodnoeffe. Ondc iiiifuravano fa difteia del fuccelfa 
colt* ore del teatro , le quale erano per lo mena dodki, 
non fob perdie v^an tramilcfaiati varf ^nocAl, m 
altieal perche la Favbla fi rapprefentava colle par0le, 
col canU), colXuono e col ballo» ch' eran tutti itruineifti 
della poefia. Qoindi fi Icdi^ xtOA,d<nriei% i poed ptrer 
'cosi artifizlofi, che anoRrino aver fatto ogni ^eH#i 
livello: perche P arrifizio fi dee nafoondere lotto Toia- 
bra del naturale; e conviene tai volta indadnofiuuente 
imprinier fn i veifi il caiiatcere di negligenza , peidie 
non fi fdolga i' irrjnia<;niaxione dalla credeiiza del finto 
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le maniere naturali* Onde i medeiiiiu principj poco 
dvBfizi Ibibilitt ci fWfongqno la ragione da fu^ixa 
u«;uahnenre le fconvenevolezze , che ia troppo Tenfibile 
<4oUura» o per cosi (lire lirduM^um d' ogni ver£Q e d' 
jg&i parola* e'i numero!, trop^ rimbomlMnte a vi* 
kratos 'perdii le prime con apportatd f inmagini con- 
trarie alia favola , e ^li ultiiiii coil' apparente artifizio 
ci cuoprono 1' afperto delU Batura: in modo che Im, 
mente a* accorge del fioto » . e la fantfiia quafi addor- 
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piu con cJTo compone , ha in fe F occulta ixiiniera di 
qnello* A tai fegni poHiam conolicerio quaii per una 
confonanza di corde» V una con altni» ben nfponden- 
do£ al tocco per la mecleHma vibrazione dell* ark, e 
per la itefla telfittua di tali cerde. Cerchtam dimque 
dentfo di noi^ « cairiamroro, TeT^ha, teatiamo^ ft 
V e qudl^ ^annonko accordo, e rirfKMideii , e qnefio 
afperimento , o cofcienza d dara lume piu che ie opi- 
iuom» e le autoiita de' Filolofi, a da' P4»cti. 

Eritrando adunque in lilenzio nel piu profondo 
deir anima in qnei momend ne' quali e fcofla , ed in- 
Teftita dall* Entofialmo (qoanto vin aomo pn& dhridar 
fe AtfOb» edebminar cdia parte dl fe ragionevt>1e» e 
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-quad pui riin^tp dai fenfi. ^ I^i/letta in gjif^^ che t^i 

coftanze, epinoicipj impe^fati^ , e jroTi^ fabltani, ed 
il piu fpelTo non prevediiti, c voluti, rari ellendo co- 
'lore, fe pik fi [ontf^i'^tih^ volendo^- ^ ivfifnuttino dt 

PrlttiQ. . Tti e^ia^d i^ nnt cpnCi|!(io^ di . vari 
-0||e^i, ed afiiet^i ittOTfiiti, ed irrc^la4; ii^/enibnt 
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poco tu credl finti -piu. li^v^ difviluppatti^ .Ifvarti cpll* 
•nima al di fopra della materia, fuori d'alF ombre, e 
dalle tenebre* quail depofta la ipacchiiia, e^ringo|^< 
1m del coKpapii^ Ghvuialixi tempi » ne'^uaU a Imx Aa 
•iinita, e fpgigfetta, ed eflBiccendata neglj nfHzj organid« 
Gli og£^etti eftemi, i/enfi q<;c7i^atiy l^ tc^xistA^i^ondpf 
^ •deila.viu.fai Mgonp .ixKifn^^ 
diftomanp (bmpre. Bf a^aUqff -o pijr qiialcjie rcollk <;he 
vien di fuori , o per intorno fuo movimento , e dipo- 
^fizione felice allotitanari , e levafi ad vaik Heia piu alta^ 
p pftf' Gbrena» trapajBandb^iid* un certo imL^ropifo 
Moiido re ietftibKtt^Vhi lel;- # di (tm MtrnddM^ 'c 
ti guida piu agile, e fciolta cdih, ' piu libesa' agli aftti' 
f^oi £lt^ qtijflfi ^iil fpltitu^ - « »< J<2.u^ « . • \ 

linventi pliliifidliiieiite,, e y^e^i crearC^ e iwircere la ' 
cpfa , e la . denti;of noo ve ,cofe t < .e tutte belle ; ir o vi rip* 

,tkm^tAcricK^,i V a«)cor*Nf:M»P«>fp«ttiw <i fi, prrfejf^ 
tano fpontaneamwte, . cqgnp^^U^^f ^^,4sfeW 

i i .1 Ti JembiGa Ji^ra a^Vi^r ri^iy^ujti ,VfisL kauL illuini- 
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biHiconpe^, !e azioni s' intrecciano ordinatflvnettte^ etii 
credi doiuinare fii loro Cttlla rdgione, che peto aon i 
la roliu» P iitceru la^one j^ericoUinli; ittt ^ pot 

Tolu una ficura, fovtaUf feretia ragione; 

' . . 

GU <^eHi lonUni accoliano , le cofe ^dimm^ 

eate rlcordanii, tiUto afiicci^ily - ^uUO vien ful teatro, 

•fa fpettacolo; cioe tntto qtiello, die gli fludf tool, latum 

▼lia,' Ki 'iuk nktrtnl Cenipfa'aveaii nceotto, 0 Okvk dor- 

meiido Tiefla menioH^. Quel momenlrt, e cafo pio- 

pizio defta i mobili'iimotaci>, le vi^ofe fpecia. fiam- 

lioitoU; * che {iaceaii difperfe- nelle varie fiame delf 

'M^iiia^ '^dal fonno brd i*tK)bill^, c troppo Imtgo' fo- 

vejite. (Jucl pno dirfi un mezzo fog no, (e fogni in 

fatti fk dlcona da* Poett) )»iw^iido^ F aninaa ancor ne* 

fdg^ j^ii ffanr}^ dal corj^oii^ jiiefo; ed impaociD, che 

lla in braixio al fmmrr ch* ella e niu libera ad invenrarc, 

€ creare u^te cole, che poi mai licoFda, o confulAi' 

ancnte Amanda aK* bi^inidie accu|iazkMu ^ ^ ^ 

Tmo, In fatit li fa pi^fio, • in ttor iiion^^ 

che paila , c di cui refta breve niemoria , come dc* 
fogni, pQish« IVanima i^qaM^ lue nobiii ed ai|« vi- 
tleidpk Aiino fllito>;v|0lQi|t0». intndola il corpo a fii^ 
a cui e obbligata , e i feoii , cbe la drcondaiio# nal 
pennettendoie ijueir ableiiza, da' qiiali contro dover 
rpctrliire: £pplAr la picdoki fiaiU^ che iticpipo, e gfi 
c^gatef %anTO4n quett^^ib^ faV <^ t^ttfttiOnm In 
breve; 'fe sfmito per uno fforzo di fibre- "^lolentiflimo» * 
enon naturaie; onde anche per quefto prefto pa0a^ e 

Ibiifti^eif j^hn^ cb^i^lbat^^^di-ptu pum^^amnia^ 
• piik ilrdientl?, piA toUo 'vlM ineno. • n,-* *: i- ** 

' * Quarto; ' Ihtahto da 4}\Y(igli -oggetd ifti fplendidi 
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il tragico e T amorofo, ii doloie e il piacere, ii leii ibile 
e ii gajo, tutti gli oggetii^ tutti gli a£teui comaodano 
faificme al too more* eto predbmmana» lua fempre 
mir aria, c nel ^rado piu nobilc, e piu fubliiiiei 
piu vicoiia al £eilo, ch' altora ia tua delizia» e I'i- 
jilolatiiOy roperche* noii i una tandenza origi- 
judc delT aniina verfo la perfezionet come verfa it ben 
fommo, a cui ella e per eflfenza portata^ fecando i nio- 
d«mi Filbfofiy che lembEaao ntoraareal riaUmUmo.. 

•Quiiila. Comprefa cost, ad ebria'T anijna tutia 
deUe fue yivacilfiui^ fenCizioiu« t viiTiom piii pafliD- 
nate, ti fii prenderc per necelTario sfogo , ed impuUb 
la penna in^ mano , o il peniiello iaipazientQ ,di.dar 
, corpOf e vita 9 e cc^ori » timo da^ che U rapitce.. Tu 
troviallora fnlla tavoloz^ ckU*^ infiamn^ata, e qilda' 
immao^inazione tutt* i colori pin delicali , c piu forttt 
le frail piu cnergiehe, e piu luiinghier«t tuttc Te^pres- 
fioni ptiJi evidenti, e opportune, die uferebbar^ le 
perTone, e gli afFettt, ne' quali fei trasfornmto: e fe 
jiianca la parela e ia linta propria , a per colpa deila tua 
lingua nativa » * o per acddenf^, e ooipa tua (q[uamuA* 
que aHord^MHiMmo le* ]ut^ii6ri focinalei e Arali ti fl 
prefentano prontamente) fuj/jilifci tofto colle figure, 
6D^£raskUi»* e c^e immagim oppur d^aUj'e lingue 
|midi imprtftito, oppur conftuCteflo di nnoro la pa<-' 
rola, dici^nen pnoi la? fenza, a tutto infieme vien 

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fiiori veftito, ornato, aniniato, appaflmnato Poggetto, 
ed ilquadvo de* Tuoni pit^ accmct, delP annonia p^ik 
(sDnfonfie, delt* eiridenfca'^ptii Mhi^ del piu prtetitio 

a^t^liUy e viLloiioru di tutt' i cuori. 

Sefto. Compiuto il tuo amiponiinenfo, Collecittj 
lei di moftrarlo ad aitri. e \o efald fenta cautela o falCa 

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tnoflertia pieno ancora di "quell* ardorc, chc opera fopm 
Tufo, ed il coftiuue ordinario, 6li hun fUoco, cbe 
non piio chiiiderfi tra* limiti, che non Gl cofit^erli « e 

Ytare occulio, 1' iiiiiuia peifuafione, di cui tu fe* iiivafo, 
ti reniic airdito, iutrepido , valorofo , e vuoi che gU 
altri vedano/ e feiitano qtiel che tu fenti, e vedi^ e 
rorreM trarft tcca ne* tnoi lra»pord.' E di Clitto non 
Irovi piu lefirienzn, eperfuadi, e muovi a talento , c 
fai pallare iuchi t'dfcolu la prepot^te fqrza di tua pa«- 
iiohe, or canti i tuoi v^rli, oir arringhi la ttia caula « or 
prcdicfei,' cp^ri davanti nn iiditorio prima indite- 

xeates'Qancpr prevcAUtp in cuiuxario alfio taonfi* 

' Ecco a un di prelTo i principaU caratterit pnntotxii 
cleU|£niuiiafiixo« qaali in fe rit6noscono certi ing^gi^ a 
qiiello ufati , ' e certe aiiiiae privile|»iat« per efib # fe pUf- 
fono coglierfi in fiil fatW,' o fi chianiino ad entrar in fe 
flefle, eci a Ipiegai do, che lentono perquellOy ed 
'•ileTvaiiSci'' ne^ momenti piik Uberi , ed oppoitont, 
come ho jo procurato di lfare con alcun d'^lli non ima 
volta. ^ 

Quefti tali fon defll, che poflbnot e debboiio par- 
lare deli' EatujA^fyao , ^ptrah^.ki fencono* Le meufoni 

'flelfet le inmiagliii diorl -dell* ufo^ che adoperanob 
fpiegan ineglio, che i termini proprj dell' arte, o della 
fciiola y» perche rpiegano cola non r^olare , e non fog- 
getta a.ioagiftero. I4> (iieff^-ivdiiutuQ ^\fp$tu pcua- 

. cipaknente da Onizio* . Dalle quali offervaadoiai , e Ten* 
fazioni fpargefi la iniolior luce fu quefto argouiento, c 
poco a poco 9ccuiu?iiandQii nuoW.colori, x^uri inc^lio 

« difipg)QaQ4oA Jla ligiini* .e fioptoriun»kfi»',.qiuintft e 
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.fc6fec6te in !l3eriqort>, gcb. ijT?f gc^. 1592. €^einc EfTais, Me 
im 5ak 1580 lUi-rfJ erfd)ic»cn/ baben fid) mm fd)p}t rdngor^ 
*injci 3al)r^u^^ert? feiriburi*^ tttcjt nur bet bcr -franiiftft^n / f«i# 
iern dti(6 bei ^♦^k.,^ ntfriTm tn' ffdjltiOrn 

ie^tt cr^alten. Unt^r Qn# f)at Die tmfUM Mnffim^f 
j^^eln unt talentooUcn^obe le^te Silj^it iv^jf^ i^r 9nteiita ftt^ 
;^()re, ©angbarfeit wieber cmeuert^ t#rfie mbfeiieit H# (flete 
tertArc iebel Sefe'rlift ftfM/ ber.mel^t itttuU 4lmii§ih 

Micr MH n^ M iQrenfd>atfiilbtrb«ttpt; te»ii leibe 
•litte wtmit ptm oltlcflMfteit ^c^arfftan (r^p&acOt^t ttab Ju^irt: 
«^el6ft tic forglofe ^ad)|^ffi8feltriw>it>tt cr fcine manmc^faltigeif 
©legcnWnbebe&anbeltr feibfl t>ie (^efcferiKSijigfcit, mit bet er feU' 
nen ®ebanfen unb ©eilnmtii^en batfiber oljne fKiitf^att ftttm 
£«Hf t^fft, felbjl betJ&flng^ feine tBefefenbeit^ wmebmUdUti 
benilBerfen ttv mtextf MifaU )u nit^etr#c.4iitb.# .ttH»tg geHrr 
femetf 'ZuAif dcMreii fo febr iu bcffew etsentbfimfic&er SKanic^r 
ba$ieber$l;abe(/ me^r beitt.ttrbebec beircl5eu# aU bem @((fif^ 
((cQer^ ben et treffeti foUUf Ra(|tbeUi|| fevn mirbe. Sergettdet 
^tdcf and bteren ^C^erfud^en wirb i»ar frfrr^ ite (le tt9<^ Mt 
fenm/r49ii NNM«ilk» iciieii f6iiitfiir«* i* m m i uUm 

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uioy, Mutant noni Giierrcs civilea, nous renoontmlhies 

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.3$o itb^Miki e^t^uotf, 

tan OM A Uh&ua m defionnt fi^ont U-^Ook du party 

contraire au noftre , mais je n' en fqavois rien, car il 
Db contrefaifoit autre; £t le pis de cps gueTTjes# c* eft 
que le5 cait^ fi^t fi meilees^ ▼otra ennaiiiy n* eftanfc 
cliftingve «vtc TOtis d* aucuoe marque apprnnte^ nj 
de langage, ny de port, nourry en melmes Loix« moeurs 
etmeliiieair* qu'^ii eitmal-aift d' y eviler oonfcUion et 

contrer nosuouppes, en lieu ou je ne fiiiFe cogneu, pour 
u'eitre en peine de dire mo n nom, et depia iradvanture. 

.Coiuine il iii*eftoit autrefoia advena: car en un td 
luefcompte, je perdia et hoixuues et chevaux» etPcm 
J tua mirerabiement , entre autres » mi Page Gentil- 

^llD^ame llaii^il,' que jis lioonlbk IbPigneizCbtiiiBiit; at 

^t efteinteen luy une tm belie -enfancey et pleine de 

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. grande elperance. Mais celuy - ci en avuit une frayeiir 

/[i eTperdue, ei je Toyois fi mort d chaque reaconti;e 

tA*koiB*eait Giiifv«l; isepelIieige4e<viUe»f quiteiioieqc 

pour le'Roy, que d^nay ettte que<feftoient ala9> 
[ que fa confcience luy doanoit« II fembloxt a ce 

pfiivre hofiuxMB qu' ^|ayera de foii jaia^ue et dca 
vCQiiiic de la caA^qner on Iroit lire joaquea dans poeur ; fist 
'fccrettes intentions. Tant ell nierveilleux 1' effort de 

3ft Goniicience: £Ue nous fait trahir> aceiiTer, et com- 
^batM xioaa«i]|^j^ues: et a fautede tem6ing eftraageiy 
. ,c|Ue iioiia produit . centre nous ' 'V ' 
. . QcpiJUuini quatiens animu toitore Jdageiiuui. 
\€)d^6»M^&wh^bamhi^dmi!mSm^ Beiloa PaetaiaiA 

i^nodie d^ etoir d« gayei^de cttiitr abtatd Htn Hid de 

anoineaux, et les avoir tuez , difoit avoir eu railon, 
' paroeque ces^ o^Mkms ne ceilioient, de J' accufer £aa(* 

femeat du nieiirtre de ion peie. ' Ob parricide juaqnca 

lors avoit efte eccolttf et incomm ; maia lea Furies ven- 
n^er^ll^ de la Confcience, le fir^nt met(re hors a celtti* 

aiif^mea qui.en d^iroit p<Mrier ,i» iffiUtffi^ , 

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Ifc^oito oofri^ k.dm ,d« Fbt6B.» c^ue.b petioM^ 

f iiit de bien pres le j^ech^ : car il dit qu' elle naill eji 
r in^unt <dtt/ pec^ifi* . . .^iooniyig aitenti la pein«»,ll 
.Illy fooffnit et .qnicopique. l!a meritCip^ P att9i«d«. Ji^i iQ^ 

ichaocete fabriqiie des tcmrinens contve fc y: .! 

^pkuToy^fiue, or tUey pexd lian e(j|iuill0n et 1« force 
|Pf>^T jamais ; ^ j 

Cmtl^n^^ ont ^ eUes quelque pa^Cie qui lert 

.cqntreJeur poifoa d^contre-poirou, j^)ar ane eOiUraiiele 

^ioes;.il s-'engeodre iia.dqplalfir coqiiftiiie jtn la coo- 

.liEieil^, qui 1X1118 tQnrmonte pl'n^fyMPf gi^flgi'p^frli;iiTLf 

pe^iibles veillans et donuans; * . * 

Quippe £^.ai|il(f per Ibnuiia (sl^ loquitialf^ 
, , Am mnrbo jdelifantes procraxe ferantur» 

* Rt celata diu in medium peccau dedilTe. 

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JlipqIJqdorua longepit qu' il fe voyoit eU;orcher par Ics 
^£gf;t|^^ et.puis bo^Uir d«ilapflu une xnarmitte, ^el 
.f^a. Don eoeur umriBmroit en difa^tt: le tefuis caufe 
de tous ces luaiix. Aucune cachette ne fert aux in^ 
€baiyta» diroit £|^^urui « parce qu* ik iie ,ie paiivei)C 
i^E|t]|P(Mr 4*eftrecachez» k CDnfaenct W dearnvraat a 
eux-rnefines: 

' r ^. pxitna eft haec ultio^ quod fe . , . 

IbdieesieiiioiiOGeni abCblvUwt 
€dfiiitie elle netia letiiplit de crainte, anlB fait-elb 
aEeuraiice et de confiaxice. iu je puis dire avoir 
aaassh^ en ploAeurs ha^rda, d' unkjiaa'Uaa ploa fekja^ 
en cQgiriteatioa de ]» ie$ariettf Gdeace, qae y aveia (|e 
lua volonte, ift innoqancede mes detfeim. , 
. CkinfciajMMau ttli;iuqueiuaeftitaaii^f»t'i^^ 

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trois de raefme perfonnagc; Scipion eliant un jom 

piriMOtef aii llM <fe s^excufer'oti de ftitt«r»fes ju^^es. 

H vous liera bien, leurdit-ii, de voiiloir entrepreiidre 
jager de la tefte de celui, par le moyen du quel 
Votts avez 1* authdrite de itiger de tout le monddt £t 
una autrefofs, pour toute refponfeatix imputations que 
. luj mettoit fus un Tribun du peuple, au lieu de plai- 
, Hfit fk Cfxite : AUons , dit-ll , mes Citoyena » allooi 
graces aux^ dieiix de b ^etbhre qn^ ib tne dan- 
'noient contre les Carthaginois en parei! jour que ce- 
luy-cy. £t fe mettant a mardier devaut vers le teni. 
pTeVvoyI&tbub1*iitfeliibliee^ fen adcabteur meboe 
k la fuite. Et Petitius ay ant eite fufcite par Caton 
pour lay demander compte de Pargent maziie en la 
province d^ Antiodie, Scipioii eftant reim ktt Senat 
pour cet effect, prodnilit le Ihrre^det raiTdns quMl avoit 
delTus fa robbCy et dit, que ce livre en contenoit au 
yra^ 2a reoepte et la mib: mais comme on le .luy de- 
InAnda, poiir lemettreau greffie» 'II le refdlaV dHim; 
*iie fe vouloir pas faire cette honte a foy-mefme: et de 
' fes mains en la prefence du Senat le delchira et mit en 
pieces. Je ne *cfoy pa^ qu* tine ame cauterizecr foeiift 
^cenlrebir^ iiiie tefte afTeurance/ IlaTt>it 'le cMtt Crop 
' gros de nature, et accoultumt a trop liaute fortutie, dit 
TiteLive, pour fca voir elke 'criminel, et b demettxt 
alabaij^eil^ de defefidreYon Innocencie. * " - ' 



' Ct eft une dangereufe invention que celle des g«- 
kennea, etlemble.que ce foit -pluftoft un e£by de pa- 
Venice -qiie l i i ' yiiiite . fit c^y <qiti* lea paot fonffidr, 
eache la Teflelf;>%'c«kiy qui i«er'fM*petit foffffrfn <kr 
ptorquoy la douleur me fera-elie pluftaft confelTer ce 
qui m eTt^ qa'ette ne vie iotcaia de di)re ce qtd n'cft 

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* pas? Etau rebours, & celuy ^uin'a pM faict cedi^^ojr., 
' on L^accabt eft a(£ez patient pour, fupporier.ces umr- 

ments, pourquoy ne Ic fera celuy qui Ta faict, un Ji 
beau ijuerdon, que de la vie, luy.ej^fit propott? Je. 

^ penfe que le fondement de cette invention vient.de 1^^ 

^ cpnnderationdel'eff(ntdelaixmrdettce.,CSu:aU€o^ 
il femble qu'elle aide a la torture pour luy faire confeiler, 
la faute, et qu'elle I'affoiblilTe: et de I'autre.j^rt^u'eUe . 

' fprtifi^ I'lpnocent centre h tortiire* .JPomc dbn Txa^*. 

' c* eft un xnoyen plein d* incertitude^ ct de danger.^ 
Que ne diroit-on, que ne feroit-on pour fair k H 

' grievea douleura? 

^ Etiam innooentes cogit moitiri dolor. 
- D'ou il advient, que celuy que le juge a gehenne pour 
' ne le faire mourir innocent, il io fa He mourir et in- 
^ nooent et gehenne. MiUe et miUe en out chBtg/i 
^ leur tefte de fauiles coiifofBom. Entre k.^^quels je 
' loge Philotas , conHderant les circonftances du procez . 
: qu' Alexandre luy iit» et le piogiez 4e ia gehenne* 
Mais tant y a qne eft (dit - on) le moins nial que 
P^umaine foiblelTe aye pu inventer: bien iahuuGui- 
nement pourunt, et Inm innrikarnent a mon ^vis. 



Flufienrs nations moam barbaies en cela que la 

Grecque et la Komaine, qui les appellent aipfi, efti- 
ment horrible et cruel de tourmenter et delrompre un 
hoimne, de la |aute dn^kiel tons eftes eqjooie en 
doubte. V Que peut-ilmaisdevotre ignorance? N*eftes- 
Tous pas injuftes, qui pour ne le tuer fans occaliona 
haj flutes pis que le tuer 9 Qu'il (bit ainfi, vof^^pmr 
Men de fob il 83^30 mienx mottrir fiins lalfon, quede 
palTer par cette information plus penible que le fup- 
plice, et I'execute. Je ne Sijfjt d'otk je tiens ce conte 
inais il rapporte eanctement la cenfcience de noftvelus* 
Ijsce. Une feiuine de village ^ccujbit devani leGene* 

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934 . ..3(6^D«inbe ec^ifificaec 

nl aimie, ghkbdiullider^ un foldat.'poar avoir 

arrache d fcs petits enfans ce pew bouillie (jui luy 
reltoit I ies fiibflaiiter, ceiie aim^e ayant tx)iir. ravage. 
De pireuve il vlj en avoit point. Le^ General apres 
aVoir foiling la femitie,^ de regafder blen a «e qu*dle 
itiTolt, auiant qu'elle ferott coupable de fon accula- 
tion» It elk mentoit: et elle perliftam^ il fit ouvrir 
le Centre aa foklat« poar isi'efcialrdr de la verity du 
laid: eti.i fenime le uouva avoir rairgii* Ck>adaiu- 
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|tt €amfirra9f iu Qutttn i6si, geft. i7i5# ge()lft wlireiHg 
itt t>eit fratii^ftfcfteit ^^rofoilefii Mm erflen 9(aii^. ICu^ fmem 

^deniait reirbc ict) fcdon im fmifteu ^Sanbe utiter b«i ^JroSett- 
fratij^nfcbtT .hi.'!l>eng«bic&te eim ©tcUe ettigerficft habnx, wenu 
^ieft SB3crf iitcf)t til aRer ^^nUeu w^re, fo ungltlcflicl) unt) ^a^ecf/ 
wiMs man el and); wetit§flen^ ehebetii, ium Ecfehidje ffir *?inf4ni 
ger in t)er fra«i8fiff^)eu €vrarf)e niJhlte. 5^<*on »minte mil 
grofjen Sidlettten e&ciften^ reinilen nioralifdyen CJaraFter: uii^. 
beiDe leucfetcn uitocrfennbar au^ feinen tgc^riften iihttaU l^mx* 
• Undf fetHe 9^t(«ropl)trc6eii SSerfe i»erbietifti no(6 immer 9ufmfr& 
fomfcit/ tt11^ empfeblcn M 9hiu ft ffftr barcf? ?9i5rbc mib «n#' 
'iMfb be^ @t9Ui 4ii btmfi ir)rfn MetH^ben ^nbalt ^rnmet* 
frille AiMb fwi mm 9n€^f L^BiUioiiiwi fUks4Bi|« 
llAflim ttib Bc^iiit wec^# veil ef moMbel e«iM^i:lMil 
nan ^erni in unfeni te(tat ««iieni (Eriiebaudlfcififteii «iAt 5r0ct. 
antviftf tab f» man^eili nki^ mani wenn mn M (tof an ticii 
Sitef bfi(t> Ktcftt batiR «i|ttfre|fen envftrtet. IDurct) folgoibcl 
^ovaiH entle^nte StapiUi mM^c ic^ c4 ctu^atf mr|r nicbcr in €t#' 
iaaemag |tt briugej^. ' • » 

QUIUiS SONT LES PAEMIfiAS FONDfilOENa DE 

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Poar remedier a tous ce« maux, c'eft xxn grand a van- 
tage que de pouvoir cointiieiicer rcdocatipii des filki' 
leur phii tendfe enfancet ce pieinier Ige qn'on' 

abaiulonne a des Femmes inf^ircrfetes et quelqueioU 
der^glles , efl pourtant celui ou Te font les impi«(fion0 
ks plus profond^s, et qui par confaquent a im jgaaiA^ 
rappoi t a tout le refte de la vie. 

I Avant que lea enfons fqachent entierement .parley 
M peat lev prepaier k T inftractioii* On troureiai^ 
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irer ce que fiiii F enfiyit .qi:£ ne parle pes enoora. II ap- 

]^nd Line Lan^ue qu' il parleia bitin-tot plus exacte- 
ment^ua ies Ssavaxi^ ne £^uroi^j»t parlet 1^ lan^ues 
aunrtas^qn^ikoiit^itttdifes avec taut de travail Amm 
rtge le|iiiis Ittilir. •Mais qu'eft^'ce qu' appreadre une 
lan^e? Ce n'elt pas reulement mettre dans ia uieinohe 
vn mud nombre de inots;. c* eft epwre» dit Saint Au- 
guftiik,- obbnrer le fens de cbacM^de ces-mots en par* 
dculier. L' enfant, dit-il, parmi fes cris et ies jeux, 
reinarque de quel ob jet c^que -pzxole eft le iigne , il 
h fait taiit&t.iftti coniiderant lea anouvemena natuK^Ia 
des Corps qui touchent, on qoi jnontrent- lea objeta 
dont4>n parle, tantot ^tant frappe par la frequente re- 
l^tBtion da m^me mot fioar ij^nifier -le meine objet» 
B'eft'.viai que le temperament da terVten dea enfans 
leurdonne une admirable facilite pour rimprelTion de 
toutes cea iynage^ hUis ;quell3^Uettiioa d' elprit ne 

bm,T^j^'pomludSB€vcn^€ii^wlu attecher dt^' 
cane i Ton objet? \' 

CoiifidMfiB.,tcnGore*aimbiea dea«et ft^ lea' enfant 
dbeichent ceixk qui lea flattent,- let fu^'cnt ceux qui les 

contrai^nent; cembien ils fcavent crier ou fe taire pour 
avoir ca qu*il$ ibuhaitent; combien ila ont deja d*arti« 
fica et de jaloufie: J'ai v6 , die S^pt J^v^s'^i&usk » v|n ex^ 
fant jaLoux, il ne fQa^^oit pas encore parler, et avec iin 
yiiage pale et de^^eu^c irute^ il i;e|;ardQit TeuCaut 
tettoit avec lui. 



, On pent done compter, que les enfai^s connolf- 
kn^ dea> iors plus qu'on ne.s^ imagine d'prdinaire; ain£ 
▼OU8 pouvez leur donner par des paroles qui feront 
aidees par des^ tons< et des ^eftes, P inriinaiiou d'etre 
aveciea.|»e];ionnes honnetea ec.vcarttieules qu'iis vtnyeal* 
fUi^^^'iVva^ d:/iKt|rea jp«rbniiiavd»mifqnai|^ i|u*ila 

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Affolent en dan^ d* aiaier: ^lifi tous Ipooree enom 
par les dlJbrens airs ^de vftlreviOige, et par le ton de 
votre voix lear reprefeuier avec horreur les gens.^u'ila 
.oat vAs en colere ou dans ^uelqu' autre d^lglement^ 
et prendre les tons les plus doiut avec le vifiige ie piue 
ferein pour leur reprefenlar avec adinijatiou ce ^ails 
ent v4 faire de lai^e et de niodiefte. 

Je ne doane pas ces petifea dioies pour giandes«« 
Mius enfin ces dlfpofitioos iloignees font des cbmmenr 

ceuiens qu'il zie faut pas ne^U^er, et celte maniere de 
prevauir de loin ks enfans a des iuites inlBoiible^ qpi 
fiuiUtentl' Education* 

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Si on.doute enooie dn pouvotrque ces preniien 

prejugez cte Tenfaace ont fur les homraes, on n'a qu'a 
voir combien le Touvenir des chofes ^u,*ou a aimees. 
dans renbnce^ eft encore vif et tonchant dans wi age 
avanci. Si au lieu de donner aux enfans de vaines 
craintes des Fantdiues, et des Efprits, qui ne font qu' 
aioibUr par de ttop giands ebranlemens leur cerveau 
encoie tendre': Sx au lieu de les lai0er fiiivre toutes les 
imaginations de leurs nourrices pour les choies ^^u'ils doi- 
vent aimer ou fuir» on s*attachott a leur donner toft* 
foms one idee aneable du biea, et une idie aAwiifii 
du nial: cette prevention leur factliteroit beautoup 
dans la fuite la pratique de toutes les vertus. Au con* 
traire on leur liit craindre un Fr^tre v^tu do nolr, m 
ne leur parte de la mort que pour les eflErayer, on leur 
raoonte qtie les morts reviennent la nuit fous rfes figu* 
res hideufes: tout ceia n' aboutit qu*a rendre une anao 
lejible H timid6, et qu*.a la prfoccupor contra lea 
mdlleures chofes. * 

€e qui eft le plus utile dans les premieres annlea 
de V enfonce ; c* eft de menager la iante de T en&nt , de 



tacher de lui faire un fang doux par le choix d€s ali- 
meni «t ^ar.vm regime de.vie Ainple^ c'eft cfe r^gia: 
(es repas, en forte qu' il inaTi/»e tou jours a pen prc§ 
aux iiieiues hemes, qcCilmau^e aii^z louv ent a piii- 
]poirtioa ^ Sou. beCoin, t^Mlne indnge point hora des 
repas, pareequeifeft futcliaTger T ellaiiuic, pfsndant 
que la digeftion n'eft pas finle, qu*il ne iuaiige rien iie 
batit gout qui P excite a manoev au dela ii4? fon beloju, 
qui degoiite des atiiii«hs plus con^enables a la (ant^ 
qu'enlixi on tie lui ferve pas frop c!* cliofes differ^ntes: 
»CaT la variety des viandcs qui viennent 1' une aprcs 
r autre, ibtitient Tappetit, apres quele vrai befoin d« 
manger eft fini. 

O qu*il y ^ encore cle ties -important, c' eft de 
laiHer afermir les orua^es, ea ne pieHant point F In- 
ftructiofi, d*6viier tout t€ qui peut alliltner lea paf- 
fioTiin ' iTaccoutuiwer dc^ceiiient 1* enTant a'.e^ire prive 

des cbofes ponr Icsquelles il a teiiioi^ne trop d'ardeur, 
aim quUl li'elpere jimiais d'obleuir choles qrt'ii 

.:S pen que le natorel -des enfaas bat lutott * >n peut 

les rendre ainfi ducile«, patieiis, fermcs, gais et traa- 
^[liilies^ an li^u que & ofiiie^^i^e pr^inier.age^ ib j 
devieniwnt ardens et inqvJels^pour toute leiir vie ; lent 
fan* fc brulc, les habitudes i'e foriuent, le corps en«>re 
ietidre, et V aine qui n'^ encore aiicunc^ pejite vm 
aiiaiu objetf pUentYers ksual, ti<feiAitma«nx4iae 
efpece ^ Tecoiid peche ovi^iel , •qui eft»ia ^uice dc 
iiiilie deifordtes quaxid 'da lont plua giranday t . . : 

Des qu'ils font dans un a<;e plus ^vaiice^ oji lent 
raifon eft toute deveioppeet ii Taut que tbutes les pa- 
toks qu^on lenrdir, femifta leur faiH ianner la ve- 
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tiol»....>Afafiihiai»diUjMaAfel«nripd' aucune feinte 
pouf. 1«9 appaifer. ou pour le.ir perfuader ce qa' otf 
veur.. Par ia pu I^ur wfi^ finefle ,ui B'wibKent 
)««IMM4 il fimt les-ne^er par h a}|ba auunt qu oa 

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- Mais^xaiuiwons cle plus pri» r'4f£8t .4l#i eiifans 
pqarivHir pfos en d^tail.^ qui.leur cdnidenc. La fub^ 
flanoe aeimr cenreatt eft inolle, et eHe fe durcit tou* 
jouTS. Pour leurefprit, il ne rien^i ton^.lof 
eftTiouveau, cette moUelfii AvL<xxw^uMt tmt s'r 
ijwprihie fiKileittent, et laiurprUa de ia nou veaute fait 
qu'ih adiuirent aifement, et qii'iJt "font ^JH^eurieux;, 
ll eftjrim.aairi que cette kittjaidite^ «t «tte'inoireira 
lilt OMU imte i iw^giwdecfaakiir; donne ur^ 
noimibeatKractle «t <limdnucl; d»Ia vJent ceite 
tation dee enfaiis qui ne. pen vent arr^tet^^le^ lifpiltk 
alu^ obj«i|. non piu^^oaipiir corps 4^1 llicyt» lieu. 



V ;^D; hn anjxe cote ks eq&Siine fijachint rien 
penfer, m lairc d'euk mgmes, lis retoarquent tout, et 
lis p«rlent peu, fi on ne les accofitunie a parler biau^ 

le plaifir qu^an veut jolia en fa les gate; oi^ 

ks.accoAtume a hazarder tout ce qui lenr yient4ajti& 
Pfifprit, et k parler de3 chpfes, dont ils n'pnt pas en-^ 
core des connoiifanc^s diftiii'ctpa . il Icur en rafto tout^ 

Jj^-.T^^.^^^'^'J*^ pr^cipiraiioii, el cl« 

diredfes chofes dont ils n'oiit point (I'idees fiJaires^ 
qui fait un tres - wauvaia cacactere d' eforit ' ' " ' 



C« pWfir^n* on Yettt ,tirec-4«i:^Miliifc.pttidhiif 

i^pftde ai«iec€M}4aitece, qifoa^^ totit ce qu'ib 
font, qu OA ks 6coate ayec plaifu*. l^^Uk ^acoodS'' 



n'a point eimre Ipromre h contiadlctton » on tton^ik 

ie» elperances chim^riqutii , • qui priparent des me- 



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fiins qni croycoienc- qu'on parloit d'eux, tciutes let 
fois qu'on. parloit en fecrcL, parce f^u'ils avoieai rc- 
jmarque qU'on i'avoitfait ibuvent. Us s'ima^- 
Boieiit i%* avcAr- en eux^ ^H«n. esctxMrdiiiam et 

d' admirable. II liut done prendre foin dee enfanab 
laiis leur laiiTer voir qu'on peiife beaucoup a euju 
Momtm-lenr quo c^eft^ par. amid6 et par lo belbin 
^oik iJs Ibnt d^Atre rodtoflTea qne votis dtea^tattoiitif a 
lent condnife, et non par 1' admiration de leur efprit, 
CoPtentex- voua do lea former peu a pea Mou lea 
bccafiotif. qvi vieiinent aatoreUement; qnandinAina 
T0U8 ponnrf es aTano»r beaucoup Pefprit d'un en- 
fant, lans le preOar, vau« devriez craindre de io 
lairoy car le danger do k vanite et de la preOonip* 
fSoli ttA toAiours pina grand « que le Vhiit 'dooeo odn- 
cations premalurees qui font tant de bruit* 

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n f^ul'ib contenter do fuivre et d'aid^ la natnie; 
tu oilBma fi^vent peu, 11 ne faut pas les exciter i 
parler, niais conime ila ignoreiu beaucoup de cbo- 
fesi lla out beaucoup do qoelkiona i fidie, iuffi en 
font -lib tHMnfcoap. H fnffit ^de Jeur reponclre pr6d- 
fement, et d'ajoAter quelquefois certaincs petltes 
condpataiilbna . pour rendre plus fenfiUos lea idalrdC* 
fcmena, qu\m dtoit lenr Conner: a^iis jugent do quel- 
que citofe fitiia le bicn I^voir; il faut les embatafler 
par quelque f ueftion nouirelle pour ifua £uiO Xentir 
tainr £m^,. tes lea oaotedw widgmamj ■ ihfann 
tMoif^M ftu*? fiKM apper^evtifr non par des lou- 
anges vagues, maid par .quelque, marque -ofibetive 
d'efti]uo« qu'on lea approuvo bien plua qvmai.ik 

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'Awttapytf A 411* lift dftivuuaideat ce ^a' ife m fipveii^ 
pM» qae qmnd ik dccident le i^mv* 17 eft le ^mi 

Xxuoyen de mettre dans leur efprit avec beaucoup dt 
polifceOe one mode(M^ . veritable , et .un gKUui wepyjf 
pctar>ft (pontelbtioiift qiu fimt llordui^nQfi^KK j^ium 
perfexuies un pea kc\»xxie$* 

Bks qufil paToit qj^e im niba a.«£M^. ^pidftief 
pTOgre89;U £iiit fe fenrtr ^e cep* exp^iienpt paw ]e$ 

pr^munir contre la prefomption; vous voyez, dnez- 
VOM^, que vpus. ^tes .plus Taifonnable main(^oa^]3J: qi^f 
wm^ne,P^tie7 Krai^ift.paj^ Baoft unr,^ y^m 
Terrez encore des chofes que vous n*ete» pas capt? 
ble de voir aujourd' hui. Si Pannee paiTee vouf 
livlez TOuln jager des chofai que Vous Cpves main^ 
tenant, et que tous ignoiiez alorsy tOus w auric* 
mal jugf. Vous auricz cu grand tort de prctendre 
fi^voir ce qui etoit au dela de voire port^ li etk 
•ft de toAme aujourd* hm des choTes qui vcm refteat ' 
a connoitre. Vous venr«&^ un jour combien tos juge* 
mens prefens font imparfaits* Gependant liez-vous 
«ux obnCeils dei perfonnes qui jugent oonmie- vous 
jugerez voos-mftme, quand voiis anm leur 1^ et 
leur experience. 

La Ci^iofiti des enfans eft nn pendiant de h as- ' 

ture qui va conune au devant de 1' inihuction, ne mail:* 
quez pas d^ea profiter: Far exemple a la campagne« 
Us TOf ent un m^oulin* et ils veulent H^oir ce qi|e . 
U fiiut leur montrer oomment fe prepare raliment 
liouTtit rhomme. lis apper^ivent des moiflbnneurs, 
il faut leur expliquer ce qui font: comment on feme 
le bled r et omunent il (e moitlpUe dans k terre. ▲ la 
ville ils Toyent des boutiques oii s* exercent pluHeurs 
arts, et ou Ton vend diverfes marrJiandifrii U ne 



liint jBrniis Site liiiportane de lears demands , #IPflNXt 
• des ouvertutes que la nature vous offre pour facUiter 
P inftractkiit : tithoigaet y {totdre^ifirS'pM' 1b vow 
' iter ttftfetgnem infimfibl^mcfiilf diiiimeif t fe font toutw 
lc« chofes qni fervent a rhomme, et fiiT'lesqueffcs 
zoule \» caminerce* k jpeu ians etude paitkuliart 
jb connoitioiit k bonne maniera de faire toutes cea 
Cbofes qui font de leur niage; et le jufte prix de cha- 
cunc, cc qui eft le vrai fond de Feconomie. <jcs 
connoiibiices ' qYd ne 'Aoirent irfcre lu^piiftifs per- 
£mne, puiscpti^ Umkbndeabebih de ne fe faffltr fiatf 
iromper dans la depenre^ loat prindpalemcpt 
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ant) i»or bet aulgabe von tllontefquifu'd finimtltcfKn ^crfcn 
^cfinbUd&c^/ n)urM(;e^ 5)enFmalf beiti audi iine JcrgUeberuug je^ 
iie€ sj)2cif!erroerf* bcigefugt ift. @rin ^'Jh^ 
th^fif de 1(1 7>fahtp€«t de l* Art , xftVMXvm ix<k%\mtii , nkr u6er^ ' 

trcfflCcb. Jj^icrrtii^ allnti iviir^c man thn i\H ctncn ^Dlanu uom 
fei nffcn ©eff^macf Fcnncu Ion: en , ber be|lo mel)r ^cruf batte^ 

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Souvcnt la furprife viost k Paine de ce qa**elle xfe "pi^t 
concilier ce 4|uVlle voit avec ce qu'elle a yu. II 
y a ea i'.itaU^;i:|^ ^aad, jacM, t^^u'DaappeUe lelac foiff^T^ 
une petite xuer dont les^.bords ne mopjtr^t vieift 
que cle fauvage. A quiiize luiles dans Je lac, font 
deux Ji[(ies d'uft.^uart de luil^ de toui:» .^u* on appelie 
1^ |Pvqarrpinfe|ia» .^m eft», k Utoa ayti» le^ li^ioiur 
monde le plus ench^ntf. L*aine eft ifcbnnfe de ce con« 
tiaTte romanesque, de lappeller avec plaiiir ies merveil- 
iML^ea EMiaiaa^ oui» m^hrn a^nsirpaiQ^paT dae i4chei» 
aijt^s^Nijrs uridaa; M b'Mim 4aiia!imiiaa Mt pMr 
les Fee^ ^. . . : • 5. j • ■ . . 

^ ' TiDtes ks'^eontrafias notUr firappent, hi 
ctldfty m oppdAttofi- iiiell<reiit tmites iet dent': ^ iinli». 

forsqu' mi pe^homme eft anpres d'un grand, le petit . 
f^it paroitre F autre phia.^nJi et le grand AH j^ardti^ 



troiiTe dans toates les betnlCs d'oppofidon, dans tomes 

lea antithefes et Hgures pareilles. Quand Florus diti 
f»Sore et Algide, qui le croiroltl nous onC ete formic 
Mdables: Sttrique et Cocnwol* 6toi«it det FiOTinoatf 
nods rongilfons des Bonlient et ^es Verulkns , maltf 
^ nous en avons driomphe: enfixi Tibur» notre faux- 
n^^omg, Crencfiet oA. jCbat noa m^Uooa de pkiAmoa^ 
wetoiant le Iblat daii roew que nona alliimsAai^M 

Capitole; '* cet autcur dig- jc, noils niontre en uieme- 
tempa lagrandeur deiiome et lapetiteflede fes conuneo- 
camena et Piumneqient porta fur cea detix chofea* 

On pent remafquer idt eomUeii eft grande la di& 

ftrenccdesantithefes d'id^es d'avec les antithcfes d'ex- 
preflion. L'antithefe d'exprefllon nelk pas cachee; 
cdk d'ideea Feft; I'lme a toujoora 1^ mime habits 
1' autre en change comma on veut: Pune eft Tariee^ 
1* autre aoiu 

Le memc Florus, en parlant des Sami^tes, dit 
que lattrs Tillea fuieat tellement detniitea qa* U eft dif- 
ficile de trouvcr a pr^fcnt le fujet de vingt-quatrc tri- 
omphes; ut non facile appareat materia quatuor et vi- 
gmti trimnpbaniin. . £c par les m&mes parolea qof 
n^iquent h deftructlon de os people* il fidt roir k 
gundeur de Ton courage et de fbn opiniatretl, 

. . Lmque nens voulans nous empediar de rice; 
Ml^e m i»flbtible> i aanfc Am oantnaAa qi«^,«^ mtie 
la fituation o« nous fommes et eelle oii fKMia dan^ lions 

Atr^: de nieiue lorfique.nQus voyons daas un vi(age un 
flsand .dfifant A .cosxuiom vw ariamrHftmi 'tBaa'4aBaiul nai« 
aoua rio&a a cauTe que nma jyagroiMl ^«otitiafi% 
^vec led autres traits du vifage , ne doit pas etre. Ainfi 
lesGontraftes foot Qiulie dgs deUuts aufi^.b^ qjiks dqs 

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b^ut^fl. Lorsque nous voyons quMIs font fans rtifon, 
qu*il8 relevent ou eclairent ttn autre tid4£aut» ik font 
fpmiiB iafhwiiens de la iaidanr, laqnella*. Icnrsqu'elle 
^ons frappe fubitement, peut exciter une certains joie 
clans notre ame et nous faire rire. Si notre ame ia re- 
^de comiiie itn inalbear dam la parfonne qui la poP 
fade, elle peat aicdter la pitii: R elfe la regarde arec 
I'idee de ce qui pent nous nuire, et avec une idee de 
comparaiTon avec ce qui a contame de noua emouvoir 
et d*exciter nos difira» elle la w^gkxi6 avec im fenti- 
mentd^averfion. ' ' ' - 

De mtoe dans n08 penfiSes, lorsqu* elles contien- 
uent une oppoildon qu^ eft contre Ip bon leoa, lor^que^ 
K^Ofifolkk^ et nroaver^ elj^ 

ne plaifent point et font un dCEftat» paycequ'elles ne 

caufeiit point de rarprifc; et fi au contraire, elles font 
trop recherciiees» eUe§ ne plaifent pa^ non plus. II 
i^at ifue danis iin oiavrttge cm lea f(9nte paice qu'eiies 

nt , ct non pas , parte qu on a vouln les montrer ; car 
pQur lora I4 furprile ne ^iibe que lur la fottire de 
Pantahn . - • 

Une dea diofes qui nous plait le plust c*eft le 
. naif; mala c*eft auffi le f^Ie le plus difficile A atttaper : 

U raiToii en eft qu*il eft precifemejit entre le noble et le 
bas ; il eft li pr^s du bas, qu'il eft trea di&oila l^e cotojret 
^jpni^a Iaii9 y tomber. 

. LeajQtuiM^emoifttMiooniuique Ip mliqu f«l Ca 
chante le plus facdlement, eft la pliiat diAal* f.OMah 

pofer: preuve certaine que nos plaifirs, ct Tatt qui 
no^s les donnei* rpnt^entre certain^ limits 

*I -A voir las Vara 4fi Cornel He fi pompe»x» et ceun 
^Raaixief^iiafeinrebt m nodaadimifcTta^ i|iie Gov* 
neiy#4faiY«iUM fiidlement et lbcifii^ paiiML 
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3(6^b(lnbe .|6<Ht(leil(r. 

uue choCe faite pour lut <, tt qui eft a £a portete. 

Les idefes qiii (ii pr^fentent aiix gem qui font: ttai 

clevees et qui ont ua graxid er|>rit, font ou naive^, ou 

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uobjes» oulublimes. ' \ ' ' 

Lorsq^'une cbp^<? nous eft montree avec des dr- 
GOnftaace^ 0|i cfefi. a^eApires , qiij I' ^^grand iileut, cela 
aoiispjiicdt nobler .^c^la fe fent furtout cl^m.les compa- 
Taifonsy ou ]'esprit, dpit t«u jours g^gner et jamais per- 
dre: car elies doivent toujours ajouter quelque ckdle, 
faire voir la chofe plus grande, ou, 6'ii nea'agitpasde 

Ifedonnerde garde deniontrera rameun rapport dansle 
feasy car elle fe le feroit cache » ii eiie i'-avoit decouveit 

. Comnie il s'agit de montrerdcs chafes finies, Taitte 
^iine mieux voir cpiupaier une nianiere a une m- 
niere . une action a une Action , qu' une chofeanne 
chofe, comme un li^ros a un lion, one fenune a us 
^ftr^, et.un hoiniue legqr a un cerf, ' , 

'Michel- Ange eft le maitre pour donner de la no- 
14^^ ^^ua fes fujeta» Dam £on fam^ux BacbuSiil 
xie fait point ooiluue lea peinrtres deFIandre, quiaqoi 
inontrent une figure toiiibaute, et qui eft, pour ainfi 
^ire » en Pair. Cela leroit indigne de la luajeft^ d*UQ 
ibieu. 11 le peint ferine fur fes jambes; maia il Ini 
donfie fi bien la gayete de Pyvreire» et le plaifir avdr 
cdiiler la liqueur qu' il verfe dans ik. COupe» ^u'lln'ji 
riemt.de ^admirable. ,[ * . * 

'* Dans la pailion qui eft dans laGalerle de Florence, 
il t feint la Vierge deboat» qui regarde fon iila cniciB4 
fansdouleur, fimapitiey ians regiet,. fans lannes. D 
la fuppofe Inftruita de:ce grand my ftere , .^t |)ar- la » lu^ 

faU, (outciH9;aTaaenuiri#ir le fpn^ciaiito de cM^ mofU 

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' II n'y apoint d'ouvra^e de JVIw'i^el - An^e, oii il 
11 ait mis quelque chofe de noble. On trouve ciu grand 

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Jules Romain, dans fa charabre des gcans a Man* 

tone , ou il a repr^fente qui les foudrO}^e, fait voir tout 

lea-dieuxeffrayes: tims lonon eft aupr^s de Jtipiter; 

«lle Uii numtre» d'un air'aflhre, un g6ant. Cur leqa^ 

il faiU qu'il lance la foudre; par- let il lur.donno un aic 

«le.gfiaadeuT ^ne n'ont pas ica aotres Dieux; plus ila 

feme ^res de lupi(er fim iU font raffaris: «ela eft 

"blen naturel: car daris nne bataille, la frayeux ceife 

fuipxaa da c«iui i^m a ile Ji'avantage 




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tnmfi hai 2)etttrAe ftkrfeif tg. (C^it aOnn 9le<|t trfllrt 

J^TOutf^rtcr fetffe fletne ©cfiirift f&t mtn febr fc^l^bawi 55ci< 
liag itir 5?tpralp()ilofoi?Mef fiefitRni^ in fciner Mrjc, utiMuterf 
•tAtt'd oon ©cbalt. 2>enn w«r ©erfaffert 3r»€cf, OnfU^' 
«ttt) ^aaf ttttfcr^ ^€fc&mac!^f ntifcr^ ^ergRt^gentf uab usjm 
9f!fc^ft(i/ |tt uttterfnc^ii# uut) bat)itr<f) i^bct He game menfl^ 
lic6c Sflatur beffcrc SlufWlflffe |u gekn; unt bicf t# i^ra lUidi 

fO^enfc^ fetne maQre (sniUffclidfdt in tnWMhun<^ f^aW' 
te» lit fttcbeti fiitoiK id^et er »on bent ®uten un^ 
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Me IBifCleHer fele M M Mil iweAnSflieii flAMnct i|M j 
JMfte ite(eii (affen f m M M £e(eii ttngetiel^m iu mAtaif 
sut bimft etle ^ittaFert |tim ftememen iBeft^n leiiutrates. 

DU PLAISIR ATTACHE' A ACCOMBUSSEr 

MENT,DE NOS DE\ OIRS EN VERS LE& 

autkes hommes. 

Si nous voulons nmplir urns im Avoirs envenki 
•Htm homines, foyons juftes et Uan-laiGiiia. La Mo* 
rale nous rordoxme: la Th^orle des Ibntimetis noitf 

L' injufiicet ce principe £atal des maux dit psat 
hnmain, n*afHige pas fenlement cenx qui en foniki 1 

victimes ; c*efi: une forte de ferpent qui commence par 
dechirer ceiui qai le porte dans^Ion £buu £lle preod | 
milflaim iMM Kwiditi des riGhefles on dans csUe d» | 

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jboimeurs, et en £ait f^rtir avec elle uxi germe d* Inqui^ 
€tude et de chagrin*, X«' homnM inju% (b fiatut^il 
d* ^chapper k la Tengemce dea honnnpa oa a la juftioi 
de Dieu; il devroU loujours fe troaver k plaindra da 
placer la, perfection ou Ion bonheur dans une poUet- 
Am chanaelante d'objeta» dipendana dm, capiica ^-aiir 
krai et da I'empiia de la fominft 

. Non feulamcnt 1' oigueil et I' 'miMt aibnriBena 
liotra bonhear a des FliUEuiiSea etrangeret » maia aftooni 

en faiE^nt uiie forte de guerre fccrcttei tont ce qui noiis 
anvironne; ils jeitent daps nos coeuxa dea femcncea 

m 

dTunefaaine geii6rala, cty aSfoiUi&ntteltoaffiMt.c^ 
les de la bienveillance et de Famiti^. Au contraire, 
aft* on aJQLranciu da cea pai&oiia lujulles» on voit lea 
aiam hommia daa auimea yenx dnt on asvibga lea 
Jfitoa d* one Tia^la; le 'coenr fidt poiir ainaer , t& 
porte ^lors tout enticr par Ion propre poidjj a ia bieit- 
veiUince tst k i'ainUie. Or a'il ell vrai ^lai ti^ut monh^ 
^ameift de UeiiTidllanoe fait un pUlfir^ que la trfiftBflIk 
meme foit acoompagnee d* une douceur fecrutte des <fue 
la bienveillance y domine^ que tout mauvement d» 
liaiaa et da ^temble fok oaa douleur; noflra boohanr 
lera toujotna d^autant plus complatat plnaTolida, <iv» 
BOtre la^on de vivre fem plus de nature a porter daoa 
hf coittJp dea moiiiraaieaa da Ipiaavaiikzice, €tA ea, 
fcartar tcmt monvanctti^ ttoaUe at da Jiamau 

L'kabitude de la jullica «t de la bienv^lkuMa fat . 
now fand bearaiix, prlncipaletneitt par*Mi noiTNh 

metiS c!e nolr^ coeur, nous le rend auiTi par les fenHrn^^ 
«u*aUe iafpire a ceujt qui aious approchent. 

L'auteurde k Nature, aLtentif a nous pourvoir da 
Umk las gouts utiles a optre conservation » iiouaam- 
pVli^(Nitt«iiMtaakal^^ lAeimiMM^ 
fird^i <eli2id'eH fttra €raiat|ftcelttid'an«t£reaime. i 

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' ' Dans titik ^ri^ , qill t Tuitraiit les. lurs&con^ 
felteflf, |^tlfdM4 l*€ubliiEeiiiei#tdM Lobe, il eOsitfto 
jinportant, ct par confequent phis agreable, d'etre 
craint que d' etre aiiue ; paicei^cie coalre des homBics 
que I'ainbitiaii Ott Y interet armeroit conM BOtw, k 
crainte eft iine barricre plu6 puillani€ <]ue la reconaoil- 
lance* AuiFi pour les Souveraiiifi, qui ibiit les uos pat 
raport auK autrea : dana M . tot iie UbertI , «ft- il plus 
Aatteur d*dtre redotiU des Ftiiffaaces voiilnea qued'ea 
€tre aiiii4 H n'en eft pas aiiiA des partkuiiers; Ie$ 
Iaux v^yient a la, a)n(ejrvaUan 4e leura biena« kur 
kmuielir,- de kur perfomiA. quoi leur eft-ilatlle 
d'etre ciaint? Mais il leur eft important, ei par con- 
sequent a^eable* d'^lie aunes« .^JU'amour obtteiUde 
ceux qui aooft e^»n)mient^ £i>|iY«n|t dea texy^jcm elfaK 
tiels « et toufoturs uae taiijp centmtie d'^gards plus flit- 
teurs qne les fipr vi^es. Si I'on a dit de la louajige, qu* 
di^ itoic pol|r«fel^iill qui elle.s'adreIIoit, la pli^ n^ieable 
abe loutea lea Mufiqnea, an peut diie de m^e, qoll 
a*e(t poi^t rpei^Uck plus d<}ux,£ii£ u^lui le vojr 

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"* • Or ce fpectacle flattenr, c^eft a la juftice et k k 
bienveiUance a notis le preparer. L'orgueil et i' io- 
jumce ne peiivent ft imntier W4e^ .« Jf«fev>t 
ivt m^pris', is* ifa font tfdeompagnes de MMefer 
Tobjet de la haine, s' ils font joints a la puiiraiici Ilf 
^hUSbmi: moixe £61kiie fur les vukitB de celie 
Maia kTepfta* en ipondliant notxe bonheur a.vec ^ 
fies autres homines, failde iiotie bieu perfoimel, IT 
bien' commu^ Jt^epns-en^par l'int£ret qu oi^ pr^ 
aux hoimnea yertueux, que la TragWe fak revVi 
fur.nos thSatiea. ' t 

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fxiflibl^ <l6 r^uffir long - temtf a la wostfer o& tBd 

n' e(l ]>a5 : le vrai mojen de paroitre juTte et bienfaifaiit; 



Imaglnons prifient^ment un homme qni faai dlii 
tou^'censT qiiile coBztoi&Qti les htiSe^ fon tour. Totia 

led objets qui s'offifTont a fes ycux, feront affli^eans; 
torn lea mouiremens qui s^eleveront dans fon^coetir; 
liront doulonreuic. Tel eft appareimnent Tetat de €e^ 

iionimes inroiMmez dont le rocur eft livr^ datts les en- 
fere d r habitude <ie la liaiiie ^x. de ]'injuftice« qui a fait f 
id baa leur cAwi^ at tominenc^ J^tr-fuppiice. 



Imaginons au ccmiraii^ iin hoiuinc jiifie et biciw 
faifant, qui aime et eitime de tous ceiix cjni Pappro- 
tlxentt fie viire 4tte'p6uT des liioi'iV^^em de bienveil- 
lance; tons lea objets'^ui s*o!Frir06f: Si (eB ;^eux^ hn jei 
font agreables. Tous les'nionveinens qui s'elevertint 
dana fon coentr, fetoht dea plaifirs. .' Tel eft Tetatdii 
eea*hoiiunea lmireux,'dom le coebr eft liVie dans le 
Ciel a P habitude de la bienveillance , qui a faitici-bas 
lettr vertUy et combienck leur r^compeufe. ' 



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nieM dft ploawefiir lit Ibm^ y/imiidifMMr fae 
iaiMaaeiit in jaftr oa qrarGutemanr pirn « failantr £iitr^ 

cies deux extremes eft mie Mer iiuaienfe oii flottent ta 
pliipart des hoinmes. Ila appiochaiitid^autant plus l« 
GOiubie du malheur que le ooeur eft plua Uvrt a la 
haine; mais plus'il Peft H la bi«a*Veinaiice; pitta ila 
toudientalaparfaite-felicit^ u . v»r 

% ISaia . commote jaoua de^xMtee de liair quiconque 
aMiia4ttaque»d#iiaai» bifM)6iiAaiia«siecieffipufiatMivt 

^ L'entreprire eft rana.doute diffictte. ^' Maig qitoi de pln» 
Dficei&ure gue^ii'eUj^ Jmueu? at;pou>m l'etie«^^ 

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$^2 iih^anMnt)t B<f}xiUi^iSin. 

I'on^ouvre Ion toma a fai haine? SCfW^ aniH in^- 
afenx a k gsoGote^ ^*aa Teft pour PoriliiiMre ii ki 
fafttBer. 

Si ceux dc qui nous plaignons n'ont eu a notrc 
l^ard qu'mie conduiie appuy^e £m de tonnes railbna, 
pourqnoi Its hur puisqa'iit font leb quit nous «iiffioiie 
erdi devoir dtve en paretllfes cunooaftmcesf Si eft in- 
juftement qu*ils nous attaquent , lis font ^ plaindre de 
porter en eux un principe certain de rej^rets et de don- 
ieur, *Ce fimt dee malady qm i$m leinr 66vt9 ehaade 
crojent le guerir en blelTant ce qu'ils rencontrent« De- 
fendom-nouB contre leur rureur; mais ne nous en pu- 
niflbm point noua-mibuest par des xnouvetnena qui 
portent te tioalile daift nolie miflu 

Outre las fentiniens d' hiunanite qu'on doit a tons 
lea hanuMA^ 11 y a.^es devoirs particuliers qui reful- 
gent des cifconAmces oA la Natytre et la fortune ^noua 
ontplaeas** Hs fe4r«dttilent A nous oonduire enrers nos 
fuperieursy nos egaux, nos inf^rieurs, nos prochei^ 
de ja^^on a faive de&rer a tous oeux quifont dans depa^ 
Te&les drconbanoes » qu'on a leur 6|;ard nne paiettit 
conduite. L'accompliirement de ces davTnrs eft dou^ 
de.aaiiuea nous aiiluzer i'eihmcy TaSecfcion et la con- 
fiance de tous eenx'f tti mms enirinmneiit* et k repe^ 
4tufe en nous , per « cnKtttve-coup beureux I des len^ 
ioneos de biejaveiilance^ . " r 

De tous les devoirs que xious mfpknt nos diSo* 
rentes fiailbns» il n*en eft point qui paioiirent pins an- 
delFus de la nature huinaine, que ceux de la parfaiie 
amitii. Kile nous ordonne de renoaser en faveur de 
jMeeuttaiios^insMA^lesplnsdM leiiii 
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jque, dans la nmiwerceF. «le -i^Mntiili ^ il y avoit phia k 
Pf^t^i^k gainer; et que c'etoit une extenfi^fi da 
nbiis - me^ep,^ =q»ii nous expofoit d la niiRre, W 

; Il.ftie Jfehable que jitfet aihii, c'eft agrioitt li' 
piiil fin ce de r amour. Telle rdU: eft la vertii uiagiqae ; 
parrmt&ret qiie prennent (iter parfaits amis i^^^iyjj^ . 
louche » ieurs biej^a le multfpUent, leac8'iilaiix:<fatt>J 
blent i* an;^kiltit , el? jus^ues Aiiis leur trHieire riilttiielltf ^ 
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t^n unt)Mi«fl(tc6en eiiHiuf t)efre(l«lf ' mif fHnr iMM «l 

Hamationen m^tt M gefeUige £eben/ pe tiide ISuMflunjt'u 
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Mttre 21u^WUe wibcr bie ^t)tlofopl)Cti , 4inb fdbt nH^er bie Sirii^ 
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D£ LA MONAACHI£. 



j^uqu'id nous avons conlldere le Prinoe conune unt 
perftNuie morale et collective, unie par la force deskiix 
et I depolltahne dane F^tat de li puilTaace executive 
Nous avons imincenant a cooiklerer cette puiiTance 
rfoaifieatitt iea laiaiiaa d^une perlbnne natureUe, d*mi 
hommm reel , qm flml alt dit^t d'en ^Ufpofer felon b 
loix* Ce^ ce quou apfelle un Monarque ou uuM* 

Tout au contraire des autres adinimftntioiiSf 
miterecoUectif repr^fimfea un indlvida^ dantcrik-o 
un Individu reprHenM im 4tm collet; en finte qoi 
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tein{i^ i:|2i6, mite ph>^ilque , dam laqu«Ue tomeg, lea 
coltes qu« b loi reanU datis Ptutre avec 'taiit 4*<flfor^ 
fe trauyettt naumUement feunies* 

Ainfi la volont6 dupeuple, et la volont^ du Prince^ 
et la fqrce pubiique de TE^t, «tla force partioyier^ 
du Gouyeraement, tout ri^ tons 
les< reilbiftd cle la machine but dans la meine main^ 
iout marche au uieme but ; il nj a point de iuouv«« 
inend opppKs qui d'entre-d^tmifent, et Toil ne peut 
Inuginer aucune forte de conftitntion dam laquelle un 
moindre effort proLluife une action plus coniid^ble* 
Archimede alTis tranquillement fur le rivage et tirant 
Cfixks ipeine a flot un gra^' ratireaa, me rtpriirente un 
Monarque haliile gouvernant de fon cabinet fes vaftes 
£tats et faifaat taut mouvoir en paroiHant immobile 

Mais a'il n'jjr a point, de gouverncmeuC' qui ^ 



cuHefr6**Mp!iis d*em|^re et ddmine plus air§meht Icb 
autres: tout marche au meine but, il eft vrai; 
ce but n'eft point celui de k felidte pnblique, et H 
force inAme de i'adminlftvfttii^ touiiie ISmi' ceUe au 

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Les Hois veulent etre abfolus , et de loin on. 

crie que le meiUeur moyen del^^tne eftdefe faiteairaec 
de.teita peufiles* Cette maxime eft tr^s belle, et 
m^me tres vraie d certains egards. Malheureufeiilent 
on s'en moquera toujours dans les cours. La puiflance 
4pn Vient de Pamour dea peuptes eft fani doute ia plus 
grahde; ixitSs elle eft prlcaire et conditionelle, jamais 
les Prino^ ne s'en contenteront* Les meilleuK Koia 
veHitni pottToir itxt mifAmuh^^H ham pkjf» fmp.fcflbr 
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plus grand hitcr^t «ft que le peuple foit BotUTant, mm- 
hrevLx, redoutaWe; fiivent tris biea que 'cela 

pas vrai. Leur int6ret perfonnel eft pTemiercment que 
le peuple Xoit foible » mifierable, . et qu* il ne puiiTeja- 
nuis leur vefifter. Tavoue que, luppolant lea fajcu 
loiijours paiiditement foumis, i*interetdu Prince feroit 
alors que le peuple fut puilTant, a fin que ccttc puif- 
lance etant h ^tane^ le rendit redouuble a fes roihis; 
mais coniine oet int6rk n'eft que ficondaire et fubor* 
donne, etque les diipofitions iunt incompatibfles , ildt 
natUTel que ies Princes donnent toujours la preierenoe 
ii la maxime qui leur eft le plua iimu^iatemept mile. 
Ceft ce que Samuel reprefenitoit fbrtemeiit aux.H^ 
breux; c'eft ce que Machiavel a fait v^^ir avec evi- 
dence. £n.feignaiir. de donner des le^ns aux Koix, il 
eh a donne de graiides aiix peuples* Le Prince dt 
^lac-^iyr^aftl^ livre des xepi^bli^ixis *) ' . • . 

. I^onii.ayqns.trouve par les rapporU j^nlraux> que 
la Mopi^chie n>ft conv^nable qu'aux granda £Ui.Ui> ct 
xipu§ le trouvons encore en l*exarainant en elle-m^mfc 
Plus If^niiuiftratiopi publique eft nombreule, pluslc 
rapport da prince aux fujeta ,diminue et a'api»roc)ie(le 
I'egalir.e , en forte que ce rapport eft nn ou Pegt- 
UiJt Jaeme dans la democratic. Ce meme rapport 
migaoeais k xnefoxe que le gouveinenaeufc le rei- 

♦) MacHiavel c'toit un honnSte homms et iin bon citeyeo; i^^i^ 
attach^ 4 la raaiion de Mtdicis. 11 croit force, dans I'op* 
predion de fa pacrie , de deguiier ion amour pour h iiberrl. 
Le chpix feul de ion execrable Heros mtnifeRe fl^Tc^ 
|d ten don lecrctte , et Poppofidon des maxinie& *de Ton livri 
^ Mdkct 4 oeUcs de fiw diibeurt liiv Titt -live tt fim Ni- 
Ibliada SlaiMMCt d£montre que oe proMdtfolei^M^ j'* 
«a juequ't^iiqua des ledeurs fupetidelji ou ^ot^HV** t 
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;. etil eft dans frtn maxuaum quancl le gouver- 
. netneiit ^ft dans les mains irun/feuL ' Alors il 
fe trotive une trop grande difbnce entre le Prince et le 
peuplc, et TEtat manque de liaifon. Pour la roniier, 
il fautdonc des ordres interniediaires; ii faut des Prin- 
ces « des Grands J de la Nobleile pour les remplir. Or 
rien de tout cek neconvient a un peiit Eut , que rui- 
nent tous ces degr^« 

Maie fe'il eft difficile qu'un grand Etat foit bien 
g0^veme» il Telt beaucoup plus qu*il foit. bien gou- 
Yerae pat un feiil, honame : etchacua lalt ce qu' arrii^ 
qiiand le Hoi fe donnedes fubftituts» 

Un dlfaut eHendel etineviuble; qui mettm 'tovb 
fours '4e' Gonvemement xnonarcbique au - deflbus da 

r^publicain, eft que dans celui-ci la voix publiqu^ 
n* ^leve presque jamais aux premieres places que des 
hommes edairts et capables,' qui les rempUlfait avec 
honneur; au lieu que ceux qui y parviennent dans les 
monarchies » ne ibnt le plus fouvent que de petits 
brouillons» -de petits fripons, de pttits intrigans'» X 
qui les petits talens qui font dans les Couts parveniv 

^ aux grandcs places, ne fervent qu* a monirer au public 
lear ine^ltiey auiH-tot, qu'ils 7 font parvenus. Le 
peaple fe trompe bien moins fur ce choix que lePrince ; 
et un homrae d*un vrai nuji iie eft presque auffi rare 
dansle miniftere, qu'un (bt a la tete d'un Gouverne- 

- ment repnblicain. AnffiU qvand^par quelque h^imusi; 
hafard, un de oes hbmmea nes pour gouvemer» prenyl 
le timon des a£^4iiI05 dans une luonarchie presque abi* 

, mee par cescas de )olis x4gi&uis». on eft tout (iirpris 
des veAboroes qu*Il trouire et cebi fidt epoque dana', 
jun pays. 

Four qd* nn Etat monaidiique pAt etre bien gon- 
xeiuQf il &udroit qu« la grandeur ou Ion. etCNodue fAt' - 

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nMuie tux fiicultea de celui .qui gouverM* H eft plm 
irffe de oonquerir que de regir. Avecun levier fuflibnt^ 

d* un doigt on peut ebrarder le monde ; mais pour le 
iimteair, il faut les ^paules d'Hercule. Pour pea 
qu'nn Etat, felt grand » le prince eft presque toujoart 
trop petit. Quand au contraire il arrive que I'Etat eft 
^op petit pour Ion Chef» ce qui eft tres rare , il tUta- 
core mal go uvei n l, patoe que le Chef, fuivwttou* 
jours la grandeur de fes vnest oublie lea intrudes 
peuples , et ixe les rend pas moina malheureux pic 
Fabua dea falens qu'il a de trop» qu'un Chef borne pv 
le defiint de ceulc qui lui uianquent. II faudreit, potn 
ainfi dire, qu'un royauine 6*etendit ou fe reflenat a 
chaque rc^e felon la port^e du Prince, au lieu que les 
talena d*an 5^t Mymt dea mefiures plus 6xea, VEm 
peut , avoir des bomes confiantes, et fadminiftcatum 
n*aUer paa moins bien* 

Le plus fenGble inconvenient du GouvemameDt 
d'un feuly eft le defaut de cette fucceflion continueile 
qui forme dan^ les deux autres une liaifen non inter* 
Tompue. Un IVoi inort, 3 en faut un autre; les ebo» 

tions laiiTent des inter valles dangereux, elles font ora* 
geufes ; et i UKiins que lea citoyena ne foient d*un det 
Jnt^efiement, d*une int^ite que ce Gouvememest 
ne co m porte gueres , la brigue et la corruption s'en 
lent II ell difficile que celui a qui Y £tat a*eft vendu, 
,iie le vende pas d Am tour, et ne fe d^onunage jm 
Ibr lea foiblea, d« Taif ent ^e lea pitillana faii out ex- 
torque. Tht on tard tout devient venal fous unc pa- 
rellle adininiitration, et la paix dont ou jouitalors iooi 
lesBoia, eft piie, que le disosdve dea luteiregiias* 

Qn'a-t-en fait ponr.ptevenir cea mauxi On^ 

lendn ks oonronnes hfaeditftires dans certaines 

lea, et Ton a etabli un ordre de fucceOSon qui fti^^ 

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Jiiiinifbation fa^e, el qn'on a iiiieux aiiil& 'ilAjtwr el'i* 
YOir poii^ Qi^fd detf ett6^iffl^, dltoOii^,' iHdMf- 
cillesV 'qbe ^a^avoir 4<^diTpitler' (nr 1e hbtk 
TOTS. On n'a pas confid^re cjii'ien s'expoGRitt j^fifi aux 
ruqaes rahernati^' , 011 met ^ ptes<}it^ * touted les 
cBjinbM c6iitr« foi. Creidft^aiiidl ti«d«itaC»^^ 
tla j'eune Denis, a qui fon pere ca lui rcprochaiflt rmt 
action, ^honteuie, dilbit: t'ea ai: je donnt Texepiple? 
Ahl sepondit le filSy ' v^ti^e P^e n'^it jlaa KoiT 

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beauooup de peine , a ce qu'uii dit, pour ectfergjier aux 
jmnes JE^inc^s Tart de. gfigncr; il »e paroit pa8> qn^ 
c^ttt. MiilMtaoi> louT pvofitft > Qiiileraft'liniQilui <!» i^xiiKit' 
mencev- par leur enfei^ner Tavt d' oMiV.: Let pktt 
granda Rois qu' a»t celebrea T hsOioiBet n^onC j>oiBt ete 

•)*nMlis^ inohks qu*iipr«ii Kalfoir ' trop apprifey /4t4|iiViA 

acquicrt »ireux enobeiflaut (jai'cii rominandant. Nam 
utiljiB-inus idem ac breviffiiuus bonaruiUL xualaruinque 
^erum ^delectus, co^tare quid ant mltiiris 2dh alio^ 
pnncipWaat vohierfs. (u) ' * ' 

1 Una fitile da^ ea d^aii« d^ eohfrenca» all Tuipsi^ 
iUnce du Gouveineuieat royal, ^li Te r4gUnt tantot 
fttruaplm 0fc.taiit6t Imb mmvutra^ iellMi la cjHMctera 
da PriMa quiTCfha oUfdes gena qjtl regnatit.fWr luit 

jje peiit avoir long temps ua ohjet fixe, ni una con- 

duitaicofiCi^aeiua;. variaUoi^.<lui vep4 tpuj^^.V^^^^ 
Botunt de itoaxuue en maxiiuar d« ftq^ en pro|et; 

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.^t qoi.n'a pas lieu daof les autr^a Gon vern^iueni • ou 
fen^riyic y ^ phiB d% tuh dans itneiSowt iiyt 

plus de fagefle dans unScnat, et que les Republiquci 
yQutivi^prs fin^ par yues plus conftaat^ et mieiwc 

fBB py^duit- una dans PEtat; la maxime cominufiea 
t0U8 le^ ,piiniftres , et prefque a tous les Rois , ^tant 
fie psmdre w loute cho(e le cxmtrfpieii de Imi pre- 

' jbe cette in^me incofierence fe lire encore la foln- 
tion d'un fophisme tres familieraux politiques royaux; 
ci'elliioic* iaulemeat^e cdmpaier le Goavcmeineiit dvil* 
•u GpuTememefiK dMneflS^me* et lePittiice au pere de 

famille, erreur deja refntle ; mais encore de donner libera- 
lement a ceMagiitrattoutea lea.vertus doat il aurait be- 
, Ibin, et de fappoler taonfilufft qlte ie -Prinoe e&tU qvi% 
deyrok itre: fuppofiden I Keide de laquelle le Goa?«F- 
nement royal eit evidcmmcnt preferable a tout autre, 
paxce qu'jl e&inccmtefiablemeiitie plaa fort ; et quepoor 
Acre Jiuflile teeilleur il ae Ini manque qu'tlne^volonl^ 
de Corps plus conforme a la volonte generale. 

Mais fi, felon PiaM?AiCx)> le Koi par nature eftim 
peribnnage li rare, oombiea defois.la nature et Jafor* 
tune oonoouTon^eUea a le couronner; et It redootlon 

royale corrompt neceflairement ccux qui la recoiventi 
que doit - on efplrer d*une fuite d'hommes Aleves pom 
yegnerf' C'eft done Wen* vonlohr a'abuler, <ped« 
cenfondre le Gouvemeinent ro^al avec celm dtui 

bon Roi^ Pour voir cc qu'eft ce Gouveraement en 

liu-miiiie, ii faut le confideier fona desVkincei bome* 

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^ ' €^ difEcuItes tk'ont pas ecbapp^ a nos Aut^im^ 
tsiais lb ne font Mint embamUBb, \ Le v-emede <^ 

inauvais Hois dan$ la colere, et 11 les faut fupportear 
Mmiue des cbaciu&eos du del. Ge dlacoim eft edi# 
fmiity fans doute; maia je ne Eiia all ne coiiviendroit 
pa^ ijiieux en d^aire que dans un livre dc politique, 
Qvie^ ^ire iiieclicin qui yj^Qjffn^ des miracles , et 

d^iit^ toot l*a(rt eft d^exborttr (m aniade a la patiineet 
Ofi 'fait Mfm qu^ f«9^« fooffirir un mdnvaie GouTerne^ 
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itnterten aBbanbelttNof ' 6c6rtfit|leOerit fetnrf ^atm. ^ie&i^ 
ft|^/i9€f4efilfrheii m<rrMf(^ i 

fM eWl Ntftab«ief^.f rsiiil>te« 
ilm ^leitot qM(|S|t lie on^^^ 0r^eii £e{fr. Ite 
ctfle Wm\ bterer ^d^riften l^at bur(6get)etib^ bte ^rrtmbfi[b«ft 
|«m ®e0etiflant>ei beren €igcnfc6aften uub Srmeifunflcn na* bet 
fjerfcfetebmbett bcr £rtciWP«Mltniffe, ©tdnbe uub 9(Uer, un^ j 
aac^berei^n fo mr^tebeuen Tlaturibrer QueUen nnb ^miifei ' 
tern \>^x^m^m mcrbeu. Sol9^i|he| ik^Mirtatei Ufdnittl^ 

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Je crois avoir dlja clit dans quelque endroit de cct ou. 
mge que les hommes retir^ft et (hidicux etoient plui 
pTOpr0 aT^uratie que les ftiiftres. D*4pras ce pdndpc^ 
3 y a pas de donte que ce ne foil chet les Sqavam 
qu'on doive irouver les ainis les pl^ parfaits ; auIK efi- 
ce'psrmi eox qu*on an trpuve las modilea^ las plm ao* 
complies Les fiedes pafles noiisi^ ont fenrns pli» 
cVexcmple que le noire: les vraisS^aransetoientmoiiu 

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On mc dim, fims doute^ que parnu lis querelles litttraires, 
cdles des r^f vans font les plus vives et les plus opinilitTes; 
que ngs Bibltorhcques fonrpletnes ds Libelics les plus diift' 
mans ct desiu}ttfeslcs plusgroQievM) monaoMns feindaleux 
de la home de plufieurs f^vaos da praaicr otdret msb ^ 
ques excepdoas fur aat regie prssque genccak ae doivoit 
|its dllrttke les principes que ]*ai Itablis; ec 1^ amid^ aulfioett* 
bre que coaftanie desgens les plus iUudres dans les icieiiccfi 
doit nous fairc aiftmcnt oublier ccs cmpruntcs de I'fcs* 

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ran Anuae fort pm m, dhi;' GM^.tMH* 

jiies illuftres etoient d'aiitant plus refpectls, qu' ils no 
proHituoiejat poiac la fcience en ^voulant la nieos^ k « 
Is jpoMee de lout lo HMnde: Jtk mnm» dm bol ofprit ii» 
point encore empaii cl*eux; et ib preferoient 
F avanqige d* etre utiles » au pkiiir de briller au milieu 
d' vm eerde frivole qid fe croit capable de jiiger,dtt to«tt» 
^pooiqti^il ne fa cMiioille a lien* Ccttime les vtsia^ 
bles Sea van& travai Kent pi iitot pour la Sfttwfection qu'ils 
trouveni a s'iQ(kru&re» que pour le wndre Tecommeiv 
dable»» ile font bie» moSam f|]qetea cettebeie jaloufie 
qu*engendr€ k vanite, et qm prouTe^ qu'on cftr bien. 
pins avide de reputation que de connoiilances : ce deiis 
effirene d'oceoper le PaUie^ -neleiir imt point tfQwver 
tin rival d»ie im heMino m^me plde fijsmmt qaTeiixi 
c^eft une raifon deplus au contraiie pour le recherchet^ 
Bb pmleiit dim fon ootiotien do Douarelles connoif* 
fimces, lis y.^dairdOoiit leura doutes: on b bit difci« 
pie fans peine, quand on eft digne d*^etre maltre. II 
a que les igooraxis auxquels on ne pent rieii ap- 
• prMdro : ile fipTont teui. Les iiaiCDiisfoades fur httwpi 
port dee goats et dos oocupatioBO font les pins a^eabloo 
de tonics et les plus durables; cf de tons les ^owts, il 
if y en a potsH qni fonmtife plus de rafiburce a jl'ainitia 
quel* ^tude. Comme les paHmis ne Vemparem gueiet 
que des geiis oiliFs , ceux qui font fortement occupes, 
en £ont exempts pour 1' ordmaire. Lcur fentiment n^eft 
point a^^ ftat ellea; tl n^ya point de lacnne dana lent 
athitK*; oHe eft toujoavi k mimiB; et letir eAime reA* 
proque ne fert qt^ h P aceroitre.. lis n* ont point de de; 
txs; leur ambition n'a pour ob|et que d'acquerir de 
. nburdles litmiCfCs, ot le Til intes^t lemr oft inconnu^ 
Les lichefles font imitiles au Fage; il les uepriCey et ne 
lea regarde que comme I'aUmooi 4os pfUIiona. Lea 

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l)efoins n'ont point dc homes quand le fiiperflu cb 
fait partie; et i'jennui ties giens d^roenvres , leur en txk 
4 «luicpieiiilfauiil; mm qnand Ipw bMMfilt b ii» 
Ciflaire exige pen* Un hottme inftniit et vertueux 
troaire Ton bien-^tre daiis iui-meme; un ami n*e(t 
your loiy ni< ua piatMtenr m vm con&knt, 
Hi on wruHifcy; cf eft un fainsile* awdi on 
,^mule chW; c'eft un autre lui - meme; ct comroe 
ii ne connoit pas les bcfoins d'm coeur ^mmeie, ua 
mifnffit pow k ipempUr. Ge coeiur n^eft poiat UiS 
parnTTeiTe dcspiffions; Ton ame a toute fa.candear 
ct fa fermete. Sans intrigue et fans cabale » le 6age 
jMk en paix dufriuKle £ea x^iki; il fe mkbeuiw, 
fi Pefteneffiet: fon boalieur ne depend point des df* 
cifions inconiider^es des gens a pretentions; il n ^crit 
paa poar eu)c, il en fait trop peu de caa pour s'eo 
oecnper; il fe foffit a itii>m^me; T^tude et ranuiia pv* 
tagent fes jourf» et concourent a Penyi a faireli 
f eiicate* 

n n*en eft paMe mime des beiux ETprits de 

feHion; c'elt uae nation turbulente et inquiete, q i j 
B'a d* exiftence que par P opijiion des autres, el d'aum 
^eceux^iii lee admirent: maia ui^ OBntiment ^qni 
n'cft fond6 que fur la vanit6 eft bien fragile, etnepcat 
dnrer qu' antant qu' elie eit latisfaite; anlli la piui 
Mgere oenfore le d^lmit-eUe aiftoient.^ Le bel efpit 
nAprifela Ajience et lea fi^Tins ; maia il vent cepco- ' 

dant qu*on !e croie fur la parole, quand il s'a|^t d'eni- 
dition , qtioiquUl avoue ingenuement qu*il n'en lait 
pea affin de caapMira^ea due jm«ie occapl. CeseM 
frivolea font comme les grands feigneurs , ils fijavani ' 
tout ians avoir rien appris^ et proient que la fi^d^^ 
]«nr eipnt doit Aiffire pour lenr fiiire concevtur en > 

laOant, ce 'f«^ a* peine I'^liuk In .p!|x» optqiW < 

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par leftors twUms et iMir V«mr , qui piAMl«tir« vie lians 

r obfcurii^ , pour pou voir un jour eciairer 1* Univera, efit 

ptitfttiofl d'auiant pliti iiiMcfe, ^ifil* s'anp^elbat 

moiiis d* €11 jouir. Ce font, difent-ils, de ftupides £rii^ 
dita , ^ui y en appelkntiilaat iur un calcul , fur im ittilt 
aa'tm nne elate, 'pNiainettt quHla M^fona iMma 
r^diger ^ ^u*on >pc»fe; mais qai ne pmleiit point; qne^ 
leur efprit n'eft propre -qu' a obfervar oa a coitdMfier, el} 
jimai a tr^er ; ila' ne repondent un > wgiiiiiaiit fntf 
pbtii' lea 'eoofondre^ -que^ptdt* des ^plgranaaaa, I7tt bei^ 
iMOt fert cie folutions aux problenies les plus difficiles k 
i^jj^p; et la plailauterie ^edaigneolet, et fouvent- 
plate, eft la demiare leflburoe qu'ila eoaploieht poOr 
pulverifer un S^avant, affez hardi pour pfer leur difpu* 
ief jte ^u' ils ont avanc<j,.Jlam preuve^^ '* 

«Si les liaaux efprits Ce contentoient d'en hnpoSei^ " 

"au vulgaire lur les bagatelles ijiiportanies qui les occu- 
! pent , et que leur oi;guell fut latisfai^ d'^^tre lea arliitres 
4m> gQut, ila Joe feroienty au moms, 4|u*inutilea: vcuSml 
ila pretendent un despotUhie Air les objets les plus gra-^ 
,ves* Gouvemementy les Moeurs« la IVeiigiba' 

mime, touted de ieur xefibit: il n'ellpemiiade'cioiri'' 
que ce qu* lis jugent digne'<l*^tre cm. Ha a'annoncen^ 
aomwAe tolerans, et font les plus gramb perfecuteure 
de cenx qui ofeat penler auteement qu' ewti ih b 
tMt'dUxsfem arioilAft, et ne la iaat fmltmmt pas de 
lenr patrie, qu' il^ ne -craignent pas de Ix^ubkr par lea 
iyitemes les plus daagereux; ib ie defioxeut en&i .td^i 
ilttd ilhp^t dePhMefopiiee, et i^eft iiMi dim, <ir 
nom <pii dana- km*o¥if^m*ne pcefeatoia'a refprit que. 
, lldte un Amateur de la iajefle , a* #ft at i^vwa par eux 

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»iitedyttl4 n'Juimir qnt lea 4ifti^.<ie la j^gefle^ iU 
font euK mftmci ka ihf«is Sages^ m catle ^iwlite, ik 

tkaimep nmB^^ame <l0< I'adminiAcauon politique et 
dfilaFoi: Ua font Cundatieimi inOit^teurs; ila Coat ap6- 
tita; que ne font- i!s point! Maia. lea traita lUmineax, 
jspandua dans laurs toita ctdans leurs discours, u'ojit 
^uhma darti ^^umere; ou: feoi^ot i«mM#bUft a m 
fcux brillans qui s'allanimt dina fawr, qu' an Tonima^ 
fiant vait eclore eta'aneantir, il n*en rede aucune trace, ct 
lt^ y€iUL»iaAm€» qui vienuent d'ei^^tre eblonis, It 
cherchent en Tain 4ai»a > vnidft iin|iianre.qtt'«Uaiaiib 
jjpila dk.^ 

" Par ml ces nouyeaux Licurgiies , chaciin a la BaSt 
ijsxticiiliere, chacim a fes difciplea quil protege, aux- 
qoela a afiigne diBF^rena Ueux poor jprotaalguer fes bir 
et fes maximea, 11 anrire quelquefoia^ a la veriti, (fit 
^ difciples^woins inftruits, ou dc nieilleure foi que 
leuta maitrea', dacrcditcnt la ISecte, ct par abfurditb 
qu'lls debited, Wfont ptroUre ridicule k ceox doatF 
enthoufiafmenes' eft point encore empare; inalaloi«q«« 
lea llevca ont commis quclque mal-adrelfe flans « 
genre, lea chefo en font quittes pour les abandonncri ^ 
cetie efi ece de piftice difttibntire, devient pwli 
[tftfti un nouveau fujet d'^logea. . 

Un caractere tel que je viens de le depeindi«,(«' 
«ft ttigna d'Oa porter le nom) paroitra , iam dpt^te, peu 
propre k' ¥mM&^^ il Cmaa Aapeirfba d'et aiMw.aiifia* 
preuve pour en convaincre; a\i(R caw qui fi»tf«^ 
JU4a de cette p6fomtiou effren^e , qui rent tout aifa* 
jMtIr, enlbnii'ilaifliaipablea. La vaoite ea leur uni 
que paffiouj ila ii^oomoifliMia de, fiwitiineiil babiti^ 
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iis. ft dechiriijnt tMiurdlaiMtil; tOoB limt* trii&t hmm 
fbnt ombrage, Os crfti|;iiBiit JtaJtMr i^^ 

obfcurcis ; mais leurs guerres coatinuelles , en les ren- 
dent in^priiabie& aux yeux des gens FenfeSa fenren^aa 
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ffti/ d^^- $ari^ i7i7# ge^ bafel^H i7g8. irar mttS^ibrroc 

let DWtie&tnffe f>mViH^%tt M Dkthnaire EncycUpedi4ue^ mti 
Iff 4*:Iif«rMr^il' Hifhirev M Hihfifhie, m Jttetdm Mini 

M tMefnte^ llfl^nleii ititl i3^t^a)^MtlBittta%H, etgftfldlir 
fetn J^ang |ot ^axahtpu, m\\> fcine €tn^enomnfeti^dt Wibiif 
ttiancfee j^ur ^crtthlguug fee< 80rfcl)er# ricfctifle 2B«ir^it<Ji fii«ral 
^ertjorfcbetiit. 2iuc^ leibeu feine gcmig f^renaen unh 9ft einfek 
tigcit ©runbfJlje fiber tl^oeje uu^ ©erebfamfint raand)e ginfd^tin^^ 
fttnt) unb n^bere ?5ePimmmi0. (Seine IJekrfe^ungcn einiger v^teU* 
kn be^ iladtUb a^er&eii^ «M^cad)tet ^e< ^^anget^ an C^enautgfett 
tuid Sreiter tmmer bocT) i^ren el lenthdmltc^n fSent) bebaut^leiL 
3n iener oemifdten ^amittlitng tfl defoa^ertf btt Effni /kr Ur 
.Oms di Lettres m f/tuft^x uoit friiier itub fdorfliiimier €r(rt€f 
rW^r 9Mi frfier tini cllee S>nHn%iaxtf tmb 9^11 atiiie^enbent 
l^^tlorop^tfc^eit ^ertra^ SnrA gleiifee tpoti^ire ewi^flellt itd 
Icr fan tierten 9iHil€ MliflQdk Ityu >&r /#/ fif^iKfUf it FiA- 

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ta Morale du Citoyen rient immediatement apr^» 
mUfd^Jiuu^ i« r«duU a iue Mole ObkrvMeox. 



de» LouiCiwi«aciCira Pa trie, ec a fe rendre k pins Utile 
rte cp ndioy eas qa^ii eft polfiblet. * • 

Tout, citoyen ^'x«d)BTable a (k.Patrie de ,tzols 
chofes; de fii vie, de fes talent et de la luaniere de Im 
eiiiplojer« 

Les Loix de la fociete obligent fes lueiubreS' fe 
oonCerver pour elle» etpar coii(<6quent leur d^fendent 
de difpofer d'l^'Vte qui appardenl^ anx>autres hom- 
ines presqu' autant qu' ^ eux. Voila Je priiicipe que 
la Morale pureiftent humaiue nous oUre contra le Sui- 
dde. On deiiiajlde H ce motif de conferver fes jours 
aura un poixvoir fuililaiit fur un bialheureiix aGcat>l€ 
d' infortune » i qui la douleur et 1$. mifere ont rendu 
la vie a charge? Noua repondona ^u* alors ce motif doit 
ItM fordfie par d^aiitinei plus puiffims , que la Aetrelk- 
tion y ajoi^^te. AulTi les feuls peuple^ chez, le&quels le 
fuicide ait ete generalement iletri, font ceu^ qui ont eu 
le bonheur d'.embrailer le ChriAiamiiiie. Gbes to 
autres il eft indUtinctement permis, X)u fl^tri feulemenf 
dans certains cas. Lts L^^iislateurs purement hiuuains 
ont penffi qu* it eloit inutile tVivOigfpc des panes a una 
action dont la natuie nous ^loigne aOfez d^dlle nAmt, 
et que CCS peines d'ailleurs etoieiit en pure perte, puis- 
que le coupabie eft celui a qui tiles £b font lentir le 
noins. lb one vdgardl le Aiicide» taht&t oomme uae 
action de pure deiuence,coimneune m^Hdie qu*il feroit 
injufte de punir, parce qu'elleluppoferauie du coupabie 
itKo^jxfkjbMHp oik ii ne pent plus dcro utile a la Sodi/ti;^ 
tantftt conaine una action de courage, qui hiikliaiB^ 
ment parlant fuppofe une ame f erme et peu commune. 
Tel a ete le fnidde de Caton d' Utique, PiuHeurs toi- 
v^na ont tris injufkiement accutS cette ai^on de fo^ 
blefie; ce n'ftoit pas la qu'ilfalloit Fauaquer, Caton, 
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qi»9 «^aft im^n^don de ttcheie que ite M ptt tourner 

1^, ^os a rennemi dans uu combat, parte qu*on n'a paa 
le cqurage de iuf>po£ter ri^ioixiinie» (jue cetie tuite en* 
tyatm. Dir «Ml|x liiie.ifittim ATOh'^deirftttt ks 
jeux^fo moTt ou la liberie eiilinde» il choUit fans doute 
oeli4 lui parut le moindre; mais le courage ue cqq* 
£fte paa^ a, choilir le plue gmnd de dbeiut maux; ce 
i^hoix .eft mffi impolSble que de dcllr«p Cm malheiur* 

Le courage cooHIloit, daas la diconHance ou fe trou* 
Tgit CatOtttf a regarder comixie le anoiodre de deux 
leiaox qu'il imint. k choifit, ceinl que U f^piM' dee 
homines aiirQient regi^rdi conune le plus grand. Si 
lea tumiere^ de la Religion dont il etoit luallieureure- 
i|ieiU.pniH4r*lM» euijen^ foil voir dea peinee itenieUe^ 
«IUdilea8ii^iui^e» il eAt elorl cfacifi de idVre^^etd* 
lubir, par„ok^i€ance a l'£tre.ruprexue» kt .joug de kl 
tyiannie^u *« 

lH^ia qiiend qm niTen piuremaiit httmiina poor* 

Toit excufe^ en certainea drconftanoes le fuidde propre* 
inent dit que le ChriftianUme condauuie , cefcte meme 
rallim n^en pioInrU pu moiiia en toate ooeeflian le.Iiii- 
cidelent de. Ibi-mdme, qui^ne* peat leahaia avoir 
motif ni pr£texte, De ce principe rerulte une re- 
nte que la Philofophie enfeigne, et que la Aeligioa 
Wen entendiia CQfifinne; c*eft que lp$ maoiratiojil isu 
difcrettes qui tendent a abreger les iours, font une £futo^ 
CQOUe la SoQeti « fans etie un houxma o;e a la Religipto* 
gil y a quelqpei exceptsoiu k tme regie, la fUiton eti 
b Giriftianifiiie Aoua af^miitttait qu' eUea font tree* ra*"^ 
re6» L*Etre Supreme, par des motifs que nous clevona 
adOMT fana lea connoitret peat cboiTir parmi les etree. 

quelqaea victimea qui e'lnaniolenl i Ion fervlfii^ 
niais il ne pretend pas que toua les hommea foient fea 



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Ti<;tuu€9« H a pu le conlacrer une Thebaide dam mi 
iaota^^um; mt^4l ferdit oontire fes Lobr ^ Get 

liexions in ili lent pour fairfe fentfr fous qttel pcffnt de 
vne le fuicide dolt etre prokiit par k Morale. 

' litm fettkmeiiit ledto^ eftinedemble ife fii vlei 
la Societe liujuaine; il eft encore redevable de fes U. 
lens a>la Society que le foil iui a domiee , ou qa'il ^'eft 
cboiiie; car dena lea Ooifveriieitiena qui u^'blit pw ab* 
Iblunienf tfrauniqute,- cheque i Be it ifate ^ei'Etae,'din 
qu'ii trouve fa condiiioa trup onereufe, eft libre dc r^ 
iMHioea Ji la £atne pour en* chercher ujie noHveile* L' 
ettaclseBiaMii^naiiirelet fi 8,^tUit»l dt$ hoimues pour 

leurPays, eft fond e ou fur le bonheur qu'ilsy goutent, 
OU lax r incertitude de fe trouver luieux aiileurs. Fai- 
in' oonMitre anx Fsuplea ^ ATte noa eou'^eekimm 
moderia d'Snrope , lea Derpdtea de r Afie' f<6iieiilr'til€&- 
tot abaadopu^s dc leurs fujets; faites connoitre a cha* 
qae dtoyen de V Europe le Gouveraement ibue lequel 
U tr<*iimni le plua lUnnaetle |to 'heumiK » eu^id 
afestaleus, a fes moeurs, a Ion caractere, a fa for- 
tune; i^ii^n'y aura plua de Patrie» chacun clioiiira li 
fienuei' ' Maia la nature a prevenu ce defindi^e^ fiu- 
fimfAeraiiuhe, m^mei la plupart dee dtji^^s' imHie- 

y* de reiidi^ par le daaa|;eiiieut leur iituiiLio/i 
ftcheufe. • ' ' - 

Suiaqve teat dto^ren , tarn quHl refte datrs te leia 

de la Pa trie, lui doit I'ufa^e de fes lalens, il doit lei 
enqployer pour elle de la maniere la |>li]£ utileii Cette 
maxiine pedtlervir a rtlbndie la qneftuMi Q egilid daas 
cea dendeie tenia t jusqu'a quel point un citoyen 
fe livrer a I'ettidc des Sdences et des Arts, et li cette etude 
a'elipaapluaauiribiequ*avaiitageafeaax£tata9 Qua&M^ 
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placirdalls Us elemcns de iMiorale. Sans pretendrfe id 
la tiraUet i fpnd', il ne fertf penti-^lre pM inutile fV.ex-" 
pofer en pen de mots de quel cot 6 la Morale doit Ten- 
vifager, et (l*indi4|uer luojens de la relbudre en^ lii . 
ii^coiiipbfam?. * * * ' ' " ' ^ ^ . • ; 

' Si' oii rtft uiff hoimiie'aux eonnoiiTances de necet-^ 
litl abfolue . Ton cdtirs d* etude ne fera pas long,^. La' 
natiire lui fait connoitre les beroins* et iui gEre par fes 
dilEercfntes productions le inoyen de latisfaire, Cetttt' 
meine uature, paLfibleiuent ecoiit^e, lid apprend ie^ 
devoirs Ti^oureux envers les autre^* Ea voila aHe^ 
pour forineKnne Sodlt^ de Sauvagea., On pouFr(^t;;deh 
liaandeir quels sfvanragesriela un Etat polic6 peat avoir 
lur une Socilte pareille. Cette queftioa le it^tiuic 4.de-, . 
Oder 9 £.1' education qui aiigmeote tout, a la fola. nos 
connoilfiinces et nos befoiiis/ nous .eft plus Hyantageub . 
que nuifiblej s'il nous eft plus utile de luuUiplier noft 
plaiUrs facdceSy et jpar confe^uent de nous preparer degi 
privationa^ que ile ndua. bonier aux plairirs fimplea et' 
t^u jours furs que la nature no^s.oCEre* <Notre but en 
propofaat ces queftions, n*eft point de faire regrettifr % 
pNerfonne T^tatde Sauvage; la veritt; force feulementa' 
dire, qu*en inettant a pai^ la conuotffanee de la Reli* 
gion, il ne pavolt pas qn*on ait rendu beancoup plus 
heureux ie petit nombr^ de Sauvagcs.qu'ou a , force de 
Tivre 'parmi'les Feu pies policed* Mais le menle amoUr ^ 
detavlrite obli£:e d'ajouier en m&nie. teius, que le^ 
regrets de ces Sauvages fur leur premier etat, ne prou« 
verotent rien pour la preference qu*on devroit lui ac* 
cordeff Ces regrets feroient feulement une tiiite de^ 
rhabimde, et de 1* altac.heiKtetiL naiuiel des bomiues a 
la manieie de vivre uu'ib ont coiuractee des I'enlauce. 
II a' agit done uniqneinent de (avoir ^ un dto^ren, ua 
et Wevt parmi des peuples polices, y eft plus' oil inolns 
heureiix qu'un Sauva£e nc et eleve painu .fi^ par^il£< 
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Le ccynfentement di» honmiiwf fantble %\oir decide 
cette queftion par le fait; la pliipart d' entr'eux opt cm 
• qxi*il leur etoitpkw av^ntageux de vivxe daiM Aes^i^ti 
polices; et Ton ne peut gnere j|Ocafer le gotire towm 
d'etre aveugles fur fcs vrais avantages. Or la poli^a 
dc|l Elats fuppofe au moias quel^ue degre de culture et 
de connoifiances ^arn les menabrea ^ui lea obmpoboii 
refte a! examiner jusqii* o4 ces connoiilpinoa^ do^Yent 

J«}o8 connoilTances fout de deux efpeces, utilet 
ou carieofeatf Lea coxiiioilfances utiea nepeuvent 
avoir que deux objet'a, noa devolra et noa l)^ 
loins* lea cbnnoiffances ciirieiires outpour objet no«* 
piaUlra^ foit di? I'efprit, foit du corps. Les con^pil- 
fimces utilea doivent nkeflairenient fttre cultivi^ dam. 
une Sociote policee; mals jusqu*ou s'fctendent lev con- 
noiflkncca utiles? 11 eft evident qu'on peut relTerrer ou 
angmenter cette itendpe* felon que Ton aura plus oa 
inoins egari aux diffirena degr€s d' UtiliiC. 

Leg connoilTancca d*utilii6 premiere, font cclles 
qiii out pour obj/tt les beloim. ou les devoira CQnuuunA 
ii'toiia 1^ hommea* £&fuite vieiinJent Ub coitvo^^ 
qui nous font utiles par rapport a la Socr^le particult«a 
dans la^uelle nous vivoiis; tayoir la connpiifauce des 
Loix de Gejtte Soctete> et d^'c0 que la nature Ibuniiti 
nos beroins dans la Pays que nous habltona*. Enfin oa 
doit placer au troifieme rang les connoilfances utiles i 
une Sod^te confidiree dans fon rapport aux auires. 
' Toukeaks eomioiflancea dfoWt noua Tenona de bam 
mention, doivent eire cultivees dans une Societe poK* 
cie. H femble d'abord que cet objet ouvre un chaiDp 
fort valtei cependant ee cbamp E vaOe b rdlerre bw 
coup , n on riduit cea conncapncea k te ^ufeli^ oat^ 
d*abfouIement necellaire. 

A r igard dea ■ronnftyflTa^^^fy iimplement curieufes* 
ii but ai'difiiiigiigr dtt deux efpecea. Qudqties-uiies 

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litii^tet iMEHnoins indirectmiefit mx comioiAiices uU- 

qiie' ces fcichces foieht cnltiv^es avec quelque foin, 
furtout H elles diri|;ent le.urs rccheiches vera lea objets 



' qoe diroiiA.* noils. d€» eonnoUfimces purft 
fpC«a|adoar'de c«IIe5 qui-omfoat unique hjxt le plel* 

fit on roftentation de JCav^ir? II femble que Pon ne doit 
#'a|^]j^i4j^; lortes de Sp^caccs que faute de {louvoir 
toe plus utile i Ik Nation. I>*oji il r^foUe i^u'^Iee 
doivent fetre pcu en honneur dans les Republiques, o i 
chaque citoyen faifant uae parlie r^elle indispenfable 
de I' £tat , eft plus oblige de stc^cciiper d^objetv; utiles a 
i*£tat, ' 'Ces etu^s foi^t done referv^es mix dtoyelis 
d'une Monarchic, que la ConftiLution du Gouverne- 
ment oblige d'y refter inutiles , et de chercheraadoucir 
Imr oiiivete par des occupations fans confiqueiioe. 

Nous ne parlons encore ici que des Sciences pure* 
inent fpecnlativef', qui re nfe i mfes dans un objet ab* 

ftrait et difficile, ne iaiiroient etre 1* occupation ou Ta- 
xnufemeat que d'un ires -petit nombre de perfonnes. 
II n*en eft pas tout • a- £|ut de meiue des connoillances4e 
pur agrement. Si leur culture ne peut ^tre Pouvrage que 
du talent et <iu genie, les fruits qui en naiileut doivent 
itxe partages et gotktis par la multitude, Ces connoit 
lances pouvant contribuer a rafpr^ment de la Sodile, 
font Tans doute pr^flrables a cet ^ffard aux coniioilTancc^ 
de Ip6culation aridc; auais cet avantage ell compenfd 
par un inconvenient, conliderable. £n multipliant lea 
plaifirs , elles en infpirent ou en entretfennent le goftt, 
et ce goiit eft proche deTexces et de la licence; il ell 
plus facile de le rfprimer. que de le rigler, 11 feroit 
don^peut-^tre plus a propos que les hommes fefuf- 
font jaleidits les Arts tragi eiuens que de by etre 

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Ibis coiAius, ils peuvent, dam certains Etats, occuper 
un grand uonibre de fiijets oififs, et les empecher de 
rendre kur oifiveU nuiAtile. Nous piiTeTions les bor- 
lies de cet£iiat, fi nous entri(tai8 dans un pliis gnnd 
detail. Mais en conriderant ainfi fous diEerens chefs 
la qu^rdon propol^e, en la divifant aa;;' dil^cmes 
Inajiches, t on* peorra ^oianEnaer,' ee iii^'faiMbfo, 
qu^ue pr^cilkni, i !»mfluence que la culture des Scten- 
ces et des Beaux- Aic^ peut avoir fur Ja Morale des£Uts 
et (ax celle du Cito^em^ - • > . j . , - < 

. 0) M plupiit. dc$ Arts«. dit Xeneplion, livre des Pi|$ oif 
morablcs , corrompcnt Ic C^ofps dc ceq» qui' Ics excrccmj 
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tiefem ^inDtauic in bic t^MtetiWen ©rttl^^ftl^e bcr 3)ic6t!unft 
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^oi|«^€lilte8 de Pame crou d^rivent totis les U- 
lens litlifaires/ font i'efp^t; I' imagination et le fenti* 
> merit ; et flans leiir melange, c*eft le plus <m le moihs 
de chacuiie de ces facultcs qui produit ia diverfite dcs ' 
g^nies- ' ' ■ f 

" Dans lepoete, c'eft !• imagination et le fentiment 
qui dominant; niais P cfprit ne las eclaire ils s' cga- 
Teii t bientot f lin at autre! b cfpri t eft 1» oeil da genia 
dop.t riipagiaatiqn at le iBBtiment font Ics a^lei?. 

Tooftea las< 4|aaKtla da V efynl na font pas aOanti*^: 

©lies a tous les genres de Poefie. II n' > a qua la pen^ 
tralion etla juftefla dont aucun d* eux ne pent fe palTcr: 
1' efprit faux ^te tdtis las talens ; V efprit flipar^dal na^ 
tire avantage d' aucun* * ' 

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la Philofophie* c' eft d dire , : le Aim de .peindre. Mais 
elle qtiitte fottvent le pincmi pour preiUlte le Style 
nohle el fimple Ae V }i!kni^ le ftjrle rAimiint ba tem^ 
pere de T eloquence, le flyle cilair et precis de la Philo- 
lophie. Tout n' elt paa image et rentiment dans ua 
JPqeiue: iIjriideiinterYaltorpAlapeafte briUe^Ceu^ 
de fon ^clat! oir il tie fant jamais oublier que riniage 
n* en eft que ia parure ; et hn$ mimp que )a peitf^e eft 
color^par rima^nation onanunee par le ientitnent^ 
eUe noul Arappe d^aulant pl^s qu* eUe eft ^mtueDe 
C*eft a dire, plus vive, plus finement: faille, et d'une^ 
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auFoete, qu'au Philofophe, a rHiftorien,a rOrateun 

Chectuiei des qualites^de Tefprit a (on genre de 
Poelie ou elle domine. Par exeniple, la findTe a I'Epi* 
gramme; la delicateUe* VEUpp qt ie Madrigal; la lege- 
rete, rEpitre fomiliere; la jiaive^£» la liable; Tin^ 
ginviiu, PEg'logue; Pelevation, fOde/ It ttegUle et 
r Epopee. 

II eft des gemea qui denaandeiit pluiiaiie Ae ces 
qualites r^unies. La Coiu^die , par exemple » exige a 
la ioia la lagadt^ , la pen6tration , la force , la profoo* 
deiur, la .Ujg;erete« la vivaciU» la fineffe; ^qu'cmne 
a*etoniie pas il elle rafliBmble presque tautes lea reffirar* 
ces de PEfprit, tandis que la judeife, la profondeur et 
r ilevation fuffifeiii a la Tragedie: c* eft que ki Tragedie 
pour te le gnmd lefioit du patMt{que doufe 1*C^ 
medie eft priv4ie«. 

Laraifon, que je definisj la faculte ne fe replicr 
fur fes id ^es yd' en faiHr nettement le$ rapports et de 
fmvre la cbaine qui lea lie, la raifont die- je, eft la 
bale de fefprit;^ et cetle' facultl appliqtiee li^rtinde de 
la nature, n'eft autre chofe que refprit philofopkique. 

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Or Hh^demande, ata pas s'ii eft effeiillel w Poete, 
mis s^li at Ixdi^Tftm ttoifibie?. QuaMcmi qui £m 



Ce eft qu'apres uiie toida leBCdiie de la naeatl^ 
€t hors d6 nous* et en nous m^^, Jibs loix ^^iu 



Ic phyXiquc, de fes principes dans le moral, qu'on 
peut fe Hvrer au talent de la peindre. II 7 a un eiprit* 
quel qu'il Ibit, qui combine et difpofe les .rtffortis dtr 
1* eloquence, qui choilit et place le modele fous lib 
yeux de la Poeiie, et qui marque a Tune et a T autre 
Ten^^Toit du eoeur ou elle doit firappcr, Je park de 
P^loqtienceetdelaPoefie, et dans oes deux clalSas jii 
coniprends tous les talens litteraircs; car tout fe reduit 
^a peindre et a perruader, a nous penetrer de ce qui He 
paHe au dehors » et i rendre fenHble ta^dclhora ce qui 
k palTe au dedans de nous-memes. Or cet efpritlu?' 
mineux et fage qui puife dans la nature les r6gles et lea 
mc^rens de l'art» eft Je meme qui' prefide a la bkttt 
Philorophie. / i 

LNsTpfit pfaiMb{rhiqu0, TeTprit po^tique» V efprit 
cncatonpe no Umt qu'un: cf eft le bon efprit « qui prend 

les directions clifF^rcntes fielon le but qu' il fe propofc, 
Craindre qu'ilacgare le i^oete dana lea efpaces de la 
UdeUii^yiique, ou qa'il ne.le 9»<iii»,«.pss.mnpt^ dan^ 
Petroit fentier du Dialeaitien» c^eft fuppofer faux oet 
tfprU tiMtla jui^iait I'eAeiice* < 

- On a peur queeette fuftede rigomniTe ne naetle l» 

genie a Pitroit. Je ne connois pourtant pas un feul 
SD^rcaiii de Poifie digne d' ^tie dt6, ou les penftes ne. 
aii^r|u(les4«»« Ift piua exade r^uem : j».dia juRes* 

dans leuis rapports avec les moeurs, lea opinions, lea 
defl fefnff de celui qui parle: verit6 relative tres indepeu- 

dahte ^ la ymM abfelue» dont U ae laoi luiiaaai 

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Et pourquoi feroit-ii plus clifFicile en Poe£e de 
|ietkfer jufte qtie cie peiijteri4U3c? IZliarm(mie et le 

ccml avec elks - meines? cQncliilts par im efprit flv-^re« 
1' imagination le fcuuji lent iie ]»euv€nt plus s'abau- 
dponer au caprice d'lm faux eutliouiiaiiue» je^Vsi^oui^j^ 
cfc tant .mieux pour la Poefie* oiVrien.n'eft'beau que le 
▼rai. L'Art» tlit le Tafle, n*eft que la prudence 
mime;*' et il en eft des luix de la raifon comme de 
ceUes dont riaton a^dit; „Ce ne Tont pas. des dtaine^ 
^<|ai I10O9 ilevem aux deux. > N*obeir qu'a ^e jnflet 
)l>iXy c*elt la libevt^ du genie. 

L'.HiMgifH^oacrt cettefacuU4 de Pame qui rend 
let objct5 pr^fens a la penfe^ Elle fuppole dans TeiK 
tendeineat nne appiclienfion vive eMenacc , et Li do- 
^alite U plus prompte a re^roduire ce qu'il a re^u* 
. Qtfsyad Fimaggination ne fait que retncer le$ bbjete qui 
ont frappe lesJens ^^elie ne dilEe^re de la memoire qne 
par la vivacite des couleurs. (Juand de raileiublage 
des traits que la memoire a recueiUis, I' iinagmation 
compofe elie-m^me des tableatuc dmt renQ»iiibIe 
point (le modele dans la nature, elle tlevient cieaiiice, 
ct eft alors qa'elie appartient au g^nie. 
^ ' 11 eft pea d^hpnunes ent qui la ritnindlc^^ des' 
ol^jefs (eiiKUis ne devienney par la tefieidion^ par k' 
conleiiilou de l' efprit, alFez viye, alFez detaill6e potir 
lervir de mode\e a la PoeHe. Les enfons tziexnee oiM; la^ ' 
Jiiciilt^de fe (»ire«iicf*tnaage Crappante, xion*bulei|ieiit 
de cc qii' lis ont vu , mais de ce quails ont 
Ou4 dire d*int6reilant, de path^tique. Tou& les 
iioiiiiiies paflioo^ & peigneiit avc|C jtii^lear ies. oh" 
jiC8 reiMifi^ aia OesptiaieDt qolliaiMupe- 
ditaiion cians le Poete pent op^rer les inemes ^ets:, 
cfeft e^ qiu couve ks idees et ks di%K»fe a laftom- 
iktt; et quand il p«nt foibkmeat, vagnemdnt^ coufu- 

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finient , c*eft Ic plus fouvcnt pour n' avoi|'. paa doxpoi 
k fon olt)iet.l|Oute X' attention qu'il exige* « 

. Vpu$ ftvez a peiaAre |in T«U£eai| ))%ttu|Mur k teni« 
pete, et far le point de faire naufrage. I>'abord cer 
tableau ne feprerente 4 votre peoT^e que dans un loin* 
tain qui i* efface ; Tpaa^s.vQulez • vom qu'il voua (bit plue 
prefant? Parcourez des.yeiix de Fefprit lea parties qiu 
le compofent: dans I' air, (I^tls les eaux, dansle vaifTeaii 
luetne 9 ,voyez ce qui doit £e paiTer* Dana Pair, des 
yents mutin^9 qui fe combattent» dea niia^es qui cdip- ' 
feiit le jour, qui Te choquent, qui fe confondent, et qui 
de LeuT6 liancs iUionncs d' eclairs , vojniilent la foudre 
aFep xm ^bniit horrible, Dans les eaiix» .lea vogues 
ecuinantes qni s*elevent jusqu'aux nuea, dea lames po- 
lies conmie dfes places, qui reflechilTent les feux duciel, 
^es mpnugnes cV eau iu [pen dues fur les abimes qtU 1^ 
flparent,. abiuies ou le vaiiTeau paroit s^engloutlr/ 
et d' ou il s' Glance fur la dmc des flots. Vtis la tene,' 
dea tochers aigus ou la uier va fe brifer en mugiflant,* , 

<|ai prtfeotent aux yeasf. des Nochera lea dtbris r^« 
qent^ d*un naufirage, augure elfrayant de leiir tort! 
Dans le vailTeau, les antennes qui flcchiffent fous l'ef-~ 
fort des voiles, les u^ats qui orient et le rompent, lea 
Danes m^e da yatlTeau qui g^milleat batt'ua par W 
irag:ues et luenacent de s* enlron vrir ; un Pilote efierdu 
dout Par^^puif^ I'uccouibe et fait place au derebpoir; 
dea Mateloti accabUa d* un travail inutile » et' qui fus-^ 
pendna aux oordage8% demandant au del ayec des cris' 
lamentables de fecoiider leurs dermers ellorts; un heros 
q|U 1^5 ^encourage et qui taclie de leur infpirer la con* 
fiance qiii n'a plo^* Voulez-Tous ren4re ce tafileau 
plus loudiant et plus terrible encore? Sup^)ore/. dans 
le.v^4fl^i^ tin p6re avec ion fils unique, des epoux, dea' 
ainana qui s*adorent »,qui a^entbrallent, et qui fe difent^' 
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iriUEma le thiatre des paffions^ el demattToiriYeioefU 
machine tons UstiSmts Its pluis pullttm ct^la tamaref 

delapiti^. Pour ccla )In* eft pas befoind'une imagination 

tuen f^conde; il ftiffit cler^il^chirauxcircontlanccsd'doe 

fienipeU;,pouT]f irbuferc^quc je vien VLmtAh 

meme de tons fes tiit)]eaux dont lee pbjets tombent fous h 

jens: plus on yrcHechit, plus il^ fe deveioppent lied 

vnuqu'il.faut avoir le talent dc rappirocher les ciiiSoa* 

ftancea, et cle nlTeinbler des d^taib quiYont ^ndam 

Icfouvenir; mals dans la contention de I'efprit k 

luoire rapporte comme d'elle. - meiue cea luat^naux 

qu*elie a recueillis; et cHacun pent £s comraincre, I'fl j 

vcut s'eii donner la peine, que riiuagination dans k 

Kh^'iique eit un talent qu'pn a lans le lavoin 

U arrive ib^uie^ comme elle abonde» qu'mi a 

ebute qnelquefois. C'eft manquer de go6t qnl^ ^ 

vouloir tout peindre. II eft des objets qu*il ne faut 

€|a*iDdiquer; et c'eft un art ailez difHcile que celui cie 

xendre fon objet fenllble par des braits qui , quoique j 

tach^s, falTent Pimpreflion de renfemble. Les pein* j 

trc8 employent cette maniere pour les objets viis de : 

loin; lea Poetes doivent T empldyer'dam le pofla^ 

tableau a lin autre » et dans les fails pea intfreflaiis ilir 

lesquels refprit veut oliifer : j'obfei verai me iiie en 

a^al que lea peintMies du Poete dans le Phjiiqueiie 

fi>nt qne dea eaquilTes que nous finilTdns iioti6*niiiu^ 

en lifant. • v 

Je iiecoiifonds pas avec 1* imagination un don plus 
* ' * il 

pt^deuxehooret celui de* s*oublier rol*m^nie» delis 

mettre a la place du perlbnnage que 'l*6n vest pdn* 

dre, d*en lev etir le caractere, d*en prendre les iiicli- 

nationSy les int^rets* les lentimens; de le faire ag^ 

comme il agiroit, et de a^exprimef fous ion nom com* 

xne 11 s' expriraeroit lui-m^e. Ce talent de dilTpofe 
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iiuiinies I'ame di&r^ de rim{^enkm, fake fur^I^ 
(«m. . U vent etro «uktve ptr lr; nwwmrilil fln hoiiw 
ijooesy par r^tude d^i la ipiilnre et dta «l^llM imX^% 

eit I'exercice cie loute la vie, eacora n*ell-€e pointy 
q|£Q^ II luppofe de plud u^e knTUiiUt^, une fouplafllB^^ 
une, MUvitf daM T WMI ^o^la .iiatiir« if idt piml dap« 
nf:r. Ji n^eft paarbaGoHln^ epmiiie cm^ J^ crolt; d*«rok> 
^pjco,uy| les paifions pouf rendre, imk il faui; avoir* 

il c^ft i^^ilip;.^?* Aiifii eMrt milte Poapft' 

qui lavent l eindxece qui frappe lc§ yeux, a peine s'ea 
t|:p^Y^- t^ii un qui.la^ d^valopper ce ^qui fe pafEe au 
Sfm^ i^^mapie. ^ii^fm »n;mSbs^9Si». la Natw 

p^ifa;V^^ir it|iagiQ|» coin^e Raciae, de faire ea^^F 
4' Oi'Qpl^ P^i^ Hemuo^ qu* il imiuolat. Pji a TaiUel.;. 
4fm% W( 9^ JtoauKu^. de fM» imimU sooqyi^ 

n Qui,^f Vadii2....^ ■ r • 

I^Hlhiriffea deM^miiir (firtd'%iftii fii dqnim'* . 

fgii dqCespoir a la nouvelle de fa la r^voliuion 

^ui fe fait en eiie en Ic reconnoillanlvy Ibnt dea xuouve-, 

Tefoiir.Ayiai9 fi pathidqiie»- ' 

I.' ^,Barbai e, il te lelte uwe mere, * 

< 'ijit^c ijiDri^is mere ep^re lana tOi» fans ta fureur* : 

Inline (V une mere ^perdue, 
. .i'^EU bien, <;eL.4uaP^er^ ceftmoaglafC'eft 

tyai<a*;die-le« net {epr€GNiiciitqa*aiin Bo^tequi 

eft deveoa rope par la force tie 1 illnfion, Il en eft 
^im^X(^ <1h Qu^il aumjr>L^t du vieii Horace , et de toua 
cea iiiifiiremmiuUiiMa dana tear lilnpUcit^, qui Gewh i 
^l|Bnt« quand ila (aiit placet » 4tre venua e* oHrir d' eux ^ 

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jK^m^ Lonstf^ ie vieiix iH^iatn anx pieds iV A(:LiiIle 
Sift en A' <3DiiilNliwt a Pelte ^ios 
„maUiettrt» iIU# kii 9 Apies tant'de calami tes , la for- 
,;tiine implficuf* lu'a reduit a offer ce que jamais uior- 
^t^eitfola avtnt HMil: elle m*a redukja bailer la itunii 
^tidmicide «i? ttinte erioDra dii fiin^»d^ me^ enfirtis.** 

On feperfiiatle que dans la meme fifiiation on lui t;iu 
fiikieH^r Id^Hi^me langage; mais (isla ife paroit ii liju- 
que pa#<s^^uV>n 7 voit k^afcutis;':et yatot ht 'pekh 
drc avec dette T«i4Ci6/ il*fattr4^^i^ , non pas fous lea 
yeux, rion pae en idie, mais auiond de I'ame. 

t Ga fentimeist dans Ion |»liti^ hMil dtfii^ de ' chaleoc 
i^*eft atitf« cho& l)txerehtii4»i)lliifGDDc!; fi Toti af^pdb 
ivreffe, d^lire ou fureur , la petfuafion que Ton n*eft 
plua foi-meme, iiiais celui que. Ton fait agir; ^ue i*oa 
jfcTtplua oik I'oii-aft; miUa prUetitk ce qU0> t&tt. vaiT 
peindre; renthouiialane eft tout oeUK' Mais on fe troith 
peroit fly £u» la foi de Ciceijpii, VWH attendait tout des 
lettles foTcaade la Nature et da SoiiHe dmn^' dentil 
fuppofe q«e lea: Piiaea roni utiiuifaf ^' Poeum luilm 
ip& valere, et meiHe^ viribus exc|tari, et quail divino 
qiiodam ifttritu afflari. ' ^ 

^ 11 faut imSr )iMfoiid^iiiem'failill^ le coetir liuiiiaia 
pour en faifir avec prldiion. les' inouvemens varies ct 
rapidei^, pour deviner foi -meme dans la verke de k 
Nature » Mlioptt# HennioiXke, Ptiam* et txmr atonr 
dAciui devfetToaaget que fcfin parler et agir. ' 

que Platon appelle liianie luppofe done beaucoup de 
geife, et)&4ouia que Locke et^£a«cal fuAoat pius^^ 
lofophea que Kadne et Moliere. CaAetyetro* d^fiwt It 
poefie patliedqiie; TrovameiHO^^eiretatamento della 
perCona ingeiiiofa ed non delia furiofa ; non eUiendo ii 
huriofoatto a tiaitti'eianar ii m^ ne leUi^' 

cite inveHigatoie 4i qaelb & fiMxiaiio et ^kKHbV 
palllonati. en ceJa ii a raiCbi); mai^ 11 k trompe 

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pdHKonne^ to note fil H aliflip|PK>offii iMSrMv fcntire te* 

lore, allegrei/.a, oiiMirthriglU 6 atoo^ri'fiia volmita^ 
quhndo e qukr.0 , giuUvx> ecc : Ce n'eft- qtt'avec celtei 
tjiEi6111t6 de chftDg^'dir'MaGtertf et de fituatron, de £b-^ftk* 

cire, quoii eft en 6tat de les bien exprhrter: ceCt la. 
pmf^e d' ArKiote^, que rtnterprere IttUen^a'a pas Saifm. 
qtalid'il a dimii^ )MMi(|Mi^lMifiint^aiwiii^0ax {le1i^ 
exeinple de la' fiuiatkm' oA-doit Itre Taine (hi Pocte^ 
c^ns le fens de fdn Ante nr. ' " : r ^ 

'>L^eiithouliafni» n^effdoiic pis mt farenr vaguo* 
et'#v^sci^e, nifll»o^4ellki paflkHi'dik tnniiieht, dana^fii^ 
■^rit^, fa ihaletiT naturelle: c'elL la vengeance, ft. 
Pan Icu^ parlev Alv^e^ . i^auioiu* ii i'on fait paxiec. 
Ariane; la douleur et Timlignation, H Ton fait {laiHi 
'Phlloc^cte. II atrilre foil vent ^qnh riniagina- 
ti0^ du Foeie eit frapp^e*. et que fou coeur n'eft paa» 
teii;' iQk»i il j^mut ^ivement tana tea ^godB de 1ft t 
firiSOft,- mats ili^eh a fomt de iallgage.^ La Tilfaft 
aprls le luort de Clorinde, avoit Tancrede devauiieai 
^eux> auin fa-t-il peint comme d*apr^s nature* 
^ Pailido* freddo; mato e quafi privo 

Di moviinento , al iiianno gU oeehi affiili» 
Al tin fpargando un iacriiuoio rivo> 
b an langnido ohime prorappe* 
Mais pour le fiaire parler ce n'^toit paa aflez de le volr^ 
il falloit ^tre tin autre Ini -rnetne ; et c* eft pOTir n* a^ oir 
paa dans cetie pleine iiiuiion, quUi iui a fait tenir ua 
iah^age peu naturel. 

' Quelques Aiiteurs ont fait ^nfider relfence de la 
Pocfie dans T eiithoiifiafine , c*elt prendre la cauCe pour 
refl»t« 11 «it certain qu*il n*y a pas d'imitation vive et 
lidele It le Polfie n^eft pas dans rilUiiion, c* eft 41 dire, 
«'il ne i^Qit ^MS voir ce qu ii j^>€iutj ^'ii ne Cent pns ce 



tresy riUuAon du Poete jg^H rieii moin^ que certe 
^lilMtion d'^i^ qa^'ou appelk 4nitbouiia(]iiie Gelk* 
oft^TflGftirla.aiuc fojlsuqiii traportent Pune himd' 
elle • iiieme , ct dans lesqucls , pour rendre la nature, 
Uiaut ne plus fte^pofi^der; encore £eT4iiie,voAf un uai- 
tntderOda^«lai»ni&iiltkdtiwi»Q«ifil eft fim* 
miM MX loix du bam lim ct m {Principe rigoureux de U 
ic^rk6 relative. lime faffit ici d* avoir indiqu6 exa.qpOA 
DeooMe, fiid^^MellefacuM deVaiM U d6^en<L 

Un don qui n^eft paa moiftiieflbiitiel an Fo6te I 
ccux de I'efprit et de 1' ame, c'eft une oreille d6licate et i 

Celui qui le feotimeiu df 1' liariiionie in- 
alDiittdfiHiWOi|g»r4laPolifieg naif cad dcuMiid^ ua 
dtoil oA je nw propob d-entrer en i^tant dea ^ualiUp 
dtt%l& ' ^ ' . . 

' LendOt ftaabb anSi dcrOMt ftiie mi^ an nambm 
dea takUa dm PiMe; maia ce 'i|a'il ^rada nature ne 
dlffere point de la fa^acit^ de I'efprit et dc la fenfibilitc i 
de Tame; et ce qu'il y a d'artifiaid. it jd'tfs^iiaa «ft If ! 

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..Sir SBilliam, XempU. 

SM^ i^ft9> t^oo. imtft Mi cii^lifden IDftftirern femir 
IMMM: «rlMiit tit fetl witglidNrr ' tM^ ticlMdit bar 
fife : Cr fnii fel^t iw SMifmrng eiij(tfcN» 
0c6reibart ; nnb befon^er^ iu tbrer drtgern' 9itmMun9 M. 
if^xxftf fagt 'Dr. Stair f fiberaU auSerorbetitllA fei(bt unb flie^ 
f«nbi unt) (ibert5ic§ nocft m etnera infferft Robert %at)e woblflin^ 
9enb. ignnftc 9lfinbu«^ / unt 'eine gewiflTc gcWuige ^inmutl), nta# 
((en ba^ ^baraftcrifltfcbc fcincr banter au^; cr Uxl) gleicft 
tpeileui wic je* bei Diefem ione ter ©cferei&art fo Icicbt gefchie^t^ 
eiftett fttva^ n>^itliuftigeR unl) fc^laffen S^ortrag crlaiibt. 
veQt m((t| ir^cnb m ^cbriftfleUet reittcr ©d^rei^art ba^ C9e# 

■if lldtithi (ri lirftns fetecf flBerfe mtf frtM |«i fiMtdkn^ 
iiiri»firibf n iMIdt wit IM MttHiit} milb im? iii^ft Mtfrmtt ^ 

<Mri^AcUj?T# fonbcru ingfeicf) ntit ^i|t M^nfdm t»k mtben 
t|eilnflutt?nbe Sreunbe ©on ibra. Uebrigen^i bfinft micft, ftebt 
feine ©cfereibart iwifcbcH bet nadiliifrtgctt ©implicitiJt unb bem 
Wd)ftcn (i^rabe uon ^IJcriierunSf tvelcbe bie cinfa^ere ©attung ber 
Ccftrcibart iul^fft/ wngcfilbr in ber ?0?ifte.'' — (Seine Mifceliauia 
entfealten Kf)n/ aucbibr^^ 3tt|>A(t^ t)er ^u^fabruud^art me/ 

- • » '..•••1, • »,^' 

Th e true and natural SoiiriC^, of Poetry may be difco- 

a^ibed by^ tbe Ai|cie<if8^*wbipb..wa0 AppUp or llieSun. 
tlleeuied among ihe^Qj^Hg.Qc^U^^il^arni^ig general, 

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^6 Hb^mUintit 6(f;rift(Ufl(K. - 

but more particularly of Mufick and Poetry* The Mjh 
tery of thit Fable iiietng» I fuppofei that e oprtain 
noble and vital Hett of Temper, bat efpMaUy of the 
- Br^in , is the true Sprint; of ihefc two Art^ and Sdexi- 
cas* Tills was that celeftial Fire, which gave fudia 
•plealing motion and agihitien to the miinds of tliflls 
men, ihai: have been fo much admired iu the worid, 
tliat rdir<:6 fuch infmite images of things, fo agreeabia 
and deli^ghtftil to Maq]lfjn4« . the inOae]^ jd tim 
Sun are prodttoed thoCs golden end inexhanAed iiiiiMi 
qf Invention, which has* forninied the world with 
.treaftnres fQ highly efteemed, and fo univerfjdfy' iuown 
and ufed, in all tiie regipns, that have yet been difco* 
vered. Fiom thib arifes that elevation of Genias, 
which can never be produced hy any art ox Qxi^f ly 
pains or by indufity^ which cannot be taught fajr 
precepts &r examples ' and therefore is agreed hy dl 
to be tlie pure and free gift of Heaven or of Nature, and 
to baa Fire .idndled out of -^mo hiddep , jlfiaf k of. the 
iceiy full cottcaption. 

But t ho' Invention be the Mother of Poetrf, yet 
this Chi ((i is , hke all others » born naked » and tnuft 
be nouriihed with care,' cloatlied with exaictnefs awl 
elegance, eclucated with indlilby infhrcicted '\ 
improved by application , oorreicted wi^h ie^erity , and 
acoomplilhed with kbour and widi timet tebzeitac* 
rives at any gresit perfection or grovrtfa. -Tb certain, 
that no compofition requires To many leveral ln£T^ 
dieuts , or of moire differenl bfff, , th^n Uiis: nor that 
to excel in any qualities » there are neoeflaiy^ b naof 
gifti of natuve, and fo tnany Improvements of Leira- 
uig and Art, For there liiuft be an univerlial Genius, 
of great compais «e well as great elevation. There mu6 
be fprigl^^Iy Imagine^ Faauy, ieirtite in a tinm- 
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dng Into every corner, and by the light of^that traa * 
poi^tical Fire, difcoverfng a thonfand' little bodies or 

images in the world, and fimilitudes ainon* them* 
unfeen to common eyes , and which could not be diC* 
covered, v^ithbut themyaofthatSun; 

Befides the heat of Invention and livelinefs o£ 
VWt, there muft be the coldnefs of good, Senfe and 
feandnelii of Judgment, to diftingiuih between things 
aitd conceptions, which at iirft H^ht,- or upon fhort 
glances, froniafide, feem alike; to choofe among in- 
finite ^productions of wit and fancy, which are worth 
pre(erv!ng and coItivadAg, and which are ' better fti^^ 
fled in the birth , or thrown away when they are born, 
36 not worth bringing up» Without the forces of Wit^ 
all Voetxf is flat and languiihing; without the HiccoufS 
oi Jndglnent, *tis wild and extravagant. The tmm 
Wonder of Poetry is, that fuch Contrarys muft jueet to 
compofe it, a Genius both penetrating and folid* ia 
exprefiian both delicacy and force, and the frame ot 
fabrick of a true Poem , muft have fomethin^ both 
fublime and juH, amazing and agreeable. There mull; 
be a great agitation of mind to invent , a great agitatioa 
of mind to invent, a great calm to judge and comet; 
there muft be upon the fame tree, and at thefauie 
time 9 both flower and fruit. To work up this metal 
intoei^ctnifite figure* there muft b^ einploy'd the fire^ 
the hammer, the chizel, and the Hie. There mull be 
a general Knowledge both of Nature and of Arts, and 
to go the loweft that din be, there aire required Genius* 
lodgment and Application; for without this laft, all 
the reft will not ferve turn, and lione ever was a great 
Poety tliat applied himfelf much to any thing elfe. 

WheQ I rpeak^ of Poetry, I mean not an Ode, or 
an Elegy, or a Song, or a Satire, nor by a Poet the 
Gompofer of any of thefe; but of ^a juft Poem. And 

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4fi^r alll have laid , 'lU no woncl^r,^ thm HiQuid be lb 
IewluiTefpp«ared»inany paru oranyages oithe w<jiU, 

or that fucJ I as have, iho.iiUl be f6mnch admired^ and ba- 
Yeahuodpivinityafcribed tu Uic^iii, and to their workf. 

Wh^itever has been among thofe^ who art mtxt- 
lioned with To much praifie and adnruTation the in* 
(4ients, butaieloltto iit>, and unkiiovvri any fiirtha* 
^an their names.' I think no man has been fo bold 
among thofe tjbati remain^ to queftion the title of i^tpwr 
and Virgil, not only to the Brft rank, but to the fu- 
|urenie dominion in this State, and irom whom, m 
thia ^eat. lawgivers aa well as Princes » all theJawi 
and orders of it are or may he derived, fhmtr wai 
without difpute the mod univerfa! genius, that has 
jieen. known, in tlie world , and Virgil the moil accom^ 
plifli'd. To the Brft muft he allowed, the moft fer- 
tile invention, the richeft vein, the moft general know- 
^ge, and the molt lively expreillon; to the lall, 
^e moft noble ideas >. the iufteft inftitution » the wifeU 
Induct 9 and the dioic#ft elocution. To fpeak tn the 
Painter's terms , we find in the works of Homer t the 
:poIit iipifit, force and live, in, thofe oF ViwgUf the belt 
defi^n, tto trueft proportions, and the greateftgtM 
The Colouring in both feeim equal, and iiideel 
i{i both is admirable. Homer had more .^re ^aod 
xapmro 9 Virgil mem , light and fweets^ls: or it 
leaft the, poetical fire was. more ra^^ing in one, Imt * 
clearer in the other, which makes the firft ipore ama- 
zing , ^xkd the latter more i^ceeable. This fC^re was 
richer in one , but in the other more refined 9 aod bet- 
ter allay'd, to make up excellent work. Upon the 
whole, I think it muft he conlelled, tha^ Homer wa^ 
Qf. the two,, and perhaps of aM others » the Tafif&ji ibe 
fiiblimeft, and the moft wonderful Gtnius; and lli^ 
he ha6 been jeneraiiy fo lefteemed^ tliere q^not ^ 

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jgnitgi ''^lihnmf ■ f^^n f - Hhkn vAuk him 'h^n Iff 
fotne obferv ed , ihar not only the greatclt inaQer^ 
Have rouml in his works- the beS and trueft prin'<- 
ciples ' of their 'r<ii«ntib»^inM^^I^ tkit tilt 
nobleft-mlioiM have ^erfvisd >Atan them the Origftiill 
of theii; feveral races , though it he hardfy yet agreed, 
whether his Aoiy be ime, ><nr iMm. Jn AtoH » theft 
two Immettal Poela tfiulll^ alk^wed ttf^^haf^e iR> intiiill. 

tocellcd in their kinds, as fo liave exceeded all compa^ 
xifon, to have even exting;uiihed emuiallon , and in A 
snahner confiiied ifnie poebjry 'zi^ only td th^ ovrti 
languages , but to'^lhelr Hr^ perfons. AM' 1 tffti 
to believe fo much of the true genius of poetry in gsrf 
jnerai, and of its elcvi^tidn ii^ihl^etwo paytioa^,^^hat 
I kttaWnot, Aether of all the numbers df'lkiaftltftiiidll^ 
that live within the conipafs of a thonfaiKl years; for 
one man that is born capable of making fuch a po^ ai 
KoflMT or Virgil t there may not be a thoulknd bom 
capable ienf Vi»tkSn« Us greslil^enerals^ of amies • 
j[iiftres of ftate, as any the moft renowned in ftory. * 
^ 'I dd'not,here hitezui to inakea further critxk upon 
poetry » \ehkh wete too great » bbouri nortO^gtireYU^ 

les for It, which were as great a prefumptiom Befi^ - 
ties t there has been fo much paper blotted upon thefe 
ldbjecte» ih',this caiiocra atid cenforin^ a^^ thif *fi# 
alf gr^vm'tMibns or repetiiidn. The modeihi' Ftenck 
Wits, or Pretenders , have been very fevere in tfteff 
Isenfures » and exact in their iiilea# I think to vary '^a^ 
fwr^tk'' Forf f knfew h6t, why they imgJtt^Wt fia>>^ 
contented themfch es with ihoFe given by Ariftotle anrf 
tiorace» and have tranflated them rather than 'com- 
mented ixpoik'thenk» Fttr ailrthey have doheVhas bd6i§ 
m'mof^i f6*as tl^ feetoV^ by their Vrridi^ of thiif 
kind, rather to have valued iheilifelves i-^- than impro- 
ved any body clfe. The tmth kp th«^ i» ;ffliritthing 

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in tlia gttliiis. of Poetry » too libertine to be conBned to 
fo fnany niles; and whoever goes about tq lul^^ct it to 
Imtk Goaftraiota, tote botbtha Ijpirit and jgam^. ! wiudi 
8W«m native, and nearer kmt even of the beftinaa* 
Jter«. *Ti§ as if to make excellent honey, yoa ihould 
'fcut off the wings of your beea, ooa&if .|h^ to their 
liiva or their XiamUp and hj. fiowera befinfa tkm^ fuch 
na youithink the fweeteft, and like to yield the iineft 
extraction; you had aa good puU out their rtiti°;s, and 
9nake arrant drones of. them. Tbqr naift iniq^ 
through fields, as welK as gardens, cbopfe fuch floweia 
as they pleafe, and by proprieties and fcents ihey^ only 
know and dilUnguifh. They mnft woirkjup their ceUi 
vith adankaUe art, mstpux .their tiooey with iniinite 
labour, and lever it from the wax with fuch diftin. 
^tion and choice, as beioug^s to none hut .iheinlelves 
to p«K£optxi or judge. 

It would be too much mortification . to thefe great 
arbitrary Kulers, amon§ the French Writerti, or our 
own » to ob(SnfVe the, wpnby productions • that hare 
been fonned by their rules , the honour they have re-, 
ceived in the world, or the plearuvp they have given 
jnankiad. But to iConiifAt them, I do not know, 
tbm was any gre^t Poet in Greece, after th^ rules 
«f' that Art laid down by ArifiotU, nor in Rome, 
after Uiofe by Haracf whicl^ yet none of our mo- 
ilerqs pretends to have out • done. Perhaps Thweru^ 
JSir and Xat<«» may be aUedg'd againf^ this alTertion; 
but the firit offered no further, than Idyis or Eclo- 
gn^« an4 the laft, thoi^ he muTt be avowed for 
'tiae ancUa happy genius,, and to have made very 
J^b 'flights, yet he is fo unequal to himfelf» and 
his mufe is fo youngs -that his iaulta aje too noted, 
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hiniitor. fbnito WM ffWi feih|; very /iUr ffMir Wat 
not to make anj^ man a very good one. To judge» 
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ff^ou l)er l)6d)rt£ii ©tufe ciner funWoftn ^ anmnt6i0etii> a6nrba# 
Bci mc5W ipeniger ale wernaaM^lTifi^'tt ©cftrcit^art ill ^IbMion , tnt 
in^U\d)enr ot>ne gmcifcl Da^ oollfommeHftc SOJuftcr; unb man 
*faiin t)aber biefe« ^cf)riftfteHcrf roeun er id)^n'\\\(bt Hvitfaui lo^u 
^itt0c!n frctiftf bcdti im ©attifn getiwnntcrt, ali >a# 'ffc&frff 

teutttd) unt) rctti ; cr Ktc^nct ftc^ itvac tiid)t burd) eitien oonilglu 
<6cn @raO 9on ^V&nDigfett unl ^Stmmt)fett ait^; aber er Uct^t 
^a«#Ui Mefer 9(M(id)t nur fdtrit fttitter bem ©cqenftaa&e 
imllcff IM iveI4m ft iitMt ^er ^ ftt«cr ^c^efil^ if 
Uidftf MwittMgf meHleiit|»€a^ fir btn^Chtan^m^, im^ tci 
not miiibfr hutA 6tlrb# ^U.NtA gefaaiie DUbbima* «M 
•en ^ifllfcNn Sitl^nul (etnft , fo td cr i»9r|A#(^ rft4# Bnw 
HH In 9^er9leid>utmen unb ^Ou tap()ern i ivHcfie immrr fo fAidlid 
MQibtad)t unb, Daj; bic <gd)rn()art t?aburc^ fetnc^megciJ bant 
nacfe fippig irtrb. ^etit ^2iu^Di"ucJ ucrr^tf) burcf}vui6 ni(f}t^ ®efucftf 
Mi man (tubet fcine 6pur uom mdl)famen 'Be(lrcb«it; burcfettui 
niibH ©ejiDun^enoiJ obet n?eit jr:)crgcboUc0 j fonbcrn aUenthaU 
bih eitten ho^cti ©rab t)on 5!niiiHtb> mit einem l)ol)en ©rab rerr 
£etcfcti9fcrt unb ^imphcifjlt i^crbiiiiDcn. ^ai ihn befonber^ uim 
tcrfcK'ibeti tft ein ^ewMTc^ eigentWrnlid^ed @eprdge ooii Q5efc6eu 
tenktf unb fmcm ^n(ian0e# wclc^l autf aOen fctnen 9(riicitoi 
imotUu(but Mm Sd^rifiUNH^r fann ftcfr etnetf sefdatstrtt ubI 
muUrern ^ettxi^H t&fm^ ^< Tt^^ifon ntcft mcli 
tmpfie(»It# til We ttitverfennlAte %<bt»Hf VHl^t er ulleiitl^atlei 
fir 0l((igto» ttu^ Kc^tr^af m^tt Inf erl* fBE^enti ia etnil 
seMiitr f9 id e^ ettt |)i(^crer ^ab m ^t4ffe an^ 9r4effM; 
imigfeni ivMe fetoe ^cbretbart/ tvcnn fie fcbou fold^en Snfi 
fd^eii/ toie bcrSujcbauer entt)JiUf ooUf ommen paffce ^ fdr Srbeu 
ten mi met ()5l)eni unb funfliutli^t^ini s^attuu^ nabt aU ela 

fcf)icfltcf?c5 lOliim H\\m\ cmpfoWen werben." Wlan vtu 

gUicbc htcmit bie uuiil^uSHcftc ttnb trefflid)!? ©iirbiguug ber 
€(&rnbart 2idi>i«bn'6 m Dr. 3ol>n(bn'6 £cben^befcbreibttn§ bie* 
fe* in ber encjlififjett fc66nen ^itteratur fo bei!!miirbi(UM] BdjrifC/ 
tcUcr^/ bie ec mit ben SBorten fcblieit: Whoever wifhes to amin 
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5p^M^or, ii)flc^s:U5biron'd^et(rlgef W^mit eittent ter^udiM 
<lat)cn'betf 5B'ort^^L/o beictc6net fin iinen gar fel)r c^Sbttii 
tBi?rtt) ett^eilteti. ?5bti btcfeti ^citti^^n ftdw t* l>tt« Sfe nil 

f?.t<* /.'.'>/. ;.'•: oaicif r-f? • aJo*',! '.rttf J ♦,%f^», 
in QrcJ^r to be equaljy dUtributed among the wliole fp|^ 

jjie3^,^h«6^, who my^ ^V'^,^m^^i^^^^%,m^ 
hftpior 9 ¥Kmid priefcr the fiiara thcgr are alveadjc J^qQ^^ 
Jf^ of ^ hefote th^lf^h\i;^ won^l^l5^)4 ftp. .tj^eaja >y fn^ 
jLfijvillon. Horace }^a,C2irnGd this ihou^ 

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, ' A^s 1 was Tumrfia.ii'n^ thofe two reinarli^j^ anfl 
¥e^ed^, in my ellbo'w-cha'ir » I inrenlibly tell afleap; 
when on a fudden, methoiight, th^re was a procia- 
niatipn made by JupUer, that every mortal Ihoulcl 
jbrin^ in hia griefs and i^hamiiefp and throw them tot 
gether in a heap. ;t1ier4*Wa» % Uroe ptaiii appomt<^ 
for this jpurpofe. ltdok iny ftand in the centre of it^ 
|aiiA,faw a^^ireat of pleafdre the wfiole huliiw 
ipecies! maridiing di^ i^er ' aiioltier JixiA throw&i^ 
down their feveral loads i which iimhediateTy grew up 
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H^ho was very aaive ia thi« (b}6mnity« She carried t 
)h^gnifyino; giaCs in one of her handff^ and was cIodMil 
Sn a loofe Bowing r6b^, ibibn^dii^ Ij^ilSi Tevaral i^ti- 
of fiend* and fpectres , that <iijicovered themfelvet 
in a U^pniknd .Gbim^cai j(l«iper^ her. garment ho- 
wred in the aHitfii t Tl^m#vnii faaeihiag: i#jl4^ai)d 
aiftraetsd ia kcr loofca. HnriunMwM FANCY. Slia 
led up every jiiortal to the appointed place, after ha* 
Tixig vei7 ofhciously alMed him in making up hi^ 

it npw nKmUto^. Nff ' heaxt 
lilted' '^dtliiri tticHor%e toy 'fellow - creatures groaning 
tbider theit' rel^ikttve burdens , .and to confider that 
jh/ddS)e^ MaBt ti^ iriiiim joalib^ which laj ba^ 

^' There were however feveral perfons who gave me 
great diverfion upon this occafion. I obferved one 
lirihgiiig in « birM^y^ety-cii^^^ imder a 

<6)d embroidered dbK^, wbidi, 'upon his throMnng ft 
, iato the heap , I difcovered to be poverty. Another^ 
aftarafraatdealof puffipgy threw d6wii his/ kigg^e^ 
airl^ich , upon examining , 1 found to be his wife. 

There were multitudes of Lovers faddled with 
V^ry whimiical burdens comppfed of darts and Aamcs ; 

yfl^t ^vaa yeiy j>dd, though tfiey fighed as if their 
liearts wonM break under thefe bundles of cakmitie^ 
|they could not perluade thcmfelves to caft them iitto 
the. heap, .wjhen thej cameiip to it;' but after, a £ew 
)Esmt efforts » fliook their heads and marcbied away^ as 
heavy loaderi as they came. I faw multitudes of old 
^WP^ne^ throw down their wrinkles, .aud feveral young 
|il|f;i, who ftrifped theinleives of a tawny ilpn. Then 
were very great hea^ of red nofes , large lips , and 
rufty teeth. The trutli of it is , I was furprifed to fee 

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lWR..Wiq»»>««.W^tfa««^o^«lw*y p,o« hi, hM^ 
I.foiiiicl vp^a bis near appieoacfai^ ihft it was only a ini> 

.tural himip^ whick he difpofed of, with, great joy of, 
hei^^t|i .i^ong this collection of hu^q^iD^. iniferiefw 

UTheiie wejf fifccwifo, f^ougU 
jootiid Mot but obTepre^.. thu there, imt many moi^ 
imagLaary thaureaU One little packet I could not but 
tftke notice of » whifb waa a coiapU^tion, of aU t]i^ . 
diCearea incident to hnman naiuure, and wm in tW 
Iiand of a great many fine people: This was called the 
Xpleen. But what moit of alt furprifed ine, waa a re- 
H^^rk X made, that there waa not a fingle irfce or 
thrown into the* wholef heap; At which fifhii vtrj 
much affonirtiecf, ha^Hng concluded within myfelt 
.that every one woidd take tiua importunity of gettim 
lid of h£it palipnat prejudice^; and^liailtietf. 

' ■ I took notice in particular of a very profii^aie fef- 
low, who I did not qneftion came loaden with his era- 
mar IM: npcaa tfearshmg into Jblatend]e» I. found 
lliarfiiAciid of throwing hie guilt frete tnmV* he hM 
cnly laid dawn his memory. He was followed by a 
enodiev worthlefe rogue, wiio iiox^ away iua^ mode^r 
MmAoi hm ignorance. ' - ; 

When the whole race oF mankind had thus cafi 
thioir . burdens » the Phaatqin which had been fo bufy 
entUaeocafiono feeing me an idle ffiectatpv of wh^ 
liad paffed » approached towards me. I ^w uneafy at 
her prefence, when on a fuel den Ihe held her liiagnify- 
g^fs^^before my eyes. I no iooner faw my face 
in it, but wta ^^artied at the ihortnefa oCrit , . Wb|c|i 
now appeared to mc in its utmoft aggravation. The 
i^auu)4ierate breadli^ of the fea|^^^ ;inade. we 
mnch oift of hntnonr with my ownc^i^iinl^naimf iqppilt 
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Very luckely, that one Whb 'ftodd by ihe had jufti 
Wore thrown down hts iri&ge , whi<ih V H feisns, 
ivU t'od long' for tflin. It ^'^s ihdeM''%r^^ to 
a mofl fhamelul leiigtli; l 'h'eli'eve the very chh 
'Was, modellly fpeaking, as Idng as my whol% face. 
iVe had both'^of hs an 'o^6H:c^i^ 
^BHHsi 'itUt aff'fKe''e6ntnlfetio)r8'\>ehig how* ^nM-Ht 
every juan was at lihetty to exchange his mis- 
' Wtnhes for thofeofan other p^rfeit. / ' 

I faw, with uxifpeakabie pieafure, the whole fi)e- 
^fies tihpw dcliv«jf^./^ though at the 

^fiuoie time^ as we fiood rotund the heap, and fw- 1 
yeyed the feveral niaierial of which it was compofed, 
^ore, waf^^llf^ce a ,2|io^ yak multitude,: 

who did not diCcover what he thought pieafures ind , 
bledings of Hfe; and wondered how the ownen of ' 
Jlhem cy^v c^uoixe to look upon .^^iii af^, (purdqi^s and 
j^evaxicct./. .\. . , / ^, ; . 

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fcfioii^ otmMmAmi ihi^ of dalanutj. Sufim 

4ffli>ed: «i» feegndlyrociamatian,;. that etas^v^ 

xvas nowj at liberty to exchange his affhction, andto 
return to his habitation with myi inch Other bttfidic 

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Upon this FANCY began again to beftir her- 
ifi&ff ^ and|^ parcelttn^ out the whole ^hea{» with iocre- 
tiibl^ ibtivity, reedmiH^hded' to 'Weiy dne hi^ piiiti^ 
cular packet. The hurry and confufion at this time 
was not to be ex^prelTed. Some bbferrations, whid* 
1 ^licle li^ii the occalibn, I jUtl 'ttt^iimcatle to 
the Public. ' A venerable gray - headed man, lif^hohrf 
fatd clown the cholic, and who I found wanted an 
lek flo hid eftate, Inatched tTp 'a)i ' iindutiAil to 

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of ^ .^ip^5«T ^^^^^ Gpmieiuf n by Uaa b«aT4» 

and had like to, )i|^ve to<3^cked his brains out; fo that' 
meeting the true father, who caihe towards him 
^iih a lit of the grilles, he bec^ged him tp take his 
Son- agsifnv and gtWiJUpck hiSt cholic; hm Aey 
2fK:apabIe eithef nrf^ftieiiri to «Mcede horn the choice 
they kad made. A poor gaily - f lave, who liad 
thrown* idowo his ohaiiis; took -up eke fpnt in theifi 
Head ;''btlt' made- fiidi* wrf fstcesi that one inight mi 
fily perceive he wad no ©reat gainer by the bargainj 
It was pleaiant enough to lee the fevearal exdiange* 
tKat -Nn^r^ niade, for lUftiiels againft poverty^, imon, 
^r againit want of appetite, and care againft paia« 

The female world were very bufy among them- 
felved in bartering fpr features , one was trucking a 
lock of, gt^f hairs for a .carbuncle , another was nui* 
king oyer a fliort waift ' for a pair of round ihoui^^ 

■ ders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a loH 
Imputation : But on all thefe occafions, there was not 
qfm oC them who did. j»ot think the new blemiA. 

. 1^ Toon as Hie had got it into her pofTemon, much 
more di(a^eeabie tlian the old one. I made the fanie* 
•bfervi^tion dn evei^ other misfortune or calamity, - 
which every one in tiie affembly brought upon him- 

' felf , in lieu of what he had parted with; wIj ether 
it be ijbat all the evils which befall us are in fonie 

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that ev^ery evil becomes more fupportable by our bein^. 
Accuitomed to it, 1 ih^all not determine. 

I could not for my heart forbear pitying the poor 
hump - backed Getitleman mentioned before, avho 
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lui bai^gaia with hiin^ thlal: limp^ tluoi^ a 
Tembly oF ]jadl6s» who uGsd to admite him, with 1 

pair of ihoulders peeping over hia head« 

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I muli not omit my own particular a^lventare. 
M J friend wkh the iong yllag^: ImA no ^Sotma takea 
mfoiBth&mmyikMSaiee^hi^ -lotafque 
figure in it, that as I looked upon him 1 could not for- 
bear iaugh^ng at mylelf » in lo lauiph that I put my owa 
tee out of ooimteiMDca. . The poor Genrlrmau ymb 
jEnafible of the ridlcnle^ that libuad ha waa aflumel 
of what he had done : on the other Ade I found dut 
Imyfelf had no great reaion to triumph, £ora«l wait 
to touch vvT Ibmhetd I miflad the place t cbppel 
my finger upon my upper lip. Bcfides, as my iiuk 
was exceeding prominent , I gave it two or three un- 
lucfcy knoka as I wiia playing my hand about mjia, 
and aiming at fbme other part of it I faw two other | 
Gentlemen by me , who wc;re in tlie fame ridiculoM 
dicumftancee* Tliefe had mad a fbolifli fwo|> between i 
a couple of thidc ttondy le^^ knd tWo loug trapflkhi 
that Jiad notcalfs to them. One of thefe looked like 
a man walking upon ftiks, and was fo lifted up into 
* dieair, abore hia ordinary height^ that his head tamed 
round with It » while tlie other made fuclir aukwint 
circks, as he attempted to walk, that he Ibarce knew | 
how to move forward upon hia iieW fupporten: 0(h 
ferving him to be a plea&nt kind of fellow I Hock liif 
cane in the ground, aiid fold him 1 would lay himt ^ 
, bottle of wine, that he did not march up to it ini | 
line , that I drew for him , in a quarter Ol an hour. 

The heap waa at lad diftributed among ^the two 
Sexes, who made a moft piteous Aght, as they wan- 
dered up and down imder the preilure of their feverai 

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length , tiddpg compa/Eon of the poor mortab, orit- 

rcta them a fecondtinie to lay down their loada, with 
^ defi gn to give j^veyj onehia one again. Tiiey dilchar^ 
' th^r(^lir#9 wrii^. ii.|;Tctt 4ert 4rf pMfhrt ; aftee 
nvMoh , nHib hucl led (beni iuto Inch 

gTofs delufions, was commanded to difappear. There 
>vas Cend in her ftead a Goddefa of a qiiit^ different fi- 
gure, motions were Hetdy and , cosnpofed , and 
her afpect ferioiis but chearful. She every now and 
then caft her eyes towards Heaven , and fixed th^af 
-k^xkjnfttwi Helrimbae^asF^ \Slicharf 
xio IbOner plafced hei*feljf by the mount of ron ows , but 
wliat I thought veryi remarkable, the .whole heap limic 
to fuck a degree, th^ itdid.not ap^Mr • Ihird part 4a 
hig^aait was befovi* 8ha iift«marda refftrned everyf 
#nah his own 'proper calamity, and teaching ]iiiu hov« 
to bear it in the moft commodious ananuer, he luaf^^ 
cbcd off with it contenuaiy, being vciy plaaM 
that he had not betnJaftto hia own choice, a^ to the 
Jiiiicl oi evik which fell to his lot* ** ' 

3eiides the Xeveral pieces of monlity to be dniwa 
out of this vihon, I learned from it, never to repine 
atrXUf OMlm misfortunes , or to «ilv)r th^ hiqiphieb o6, 
ftiotker, &i€^Stltiii^iolfibiaibr any man to form a* 
light judgment of his neighbour's lufferings ^ for which 
reaCon alfo I have determinednever to think too lightly ' 
of anoihers complaiaU, but to r^aid ahe Ibrrows 
my fellow-craituras with fienOmenu of hu«iaaity ani 
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^^^fif^Hi tef ^»rt.3ibbiroii'0 in >er a6^anMnbeii e^<(retbiirt 

(efini^fN til ^c^Mbm€ti9UBt«ilii {0 Htbttcn 0Attitlt8*tirr 
igku^ cff|eiltf# «9iriii trJdi ten tiAimte/ <# 'el affcs^ 

auffftUenb r ^| er fclbg Mefr/9itttiitts inlfiet ^ani iMcttt 
Aauier 6earbeitete. !X)tr. 3ol^iifv>n'd @c6rei^art, l)at ^ei mettem 
iiicfct bic leicfete/ «atfirlic()e, unqefuc^te ^nmutl) iene^ von ttrni 
fo berountJcrtett ©c6riftjtellcr^ ; cb \w glcicl) unfrrcitig oicr Slcgatiii 
tinb oft uuj: aSfitt t)tcl !Riintuni3 unD ^^oUenOutig l)ai. UeberaU 
f H^ct man in fdnenr @tpl ftwa^ ganj €i3?ntMmlid)f ^ ne«e 
sa>ent)un(|€n «nt> SJerfnfipfungen bet 55egriffe/ ungenjJbnltcdt n U?f 
tiobenbau, nnb ^^nfig (^ebraucbte pf)ilofsp!)trcf)e Sun(ltt)6rtcr, t>ie 
tff na(^ fetnem eigenen ®i(lduDiu8 # ba/ mo {|>m bie scn^S^Kiid^eit 
®irter nid)t m0()lf(in0enb genug bdnftcn/ d^tn auf ^efaunte sn^ 
|(Hiinftse ^egriffe anmdnbte. @eine 90[^oc6enfc()rift ^ The RmhUr^ 
iNtt uMt ^te ftMskMMtiMdt nub bA< iittiliiiiin an|te6e«l« 3ti 
Ificffir M 69cct»to?'9i iMir llel iitfii fiaiOie tSitoer# <iMr 

SAC (ei^lf nite iti Mefe? f Mt ciiMUi^ U9» 39l>fiij»ii'« 
ebanfearei^e iin^ CtnfMttind foberl Moil iii»9it$m%Un€ 9la4# 
^enffn* ^wtft^en fdner tro^ Hbbl^n's ttatitar |ittbet man tn 

tTiUrpI)y'd£nay on thc Ltfe and Genius otSnm, ypknfin, Lond. 

1792^ gr^8. S. is^ff. eine lefen^re^rbige !^arailcle. Unter an^ 
tern wenbet er Pope's Urtheil ooni Jooma auf an: „Dfr (Bu 
i,H^U UfjmUt unb ftiUt ben 31u^brtt<fi berftcfe nitt jenera l>ebtf 
If nnb urn ibn her tormt: ttJte ®Ia^ tm Ofcn^ mcld)c5 immer gr6* 
^fer unb gt^^er tvtrbr K flt^rfcr Oancb un^ tuft barm mtt^f ' 
,fUnb i€ mebr bte ^it^i luntmmf ^ SoUeu^er ^Ha^ t# «<it 
lat&cf ber 0cbac6t<n SS^^^e^iMofKi ^i^ m {sincr^iiteiMf 71$; 

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fed the bounds, ^wliich iiaiuie prelciibes^ to counteiact 
its oyra purpofe/ '^00 much rage Joinders the warrior 
from drcuiufpekion; and too much eagerneb of profit^ 

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Ixurls the «rcclit of the trader. Too much ardour takes 

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away from tlie lover » that eaiinefs of iKidrefs wit^ ^ 
whicli ladies are delighted* ' Thus extravagance, 

tlioiiijli dictated by vanity, and inciteil by voluj tions- 
xi/ela i^ULoui procures ultimatei>r, either appiaule or 
pUftfure. 

If prsife be juftly eftiinatcd by the Character of * 
ihofe from whom it is received , Uttle fatisfaciion will 
be given to the fpendthrift hy the encomiums wiiich 
he purchares. For who are they that animate him in 
his parfuits, but young men* thoughtlels and aban* 
doned like himfelF, unacquainted with all, on which 
the wisdom of, nations lias iiu^Jieileti tiie Itamp of ex- 
cellence, and devoid alike of knowledge and of virtue? 
. By whom is his profuTion praifed, but by wretches^ 
who confider Jiiui as fubCervient to their purpofcs. 
Syrens th^t intice him to /hipwreck^ and Cyclops, 
that are gaping to clevoiir him* 

Every man vvhofe knovvledoe, or whofe, virtue, 
. can give value to his opinion, looks with fcom or pity 
(neither of which can a£Bord much gratification to pride) 
. on him wiiom the panders of luxuiy ha^ e drawn into 
the circle of their inliuence, and whom he fees parcelled 
out among the diffsrdnt minivers q€ folly « and about 
to be torn to pieces by tailors and fockles, vintners and at- 
"torsies; who at once rob, and ridicule him, and who 
* are fecretly trimnphing over liis weaknels, wheo they 
prefent new incitements to his appetite, and heighten 
hisdehres by.couuterleiLed appiaule. 

Such is the praife, that is purchafed>by prodiga- 
lity. Even when it is yet nor liibcoveied lo be falfe, 
it is the praile only of thofe whom it is reproachful to 
pleafe, and whofe fmctrity is corrupted by th^ inter* 
tft; men, who live by ike ripts, which they encou' 



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re^e , and who know, that whenever their pupil growi 
-wile 9 they fbali lofe their power. Yet witii luch Mat- 
teri^a, if they coald laft, might the cravings of vanitf, 
which is feldom very delicate , be falisfied : fcwt the 
tiiue i5 always haftening forward , when tiiii» triumph, 
poor as it ia, lhall vanij(h» and when thofe, who now 
fdrroand him with obfequiousneb, and compli- 
ments, fawn aronng his eqiiipaoe, and aiUJiiate his 
riots, ihall turn upon him with infolence, aiid reproach 
him with the vicea > promoted by themlelves* 

And as Utile preteniiona has tlieman^ wJUo fguaa- 
ders hia eftate by vain* or vidotis expencea » to greater 
degrees of pleafure than are obtained 1^ others. 

To make any happineb ijncere» it is neceilaiy 
that we believe it to be lalHng; fince whaterer we fup- 

pofe ourfelves in danger of lofing, niult be enjoyed 
with folicilude and uneaiinefs , and the more value we 
fet upon it, the more maft the prefent pofTelEon be 
iiiibittered. How can he, then, be envied lor his fe- 
licity , who knows , that its continuance cannot be ex- 
pected» und who is confdons, that a very ihort tima 
will give him up to the gripe of poverty , which will 
'be harder to be born, as he has given way to more 
exceflea* 'wantoned in greater abundance, and iodid* 
ged hia appetites with more profufenefa? 

k appears evident, tliat frugality is neceHaryi 
even to compl^t tlie pleafure of expenfe; for it may 
be generally reiiiarl^ed of thofe who fquandei , what 
they know, their fortune not fufhcient to allow, that 
in their raioH jovial expence tliere always breaks out 
fome proof of difcontent and impatience ; they either 
fcatter with a kind of wild deiperation, and affected 
lavifhnefs, as criminals brave the gallows, when they 
' cannot efcape It; oir pay their money witLa peevift 



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anxietf, and endeavour at once,- to fpend idly, and 

" to [ave uieanly; Laving neither firiimefs to deny tiieir 
paillons, nor courage to gratify them, they iHunher 
at their own enjojntents, and poifon the bowl of plea- ' 
fure reflectidn on the coA* 

Among thefe men , there ia often the vodferadon ' 
of merriment, bat very felddnl the tranquillity of chear- 
fulnefs; they inHaiiie their imagination to a kind of 
momentary jollity , by the help of wme and riot, and 
conHder it aa the lirft bufinefa of the night .to ftupify 
recollection, and lay that reafon ariee]i, which difturbs 
their gaiety, and calls upon tiiexn to retreat i&omraixu 

But this poor broken fatisfacHon is of Ihort con- 
tinuance , and niuft be expiated by a lon^ Cedes of mi* 
Serf and regret 

In a fbort time the creditors grow impatient , tlid* 
USt acre ia fold, the paffiona. and appetites ftiU ocmti- 
mie their tyranny, with inoeffiint calls for their iifual 

gratifications ; and the remaindetr of lifa pajles away^ io^ 
vain repentance or impotent deiure. 



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<t/l jinb feinc ^://<i.yj Treatifes on Several Subjects in uUj ^ilU 

ben iu ^afel »«bcc oHc^rucft werben. @if entl>a(ten feine 

Ubkt^baun E£ayf M$rMl^ Political, and Literary, an Inquiry con- 
timing Humtin Underfianding , an Inquiry concerning the Primiphr 

0fidorMlf, ml(S>ti hnmt felW f4r fctnc 6e(le SCtlbdt nxhmu, 
un^ W9m$ folfciibe 9ro^ iMemnim id / feme Natural Hifltff 

#/ HdijiMif tmb Me Dial§gnes eonceming Natnral Religion, f (an 

m un% Vr4df eft Nr Vesnffe tter, aNtMf te metaptofiMe 
(^caenfian^ tiwm M Hefrft QcifluM »it tei grtftn 
e d !criid)fett tittb €feg«ni t>er <8«fe»Attr tt«t welitett M M 
Uidit hci irgcnb ei«em anbeni ©AriftftelKr Wefn Oatttmi in w 
ncm fo ootiuglichen ^maafie. tteberaU twiS et fdite ©egenJlBN 
in cinen neuen frucfctbaren ®efic6Wpunft teden/ unb ^ 
5Dcn!cr urn fo mebr ju bcfricbigen , k 6fter'ec uytn iUf njcKem 
?c?erfolc\un9 feincr St^een (^elegenheit gie^t. gi^tveilen Utint} 
fd)cincn^ ba§ cr feuie ^pi^nnt^is^eiteu 4« wctt tretbe; tt (t\H 
abet crinaert mit SXecbt, ba^ man beim^acf^betifen iiber abftraffe 
©eflcnftSnte imb ^c^riffe tetf tclnen ^crCanbcjJ ntcf)t au fein iini> 
f^nrf bcNfen f{nne» fo fansc fttt; Mcbttgfeit un^ fditimm^ 
. inifmftSettlenetiift^lfttl* 

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OF POLITICAL SOCIETY. 



Had €verf Man fuffident Sagacity to perceive » it A 

Times, the ftrong Intereft , which binds him to the 
Obfervance of Jufticc and Equity , and Strength o/Misd 
fufficient to perfeveie In a fteady Adbeanince to a gene- 
ral and a diAant Intereft, in Oppofition to the AHuxt 
Uii^its of prelent Pleafure and Advantage: there had nc- 
irer, in that Cafe, been any fuch Thing as Go veriie- 
ment or political Sodjety , but each man follOMdng U' 
natural Liberty , had Uv'd in entire Peace and Bw^ 
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* where natonl Joftice m , of itTelf « a fuffidciic rfeftratnt? 

'Why create Magi ft rates, where tl^ere iiever aiifei any 
«I>iforder orlni(|uity ? why aliridg^ our native Fmlobiu, 
whent in every intbncet tlie .tttiuoft £ktfrtk>n of it 
iAfonnd innoeent and bc«ieficialf Tia evident, that, 
^ if government were totally ufeicfs, it never couid have 
Place., and liiat the 50iL£ Fecundation of the Duty jaf 
ALliEGIANCE is the Aivmagi. Which it jfttcn^a to 
Society , by preserving Petite and Order aiuongrt 
mankind. 

Wlien a N.niuber of political Societies are erected, 
and maintain a great Kntercbu^fe together, a new fet 
of Rules are immediately difcoverM to be ufeful in tWt 
parlicjilar Situation; anrl accorrHngly take Place, under 
the title of LAfVS of NATIONS^ Of tliis' Kind are,- 
the Saoredneb-of thePerlbns of AmbaHadoray Hbfiaining 
from poilonM Arms, Qnarter in War, with others of 
th^ Kind ; which are plainly calculated for the Advan- 
' tag9 of Statea und Kingdoms, in their £nteiKXmr[e i^lh 
each other. 

TheRuIea of Juftice* fuchas prevail arnqngd In<lS« 

viduals, are not altogether fufpended amoiigft political 
Societies. All Princes pretend a Hegard to the Rights of 
others; and Tome, no doubt, witiiput Hypocrify. ' Al- 
liances and Treaties are evWy Day made betWixt 'tnde- 
pended States, which would only be fo much wafte of 
Parchment, if they were not found, by Experience^ 
to have fomi Influence and Authority. But here la the 
Difference betwixt Kingdoms and Individuals. Hu- 
man Nature cannot, by any Means » fubJilr, without; 

AUbciation of Individuals; and that A&idation ne- 
ver could have Place, were no Regard pay*d to the 
Laws of Equity and JuTtice. Diforder , Confufion , the 
, War of All agaiiaft AU are the neceflary Ckmfeqaences of 

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fach a llcettlioiis Oondnct ' But Nations'em flaux^ 
*¥rlthcmt £ntercotnrf«« Thty may even fublift » in fome 
Degree, under a general War. The Obfervance of Jus- 
tice, iho*tt£eful among them, i» no% guarded by la 
tkm^ a MeoetEty ae amon^ Individaals ; ' Ami the mand 

Obhgatiott holds Proporlioa with the Ufefulttefr^ All 
Polir-cnns will allow, and moft- Philofophers» that 

REASONS oiSTATB may, in partiailar£mergenGie8» 
difpence with the Ruiet of Jnftioe, and invalidate any 

Treaty or AlUance, where the ftrict Obfervance of it 
would be prejudidal, in. a conliderable Pegree, to either 
of the contracting Parties. But nothing lefs than the 

' extreiiielt NecelTity , *tis confeft, can juftify Individuals 
In a Breach of Fromife,. or axi InvaHon of the Proper- 
tiea of others. 

In a confederated Comnion wealth, .fttch as the 
AthMM Hepublic of old, or the Swifi Gantpos and uni- 
ted Fvovincee in modem Times; as the League haa 
here a pecuUar Utility^ the Conditions of Union hare 
apecaUar Saarednefs and Authority, and .a Violation 
of them would be equally criminal, or even more cri- 
minal, than any private Injury or Injuftice, 

, Tl^e long and helple6 Infancy of Man requires the 

Combination of Parents for tlie Subfiftance of tlieir 
Young; and that Combination requires the Virtue of 
GH^STirr or Fidelity to the Marriage- bed. - Without 
fuch an Utiliiif^ 'twill readily be own*d, faqh a Virtue 

would never have been thought of. 

An Iii6delity of this Nature is 'mudt mpre fmUi' 
in IT^aeiffii th^n in Afftr. Hence the Laws of Chas- 
tity are much ftricter over the one Sex tiiaii over the 
other. - , , 

Thofe who live in the fame Family have Co many 
Opportunities of Licen^ of th^ Kind, that nothing 

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43iV^l^l^PS(erve Purity of Manners, w^e Marriage al- 
lowM amongft the oeareft IVelationSt or any Intercx>nide 

of Love betwixt them ratify *d by Law and Ciirioni. 
IJSJCESTf therefore, being perntciout in a fiiperior 

Degree, haa alfo afuperlor Turpitude .md niQral De- 
formity, annexed to il; ' 

What is the lieafon , why , by the Greek Laws, 
one might marry a HaU- iiiter by the Father, but not 
by the Mother? Plainly tius. The Mannera of, the 
' Grttkt were fo referved , that a Man was never permit- 
ted to approach the Women's Apartment^ even in the 
(an^ family, unleCs where he vihted his own Mother* 
His Step • mother and her Children were as much fliut 
up from him as the Women of any other Family, and 
there was a little Danger of any criminal IntercoiiTfe 
betwixt them: Uncles and Nieces, lor a IHce Aeafpn, 
might hiarry at Atkenr; but ndther thefe nor Ha?f- 
broth(^rs and Sifters could contract that Alliance sLtRome 
Where the Interoourfle was more open betwuct the 
Sexes/ Public Utility is the Omfo ef aH thefe Vk« 
riauons. * . ' - ' 

« 

. To repeat, to a Man's Prejudice, any Thing that 
eCcap^d him in private CooYerfation,. or to make any . 
filch Ufe of his private 'Letters, is highly blam*d. 

The free and fucial IntercoTii (e of INIinds muftbe extre* 
luely checkt, where no inch ^B^ules of Fidelity are 
eftahlifli'd. ' " . 

Even in vqieMinf Scoriea, i^enee Wean fee no . 

ill Coiifequences to vefult, the giving one's Autliors is 
regarded as a Piece of Indifcretion, if not of Immora- 
lity; Thefe Stedes, in pailing from Hand to Hand, 
and receiving all the nfual Variations, frequently 
come about to the Perfons concernM^ and produce 

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Ammofilies and Quarrels among People, whofc Ixiien- 
tions are the u2oit innocent and ino&eniive. 

To pry into Seaels , to open or even read th« 
Letters of ptjiers , to play the Sj)y upon their 
Words and Looks and Actions : What Habits inore in- 
convenient in Society? Wliat Habits, Coxifequen^e, 
more blauie^le ? • . ' . ' ' ; • 

This Principle is alfo the Fonndatlon of moft of 

the La \rs of Good .manners > a Kind of leffer Morality 
.calculated for the Eaiie of Compaay and Gonverlatioi]. 
Too much 'or too little Oeremony are both l>]am*4 

arid every Thing, that promotes Fife, without an iiK 
decent Faniiiiaiity , is ufeful and laudable. 

Qaoftancy iu Frienclihips , Attachments, and Fa- 
milianties is coinmonly, very laudablet. and la requi- 
Bteto fupport Truft anti good Correfpondence in Societyl 
But in Places of general, tho' cafual Concourfe, where 
Health and fleafure bring People proinj^cuo^isly lo«e- 
'ther^ pnbIioX>>ave«iiency has difpena^d with this Ma- 
xrni; and Cuftoin rtheie promoics au unreferv'd Con- 
verfation for the Time , by indulging the Privilege of 
dropfttng afterwards every indi^erent Aca^tialntaace^ 

vdthout Breach of Civility or Good-fttanhers. 

«• ♦ • • 

Eyen jn societies, that are eftablifbM on Frinct* 
pies the mod iimnoral , anti the moft lieltrnctive lo the 
Inter eft of the general Society, there are. reqiiir'd cer- 
tain Kales and Maxims , which a Species of faUe Hxh 
»OUt, as well as private Inrereft, engages tiie Members 
toobferve. Kobbars and Pyrates, it has often been 
rflmark'd, oouid nottuaialaia their pmuciaua Confe* 
deracy, did ttiey SM aftablifli a new dlfiribotive JoAict 
amongft theiufelves , and recall thofe Laws of Equity, 
which they.ha^ vioklad with thaAeftof |iil«aipiid. 



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1 hate a drinking Companion , fays the Grfek Pro- 
verb ^ who Aever forgets, < The Follies of the laft vDe- 
baiich' Amldbe'^buiicd in eternal Obtivioh; .in order 

to «ivc inll Scope ^o the Follies of the next. 

Amongit Nations, where an immoial Galantrj* , 
covet'dMiith a thin Veil of Mytory* is, Tome De- 
gree , authorizM Cuftom, there immediately arijb * 
a fet of Rules, calculated lor the Convenleucy of that 
Attachment, The famoua Court or Parliament of 
Love in Pretrmr decided fonmlly ^ifikult Cafes of 

this Nature. 

In Societies for Play, there areXawa required for 
^tiie Condvaof the Game, and thefo Lawa are di^ 
rent in each Game. The Foundation, 1 6Mm^ of fiich 
Societies is frivolous; and the Laws are, in a great 
Meafure, jthp'nut altogether » capricioas and arbitrary. 
Sa far ia there a material Difference betwixt them mA ^ 

the Rules of Ju ft ice , Fidelity and Loyalty. T,lie ne- 
ural Societies of Aleu are ablblutely requifite for the 
Subfiftence of the Species; and the^ public Cohveri!' 
eucy, which regulates Morals, is inf^iolably eftablifli'ds 
in the Nature of Man, and of the World, in whick 
he Uvea. The Comparifon, thereim» in tbefe Bj- 
fpects, is very imperfect. ' We may only I^am fromi Ic 
the Neceflity of Rule^, vvhereever Men have any Intef> 
courfe wUh each, other* > . 

They cannot even pafa each other on the iVo^ 
without Rules. Waggoners, Coachmen, and PoftiU- 
Ons have Principles, by which they give way; and 
ihefe are chiefly fouhded on mutual £afe and Conve- 
nience; Sometimes adfo they are arUtrary, or at 
beft dependant on a Kind of capricions Analogy, hke 
many of the Realbnings of Lawyers* - 
To carry the Matter farther, wt may •bferve^ that 
/ *tis impoflibie Cor Men fo much as to murlher each other 

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•nd Honour. War has its Laws as well as Peace , an ' 

#ven that fpoxtive Kind of War carried 0x2. amon^ik 
. Wreftlersy Boxer*,. Cud^Uplayen, Gladiators* is fup- 
.'poned by fixt Principles and Regulations. Common 

Intereft and Utility be«et infallibly a Standard of Bight 

and Wrong amongft the Parses conqnii'd* 

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'for >cr 2:l)eplMic betm .f ma^ ? (^cUegc ju i3lbcrt!cen, aadft burc^ 
9rcbtgte9 un^ einen ^erfuc^ uber CBeiH un^ CoiOen^ betJ (I^>ri^cIM 
tbum^i t)orfbeilbaft Nfattnf. ©cin Ejfay on Tajie i)atte oornebaK 
lic^ He 9i(ii4tr eine feRe ^rnn^rcdcl M ®efc6matf< fe^iMfeiiienr 
lust tt eiffletnte ^oitt mand)e ISemerfitttgeit au^ ttii CcftrlftCeti 
fiM d^afttfttilti^f h^tOiMw m% ibume# Me er eter Ni4 
MK flriiiMide^HnfiiiiiM nMt t^em^.twittctte. €ebr fiMv 
(brnid (e|t cf kft kiberreitigeii Vntbetl ^«r rioter ttn^ jtunf m 
tvii^t\)m% ttiib ^t^tttng M ^efdmacf^ att^ mattberi ^cii er 
MriSglicft in ber €iitwtcfelutia tericuigen ©runDtriebe fe^ft/ n>elc6e 
hian gcmcinif^lid) ^r5fte bcr ^131)antafte nenncn pflcgt, uiiD Km 
frulfo ntcbnjom trtnmi C^cfiijlr ali won ben i5u§ern (Sinnen a6i 

ill fein i^i/^i^ on Genius, t)on n)e(d)em ^r. 5l)rof. (5an?e cine trcff/ 
ltcf>e ^eutfc^e llcbcrfcfjuni; nc!tf fcrt I;«t r «nb bcr ungemeiii 
yXxiU\\)(i\{\\\\^ mxt maniu(ifaliigtT?5clel)run(i tjcrh'nbet €r l^cfte^t 
ait^ t^ret ZhtiUnt mtm luerft bic O^atur M (^enielf fobauK ^ie 
Uflgemettien jQQcUen fetner ^crfd)tebettftetten/ ttii0 itilc^^ h\t oeer 
-fMebenea IMea be^ @ente| unterfucgt wcrben. QonMMtt 

mcafcbltcfif r CWMMffe hi Mefem SnMe trc ffliA ciitviMt 

' OF CORRECTNESS OF TASTE. 

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Senlibllity difpofes us to beftrongly allected with what- 
ever beauties or faults we perceive. ReiiB^ueat ma- 
iM Us capable of ditevenng botbi ihren when they 

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are not obrious. Correctnefs inuft be fuperaddecU that 
vre ixiay not be impofed upon by faireapp^arances ; that 
we may neither approve ihininff fauks, nOr condemn 
aiiodelt vjrlue5, but be able to ailign to e?«ry quality its 
clue proportil^u OiF merit or donerit.' 

Correctnefa of tafte prcfen^es ua firom approi^ito^ or 
clisapprovins: any object but fuch as poflefs the quali- 
ties which reiKler theiu really laudable or blameable^ 
and enables ua to: diftinguifli thefie .qualities with ac- 
-curacy from others, however limilar, and to fee 
tbroygh the moft artful di^iiife that.caa be thrown upon 
them* ' Though we neyer approve* or disapprove* 
when thofe characters, which are the natural grounds 
^ of oil Iier, are known to be wanting; yet we often ein- 
'brace a cloud tor Juno, we Ynillake the femblan^e for 
the fubilance* and tMfpnatiom attributes characters lo 
objects, to which they do not in fact belong. And 
then, tliouoh auerely fictitious^ th^ have as renl an 
' effect upon our fent^tnents as if th^ were genuine; juft 
' as the diinaierical c6nnexion between fpirits and dark- 
nefs, which prejudice has eftabliihcd in fome, produ- 
ces as great terror as i£ tii^ vv(;re in mMfm§ conftantly 
conjoined, 

Eveiy eiccdtenoe Is a middle between two extre- 
mes, one of wich always bears fome likenels to i(» and 
is apt to be confounded with ic Tiie right and the 
«. wrong are not ftparated by an uncointeaed boondary^ 
Like day and night, they run infenfibly into one ano- 
ther: and it is often hard to fix the preci£e point wh^ 
one ends, and the other begins. In attempting it, the 
unllulful may readily mifapply their eenfure or their 
praife. In every art lubUniity is nnuiic'd by prodigious 
fbnDS» empty (welling, and mmaMiralex^ggentidn^ 

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cmtnently •jeaf , lefs jiidicions critics have, notwiil> 
itanding his authority , arrai|^e(las moartrous ancl lu- 
siild. And many paflages which he re|ecla« wooU 
have ^iven no offenfc to a judo^e of lefs cuirectnefs ; Jj? 
concieums as extravagantly hyperbolical, the iuia^ 
mbd bjr^n orator to expreb th« ihipidi^ of the Athe- 
nians, „Thai; they caftied their hrains In the foles oC 
they: feet;" which yet Hennogenes, a critic of conti- 
derahle accuracy , approves. Tlie forin^ of thefe cri* 
'tics charges Gorgtas M^ith the tumid for calling vuHnns 
„]ivin» fepulchres ; " and the latter thinks the author 
. worthy of fiicli a fepuichre, for nUng fo inoatural a 6* 
gure. But Boileau is of opinion* that it woald efcape 
all oenfure in poetry; and Bouhoors adopts his fenti- 
'ments. Lucan'a extravagance, and Staiiiis's itiipetuo- 
' lity 9 are often on the confmes of true majerty and Tt- 
'liemence; and Virgil's correctnets has fometimss 

'clrat^ upon an acciifation of Hatnefs and eiierva- 
tion.' A&ectcd graces , undiitiuguiihed glare, and faUe 
ornaments » border upon beanqr, and fometiinea geia 
' the preference. This very drcumftance has procured, 
from a lloriil tafte, liigher approbation to the poets of 
modem Italy, than to^ofe of ancient Grece andHomei 
' Extravagance may he iniAaken for invention; fervi- 
'llty, for what is natural. It is no cafy matter, in 
every cafe, to place/ a jiUt harrier betwixt poverty and 
fimi^ty ; confuTion and agreeable fntriOMiy ; obfcnri^ 
andT^Anement; prolixity and copiousnefs; languor and 
Xoftnefs; enervation and perfpicuity: or to diitiuguiili 
the formal from the folemn; the excelEve from the 
Wld Md matter^ or. the Oift iaad infipld from the 

correct* Protogenes laid to have rendered his picfu- 
res vbid of f|)irit, by extreme care to obtain correctoeis; 
for which he ie cenfured by Apellesr ta not knoivisg 
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"V^M many tuma of wff,|^ which, to a modern tafte^ ap- 
pear low or coarfe; many of the ornameiiU which ho 
recondmands to an orator, ' would pafii with us for 
mere puii and quibble. In the extfcmes, affectation 
Xiiul f? jgidity are very dilTerent Iroin wit; dirtorlion of 
thou^lit or iUiberai bufFoonegr^ Iroin humour; and. 
fcurriiitj or invective, from genuine ridicule : but tliere 
are particular inftances , concerning which veiy good 
judges may heiitate, betore they can allien ihein to one 
fpecies ox the oiher. Beauties and blemiilies.often fo 
far refemblein their general appearance, that an im* 
perfect tafte nia^ readily confound tlieni; approving 
wliete it fhoulcl condemn, or blaming what merita 
, praife* It is only a well- cultivated tafte, implyin|; vi- 
gorous judgment, (liarpened by exercife, that can in every 
cafe pull oH the maik, and certainly cliitinguiih theiu. 

Cnftom enables us to form ideas with exactnefs 
and 'precilion. Bj ftudy ing works of talte , we acquire 
clear and didinct conceptions of thofe qualities which 
rei^ler them beautiful or deformed : we take in at one 
glance all the effential properties; and thus eftabliih in 
the mind of criterion , a touchftone of excellence and 
depravity. Judgment alfo becomes ikilful by exercife^ 
in detera^oing, whether the object mder co^fideration 
perfectly agrees with this mental fiandard. While it ig 
unaccuflomed to a fubject, it may, through its own 
imbadlttj, and for want of dear ideaa of the i:haractera 
of the* kind, miOake refemfolance for identity; or at 
leaft be unable to diftingnifh them, without laborious 
application of thought, frequent trials, and great ha- 
sard of efrror« But When ufe has rendered wb^ fpedes 
6f exertion familiar , it eaUly and infallibly difcrimina« 
USf whereever there is the minuteft difference. We 
grow fo well acqoainted with every ldrm> and have 
ideas fi>perfectl]r adequate, that we are tectuee againft 



414 3(b§atibeMe ec^riftffi^aei; . 

ical qnalities of tilings are prefented to tafte pure and 
unxpixed, in their genuine features and proportions, 
aad exdte fentinnntB entirely coograous^ 

JuTtnefs of taAe extends ftili farther than to the liis^ 
finction of counterfeit from reaL We can compare 

the fentiments produced , and difcover reatlily the dif- 
ferent dalles to which they belong. We not only feel in 
general that we are pleafed^ but perceive in what par- 
ticular manner; not only difoertt that there is Jome me- 
rit, but alfo of what determinate kind that merit ii. 
Though all the fenCitioiia of tafke* are, in the Jii^^eft 
degree, analogous and limilar; yet each haa its pecu- 
liar feeling, its fpeciiic form, by which one who has 
a diftinct idea of it, and polIeHes exactueiis of jud^nent, 
may mark its difference from the others. It is this 
which bellows preduon and ord'er on our fentiments. 
Without it, they would be a mere confufed chaos: we 
ihouldy like perfons in a rnift, (ee fomethio^, but 
oonld not tell what we bw* . Every good or bad qua- 
lity, in the \voik:> of art or genius, would be a mere 
mtj£Ai quay. 

As a oorrea tafte diitinguiihes the kinds , it alfo 
aneaf nres the tUgna of exc^Ueoce and £anlHnA 
Every one ia oonficious of -l|ie degree of approbation or 
duiike whicJi he bt ltows on objects. But fometimes 
the ideas which we retain of thefe fenlations are lb ob- 
fcare* or our comparing focul^ fb imperfect, that wa 
only know in general , that one gratification ia iiigher 
ittore inrenfe thaA another; but caauot fettle their 
yi i wii est HOC even peicdve the avci^^ exoqit it be 
CQttfiderable; ' We ai« often better pleafed at .firft with 
fupeihcial ghtter, or gaudy beauty, which, having 

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tafteful, than with fub&mdal merits whicb wiU fiand 
the teft of r^icrated fcratinf. ^ • , ^ 

quae ^ Ji ^ro^ius JieSf 

Tte captis magisl ~ ' ' 
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But as the perceptions of an improved tafte are always 
adei^uaLe to the merit o£ the objects; fo an accurate 
judgment is fenTible^ txfk Gomparifdni of the leaft dl- , 
ynerfky in the degree of the pleafure or ptin produeed* 
And if we have afcertained thofe qualities , which are 
the caules of our ientiments , reflection on the dc^eee 
of thein which things pofle(8» help to regulate one 
decifion , and prevent our beins^ inipofed upon by any 
aiubsguity in our feelings ; giving us both an exacter&a;;i- 
ctard 9 and an additional fecuriiy againft judging wrong* 
V The accuracy of tafie itwy become To exquifite, 
that it lhall not only difcriminate the differeuL kinds 
and degrees of gratification , but alfo mark the ieaft va* 
' rieties in the manner of^prodncing it* It is this accu-^ 
racy, habitually applied to works of tafte, that lays a 
> foundation for our difcovering the pecuUax character anti 
' manner of difierent inalters. A capaci^ for this , a^ It 
implies the niceft exactnefs « is piftly affigned as an la^ 
fallible proof of real and ell -improved tafte. 

; Incorrecsntfs ot tafte mi ay arrife, either from the 

dnllneiTs ^of our internal /ti^ or bom the ^debility 
of judgimmt. The former renders our fentiments 

obfcnre and ill - tlehned . and therefore dilTicnIi to 
be com])ared. The latter incapacitates us lor per- 
ceiving the relations even of the cleared perceptions^ or 
the mod dirtiti^uiihable qualities. In either cafe, the 
^iiud is diicraciecl with iui|>eufe and doubt. This is 
an uneaCy ftatef from which we are dcifirous to extn^ 
cate ourfelves by any ineans. If we have not vigour 
laile enough^ tQ.die^erl^iile tlie merit of the uLject 



4i6 7t6§ant)clnt}e B^tift^tVitu 

by it6 inlrmiic characters, we take up with any ftan- 
clard « however £6iei«n or improper, that can end our 
\va\ eviii-^. Authority in all its fortns ufurpa the place 
oi truth aiul reaioiu The ufa^e of an admired genius 
procure approbation even to faults^ from one 
whofe tafte is bm|;tud» He is nn'able readily to detea 
them; and their hein;^: coniniiMeLl by fo great a mafter, 
and intermixed with many beauties, will keep him from 
fofpecting that they can be wrong; and confiBqaoatly 
prevent his fcrntiny. Like the fpots of the fun, which 
caimot be difcovered by the naked eye, the faults of 
pi ewneiit genims require ibmething mofe to enable 
todifcern them, than the elements of talle which 
nature bellows; till thcFe arc invi-oratei! by culture, 
thofe will dilappear in the general ipieudpr. The gh 
nim of Shakefpear may betray an unformed tafte into 
an approbation of the harharitUs which arc often tsin* 
gled with his beauties. The wits of king Ciiarles's 
court are laid to iiav/s allowed. Cowley an indifiinguiih' 
ed a^miradon* One niay be too much plealed with 

Congreve's wit, to remark its incons^ruity to the cha-' 
vnjcters to which it is adioribed. The veneration which 
we have for antiquity^ aided by the ihow of l ea rni n g 
whicli acquaintance with it imf^ies, and by the ma- 
lignant joy which envy feels in clepretiating con tempo- 
.raries, often Hamps a value on its productione, difpro* 
portioned to their ihtriniic merit : 

^ iEtmifi fuae mfisfefMta y fuisqni 

Tmforibus defuncta videt , fajlidit et odif. 

The opinion and example of Others often recommends 
to us what is faihioiuiabie or new ; withdut our U- 
king the pains to examine it. And their opinion is 
often not founded on judgment, butdictated byinteiefi; 
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„tiine has ptodaced bubbles of artificial fame, which 
s^are kept up a while the breaih of fafbion, and then' 
break at once und are aimihikted. The leamectoftea 
9,beWail the lou otamcieiit writers^ whofe characters 
„have furvived their wcjt ks; but, j erliaps, if we could 
V» reticle ve tliem,. We fhouid iind them only the Gran«« 
f^yillea^ Montagues 9 Stepnefs^ and SJiefiields of their 
09 time, and wonder by what infatuation or caprice they 
^ Could be raifed to notice." Falfew imperfect rules, 
•ithet eTtabtilhed if ootfelves, or implicitly received 
from others 9 may corrupt or conftrain our tafte^ and 
render our decilions unjuft. Had criLicifm in its in- 
fancy foilen into the hands of one in judgment and pa< 
netration inferior to AriAotle^.a greater number of pref 
carious and unnatural rules than are now admitted, 
might have long obtained an indiiputed authority* A 
prevailing turn and difpoHtion of mind often makes ue 
unable to.reliilt any thing but what falls in with it^ anA 
thus perverts and prejudices our judgment. Hence ge- 
nerally proceeds the depravity of public t alle, and the 
pemicioiis influence which it has on public entertaidit 
ments end dramatic wotlcsi and hence« in a great mea^* 
' fure, the^connexion of the tafte of a people with their 
tnorale. 

Thefe eormptions of taAe can be avoided only by 

cftablifhinc; within ourfelves an exact ftandard of in- 
trinlic excellence » by which we may try whatever is 
prefented to us* This (hndard will be eftabtiihed by, 
the careM ftudy of the moft fiorrect performances of 
every kind, which are generally indeed the moft excel 
knL But though they Cbould only riCe to mediocrity» 
they are fitter for laying the foundation of oorrectneG^ 

than fuch as are far fuperior on the whole, but faulty 
_ in iome particulars : for the greater the beauties , the 
readier are the faults to debauch the tafte. Till it Is 

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ioxinedf and hab acquired confiderabl^ vigour, it is 
dangerous to be miidi converlant with thofe producti- 
ons* th« virtues of which are eminent, but blended 
with many faults. The chid utility of criticiQn lies in 
promoting correctners of tafte. In tlie 1110ft imperfect 
cflaya, the auihority of the critic wiU» at leaft» exdte 
our attention, and provoke our inquiry. But every 
one who really merits the name, conveys much luore 
lyiomentous inftructiony and more effectually teachei 
jjuftnefd of thinkii^, by explainin^^ the kind and degree 
of evei V excellLiK e and lileniifh, by teaching us what 
aie the quahtie^i in things to which we owe our pleafure 
or diigui^ and what thejprindples of human nature b/ 
which they are produced, 

Care, however, nuift be taken to preferve our 
. 4taAeunconfined» though exact; to avmd that fcrupu- 
loua fonualily, often fubAituted fbr true correct nefst 
which will allow no deviation from eftablifhed rules. 
To difapprove a transgreliion of a general law, when 
the fjpirit 18 obferved* and when the end is, perhaps 
more effisctually, promoted, is nfA jnJlnefs, hut fem^ 
Utff and narrownefs of taile. Who will diflike the 
hmdfcapes of FoulIIn, though he has disregarded cor- 
fectnefa of drawing in his animals? Parmegianois faid 
by good jiulges to owe the inexprelfible greatnefs of man- 
ner in his pictures , tp the neglect of juft proportion in 
fome of the members of his figures, A cpntractec^ talb 
is chiefly incident to thore.who would fupply the want 
of natural talents by the drudgery ol application. But, 
in every thing, the neat is eHentially different from 
ihe finical, the exaa tmn the precife» the regular 
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lUer bte fr(ut|5ftrcf)c dleoolutitn/ ^ri^mt gettit0*'9eiwi4)eii; tntf 
^et aUcr UttiufrtcDcnDeit mit mancbeti feinev yaRtt'ftieii jBrcteniif 
gen aiti^ 6rttiibia«ef j# toc( fein fellitci onb gro^e^ Client bee 
QM^Ntaif«i( itiib btnRifFmbeii e«rei»(nt nftgemeto anerfaimlL 
HaUittft t0t wan feine »erf^ is tedfiuartbdiibe defanmtelt. 

tteberOlll fdMcldV mit Vmn few Pfiihjbpkkal Enquiry m& 4ht 
Origin 4>/o»r /daf/ of fAe 5ii^/ffiiff ofkJ Beautiful, cm f5erf / tft^ 

fciner Sorfd&iingi?gak ungemein mer €&re iiiacl)t/ tm^ auiKr 
Un an^crti ^X^or^ugen ftcfe audi tiirch (5cfite pI)iiofop])i('d)e t'^etbot^e 
(lu^acici^net. @citt fcharfftitHiaer Q^hcf &ringf fief in bie ©egen/' 
|l5nDe ettt; «ni? tinuu er aud) nieicf) luweilen iu iim<?4nb(id& ttnb 
bie uub t>a parabo; mlr^, fo nnbet boc& ber aufmerffitme ecfet 
ilhctall ®efeaenl)eit ju irntcrm ^ifl)b?nrnt, uab mtrb feltft burcii 
fciite r^trtWmer auf ut^rfere^riifwng bcr3Sal)r^?eit geletret ^oir 
ber @cbkW ieigt er unter anbcm in ber bn«en •iibttetlimj, bttf 
il)re '^^fltur tueber im SerWltnifiCf «oc6 tn b^ 

FITNESS NOT THE CAUS£ OF BEAUTY 



It is laid that the idea of utility, or oF a parts bein^ 
adapted to apfwer its end, is the canfe of foetutyp 
or indeed beauty itfelf* If it were not for it^ -opf* 
nion, it had been impoilible for the doctrine of pro* 
jrorJjoii to have held its ground very long; the workI 
would be foon weary of hcariog of meafuiea which' 
i<elated to-notlung, either <rf a natural principle^ or of 21 
fitnefs to aiifwer foineend ; tlieidtja which mankind j^ft' 
commonly conceive of proportion, is the fuitahienefs^ of 
nteam toc^tala enda» aiid where this ia not 'th« 
fiion, very feldom trouble themfeive^i about the effect* 
of diiftrent meafures o£ things^ Therefoi^ it was ne- 
Ciflaiy fyt «hi9 tbeaigr toiaiUl,. Abat mot ^^Mifietal^ 

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Init nalnral obfccls took ihair beauty frfM the fibti^ of 

the parts for their feveral puipofes. But in framing 
Ihi6 theoiy, I am apprebcxilive that experience was 
not fuffidenfly conTtiked. For onf-thai principle » the 
wcd^e -like fnout of a fwine, with ita tough cartilage 
at the end, the iiLtle funk eyes antl the whole make of 
the head , fo well .adapted to ita oflicea of digging , and 
itiotin«[, would be extiemely beautifiiL The]great faa; 
hanging to the bill of a pelican, a thing highly ufefol 
to this animal, would be likewife as beautiful in our 
* eyea. The hedgehog, fo well fecared againft all allaulta 
by his prickly hide, and the procu pine i/Hth hlB inif- 
iile quilla^ would be then coniuieied as creatures* of 
no bnall elegance* There are few animala, whole 
pans are better contrived than thofe of a monkey; he 
has the hands of a man, joined to the fprinoy limbs of 
a bealt; he is admirably calculated for running , leap- 
ing, giappling and climbing; and yet there ate few 
aniraala which feem to have lefs beauty in the eyes of 
ail mankind, I need fay little on the trunk of the Re- 
pliant » of fu(;h various ufefulnefa, and which is fo far 
from contribttdng to his beauty. How welf fitted is 
the wolf for running and leaping! liow admirably is the 
lion armed for battle ! but will any one therefore call 
the elephant « the wolf and the Hon, beautiful ani* 
malst I believe no body will think tlie form of a man's 
kgs lb well adapted to running, as thofe of an horfe, 
9 (log I A deer, and feveral other creatures; at leaft th^ 
have not that app earance: yet I believe a well (aihio- 
ned human leg will be allowed far to exceed all thefe 
In beauty. If , the htneb of parts was what eon^tuted 
the loveHnels of Hvtax ioaa, .the actual cmplojumfit cf 
^em would undoubttdly tnucfa augment it t hut thii^ 
though is it fometimes fo upon another principle, is 

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it not fo lieaiitiful , as when it: u perched; Mff there 
are fevenii of the doiaefiic fbwls^ whidi, are tMom 
feen to fly, and wich are nothing ihe lefs beautiful on 
that account; yet birds are fo extremely difieren^ ia 
their fona Iroili the heaft and hum to IdticU, that yoo 
c^nnm on the principle of Btnefe allow them afiy diii^ 
Agreeable , bat in conikleration of their parts being de- 
iigned for quite other pDrpofte* inerer In my life 
chanced to fee a peacock fly; end yet before^ Terjr long 
liefoTe I coniidered any aptitude in his form for the 
aerial life, I was ftruck with the extreme beauty^ 
-Which raifes that hird abov'e many of^the heft-flying 
^wk in the world; though for any thing I faw, hte 
way of living was mttch like that of the fwine, which 
fed in the farm - yard along with him* The Dune may 
he find of cock5» hena, and tfaeBke? they are of the 

flying kind in figure; in their manner of moving nOt 
very different fxom men and beads. To leave thele^ 
foreign eicamples; if hearty inoi^r own fpecies was an* 
aexedto nfe, men wonlA be mnch more lovely than 
woiuen: and ftrength and agility would be confidered 
as the only beauties. But to mU firength by the nauc^e 
of beauty , to have but one^denomination for the qiVii^. 
lilies of Venus and Hercules , fo totally difFererii in al- 
moin all refpects, js furely.a ftrange confuiion of idea.^, 
or abufe' of woi^ds. The caufe of this coitf ufion^.I* imt^ 
gine, proceeds firom .onr freqtiently pereehring the* 
parts of the luunan and other animal bodiee to be 
at once very beautiful, and very, well, adapted to 
their purpofes; and vi^e are deceived b^ a fophifin» 
which makes us take that for a caufe , which 
is only a concomitant ; this is the fophifni of 
Ihe fly f who i9n%ined b0 raiCed a« great dufi;» be- 
cfcttb h^ 6obd upon the chariot, that xeally raiSed it. 

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Tbeiloiiiach^ the luxige, the liver, as well as oiiier 
ptrt9 1 am incompmbiy well adapted to tluir ppiqpobs ; 
yet th^ ire Ht from haying any* beauty* ' Again, many 
things. Hi^G very beautiful, in which it is ijupollible to 
4i£ceiia.aii^.klea of uTe* And I appeal tp the hrft an«L 
moft AMyival f eetit^s of numkind, whether on lieboid* 
im a beautiful eve, or a well-faniloned month » oi a 
AvelUtiiraed ie^.ajiiy idea&oiihehr bein^ well -fitted for 
|eeilig» eatkig, • or nitming^^ ' ever prefieat themMrea. 
Whar idea 'Of nte ts it» that flowers excite, th^ moft 
beauuful parts of the v^etable world? It is true , tiiat 
4he.m^f|iieiy wUe and good Creator haeof hi» bounty^ 
freq^iei>tly loined beauty to thofe thtiiga^ wliioh he faaa 
iuailc uieliil to us; bmt this does nor prove, that an 
»dea at:u£9' wd beauty are the laiue thm§^ or that they 
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farsr tm 3a|i.im f^ine oaf Nefer tliiii»er$tlt Moa vtcr ua^ 

i.f/^rex bmvi0,. hW^ m ^ptm .9rsf. Bdnrcicec ia Cctoiig ia# 
S)eittMe i^d^tM, aab daea r«(r aA^nc^ea ttntmtcilf fa» 
apaiftl tto allitfmeiacfeifliftiMir flcdenfltiibe, a» (efiHiben ttet 
9Mi^ii«^9l|eMf , am aillf(|]^rNd»««a AM M^fe h^tere, eaflr 
*^|«ttfa«. . 4ia4N ^ fltettf^ t^re# ;3n4<iCe^ ^^^en fk ftbe? amft bee 
••r^ufl einct treffii^en unt) niuHt'rl^iifteu ©cftreifcait 2Bic pid)^ 

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tifes of Fhilofophy, for inftenoey ought not to lie com* 
pofed in the fimiei^le.with bndons* Every one fees 
alfo , that different parts of the fame compofition re- 
quire a vaxiaiioii in the %le manner. In a fermon 
for iia(huu»,> oreny Jbami^e, theappHcaiiott or peip* 
ration admits more omaiiienty and reqairiw more 
wamiih , tiiaii the didactic part. But whd I m^an at 
prefent to remark, is, tiiat, amidft this variety, we 
ftiU expect to &nd»>in the compofitloiis of any one,maii»f 
lome des;Tee- of tiniformity or conftancy with himCelf 
in manner; we expect to hnd fom^ .predominant Cha-. 
racter-of S^le imprefled on all Ids wntuj^f which 
ihall befiHited to«» and iliall'iiiiHrk.his fNurtkidar geniua 
and turn of mind. The oi aliQiiii in Livy differ muck 
in Style , as they ought to do , from the reft oLhia liia* 
tory.- Theiame is the Gufe with thofe in T^itm.- Yet 
both in Livy's orations , ami in thofe of Tacitus , wei 
are able clearly to trace the diftinguiihing manner of 
cadi hiAncian; j^e mi^tfioent fuineb ai the one, and 
iSae fenteiUions condleneb o^ llie other. The JLettref 
perfanes," and, TEfprit de Loix, are the works ol the 
fame author* They required very different compoli^ 
tion farelyr and ^accordingly th^ difier wid^lyi yet 
Itill we fee the lame hand. Wherever there is real 
and native genius» it gives a determination ta o^e kind 
of ifyle* rather than apotliei:« 

Where nothing olF this appeare*: where there is^na 
marked nor ]icculiaL cliaracfer in iJic compofitions of 
any author, we are apt to infer , not without reafon, 
that he is a vulgar and trivial authot^ who writes Crtea' 
s imitation^ and not from the impulfe of original genitis. 
As the anoft celebrated painters are known by their 
hind, (b the heft and molt ynginai writers are known, 
diftingnUbed throughout all their works , by their 
fi^le and peculiai miixnier. This will be found to hold, 

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almoft without evceptiom The 4|ici«iit critics Mmnd- 
to thefe iromal obamteis of ftyle, which we ate 

now to coriiider* Dionyfius of Halicarnaffus divides 
them into three kinds; and calls them the Auftere, 
jtlut Florid,, and the Midiile* liieAuAm, he meant 
• ftyle diftinguifhed for ftrength and fermnefisi « with 
a neglect of fmooLhneis , and oinamem; ior examples 
of which he gives Bodar and Aerchtlur.auiong the 
poeta, und Thticydidas amon^ the P^oCe wrlunra* Bjr 
tiie Florid he means, aa the name indicates, a ftyle or- 
namegicd , Bovvii^» aUd iweet; leftin^ more upon 
nmnbera and gtaca, than flMngth; he inihiiioea He&od« 
Sappho, Anacreoii, Euripides, and principally Ifocra^ 
tes, The Middle kind is the juft mean between thefe, 
and comprehends the heaatiea of both i in whieb cU£i 
he^phoes Homer and Sbphodea ^nion^ ^e poets^ m 
Ppofe, Herodotus, Demorth^oes, Plato t. (what 
jee^ns ftVange) Arifixfttlet 

Thia muft be e ^tfff wide cleft indeed^ which 
eompreheiids Plato-and Arifiotle under etie article^ aa 
|o ftyle. Cicero and Quintilian make alio a threefold 
diviAoo^of ftyle, tbouj»h with refpect to dilEerent ^oa- 
Btiea of it ; in which they are followed by inoft of the 
modern writers on lihetoric; the iimplex , temie, or 
A^bUlp;, the grave, or veheinena^ and the mediom oc 
lemperatnm genua dicendi^ But thefe dt!raiioiia« and 
the ilhtftrations they give of them, are fo loefe and ge- 
neral, that tliey cannot advance usnuich iu our ideal 

of ityle. I ihall endea ven? to be e Uttle more, partkii- 
lar in what I have to fay on thia fiibject. 

One of the firft, and aioft obvious diftinctions of 
the clilTerent kwida4l^ ftyle, is what arifea from an au- 
thoraV fipreadine^ out bia thoiighia mofe oip lefat Thii 
diiUnction fornis, what are called the diffule and the 
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Vtma tfa« fimeft poOibh wovd^; he feek« to employ iioq# 

hnt fadi.as are moft expreflxve; he lops off, as reduu* 
dant, every expreiUon, which doea oat adci fnm^}n jff|r 
iMtitliei^ tiM fanfe* 

' CHtonment Jiedoea not Tefectt lie may lively and 
figured; but his ornanient ia imended for the (ake of 
loTCet ifatiw than givcen 

He tumff gtvea ytfia the fame thought twice. HC 
pliKea it in the light which appears to him the moft 
.ftrikip^; but i( yqu do not apprehend it well in'ttac 
light , yon need not effect to find It In any other« Hto 
Jentencea af^ arranged with omipactnefa and ftrength, 
ratlier than with candence and liarmony^ Ihe utmoft 
preciiion is ftudied in them; and th^ are cammdiil^ 
aefigned to aijigeft mwef to the veMetV inu^^tion^ 

than they directly expreft, 

A di£^ufe writer unfolda hia thought l^ly« ttljt 
Jpteceait hI • varSery of l%hta» and giTea the reader 
wary polfiUe alfifiance for und^ftamUng it completely. 
He is not yery careful to exprefa it at firft ia iu full 
ftreo^A becaufe he ia to repeat the imprelRoni and 
what he woata tn ftrength « he propofeato fupply hj 
copiouenefa^ Writers of tbh character generally love 
Hiagnif^ceuQC and amphtication^ Their perioda mUki , 
tally run out into feme length » and having room for 
ornament of every Mnd » they admit it freely^ 

Each of thefe manners has its peculiar advantageajt 
end each becomea faulty when carried to the fi ctrf^p^ 
The extreme of oaioctfeiiefit beoDmeeiAirupiand ohfcure : 

it is apt alfo , to lead into a ftyle too pointed , ^ud l^or- 
. dering on Ih^ epigrammatic^ The extreuje of diffu^ 
• Ibncfe becQmeft W^ md languid end tiree the rea* 
der. However^ to one or'Other of thefe two manners, 
a vvviter may lean, accord ixi^; as his genius prompta 
him : and under . the general character of • €om:j(e^ 

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0r of a more open, and dilEuj^ amy polbb much 
]|eatity mi his anatmntioiu • . 

For iUu&ration of ^efe generid chmciers , I cm 
only refer to the wtuers who are examples of tlieoik 
]ti^noi|ai«ii^*£fOip 4»iaciafd f0lb§f» » (udifMl was 

rent ci' an aui lior'.s ftyle, that we are lo collect the- idea 
of a i oim^i iiiamier of \yii^hi^ TheXwo inoft remat' 
kable exampiea that i know » of odzKci&uiela caoriad aa 
faMB proprieiy will aUow^ perhaps In tome cafes far« 
^her, are Taatua (He Hirtonan, and the PreTident 
Mont^ifiueu ia t^V, FfydLdt Loix« 

, ^irUioile toa^ bolda aa eminesit vank amonff^.dl* 

daclic writerii, for his brcvily. x erhaps no writer io 
the World was ever ib frug^ of woids as Ariftotle; 
but this irugalitj of expreffiom fir^eiitly dark^na hii 
iheaning. Of a beautifnl and magnjfioeat dilFuienefd, 
Cicero is, beyond doubt » the moft illultrious inftanc© 
ttnt can .be givoou Addifon alTo, and Sir WHJIaio 
T«inple» cpiiiie in.foniedagraaaMadar tlvft.clab, 

^ The Nervous and the Feeble, are generally iicKl 
1)0 be diaracters of Ayle, of the lame import vyith tha 
.iscmpfe ami tho diffu|e», The^r do^ indaed vary oftaii 

Diiliiie writers have, for the, mo 11 part, fome de- 
gree of feebiene(i»;.and nervous \yri|ai» will g^acndly 
^ indined l^ . a coodle exptelficHA* . This^ however, 
does not always hold; and there are indance:^ ol writers 
who in the midft of a full and ample ftyle, have maijE^ 
lalnad n grtat df^reai of ftrengtiu livy ia an ' example; 
lind in the EngUA language, D. Banow. Barrow's 
^le has many faults. It is unequal, incorrect and 
redundant; but withal, for force and exprei£ivene[a» 
^coinmonly difian^ifhad.. ' On a very fubject, hf 
iuulu^iies words- withaa overflo>afioo^ co^iouijaer:>,. hul 



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.it^la alsm^ a tbmmt o£Ilrong ideas , and fignincanrasfi* 
preflions, which he potirs fortk. Indeed, the iouiula- 
$koMs of a neiTom orawtakifyley aceiaidinan author a 
iiwineroFthhikiiig, if heconeetviss anobjaatfiroagiytli^/ 
will aotfu^rs k wieh energy ; but, if he has only an indisi 
• iinct view of hU object ; if his ideas be looie, and wavo* 
^11^$ if pdnim, beluchy or» at tha tune of hia wn« 
ting, fo carele&ly axerted, that he has no Btm hold of 
the conception which lie woultl roiianunicate'to iis; 
thq marks of this will claarlj appear in iiis ll^le. Se-, 
vaaral «uinMiming' wenla^ . and iooie ^ithets ^ill bQ 
fomidt hia expreffiona ip<rlll be-Tagne and general; his 
arrangement imiiitinci, and feeble; we ihali conceiv^ 
HasKiewhat of^ hia -maamng^^ bat oar cakiiiaptiw "wiU 
ba filint« . Wheraaaaa^oua wiifiar^ ^beliher ho ant^ ' 

ploys an exLcnded or a concife ilyle, gives us always a 
itiong impreilkm of hia meanings his mind is full oE 
i^s BibiMt; '.and his.wdrcla are. all eiqmfltve; every 
fiirafe and every figuie wkidi he ufes , tenda to render 
the picture, which he would let before ns, more livelj^ 
andco«pplete« 

J. '! Aa every good quality in ftyle#. baa an e9ttieii)e» 

when purfuetl to which ii becoiuei faulty, this holda 
oi the Nervous &yle as well 4s others. Too great a 
ibdy >of ftrangtht to the naigledt <|filth<,other qualitiaa 
of ftyle, is found tob^ray writera4nto a harfli manner. 
Harilineis arifes from unufual words, from forced im 
veifiona in the confbnaatien of a feiuence, and too 
Midi nk^lect'of fitnoodmeb and eaie. This is veckoiH 
ed the fauii of fome of our earlieft claflics in the Eng- 
hih Lauguage;. liich as Sir Walter Kaleigh, Sir Francia 
Bacon ^Hoekart Chilliiigwoitb^ Mikon in iiis |»rofia 
works » Havrington, Gudworth , and othec writers of 
conBderable note in the days of (^>ueen .filizabeth, Ja« 
]iQaal»andCbaileaI«. Thafa SannUaxa iaid nervea and 

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4^t < 7t6^nbc(nbe <Sd&rifc|le(Iei; ' 

ftrength in a high degree, and are to thia daf ^mi^i^^ 
fn that ^nalitf ia Hyle. fiuth -die Language in their 

bands was exceedinfrly different, from what it is now, 
,iHid waa indeed entirely formed # upon the idioms aad 
amftrodUwidf theLatinin thea r f ang t m entof fanteoces. 
Hooker, for mfiance , begins tbe preface to his oe* 

l^brated work, of £ecle04^C4l Polity, with the foiiaw- 
ing Cmtenoe, 

^Tbongh for no other caufii, yetforthie, that 

„pofterity iiiSkj know, we have not loofely, throus^h 
„ Uience , permitted things to paia away a» in dream, 
^tbera ibaU bor far men'a information, extsuit thia 
t,mnch, concerning the preBsnt fbte of thedni'rdb of 
^jiGod eiublilhed amongft us, and their careful endea* 
„Tniit8» whkh ^wooid have upheld the (ame. *^ Sneh 
a Tentence now founds harfh in^ocnr cars. Yec fome 
advantages certainly attended this fort of ftyle; and 
whether we h^ve gained , or loft, upon the wiioie , by 
Hepardi^ fmn it, may bear a qnefifon. Bj tho.£re» 
dom of arran^erment, which it pennitte^, itTefidereel 
the Language fufceptible of more ftrength, of more va^ 
fiaty of OQUoQllion and mofie banqony of period. Bat ' 
however tUa he« fucb a fiyle ia new ohfolete, and ne 

Jtiodern writer could adopt it witliout the cenfure of 
herlbneb and affectation. The prefent form which the 
Language haa afTumad* haa, jn fome meafbre, focrii* 
ced the ftudy of ftrength to, lhat of perfpicuity and eafc. 
Our arrangement of words has become lels forcible^ 
perhaps, but morepbiin and naxnml: and thisia now 
nnderfteod to be the genius x»f our Language. 

The dr'if manner excludes all ornament of every 
](ind« Content with being underftpod, it has. not the 
leaft aimt(|)»laafe, dither the fancy or the ear» This ' 
is tolerable only in pure didactic Mnriting; and even 
there » to maiia U9 bear it, great weight* and lohcUty 

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guage. Ariftotle is the complete example of a dry ftyld, 
leaver, perhaps, was there any author* who adhere4 i# . 
irigidlj to the firictneb of a didactic natiiier , through* 
out all his writings, and conveyed fo much inftruo 
tioQy without the ieaft approach to ornament, with 
the moft profound genia$» and exteiiy&ve views; b# 
-writea like a pure inteOig^nce, who addrelTei himfelf 
lolely to the imderftanding , without making any ilfe 
of the channel of the imagination. But this n a man* 

mr which, defiprvea 1^ to be imitated* . For > although 
the goodneft of the matter may compenlate the dry* 
nelfi or harfhnefs of the Style, yet is that dryne£»« 4 
coniidenible defect; ae it iatigoea atieation» and Gon* 
veyaourfiMitim^ntat with difadvantm^» taiheinHidet. 
or hearer. 

A flain ftyle riks one degree above a dry one« 4 
writer of thia character employe very tittle omametti , 
of any kind , and refls almofl entirely upOn his fenfe« 
But, if he IS ^t no pains to engage us by the employ* 
ment of figures » mulical arvangatteat^ orimy othif 
' art of writhig, he flndies, however^ to avoid disguftlnj 
na, like a dry and a harfh writer* Befides perfpicuity > 
he pmcfues propriety, purity, and predlion, in hii 
Language; which fonn one degriee» xo^ ttO iacOnfide*' 
rable one, of beauty. Livelineb too, ^nd jforce , may 
be coniiltent with a very plain ftyle; and liierefore^ 
fiich an author, if his fentimenta be good, msgrbeabtm^ 
dantly agreeaUe. The differentae betwoen a dry attd 
plahi writer, is, that the former is incapable of orna^ . 
ment, and ieems not to know what it the Jamt 
Caska not af^ He glves as his ttieaning) in good 
knguage, diftinct, and pure; any further ornament 
he gives himl^if no trouble about; either, becauie he 

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Alua'd^s not lead him'ik) delight in it; orv because it 
. leads him to deT^lee In This tafl: was the t:are with 

DeanSwirt, who may be placed at the head of thofe, 
that have emj^yed the plain Style* Few whieis have 
clifcovereil mor% loapadty^ He <trelitfi evety fubjed; 
which he hancilcs, whether ferious or ludicrous « in a 

imiterly maimer* » ' , . . 

He knew*, elmoft beyond any man » the pnrity» 
tiie extent, the pi^edfiim of the Englifh Language; and 
therefore , to fuch as wilh to attain a pure and correct 
^tjle, he is one of the inoi^ qfisful models. But nfs 
' mttft not look fdr muph omattient» and grace in his 
Language. 

His haughty and mofok genius, made him de?< 
f^fO'Wy'em'beUUIiioent of tliis kind » as beneath his 
dignity. He delivers his fenthnents In a plain « dowB<i 

right, pofitive manner, hke one who is fure, he is ia 
the right; and }s yery tndij&ereAti whether you bo plea**' 
SBd'Or not. 1 . - 

- 'His fentences are commonly negligently arrangeil ; 
diitinctly enough as to the lenfe; but without any re^ 
to fimoothnefe of fottod^ ofiren without much le^ 
gard to compactniels or el^nce^ If a metaphor, 4Mr 
any other figure, chanced to render his fatire more 
poignant, lie would, perhaps, vouchfafe to adopt itg; 
,iMlian>st came in bis way; but If it tended only to em*- 
bellifh and to illnftrate,- he would rather throw it afiilew 
Hence « in his ferious pieces, his Ilyle olten bor-^ 
JUm npon tht diy and .nnpleaiiag; in his humxiious* 
ones, tho pbinncfs of his manner^ lets o£Fhi$'%'vit tcv 
Mm hiajheft advantage. * • ' 

< There is no froth nor affectation in it^. it foeins 
native and unfiiulled; and while he baadly appears t» 
fmile hhnfelf , he makes his reader langfa heartily. 
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phical ^It^s, Mr.' Loeke corned under this tUCs; per- 
rj^mim&md pure, bnt almoft without any ornament , 
"WlKiteven In vvoiks which admit » or require, ever 
to much oiBament; there sire parts » where the plain 
manner CRight to predemlnate. Btlt' we muft reinem* ' 
ber, that when tliis is the character, wich a wnfer af- 
fects throughout hi6 whole coinpoiition^ great weight 
^«lf taiatter » and- great force of fentiment » aire required, 
ift or^er to keep up the reader^ attention, and pre- ^ 
vent him from becoming tired oj the ai^thon 

Wliat is called a mens ftyle , comes idext m prder; 
and heire we are yet into the region of ornament; but 
tliat ornament nor. at* the liiglieft, or nioft fparkling 
kind. A writer of this character ihews that he does 
tiot defpife the beauty 6f language* It is object of hia 
' aittentiOn. But his attention is fhewn in the choice of 
his words, and in a graceful collocation of them; rather 
than in any high efforts of imagination » or eloquence, 
ISs feiit^nces are always dear* and free from tliein* 
cumbranceof fuperlluous words; of a moderate length; 
rather inclining to brevity, than a f welling ftructura; 
cl^ii^ with propriety; without any taile» or adjections^ 
dragging after the propel* clofe. His cadence is varied $ 
but not of Iludi|ed muhcal kind. Plis figures, if he 
uftfaany, are fliCMrt, atid correct; rather than bold and 
glowing. Sndi a ftyle as thia » may be attained by a 
writer, who has no great powers of fancy or genius; 
by induftry merely , and careful attention to the rules 
of writing; and it is a ftyle always egreciable. It im- 
prints a character of moderate elevation On ohr comjjo- 
lition, and carries a decent degree of ornament, which 
' Is not unfuitable to any fubject whatew* A familiar 
letter or a iaw-paper, on the dlyeft fttbject, may be 
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written with neatnefd , and a fermon , ot phllofophical 
txeatife^ in a Neat ftyle, vvill be re^ with pkafure* 

An iiigMmt Sty\»f 1$ a characi)er» etjgttl&cqi^ a l]4gli4n: 
ilegreeofol-iiameiit^ than a neatone^ and> indeed » is 

the terra ufu ally applied to Style ^ when pofleftlng all 
the virtues of ornaitient* wit^ut any of its exceflea ot 
defiKla^ Frain what ba^-been fomerly deliraMd, it 
will eafilj be unHetftood > tliat complete elegance » im- 
plies great perfpicuityi and propriety ^ purity irt the 

Choice of wotda^ and eare» and deittetity in th«ir bar* 
monioua and happy atrangement« Itimpliea.&rtbeir, 

the grace, and beauty of imagination fpreat^ over ftyle, 
as far as the lubject admits it; and ail the illuHratioa 
wbicb figurative hngnage adda» when pit^ierly em» 
ployed. In a word, an elegant writer, is one who 
l^leafes the fangr ^ and the ear wiiiie he informed ths 
nudef (landing; and who gives ua hia ideas, liocbeil 
with all die beauty of exprelfion» but not overcharged 
with any of its mifplaced fmery. In this clafs, there- 
fore » we place only the firll rate writers in the Lan- 
guage; fu€h aat Addifpn» Dryden, Pope» Temple» Bo- 
ling broke, Atterbury, and a few more: writers , who 
differ widely from one anoth^ in many of the attri. 
bmes of %lef but whom we not dab togelhert under 
the denomitvition of Elegant , as» in the Gcale of oma* 
nient , pofleQing nearly the fame place« When the or- 
namentSt applied to ityle» are too rich and gaudy in 
proportion to the fubject; when they zetum upon us 
too fa ft, and ftrike us either with a dazzling luftre, 6r 
a falfe brilliancy » this forms what is called a florid 
ftyle; a term ooncunonly ujed |o fignify the excels of,o6 
nament. In a young compofer, this is very paido* 
nable* Perhaps , it h even a promiring fymptom , in 
young people^ that their ftyle ihould incline to theFio* 
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4ita6, hf$ Quintilianr, ^,mii]i|i» inda decoqnent anni^ 
^Wi^ton^vTf^O Um^l^y aliquid velut ufi^ i^Io dete- 
»»T#$tir; .ill i^Mifo node eiici4i poilit quid ft ip^colpu 

4wl6at haec felas plum, . %t inTj^Eiuit et uiTentis gi|u<» 
»» cUat; fiat licet ilia , non fatis interim ficca et fevera* 
^^J^^iAjctfilK^idium eft uberutis: fteriUa xiuUo Jafaorj} 
YtimiHiln^ B«t altbop^ thr ^Qiid AyU mjaj he ai« 
lowe^d to y.outh , in their firft eUays, it mull; not receive 
the lame indulgence from vfxjl&xs of matur^r ^ears. It 
Is to^jM expected p tha^ iv)dgnienl> aa it ,ripexi«p ihotild 
chaften imagination , aad relect, as juvenile, aU fiick 
ornaiixeuis, as are redundant, unfuitable to the fub- 
Iffstf or not icondttcive to iUuftrate it. Nothing can b# 
more contemtible than that tinfel fplendor of Language, 
which fome writers perpetually affect. It were well, 
|f this could be 4^ib€4 ^ ^ pverBo^ing of a 
jrich iMfiagHiation, 

: We ihould then have Ibmething to amufe ua, at 
)eaff> iP we found little to inftruct us. But the worft 
ia, thait mth tho£e fiothy xirritmt it a.lnxuriancy 
of wor^a« not of faiM^v ' Wo fee « hhoimd auempt,}to 
tife to a fpiendour of coiupofition, of which they have 
formed to themfelves fome loofe idea; hut having no 
Arength of geniu^ for attaining it, they endeavour to 
fupply the defect, hy poetical words, by cold excla- 
mations, by common -placed figtues, and every thing 
that has the appearance of pomp and magnificence. It 
has efcaped thefe writera, that Gobriety, in ornament, is 
one great fecret lor rendering it pleafing; and that, with- 
out foundation of good fenfe, and folid thought, the 
snoA Florid Ifyle is but a childiih impofition on the 
PuMia The Public however , are hut too apt 4o be fo 
impofed on; at leaft, the mob of readers; who are 
very ready to be caught, at hrll, with whatever is 
dazzling and gaudy. I cannot help thinkings that it 



reflects more honbiir dh ihle'iMgibUs mrrii «iirl good 
ditpoliiions of the prefent age , than on the public tfl£te, 
fliat Mr. H^ey's Mediutions have had fo gmt « cur- 
rency 4 The phiua and bcftievoleht lieart, which is A- 
\vayb difplayecHn them , ami tht' Ii\ ely fancy* which, 
on fSosne occafious , appears jii itly merited applaufe I \sol 
' the perpetual gtitter of expreffion » the fwoln iinageirf, 
and fttained defbription , >fyhich abound id ihem^ ere 
ornaments of a faiie kind. ' * ' 

i would , therefore , 'edvife ftudents of cfOMrf , to 
imitate Mt, Hervey's piety* ralillerthan his ftyle, and, 
in ail conipofition of a ferious kind, to turn their atten^ 
tiofi, as Mr, Pope raya, ,,froia lonnds to tliinojs^ fTdoi 
fancy to the heart. Admonitioiis of this kind« I h«ve 
already had occafion to«;ive, and may hereafter repeat 
tliem; as 1 conceive notliing more incuiubent on me^ 
in this ootirfe of lectures, than to take every ofpportn* 
nity of cautionihgntyteadMiq^tift'the affected and fri* 
volous nfetyf ornaiiieiit; and, iiiltead of that flight and 
giperficial talb in writings which X apj^tehend to be at 
prefent toe Irfhionabte, to introdnee, as far aa'rny eii* 
deavoiirs can avail, a taft^ for more foUd thought, end 
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tra^en jur ®ef*tcf)te unb tltztmt mi ttt $er|0^. i©clfe«^ 
^iUelMen ^tbUet(»ef. 3n biefen lectern mt tie ev#e .^^e . 
fetner ifiQtcljung bee tlTenfct^^giffbr^r^ lefanitt sematbtl 

(Stonie €rf«teii m ^erUn, l78d. Its. Sanim i« M 
*m f» ffifeint^ i«t«ni Shrmtl gmk Uwm^fam bieflrc 
IMiep Hnr intit SMArteU mhi £rrtn$ d Do9mattr«Ni 

C<|r«tliil td<|(t# «ff<K» Mti Ift<|t. form unb ^nhalt gebcn 
Me oiiffiiBfnbie ^^robe bei; ^treuge unb bcl ©cbucfpu^ tVinec 
UA^ei^i^nben :Ditt(»ibe. 



§• I. ^a^tieSriie^ut^itrtem.tinjtftteii'ffltaif^i^ 

tern 5Renf<5en<jc|c^(ec^u aefd^e^cn unt> no^ 3cf(^ie^ 

§* ^. 06 bie ©rafc^uncj au^ biefcm ©ep^jwiiifte 
ju 6etrac^itcn, iit bev ^labaoogie 3lu^m ^^itiahil/ tMC 
I* ^ier nt^l wttelrfuc^em after fa 5eir tf^toh^it fann 

Sewip fe^r grofcn 9?u|^eu ^aben, unb Dicle (Sc^ipinicjeeu- 
tftt fieSen, menrt man fic^ b«e Off^nbairMiig al4 elBe 

t^t oiic^ iHil f{(^ fe(»fl NilHIt: fie gfeftt hai, 
mi er au« fcc^ fefter ^abcn f6nnte, nur ijefd^mmbei- unh 
Uid)Uv. Zlfo mf>t and) bU Offf^nbamm} bcm 1S^etifc^eti# 

aef4te«&^ m^, mmufik mct^ni^ ^riimtf^ ^ 

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gaS liii^ 3ii|rl^m bit mi^ti^ftin MeferJMKgt 

ftriitdett tamxi ibm fo J^at auc^@ott Reiner Off c^6amn$ 
«itie eemlffit Orlmittis , eiit gemifTe^ iD^aa^ ^aCtm mfljrem 

^riffe tton tifum finj^cn ©ottc fofort au^geflatm wurt«:' 
(onnte boci) bicfcv miiget^ciUe; uub md>t cnvorbcn^ ^c; 
0rlff ^ unmt^id) ian^t in feiner Sautertett frefie^ett. 
tiMb^ir^te t!c^ fc(6|l Afteffaffene nttttft^Hc^e SktHuAfl )il 

i)carbeiten anfientt/ i^vkc^u fie C)cn ®n5i9cnUrtei'mc(3licf)en 
In mtl)vm (^mt^ii^m , mb sab jebem Mefer %^etie ein 

$. tncfittnb m^4^t SSelfe SfcfsMerti unft 

fid) bic menfc^(i<^e93cmunft noc^ in btefenSintsc^cu wflrbe 
^(rumgemcben ^aben; uncicac^m i^bcvaU unb su- afim 
itelten einset^e .tiil^ttfc^^eifttuitileii/ i« Sriiweg^ t»<u 
ten: mm ee @ott nic^t d^fatttn ^ittC/ i^t:bi|i;c6i lltmi 
^uen 0to| eine befiert StiiC^mns )n geben* »^ 

§. }?. cr aUt efrtem leben einjfitt SDlenfd^Ht 

>t fl<^ lin eiR)e(nej^ $8ol( lu feine r befonbtm^riiel^utta; 

^unb cben bad ungcfd)l(ffenfler ba^ t)emUbm(le / urn mit» 
fhm aani ^^^tte anivmi^en ^u. t6nn^«, x , 

§: 9. war ba€ 5frac(tttfd;>c SGoff, t^Dn wefc^em 

•wan gar ni^^t emroal. wcif , toai c« fiii* eineu t^o«e<b<en(l 
ftt 2Ce9p|)ttn ^<»m« ^enn an bem' ig|Mtf«»kiiiiie bn;: 
.3le99Ptier butften fo t>erac^tete ^flauen n(d)t i^ei( nt^* 
^,mm: unb bcr ®c>it SSat« uicui i^m ^5nolic& mk^v 

tannt aeworten. ^ - _ 



Atte GJu^uei- au^bfftcftic^ untnfagt^atten; H in ben ©lam 
>eii 9^Airit ^(^tten, ^a6e ga^ f^ineu ^o^, gar eetttt 
®iutt\ ' ®tutt tyami fd mt tin !BorVt(^ bit 

4eflfei:n ^(ec^t^ptier: unb ba^^ urn el mft fi> \)icl a^^'^P^^'^ 
3(nf<^eine t)on ^iUitjtcU tin"tiniufiren tilrfea, 3R<|# 

, * » 

iKoi oXi btn ^on fefnev il^itet antfititigm/ um H nitr erft 

mU bev 3t)ee efne« aac^ t^m iujl^^^n^ea Q?o«e$ ^rfanut 

» 

>,afeg9l^eii fA^m/ iHi^ in Canaan ettifeij^fyr^eieildre.tr fi<l^ 

^- 13. Unb tnbcni or pitftl^iv fid) il)ui af^ beu^tocf)- 
4id(ieit mafen |>i iyejeijgeu — «>cl(^el Oo(i>.:»i« eioec 

i. 14* 3($er frte t»eft i»<ir tfefer ©e^rtf bi« Simgen 

itoc^ unter bem' warren tran^fienbentafett^e^iiffe be«@in<* 
fleti, tt)elc^en bie aScrnunft fo frit erfc au^ bm^lSfiflt^ 
.fM'Unmm^n 1911 €Mc^ef fd^tttfren (<men!. '. 

t <5« 3tt tern nni^ i&esrife M ^ttitgb — tftnii 
, fid) i\)m attc^ f^on ble ?&e(feren be«95o(f^ mcf)r obcr mnif 
^^er na^meit — eonnte (Ic^ boc^ ba^ aSoif lan^e nid)t er!)Cx 
^en ; unb biefe< mar bie eUi)l9e mo^re Ut^a^t, mmm H 
fo efl (tmttt ORtifsen ®ott 9fr(ie0, itiib ben ®n(<|en, b. f. 
fiR4<^t<9|len, in iif^cnb einw anftem @p«e eme^ anbern 
f&ote^ lu fittbeo glaubte. 

§. 16. ®rt ^off aSec^ baOo ttf), fo un^efc^Wt p 
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'^eft mar, wo^ mai* fiU' eincr mOMfifcftm (Sriio^ung 

Sarutt0 jufammcu. f^lc^iomtt &ott ftnncin 5BDlfe Uini 
atttre dtetigi^n/ !em att^ci^^ @eft^ gcbttt/ add einie^ ^urcfi 
iiiffMt*«ieotei^iiiii^ Mt 0M^(^6ac^(im9 f# ^tr «mf 

f^nte fi(^ ttac^ feiitm Mnftuj^tt Mm.- 3^ oift^r itim 

np(S) ipenig gewac^fcn mai*: wa^ tt>i!it:5^ c^. bet ^'Ott an/ 
ber< d^^efoi ffvn* alill Jb<r St^tr bH ettefit ^baa09ni>^ 
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440 Tib^nMf^ €^ri{V^ir. . 

Vnfr urn t»te !»ittr ^ gegetinrflfilA^ SWitttirt«il S»#ir 

tefiS tobffe MMfifte 6«IQMlr ^mmm ir^b Dtefer etv 
IHettf MitlfW in ^ i^atiiVtocbMmfeitr turcf> modb^tm-i 

ttArMgrn ®eflalt. ^dte rtber Derbanfen auc^ men <jrocar 

fopI)te bur<6 fein lathes t^^dttacj ?c6?n foniobl/ ^urcb feme 
©cftnftett. nnaemviu \>(^rt!)dl!)aft qerta!£ !)at 3pl>4tin 5ri» 
^ri* irilhflm 3ei:ufalem, geb. ju 0^nabl5ilcr, 1709, gefL |t 
5BrauiifcI)aici3, 1759, erwarb ^ftcb bie§ grpfie uttb mtmoofle ^Sm 
tkti». 3<tt 3uCiu« 179' ber,a)eutf*en monatdfcferifc Me 
i(6 Mc§ ^erbienft ttmi niiei m eiha^M m f^4eii tferfu^tU 
unb t)(er §tbt i« niif eM farie «te1te An^-rdh^ Mdemett 
sefcMilteii, mib Aiiferii lelmi^etif ^mM4r^ Oir 

fine frtttte gUe het fManUn, bur* ^BAnbtgFeit unt> euiMnn* 
ieibe Aaftr wib Nr* Mthatt €imicmuug ^on ben abacban^ 
Mtcii SBftbrMteoi beleH i^trb. 

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UtUt ben ®efeaf(^ttft6(ne6. 



Stouffeau fefSfl, mit fe 6fenDenbejt Jarbett er auc^ ben 
ititdefeat^en t^ierifc^en 3u|lanb ate ben htntibtniwitbim 
ti^ntii^n Sufiattt btr ^Renfi^ett befi^reibt, muf boc^ 
tnbltc^ biefett Itleb »«r ©efeaigfeit, unb ben bauon md)t 
iu tretinenbcn 9td5 ber Scibenfc^fun, ate bie OueOe aOer 
toa^xtn SJoafommen^it, bie unler btti SSRenfc^en ip, am 
fe^eti; tttib Me iinenbK<^ toelfe mb wo^ft^Stige ^anb 
t^ien, bie au« cbett bcv auetTe affe unfere ©lucffdi^teit 
^iftttlfttten &imf[t, motaui bem 3Iiife^ tia<^ bali«r«^ 



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'^fenb f)itte etttfpringett m6fl<n ; iinb je grfi^cr bic 

r^f^i •• \ ' ::' .v ■ > r- 

«ltftchtAfV 3Nlttft'ki^^ tfl ffft^e gut / btt^ ftir ' 

"^cnfcf) adein fei. 'iltam fiat ffir f?cf) bic ifhCaqc allftt 
'IS^tt6otnmcnf)citcn: aber t>am« tft^ btc^^bfic^t (einer 0d)6^' 
1ltti0 lto(^ nic^ fftrdf(|tfH# eben .i»le QN^Uf^ 

niuno( er^<Bcn ft>fl J '!Sjh Hb«r gattjen K n>6 ei^ 

[aintc-t, cin I(^ct• ncucr '5?)fif! fcf^t tniteue^ ©ntjiiden, 

^djaft, a6er ec finbet i^n nirgcnb^ b^iUiDortet; er \^\^ 
iit SSarte feihcr Siatttr, d6tr e«ifi (Hlti urn |ti iiii» 

t^cilm f5nnte. ^ciit 0c^5^)fet ftat i()m btc ^att^e S^atur 
'Abergebcn, aber er fut)U fic^ um fo uiel unruhiqer unb bi^tf# 
lidtt; tiittf r il^m >rei(«t tiQ<« mir feititr SttffMtn^t We 

fprccficnbc ©efc^fipf, ba^ ftir fettie f)6f)ern 5rie6e n1r(\cnW 
tie ^^eru^igund fmOtt ^Q^-ifl allt^ att feiner ^tette, tH» 

Unteri^ren ^cfjfnbeitcn um^er; i^r ^anjer ^icid)t^«t* 
'^at fiXr ff)n fcineu Keij; umfoitfl ^at ber ®c^*pfer ba* 

mft nfcmanb t^etfMt fdtm. X6tr (t f(^(A()t feint 

ouf — ent'^ucfenbcr anblid ! Sr fie^t fccii ^ilb ! ^e(c^€ 
unaWfprecf^Ue^e SReije ! 3a, fieifte^, fein ^trj faAt c4 
)^m/ i^r Vrfhr sftrtHc^r 9erfi(^ttt tie fnitfrtfie 
. (JrffiBttuj aUev felntrSiinlcJ)c, uub vcifft i^n in i^reJfrme. 

Cc 5 S«tttt 



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8}un ift ci' bcriS^mfc^/ nun f^^i w fid) M ^^Ufmmtm 

e>(^ipf%mq je|t crfaift — es i(l afl€6 fe|r gult bft 
tn.i^ofj; fo|it)^arf<il^n ^Itff^imen^it tfl ciOe^ *^ai l»f|if 

|le j^y^nheti foil^ tfl Don ter Jpanb M 0cfy6pfcr^ f/K(i>(t^ 
<0lenfc^^iU immer fefler , |lrffi<^er iiiib ad^emeiner toirb, 

iKl^ anbei'c, bie fanftcn Unterbaltungen ^ i>^f cji6gre Slut^ 
f^aite^iii :ifn^l)te fanftcrn ^m|m^i)st9^n b^^ fd)m4(^l)f 

J^mi^fi^Uit, Die burc^ t>ie a(|er(tc^e ^axtlid)Uit mieberum 

mac^en, 

< ' S>i« menfc^Uc^e ?flmt b$t tifUt^dm 

ol: fii^^M fU^Aam i^au^ Mt4iiimittitfta9e 

ft^en aiatur <^e^t allein auf bie fortbauernbe 2(rt; ba^er 
d^t fin W^t^f^ m oM; m^Hw fiiotK ({r|fa(' 
«Hi9 6rmt<^t; ba^er bfe ^ordSer^e^mbeii ^rltte^ be^ emeu 
<3t\d)Ud)ti ge^en b<rt aubce; ba^cr bie fcu{)cre 5i3oUtom/ 
iwiiif^ unb 9i$i|fh . 3^ an^cobeu df <li^nf4Afitfi4i 
^bMt mh 8«tMsi»9Ctt vflrbcn ^er &6cr9A|i9 , imb ber 
^r6?ern 2(b|ic^t bee 0d>5pfum3 entgegcn fei^n. 2(bcr bet 
Sfhn\d} [Pit fein@efd^(e(4t uic^t aUein t^ieiifd^ foct|i|Uui||en; 
, Grille agiertiti^ im ^f bie l^dleie-^t^iitiiiitiiii^ bic 
5Re«f(fr5[^t.fto^wd^eJ| biefe foil Jttjl«;i^ ^fn ®runb ber 
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%at. .3u tiefcr atogcn ^(bflc^t war i)f}f ^u^cmennli(|f 
ipAt !#fit ^e- Mfidtii. 9ip9tA», wiikji!^ hUSti SSm^ 

Slur bk ffi^e,. tied burc^ Jpant M @d)6pferd fc(J 

e^^ tDad bia gatt^e 2^fvc^t ber @#)^fiuig in Srfi^t' 

^iltvunb H)a^ aiuf^ bei bc:n cr(ten ^oar SS)Ut\\d)tn. gUicj 

^ur Ikbumyber (S|>r<u^, unt jui: a^ins.^n ^(itlagc be^ 
|(ttt^e;i bb^tt^ t^i^r^eti tpntUc. IDettn dfr ^Uid) bur4 
, jteii et^ ^(hMM. tm (^mic SMten trnfltt fy^ 

md^en ftd^ Dkfelben au^^ubrAcf^n , \\id)t iana,9 mh^atUU 
/ m\ bie ^tfid^fle ^ywjHH^a s^^ ^^^^^ f^fl ^ca* ejrptf 
am mi^ ill imm^ ii»At$tt ^mixMMt^ mar att^ 

Imm^v fimofii^' 9t9m^, fAr eiru jeb^ neut (^mpfinbutis 



iK4 )i^b<(ftbc 04ifift(i(aiv. 

:j(u^trflcfe bcr 3tolid)!cit miu-bcn haib nod) mit mtf^tfttn 
56itiett bereic^crt. 3>cr cjemeiitfc^aftllc^e Zvitb,' (tc^ ge* 

^Jfafmcrffamf^it/ unb \>cimc^m mit einer jeben noc^ m<^ 
tea^Tjenonmihilti^SSii^ in htt Slctlut, mil tinem jeben 

trtoeitette jtc^ bic S3ortitttnn0^!raft , bicfe ^ab ttnebtir: ^ 

56ert>inbtinc^ befittt* b<Aut<^ ^mmer wue ^leije, t^a« ttt'f» 
tvaliffc^e ®anb wurbe buid^ ba6 fojtft^ ®efiiM ber cjcrneim 
t<^aftfic^h ^Aifr tetmtr fe^tr, nnh He ^itiufommeiiMk 

l&anb^ wicbcrum mxt ciner jeben ®cbutt erne neue 55er? 

ei'ncucrtcr '^hn\\d:)Uit auf if)rc ctc^eiten 3vi<J^ bemfetben 
oufmetrffam ; unter bem^tidcn ermeiteit fi(^ ber natiirHc^ 

>)erMfiM Veh^ftwtr oif ibfttt foijlef fc (I ef . 1&tt# ?e*en ^ 

* IHeUern wirb babiivcf) mu^famei*, aber bfe hatiitrHc^e 3*^/ 
Ii<^Mt i&6emimmf bic ncue SSorfotr^e tnit IBeifjttitgm, ttH^ 
^libtt ht eittetii ifbtn (&id^eCMeii^(iatiM'JKti^e^ Me onoe* 
Vte^mfrc 23erge(tung. ®o n)ic bie fleine ®ee(^ ffc^ ent/ 
tuicfeln anfingt, werben fie tacjlic^ burc^ neue @ttt^ec!8ii^ 
gen 'ent)d<ft; ein iMer %m, ben e« i^en anfkist nii^ 
^uftammeCtt/ <fl ffv t^re 3&rtfi(iyf^tt'eine ganje 5Rebe; jii* 
Qtetc^ fAngt eJ an feine ®(ieber gebrauc^en, nun fef)en 
tie fu^ fd^on in ^mm®t\t\kSMfi^ imtfft^Ieh (t<^ erCeii^ 
tert. ' ®* fo^t dne 9te^^ eJen fo ^iilflofer ©cfc^Jpfe, 
^iber bic er(te (^orge tjl fd^Dii libermunben, unb nun ver- 
me^ren (ic^ mit einer jeben neucn @ebnrt i^i:e freubisen 
<ltwartttngetu' 0o t»fe bie %m Ainber ^erantoat^fiNii 
Hnnen (le biefetben ju f^ren ©efc^ijften fc^^on a6ri<5^ten; 



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>er tinfac^e S^ftanb fie ctf^bttt, iftand) t>a, Me(!iefett« 

fdyuft tfl mm fc^Ott urncif)a(tcnber. S>lc Smlier wiffen fic^. 

imtcrltcfte crnfrf)afre ^T^licf , tcr fltiifcre- ?:ort/ bie <^r6^ere 
SJ^c^f gt«6t i^ett. iugUic^ ben (Untrue! &tf^otiami,^ 

^it^ MiM fie Ntf @Miiiinin^ J^c, ^lem^ htwi 

•^iilf(ofi9f eit ticf eIngcprSgte ginbrutf DWt bzt \>hmiid^n 
&tmalt bitiH an^ , menn iene fc^on aitfde^irt; M TUttt 
un5 tteSSergrdperung bcrSamUte rna^M 3(nrc^c» mi 
bie ^^etrfc^aft be^ 23ater^ immcf cbninUbitiicr ; ev Mcibt 
N^'^illM iinb ber itnttm|ci^rdtitte ^ZKt t)on fcincr ^Jla^M. 
tmmtnf^M^, fo fonse er iebe, ttitd f» ifl bit 2(ii(ftde tir 
bee fittltd;en ^ocietdt fc^on gemac^t ftnb ^efeftfgt, e^)e ®* 
Qtnnu^, ^ztt\d^ait unb @ett)afu^d((3t!eit bie[elbe hm^o 
ten Miinfii* 

g^U ift berUrfpininfl ber meti((^(ic^eit @e£eaf4afir nacl^ 
biefem ©a^e. 2Bd i(l ber ^^(lofop^, ber fi<^ elnen am 
' b«jii benf en / ber aber ou^/ wenn bev einjige mdg^ 

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' ^u\en un ^ugenb auf icrtrauten> ttfirbigen Sremib unb 
tidben 5l«»envanMeu bc^ unilcrbllcDett CJ^tufalem ffeffe tcfi f^m 
dtfcb bi^ fogleicfi t^t ^ite^ beifee ^(Sanef^ t^kid) in vcr 
Id^kbcner ^Hre f ftd) auc6 urn bte gt^^erc 1Hu^l>ilt)u»g ^ellt^ 
fcber @c6retl»«(t Au^gejcicbncte^ ^crMetif! ermerbeit {^ata. 
^uHue tiller, geb. in O^nabri^ # irao; geft. tafeibft / 17941 
ift fon^bl t^urcb feme nmfterbafte (Dsnabnldfifdl^e 4BtfS)i^te, 
M Nrct feiue Patriodfi^en ptxmtaitm, mdc^e frtile^ fsM 
A«€^'Silen'i««i wMut nutmi Me 8iwi 3- von %kAgm 
immi^^ Act jttttfm «ttimiwi rM ilH«f imd irilUik l^flli 
fti^ctiy 6(6tifMleOcr imof^ett. SieOciiMijelegeftttuI^ 
f&Qe ^te(e( le|tern @ammlttnii {tub undemHn iei(( on ftbarfHv 
fiigcn, belebrcnbeu/ praltifcben ^emerlufljeti; tmb in »idcn> 
trie t)a^ aucb in bem bier nnri]ct!)eiltcn bcr S«1f I)irrrd)t eine 
febr otigttiak Hmti bie ud) in feinc fleine ^c5nft / /^arteftiti 

iDci: ^t^l t)€r Sunji ttntct S)etttf(^em 



aHemal biejenii^eu gewcfm ^^u fcun, wortn unfei-e ^aM^n 
M d^^m (^effi^l b^er Q\)xz, tie me^r^ tttptrit^e $tt> 
geitft f itnb tine eigene dlaHonalgrBf e s^s^^et ^ot. S^ie 
fntjcn ®cfcl}icf^tfd)rei6ci' \)imx ^eltermauiem , unt) ^ie 
6cquemeu @eiei)rten m ®c&Cafmu^cn mdgen tic no^ fb fe^ 
ma<^un itti^ ^eifelctlen : fi» imt^ ted> |e^ Aennel: U« 
f^aufhcd^t M iv^iittn nnb teel§el^nten ^a^t^unbert^ oli 
ein ^uniaoei't bc^ ^i5($jlen 2)t\)ii bewunbern; unb unfere 
Station, bie anfana^ Umt Stibte Mbi^ie, nnb ^emoift 
ba< bflrderfic^e teben tnfe ebm bem Xu^e anfa^e, wemic 
»lr je^t tilt pdmifd^e^ (guUefeSen betracbtcn; bie foiglic^ 
auc(^ teine groge SSJcrfir bcr bttbenben i^unjie f)en>oi:brtn9en 
(onifte , nnb foic^e bieifeii^t bbn %et 4^ att deine %» 
ttQfeiten ber «^anbmer(tr bewunberte, foCrie btlii^ bief^ 
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hem 0m flTfi^iti fdbfi «rtKNef ^ mo ^mt^t feint Qhm 

|>finl>uno|en ai^ fdn^ 0tar(^ ouf cine ^rt lomMt^ , wotJMi 
ttttr unt^ jel^t taixm ^egriffe ma(^en t^nni^m -®ie einjelntti 

tiic^t^ In t8eif<)Cef#iiii(| ter !8«rwi&<rcun{)m^ f6 onfcre f}tnth 
^en ^rtc^e anrid)teit. ^tc ^ox^fait, memit jena )>on t«tt 

iittt Mt^<i»6fMUM 9tf4»{^^9unc}, ba|lli.0«R'3t^m M 

^attfrrccbt^ atl^e antcve Sl^c^te mU|t unb verbtinfcU wdi* 
i|l ftc^er fa(f<^/ mcnlsfteaiis ncc^ gftit uncmiefett^ 

tt)c(<i^e tie ^fioatrec^ ter Nmoll^en 3tit nid^t auffpilrea 
^oUem ®^ mccben ie^t in etiiem ^eftsttse ttK^rere tO^em 

^a^itfyiiiOttt. fifeHHn^ ^if fllief hmhIi^ to^ ttr ^ettr 

tioie (55efd^ic^tfc^reibcr ihrcr nid}t elnmal {jcbenft; wnt) ba* 
Jtrtcti^rec^ ber je^ij^eii 3«<t be(tef)et in tm Smitten 
^tMfNn; Utifnt ^MkeiJtMeg^fffftffMS'i&ffttfto^ pei* 
fMi^en ^o^Tetf tit 9UtViin ; f< (IttI gef^tenttllf VdjlM 
ti)m ^^tk, ba^ 0d[)i^fo( ber 5561? er tntfc^ef bett ; 

Mb #er im^efd^iceteiie ^B^t^ , meic^ wit fitot duOt 
M^C MifHk/ ^ ^ttn tut %tMfM Ml C<lj|»^ «>eU^ 
ber cbc((lc ^ut^ bar«n ^alben fonn. ®tte einfdrmigc Ue> 
bun0 unb eiti eiti|io<'^ an^emeiner C^arotter Hjeic^net ba^ 

J^t, unb ii^oper fiibfl wArbt nic^ teftiMlrfi^ii/ Ml 

^rciten (aflen. 

Siivi foid^e a^erfaffiind mu^ not^menbig aiie tnbi^l^ 

^ti^t() tmb oKcin «itie ^Roiton ^ro^ moc^ fann^ unter* 
biiJcfen. Sic mup ; it)ie (u auc^ tvirtUc^ l^t^ tDenig 
jn^eiiblk^ttttang frf»rbert% dnini$m SBitteifcr 

rifintf Mb I4t fttfiMa^e lur 5Sfere4tMl9 btr ^aliiitt 

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« Witt t<r Spumim;.nM^^i6e«{tti^ ml^c aU 
l»N^«»etib|90 llttoilftto wit f ^f iwMI H H fdiifivMlCi 

Derfnupft waceti/ uncrac^tct f^re ®nri<^nci ben ©eiji 
tmi mc^i* al^ cinem Spcurg icigt, t)a»jetuge mett 

littttr fii^:aiifi<ii&|t/ m^y^^S^^m.mSbUt^ 

m ^Sjom^^ ^'llli^ gotten; ic^ 

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wit aitc^ fel^ft tn nnfeirer @tnbtlhing ntc^t md^r 

fif^ muiTtcn, ba bit £)ic^tec ha^ ^Hd) bee UngeJ)cuci- nnt 
fen. giein , mtint Zbfii^t ifr 6M> ^ie 9SoCf ommcnt^eit 

Meet 6fi#aHf<^er)$8ifkr iu ftttr«#(iHi. 

Stouffcau maoi nod} fo fe^r getabelt mcrbcn : fo U^iU 

«iBitii«l tiii:M(Mtt4ir fBorins. ito^e ittttecti <ikfir|df' 

Ut mdgen btm ^cnfc^en «^&n&e unb pge binbnt; fie 
iitdgen i^m ®cl^»jerbt tinb^ 9l(^b ^ormalen ; er wirb fcinc 
«^fl atttmat 9is«i feintti t^erflic^tt/ fo oft t r M<b 
^tivir^^ "Ibi^ Borfa^ren mstm H tiic^t/ tUfe^ <m« 

Q^botm 5Sttd)t 5u untcrbrdcfen. <Eie g^nneten t^m fciaeu 
Sauf; jditr ftc Icnften buvc^ ©efe^e. Uoii ^(U ^oufl^ 

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^tifatif mttn einc S^etetnldung me^rere^ iim ' 

Me ®cfe^e.b(^$rti^<)tfi*ieBe« <it !Vnf«^ofi utib^tei^iiSun^ |tt 
(t^oken. u>cr pfl'.iq mai- (iief)C{(iv]t; bei* ^aiibmtirtn trt 

fricgenDen X^cilc ^urften un hdcbftcn 9>otfyfallc nic^( me^r 

£^ftio$t imi0ett (emitttu atrotiit .m^ &iitm mvm 

^uxd) t)cu kvitc^ md)t aufv]c^o6crt. Ifeitter turfite feiiu 
^uern bamiincu aitb aidvOelfer ^e^tnuc^n; feiney burfte 

mttfflvit tktanter 'bte ffittbfif^f oNt tie %efe^^iu| 'eiiie 

4tenwgfame 3^*^ \>othQt iierhmbic^ett, ,unb n?enn fic foIcfteS 

«tt imSefe.Sl^feitbe, mfmt fte. ficft ntc^t ben gani^tanb^ 

fiie{>eii mtb beffen .^anb^ob^r auf ben J?a(^ gic()cn wolltctt. 
S)a foic^cgeftaU nic^t oft niit grogeti Cd^ertt $u Seibe 
iogeii> . fb biNiit#len fie bie 3(«ieti nif^t i»eit>eybffi/ bit 

•) 3tt bftn erffen mef?p^^fff<fteti fnnbfftfben / obcr ben ftntu- 

tis Synoilaiibus Concilii Colonietifis de pace publica-VOttt 
3e|)l\*^8l b^i^ Cl: a. pri^na die Adventus (iomiai usque 
fld exactum diem epiphaniae,. et ab inti-ante feptuagefiaM 
usque in octavas pentccoftcs, ct per totam illam diem, et 
pet aniiiim omui die Dominica, feriaqne VI* et in Subba- 
clio addlta quatuor te^iporum feria IVor omniqtte epofio* 
' loTUoi irigilia cum die (Vibfecuta infuper orani die catoontek 
ad icjunandum vel feriandum* flatuta vel ^tuenda hoc pa- 
cta decrefum teneacur. @e(b^ (n ^eladenm^ew toutbe' biefe 
fta^f dkr etn(tel)altf n , unb mkn nermebrfe bU He t urn 
fo Did nubr S^c^cn^tage boben. bat ubrigen^ Die* 
ff? bato nod) «id)t befanut c^emacftte 2a«bfrict)tu oiwi 

llfbWlicfje^ ^r\it bcm ^eim Chapeauville in hilt. Leod. T. U. 

p. 38. iDiefer qanie Synodus Colonienfis iff ben ®cfcbri 
ten, unb felb^ bem fiei|(gett $a(^r ^Ar^b^im S. L eiii$ 

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2>er £ant)fiicC)en«o6er(lC/ tt)e(d)er m ^^oMcn ber Con* 
|N«fallmi^i9arf(^0 ^tifilf mtb noti ben IBtrbunbeneti 
tmi^U; nnb jtaf frr, (^^fbitConfibtrationd su m&d^# 

AiKber ^motoU nc^ottn ite|eii/ war benteni^eti, mtU 

<^e 0^^^ ^cie^^defe^e be^anOelt tvurben, ein ftife' 
fey £5c^uft. 

' « ^ild^rdeflab tens man btfyau^un, ba| ba< 
MiHoe ^auflrec^t mie f^fltmotiMtr nub t^emftnfttf^er ^e^ 

£cr SRann enttt^trft, ber €)Oibat uic^t Uefc, unb bee 
9taitf wfa<^ S>if me^M(bi»^<mi9tti lb!i^stl»s(ai^ 
fuib Q^efeibidun^eii , mdc^c in^gemciu cine e(nj<9t ^erfoii 
trcffeti; obcr Sorberurigen, fo einc einjedte ^Pecfon^u nt<u 
<|eii bmi^dt ifl/ tttib ttoran SMOiontn SKsMf^it VnH 
nt^mm mi&fren/ bte^ »ftm t» auc^ noi^ fo (;CA(fU<^ %t^, 
md)t ben geringlleii ^ort^cW batjou l)aben. fof? 
<^ Sottf J^ilten unfere S)orfa^reti beib^ ^^etfe-'eiae fd^itfe 
l^ti|t sv^lii fliiatibeB f^ndf%n f»ftm, va^ ^n hm^im 
We(^t gegcbcn, tt)cld)em ©ott ben ®ici^ uedie^en ^attc. 
SRac^ ifc)rcr Wctnuni] tmv ber ^SCrico cm @oacdtti*t^cil, 
liber bie ^d;^ &itf<^eibu!id ai>^M(Nn ^ari^m, toeb^ 
(id) ftinm Stfc^r untermerfeti mUm. Urf 09 toar bie 
@ntf*eibunci bei* ®affcn, »ie Urt^cif bie @utfd)eiC)uu3 
te^ SHic^ter^. Uub ^&nttt t^nett mett DernAttftiBer/ hiUu 
iser un6 ^rtfttid^er \m, bag elttjetne Stitter ein @bttel; 

urt^U nut bem (£cI)WcrDte cber mit bmi (Zpcctc \nd)Un, 
att bap ^Qbetuautenb iD^enfdjcn yon iffutxi ^Sc^^pfeir bit^ 
Un, Hf er ftiit Urt^eil fHir l^tijenigen ^etett foae, toeC^ 
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feti/ m ba€ fauflicc^t orbctitflc^ tJcrfaiTrt »ar.; wo bte 
?aut)fn'ctcu D^'cr€ouf5^crat(l^n^ folc^e^ auf^gcitau^f^c ^aut/ 
^o^teO/ uu^.iu ciucn £i;icd nic^t mcl;rere Dct:u)i<:feU toer^ 
lM.C0iiiittii^ 4i(# bacatt frtiiMl%^^(( ne^en modten; 

tt)o Me 97atioi; cincm foU^m ^ni^atfneqc vnl}ic\ ^ufc^eiv 
unb bcm (^ic^cr ^linje voin^cn tomm, o^ne 'pliinbermt^ 
gen ^nb ^jtminfyxm )tt ^ffor^^n* ' \ . / . ' 

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Qv ()anot eber lmv^ gcftanticit, nac^bem ei* obn* bcr ?)vtcf>tec 
bcr jlarffce ift, SJ^r ^)ahm ah^v ^a^urd;, Ojjg tmmer bcr 
jl&rtere auf ber@etre be^ dlic^tev^ ifl, bie 3(u«il(ttttg 
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bcifctt 3Ju^ul)ung be^]i^u listen, unb fic^i itt »ieUn aeic(>^» 
l&nbirn nnr ba^ift ertCiWenV 

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,,biitid nfe^ ecfolgu^ fid; ^e^t^u^ bebUneti 

. - ®o lautm alit SSei'einigung^ftM'metu ber ^ad;f?f(^^t| 
CfaMn; mm (am becft m^i fetttn mi^r turn Viti^ 
tftti^^ inbem b<r ^erjog, ©ifc^of cbtr ®raf, fo (aft 

bic jmcf ^Jouole urn waren^ cinen anbern ^ccmtn t)0» 
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Don Stnimecmantt. 

^ol^ann (Eeorg Tlittrr von Snnntrattann, gcb, iu ^rug 
in ber €^c^»^cii/ 1728 f .^^ni«f. ^ro&britt. £cibariit in ^)annot>er. 
SiU ^(fcrififteUer trurK- er juerft i>urc6 fein trefflicbe^ ®erf pon 
^er tfrfAbning in dec 3^r5neit'un^e hiUmtt hai fiir t>cn rMlo* 
toWfc6<^K J^^^" toenJenbcn £efer ebon fo reicf)l)a!tig an ^ej 
(ebntng f&r ben KrineigeU^rten. ^on u^d^ all§em€ii 

Hem IStttmffe ti fnne mtt tmcttem ^etfatt aufgenommcae 

9rol)i fildt, itiit fein srlftM^ meancbt imf i« fe|»r «iK0ef90iu 
ttettfU 50et! ube^ bie JanfrmTeit; «eref(^iiWt# fBtCt 6*«* 
nun nut) fcitte SKcnfcbenfmiH wHnbet: er mit einer (e^^aftoi 
i)artteUutt^^^alc unD melcm fililcflic&eii j(9l9ftt ter ^d^dilarf^ 

t)tc nut jutiJtilett etwa^ iu febr au^ i)em togmatifc(j?» ta« rcW 



(d)iau!tett «6Vfe« ^ fljijfern ©egtnltMe efrtdl ^* 

fottbcrn ®tol5C^, bee in cinen S^vciti be^ aKgemciucii 5)7vu 

fcinc 9t<U9ion fftt Me #iit$l9<'4iil«/.NMn tr imImu^ 

dud) jebe antcrc S^iclitjion , unb fpi'kht aba* jeOei; mit i^m 

ix\ Ut ixMn feaf^mac^enbtn StettQtoti'ietaiiie^ iinb (af: 

^mnac^ ber ^ia^aiujei* jeber anbcm Sleliciion ein ganj 

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tm^fienc^en / ^bf7 Me fonfl Mt S&^t()!ettfit 6efl(f<n lift 

9lcli<]ioit^ft?ftem 5U faffcn , ba5 adcm i^uwtbcr \\x, fit 

eo (eic^tfmnig foQten tO^enf^m tin^nbtt ni^t \>iu 
bmmn. (Sm @ctt &tr Sic6e tolrb utt« rfc^tm; er wixh 

mi nac^ ber 2(ufndrtLi!cft unb bcr ^rcue rtc^tch, mtt bet 
iDtr ihm Menen. @e^etmcOt jebec ben ttdc^|len unb bt; 
HiMiii^m SBeg, dSMol anf ^I$mm4&4t, b9t 

i^n sum gtefc ful i cr, mcnn au hit Olfcnbarung ^tau^l;^ 
bte i(n^)tt cincm rcmea uub tu^enb^aftcn £eb^i|/ MUb bui'c^ ; 
MM »iiv t^f^mtmg oil mn Ski^^tiltitiam ber SttH^ 
(^ion (citcn fott. 5^tc JDomuwfj ber ^ilic^Uit ^rftitbet fi^ 
nidyt auf bte ^l)colc9ie euK\5 93?cnfd)eu, fonbern auffeine 
•fHtttd^r fo.ft^r auf feme Seeitmiseft unb fein Bif^ / 
(tn , <K# cmf Me SMrb^left, greinff^Me nut ftf^f<^fitm 
!)cit fciiK^ Scbcn^. ^Otait !ann tiarum in aflen ?He(^ionen 
HKi^y^ftlg fromm fepn , i^enn man |lc^ bit ^idjmuy M 
^trsiiK m9m6^mt, btt (ufWge Me (g^teM^.^ S)ieo^ 
tcc^ von uit^ erfannten ®otte^ ber o^erfle tBfetitaniiuncjd'' • 
9junb aUer unieter ern(t^aften.»§anbiun(jett tft unb >Uibec, 

Hhct miUiomnmal f>at man c5 (?5ott (^cffac3et, ba§ bn* 
©elbjlbetrug unb bad iBoruil^eil niioenb^ fo augcnfc^ctit^ 
ttd) gvD0 unb flar! wie in SReligiDttdfa^ett. ?>rte(let 
.adcv ?Hctt9iDneu iLuen <f)ren 236Ifern ju: wit: aHein ^aben ^ 
immer SHed^it; unfevc Diclivjion i(t bte ein^ige wa^re, unb 
aa< anbete ent^alten nid^i a^efc^macf ted 3<^ud / ^^^^ 
bed Seuer« wftc^tge 8e^ren» TCiw^in b«r *lif(*e ber f*e>e^ ^ 
ter &anftmn^ unb bee ©uibung wflud^t^jebe ^axtrsH 
ttttb jttteeecie Me itfftm oOei: anbentr.bii nur urn eia 
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andre; )eber fd>rei6t, tt)enn ei* uufe^i^ar ma|re^ un^ 

f^chitch i^on t>^m 8anbe aS, in bcm fic \)oi'9etvaiicit wcrbcn; 
man ftnb^t an einem Diu ^dttlic^ n>a^(^ tt>a^ .^rei i£)^ei(m 

Urn fi» iMilser atiffkmbnittti^ ^ett((t mir oSM, 

fett bei onBenomtttencn ^^^r^griff^^ fo^at aiu^ uer(tan« 

9Scrt^eibi<5img if)ver ^?einun<i fe(6|! bc^ ^cmemcti W^en? 
fc^^entjerftanbc^ tJcrc^efTcn. 6^ ifl lel^ir oft mit bilii^fter 
SBe^miit^ aitdemtrtt moc5<ti/. tof matt: ttufrfMi^ ^egtii 

H)dfl, anftatt bae 0i;jl;eat aui^ ber^ibel; ba^ man oft 
^ie ^ibei nic^i mcilct: leant, aU fo mit fte 1^011 iSo& 
ft^tM- Im Xmtt ttti^ ill ^ £t(re 9ctcai»i^ ttiil4utst|O0«i 
ffl; VLXi^%^ bfefe ^ffa^t ^ben, fo fle^e in ber 
an b«ra unb bem Orte, i> [c^e man aucf) ba fo pe^en; 
sbec ba| matt bie 0(^rtfi(ieil,en au< i^rem Suf^tntn^n^ange 
fHfiH, mlber Me nat&rdc^e 3(6ftc^t btr SBocte t'^hxtx, its 
feincm ^mac ^iu^errct, allciici Sfficubunc(cn anb nntfcu 
^eu^wert^e.Sec^terfrrcic^c mac()t; unb DaS bod; jcbet^uieftt 
fi6er feineii nermciiilett ^ie^ elti $rium)>f^Ueb (tn^t* 

. ttn^ in fel^en Otrafetti fuc^ Me mti(iitt :€|iiflm ott 
fn fAim QmiHM Mt SEBa^^Ht*: At Mtme^cm <rt<r ^ / 

buid) biefc^ nur ben 9icli(^tcn$?ctfcr, ber i!)rten in ber erften 
Su^enb von unbefonnenen ^et)rtra fc^on beigebrac^t 

Icr , 190^ omi ter Ain^til ifiib att tine ^eiifsi mib 

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tootrou^ a\i wd^r f^flfc^t; &tMU fitM; Ittoe 

f)anbcn finl); unb Die (5)ruu^c t)e|^ @egner« bmiti fdt un/ 
gWtig, tjewcgcii, obcr gar ^DttJo^S ^a(t, cf)c pMiuir emo/ 
gni fin^ . S>nx^ bU^H witb bit 3a^( Oer. &trtit<r t)eiu ' * 

mad)zf ifi fein Sube. 

tat:ttm in aUe (Swi(]fcit unfc^ltnir. ,3ebe iiAfecet fic^ mit 
ber ttfi<|ia4ffe(iften-9^eiimtt9^, baf uitltr 5fii tiicbti £ir#iiif 
$emeinf(^aftnt nor etne fei / welc^ bie t^cologifd^en 2$a^t» 
^eitcn gan^ tit i^rcr dtctn{9fett beft^e; o^ne $u 6eb(nfm/ 
/^l aitd^ rnibece ^t un^ ba einieUit SSa^eitm ninei: 6^ 

ttubcrc , unb Scfc^ulMijt fie ^linbbdt, ber ^aituac^t^ 
feit, bcr 23irfto<fun9 unb M Q^eU'ugei^ Sebe ®ecte 

im 3nt^um ; (ic ^nifft ftift atif bai S^tt^nif unfetf «Bt»ifr • 

fcnbctt (^oue^ , unb ircuu man cnua^ genauer uad^frJgl/ , 

f^rnl* Sanim cwc^ .m tiiitr ®Htt ^tr&^tfic^ fl»re» 

<feert tiytn fo t)ie!, al^ feiiier Cccte mrt S^ren (jebenfew. 

ge^ ben ^:S^enfc^en snit i^m SteHgion, ivU mit i^rcn . 
U^ren; jeber ^lau^ an feitti; 3ebti: eiti0€fi^4oite 
ifl baraufilol^, unb fc^i^ct alle», toad t^on (eiiiim 3tn^n9 

nio;t ^citii^rt, fir unrein uni> madjiiid)^ 

■ Oft <^e^ft man [o mei(, baf, man affe gioge 31amm 
fuc feine cigeue^ ^teUgion^ueinDanbte ^alt. 5>ie %Mtn * 
fin^^|l.aftcrieu9»e^ ba| 3(b«m, 9)oa^/ iSKofH^ aKt 
9rof>ftct(R, iittb €^rtfla^ f^I^fl/ t0^lS^amebaner gemefcn; , 
ttacf) bem Jt^ran it>ar !2(SraJ)am webet ein ^ube/ noc^ citt 
. foiibeni m mffn^t ffihtftimoit* ttei ^emij^erm. 

ber@«Beub »on 3lca|>eC i(l SSirgil ein .^eiUaer, unb ein 

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ftrf) feftr oft trie bie Unteutlic^feit bfr fRac^rte^ten uttbt^ 

t^t^n in a^tm ^tUtc^thnm hni ^fibnil elnid Sfctt, ttfeS 
bfe @fc( trt ber S3>ilfle duf ben rci)t(!u S5c(j gcfiS^rt, unb ^ 
il^tteu SSaffei* anc^cwUfcn. ^JMutan^^ erjd^let^ bteSu^tn 
(ftett Ue:e<^eiite an/*Me i^nen ben bmbfroii fottm^tf 
Uf^n f)^f>m\ fte feUrn baf Sanbet^ttmfell S^rniHI 
^ad)u^, unb ia bcifclben Zi>\i^t fci i^r Sabbat ctncjcfcjjtt 
Sbk 4ni#\)«i:(i;(inbeiutt obet .^ar mc^t w^iibmtt Qiththw 
^ ber be#eti txmt btn SRenfc^en ^ ber ttfttn C^N^ | 
ttjurbcn bei i^ven Sdnbcii cine Urfadic bcr ura^cnmnftmien 
IBci'ttc^tung. 3ubcu ^(aubteii fic t>oll«iib6 ^d^m 
fSerbrei^eii fcbulbl^ ; bit J^elbetr Mrfld^n^eit, Hn ^ei mil | 
^aucrt fd i^r ©ott, fte 6etett be^<<Piie|ler^ ®<^aam an, 
fie (aflfen fold)e, bte fie in bte ©c^cimmff^ ilym Mu]m 
anfti^imw, etn jitnsei £iob mit Opfierme^ ^de^, m 
fpilfen V f{e fi^c^n f^bamt bfe Sic^r ait0, Mb ft 

ill bcu abfd)erJi:hjren !!Boflfi(lcn ; fie brau^n, bag fie Mt 
gan^e Sibc unb bU ®eflirne mbrcmien moUea; fie f«ieB 
<<Uditer, «[utfc^&sib^, Selnbe ittm^mtf 
ber e^rbarfeit unb ber giatur. 

• ^an pc^et nur 5u oft, baf bieWetnbe eCner Sted'uion 
bkfc ?^eIi(i(ton nicmatij famcn, wctl fie bicfcfbe f^affcn; «n5 
bag fie biefelbe ^a(fen ; mil fie ^oltf^e ni^cf^ Ccanen. 0i< 
niefTeti i^ren @ednertt Se^r0^ bti, bit (it titra^t^et; 
unb Solc^cfi^e ; an bie fic meniaU t)ad)tcn. ®ic flreiKt 
mibctr bie iDiener ber. ^genfeUi^ett Ktligion bie la^erit* 
(ien ffitr(4»iiibitn9tn au^. . Stti iiortic^titlvWifiiM^^ 
t^olif -^tlt ftdifit ft^r t^trt^ngeiDert^en ®e^n fAt ^ 
^rcigeifl, wei( er fc^r auft^etidrt mar; bcr greirefc^*^ 
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ItifOldfiiNn SBiMtcn, W e,r fcincm (Scvl)ne auf ^i#6{eifl 
tnltgat 1 tn^iti ® 0^ , ^ie^e bie @kff fifd|K»ft htt ^ottflAiM 

SlcUgiott, n>irb fiicf) nlc^t nut aflciit t)pn Ocin cfefr|ten ®e#' 
fen ^efd)iA^a glaubeu/ fonbcru aac^ menfc^enfeinMiy 
^Mraden 0ien hit 'Ttnffhn^tt febcr antent SteUf^ioii 
au^ern. ^t)tc 3ubcn ^ielten fic^ in alien '^^iuw fAr bie ^ 
.2Cu^ern)aJ)Ucii M ^mn; ahtr fte ac^tctcn anc^ fc^ori in 
ten gettm alifer^ J^eifonbe^ bte @amdfHt«ir il^rer ®emeM 
f(f»a|t itittoMf^; ^^tf ee^m trHimn ^ fcctar f9t tiiien ' 
laubt uub unanfrAnbin , etwa^ von ciiicm (Samarifer' 

ti$^ M^meit fie ttnem ^tiftun (eitteiiSQelo ati^8ur<^^ 

tKStt^ef unb ©eSrec^cn bcr C^rifteu m5d)tcn fic^ nut 
l^rcm 3Bein in bic ^ebciifd)c jtdnu^fcit cr^icgen. S2ac^ 
bcm Sobttttb. foil fain ^ube einen C^Hflett gcAgeit , mnm 
tr j|n ni(^ ititiertt^^ t^etflue^t; tbtttt^mtim d(A<f(ic^e 9teiff 
wunufien, tvofciu ei* nidyt Mmiid) ^in^ufe^et: fo 
g^^mo ttt^.tot^ iUter, obei* J^aman&aH^en ©algetic 

» 

^T)!? mufclmdnm[d)c Sidtc^ion ift fo $u9cfd>nutcn , baft 
fie %eti 0d^tten ben or6|ten ®toI} einpflattjen mtt|. ffia^ 
bet <{Retnnn<i bev ^utten ift ber (ingf^ feiiieit jtfnbem |iim 
Dorau^ i^crhciiKnc ^uhamcb ber ^ann, ben (^ott mit 
feineu^ndcln tSiyHd) befuc^et, ben bie 0ietnie bewittfonM^ 
ntety bem bie ^Attine etit^e^en it^anc^m, bermie fl^inem 
^ngev ben ^^onb ^ef^^attcn , bet Ut ^t^uttern \>en begra* 
bettcn .^M6cm reben ^ctnacf^r, bcr 7ti>o(l«l be^ «^erm^ in 
btm 5n)6(ftcn 3a^i:e feiner (|6ti(i<^en €^enb»n9 in ttn Jjim 
mel et^ien, m et bie ©e^eimtiiffe be# ?f9er^6c^f!en <i«i 
bcm ancvl)6cl>flen 'D^hmbc v>ernal)m. 5S?enn man bie 3Ser* 
fl>i:ed)un<^en f^in^ufc^, bic ^Ti^uf^ameb (einen Siittgern #on 
Mn MfijfH<ien ®tait3e (eine€ 9teid^e« anf «lefkt SBefr, 
von bee ^ctxii^Uit ber anbem mac^te, fo »irb bieSkrac^^ 

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458 ' Tib^itibtMt 6iOrift(k(ler. 

a 

^Dle ^SJhifeCmSnnei* c\d)m ben Uiu^fauSi^ien 'bre viva^u 
lui^tt ^tm^mir^ weit entferot/ fie ftc^ intt tmfeU»eit 
}tt senau i^ecmtiuicii. netwcit ^ainittn, ^a<i|t 
^c^tQl&ttbige ^ unb bte dlac^folgcr be^ &c^ten ^ meD 
<^c^ fD mi ali Hm ^tvad^tunc^ij»&vbi^t unb ^^ecu^orfene 
eau ^i&u &n "i&d wivb nur ffbnt eltte f^rtnik^ 
Sa(fc{^^eit ftt^an^tem ' Setitt ba^r ciitcr ^em attltnt 
fttrao cruih(et, unb btcfcr bctt 'iT^emer^ fobcrt, fo s>er(i{|t 
iiiur itt^^mtin: gioui^ll bu, fei (in S^ifl? 

tie bind) i^re blope l^intia^cmn^ cmcn ortf^cvbD.rcii iD^uftl* 
nan befabettt; Sttin UnglAttbigtr barf ba^er In €int 
ttiffc C^io^mh jmifcften ®ccca unb ®>eWna: fommen. SDiefe 
SBetrcrbnung wirb c\r.xcnx bcfofgct, ba^ matt auc^ ben 
Sl&defanbten elne^ nac^ iS^ccca feifenben un<)((bi6lgeti 
tild< i^on biefev ®ei^ent a^iCe, nnb btr Prfl niu§ i^m 

lifft. Sein i£l)ri(l barf in livahim in bem £anbc ^i^ia^ 
m^mn, mil bie ^tabte i0^e(ca> iStebina unb ^emaiiia 
fin baoon f!nb. 9&eber :^uben noc^ S^riflen bfirfeo 
in 7(cc\i>ptcn 6ci ffr^ffnunv-? ber €ana(c bc^ S^iffhrom* ge? 
jenanktia (cvn^.qu^ ^Viirj;^t, fie ^aUen ba^SBaffer but^ 
i^Xt Unrelnldfott ^mM. 

tKUteain bein 0d)OD^e bn inubammebauifc^n Sieii' 
^i(vn $ef4ttfN^t i»ffWel^i(f eint eete bie anbm, 6a| 

fviUz £ef)rfa^ i^red ^rop^ctcn bcrbop^en, pflaiiscr ban 
i|>Mei fine mecfyfelweffc SBucl^ em/ unb ^lu^ern bfc ^oie# 

Tin p S^ren, ein S^ft; mail fl#k yoei Oc^fen fomci^ 

ben ftai'feiu mimt man HU, ten \d)xt>hd)nn O^man; fie 
mfiffen^fic^ Wh^^^ aaemd bcv Ue^eruNtibir 

ifl/ fo gfotl^m ^fie Sufi^uer, , fie fdin Ottffob&m, »nb 

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I • 

9>itftr feim bit Sfil, aaf we liM Mc^^^ ^ 

t)ic slf;riften oev^en Die "iDiU^ammctaiKi'. ^uin ?:dr! [)a( ^ 
me ten c^eringlcen St^>eifel iSber 6ie ©n^ci't @ottci> (^caitp ' 
iitt, unb 9let(^tt)0^1 war6 i^nen t^ormaU in ter C^rtfcet^ 
^eft uujS^I^e ^Qfe Dor<icmorfcn, baf, fte We ©cftirit^ - 
on6ctcn; ba fic bod) an bu ginl)cit ©ottc^ fo fc^r i^laabeiv . 
fie au^ etaem demt(fett 1Kidt>erfian6 urn bee SSiel^dtte^ 

ben tk ^^af^ammetancc ^,eibeu <^enaont, urtb^ l^r Slcti^^ 

©cr 2(raber DcHa^t, in bei* UcScrseuijung, baf feftt 

tavi , bet felfieti 8ama fSr ttn(!€r6(icf) ^&(f. (Sine ^Oi^eD 
fcbci*, cfn ^uhf)om, efnc <D^ufi)er, cfne ^ve(>:^fd;ccrc< 
eine SBuciei, obec iebe anbece ^a<^e, fo^atb fte burc^ Hn, 
^ar ^eKideSSor^ eitidetDel^ee toorten, fft bcf ben gitr< 
i^ern cin ®e<5cn(lanb bcv Xn^etunc} unb ber ^Ituufun^ m 

K^c^ bcm-^obett/ bee fie tragt, eine 
Untrmt^tdlK 3(naa^ doh Qidttm, unb atslad^m bit €^rf» 
(ten; rnetl fie nicf)t auc^ fc t»fe(e ^ften. 2>tr7(m»0^nir 
bed ^ergc^^ta <5taU0t, jeber ^Qtenfd) fci eiu .0^'^^^/ 
loenn. n tUDt (einem $ebe eincn ge^rafeuen Qiud^nd anff 
ie^et. ' Ibantm wfai|e et ben^nWatteti. ber tfoeAu^ 
|u tern ^:^c«e ctnc^(^ter6enben fu^rt, fic Ui bemSc^man^e 
}ii|Kt/ unb ben^ranfen i^t etnen «ig»et(idttt ^A(t, menial 
i^.ttc ](n9t^ a>ie lamriMtn gArfittt 

t^nlac^ er, bie ftc^ Qefe^net q^avibm, mm fU ben 
9«t(j i^re^ ^ama tjerfpeifen t6nnen. Sr »erLac^)et ben 
tbtamincn, 6eir tntinis n&^'ttSWttidniit ttn feintn 9leii> 
Mc^ftm fbtertf tial fte fid^ ouf fe^d 9t9iiM ntt Jt»$b 
tt^^eiu- . ' 

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tit Doit 0cm .@otte ^rama t^cF^uftamnien , uitl> feUr^ 

toenn jemanb au^ timvnMu^in^ia^c,an ^anyeVf be 
rii^m, bicfc fotten fut nwr nic^t unterftcJ)en/ bie ^(etc^eii 
©fitter attittbeten/ J^ene ^ramlnin bfirfm iii<^r tnit bm 
%o5t beflraft leerben, unb fte f^ahm vide Sorift^e^ hai 

f!d) bic lucbruicrit ^(afTcn bcr (^tnii^ohncr t)on iSf^alabar 

^n^jaSttfe fo iHerlic^e ^egrcjfe Mil iht^t fle^eiifeftit«i§et« 

It^feit, bag fic aiim lUiuuinf^ mit an^cl:n ID^enfd^en aui^ 

toid^zn* SDer ®tol3 bcr ge^rcr t»e^ 0iuti>, ber m^aitn 

9teU0ioii Don ^lapatt, tfl cbettfaffd fo ^co^^ bap fte fic^ »eii 

bem gcmcincii^^otfe fomo^l a(^\)Dn ben ^ne(leni bc^ Uubfo, 

ber ncuertt Sleli^ion uou ^apatt/ mit bcr augerjleu, <^or^' 

fait entfernfiv bamit fie i^rUmdons nic^t Derunej^re. SDic 

^riefitc be^ Cubfo ermiebern beti Se^rern bi^<$mto tCtfeCbt 

fBcrac^tung, - /. 

< « . < 

■ ' ©6ttll^ C^rcn wcrben fc^cm tielna^e Crt fcinem 2e6«i 

bm '^ainj , obcr $>abjl von Sapan, ermicfcm <Sr wui* 

Ii9«t hit (gfbe tti<lit^ fie mit feintn 3A#en p fretii^rfii; 

fcf6|? bit Sonm ©node iiif^, frin Jpaupt $ii ki 

(eud)icii. J»)i'c ,ipei(t(ifcir feiiun* .oaaiv, [einc^Q^ai'tc^ uui) 
' feiner Stogei ifl )o ^ro^/ bag mau i^m btefe lUberflumiv 
Mt«R <iiibiv$ iiHi^tMsnf^aitit tatf, oM mtmi fc^ift; 

benii bic :japanefer glauben, ba§ aitf fjepo^en tfl , «?ai 
ber, ^oipcf M 5>ain) im 0cl)(afe tjerUeret , uub bag man 

dii Aterti tititmt timffh vt ftbtn Qltvr^en etnige €MiibHi 

auf f?incm X^r^ne innnveilen; unb bamtt bcr ©taat iu 
iitur 5atiift4«r ®tifte Ute, a^ber feme ^^u^e, nod> fetne 
ftfe, ho(^ fefti 4^t:/ tto(^ feme ^tttdio^ . nm^.irpil 
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einen ^^tU ftiw*^ .^5r|>cre bcwegcn; Seuciv. ^ungcr un^ 
imtlptttauinft/ ^t|fft, auf ^ ^oiri^ lintn 

SRomefi l>fnrS)atn) ^cMM^tiy der tutd^ bem in- - 

nicn unb O^eapel, att« SRad^t auf (Sxhtn fiir ficf) be^Stt* - % 

(c^l .ebtn fa er^afttneti .^evfwn* ^wrtic^m (tub fti ^ s 
SMr nid>t, Stro^r^e, «^ufcifen wtb ati^m fSftarm 

lHv'fer?(vt 5U tjci j'crri^cn; hamit ftc ntcht vcihuncjcrn; abec 
fie frammettDon bem (((in) ^j^albg^U^ ^^tr.iweitctt $^i;nap^ 

5(icnfd)cn xm /Dunlcit. €»D(5ar bfc 3apanifc^cu icmi>«(i 
X IMtideti/ bit bei ben ijotte^bicnjiUc^cn Seiemomen t>on3apaii 
ftti6/ »a< bie 2i4tiMi|Kt <n ber CwAMe |u ^ 
iM, ^^eit M0ft((M CffiMMin^tit veil i|m Qixi^t, ^^U 
%fcft unb Svciniijfett. 585a5 aber aUc biefe Scute »on Deri 
Mten, M^ieie Darou^z M # i^tttiaU ^ 

^afafi In ba^5J2eei: p i>erfenfen. ®le ^ieUen if)uStitpt$ 
M^ic^vabnifiti (n3<M>amfc^en^ninb unb^^en umoAr< 
Ms; ob i^en btefe reUi^en "^aufiitattii^feel^t^tf # 
f[(()erten, fie feien ntcftt 5h«(len, fonbtrn tmr ^f>0&nber« 
^Ifo fd;euen, t^eiladicn, t^erac^ten unb wbammen 
fid^ Me ^enfc^m in bit SSette, f^eil^ mdi jebeir fu^ )u btff 
dSfiti fettgnux^enbeii SteUdlon Ittaint^ oNr et fpnft 
t^nSScfen t>on ausfc^Ciefenber unb ffecfenlofcr Jjeiligfeit 
iDtan t)hit bie ^ennutt^ ber terfdl^tebenett di$liii^nii»ttf 
wanbtf^afltit fttr fine anr ^eU^teic uneiiibe^rfU(e< C&acte; 
. ttnb eben barunt ijl nmn ntc^t iiu^r im (S^tanbe^ unpati 



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46^ TLb^agtMm ec^rif^Ocr. 

fl^fltfc^ in j'lpn. ^icfc 'Xrenniing, bic nod) in alien ^i\n\ 
ten ^eirfc^enbe @tn6ti6un9 ^er Unfe^^acfeit^ bev utiditttfr 
Ik^e S3erfd(gttii9^ei(l »it(cr aitsefe^tnir ^Mogm; let 
Unjeitlge Sifer, We 2e^ren femer unb Storfa^rtn 
wibcf afft^, roa^ nar angcbrac^t wirb, ju t>crfed>tcu; hit 

' ^«ttiifc^t mif 5«it .O^nbfc^u^ In ter J^anl in ftefein 9<i^e 

• f!ef)cn , unb i^ccjen alk unbjebc, bie nur *iO?mc tna^cn, 
an bcm £cf)r6e^nff i^rer ^irc^e ju tjergreifen^ fo^^ei($ 
iNt 9>tti:tt« Mit^ and nn^mfm Mn jn fc^kistfi ; 
aM nM)i^H Me ^enfc^en^ einonber wec^fetoelfe §» 
(d)cuen unb wrbammcn, wenu bcr cine nid^t bixtd} ben 
fB€d ^u^t J^mmi 0e^en iDiU/ 6en ber anbere einfd^gc 
Cfn gtiformfrter/ der felnen ®fati(en^()cno(fen In ^taat 
kM) prebtcjf, wwb c^e^enft; em 3efuit, bev (id^ in ^^a^e^ 
ben bliden latTt/ wii'b cafrrlil.- ' 
' &o nmerfleleii ^c^ SBilrmer, In ^em iAtn tinH 
^enMUfe^ einon^er f)dfren vnd $u t^etfotoen, n»eil eft 
ber eine ubcr nufeenlofe ^pifepubigWten unb imbcqvci^id^e 
Singe nic^i ^tat, lole ber anbere. ®d unterfle^en fi<^ 
ttedtnrtftt tf»n^i*> freHi ](treir^6d^flenf In feinen 9ta% 
fdfd^^ett tjorju^reffen, unb bie Urrf)G;le be* S^mn htt 553c!t' 
mit bem (^eprage t^rer Scibenf^aften, i^er $rie(ler uob 

I9(fe4 eioliei >tt* terfo^mdnten* 

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t m 'm tm I • ■ i ■ p»p-, II I 11^ 

3ol>ann i^btvlyavb, 5}n>fc(for ber ^^hrfcfopbic JR 

4j)aUe, fieb. JOaltcrflatt, 1718 r fie^6rt unHrcitid a'-i unfcm 
<rcfflid)|!cn etpliften in ber philofopbifcfeen (Battuni- gitcjtnat 
111 bcr iheitgern ©fet^obe eigentUdjcr £cbrbficbfr, »own fctHe 
6itteii(etre ber Bernimftf feine Xt>mk ber Mhnttt !Btjrenfc6<i|^ 
ten, unb feiiie (&€mm »er »MiiA«lie Me rtMicMNn 9t$ 
weife . Iti^i . fetttew atii6 in bee^ feillanitnit lAten^bir 

8erm# unb in ber mtt Utittrtattiuis Mrbnobeneii ^ 
t^i\m nn^ UeBerfiiftnitte bH 9?er(l<inbee, if er (r«ffltcb tmb 
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fefnev von Berliner Vfodemie deArfnteii tx^f^tift, Uffi 
%lisc\rmifi€n Zjt^eorie bee 'Denfcne uitb iCmpfinbcnd* 



!6ttnMt ben Untcrfc^icb be$ Senfen^ unb Smp{in« 
tend auf f0l9ent>c«Oau)>tmerfma(e ^urilctbriitgen. t>cir# 
^^fl (id^ Hon felbfl^ bat M tintt itbeti ^ing^fi^&nttm 
Kraft ba4 iDettfen nltiiiitl^^^ rein fifii, tenii) unb baf 

al[o t)ie "^S^ncnnunt) bcc unb (SmpfiiibcasS fic^ blofl' 

nad) i>cm ^^ertmaie ricf)te^ ba^ in einem je^eii. guflaiM 
#H dber^anb bat . SDkfe Sftfrtmate fmb mm: 

' .1) fsi belt Sorjlettunsen be^ S3erfidiibed@in^eit; in beii 
(Smpfinbunscrt tRaitnid^falttijfeit. 

a) 3n ben 93or(leIIun3eii bc^ 23eiflant)ci5 tai '^aunic^if 
faUtge in einanber-borgeliclit; in ben <Smpfinbun^tt 
fteben einanb^r nnb auf tluanbet fo(iicnb. 

3) t?oI(\lid) in ben SJcrftellumjen be(^ SJcyfiaiibe^ M 
3ttertoiaie# in ben (SmpfLnbttngin a(f 

9#(gH<^jebttteli<(er/ befio tDeni^er anlereinanber ; id^ 
^ Mc^je me^r an^tt nnb mbtn dnmtbet, beflo i»erol9rtfr«. 

Cinne unb bee titpnii<i)m ^mt^m^cn. Jjn ber SelC 
^ ftob aKe ^cilt anf ba4 vefitommenfle nnltr einonber bet^ 
fni^pft. ^ai t!Ranni<^fdti$e a(fo, ba« burcb bit mmixttt 
SJorjleUung , aU Sin^ \)Drge(lcUt wirb/ i(l ein QLontmtuim, 
, iio»Mi tmfer £dir|^ unb feint SSerAnbemn^en bai n&<^(te 
. 9ifHitm ftnb, w^bue^ n>lt bit MHot'lBtlr anfc^anen/ 

tiiibba^^annid^faltige in beifclbci: DorfleEen. $Da fcvnec 
)U bet ^ett)e<}uui) unfer^ ^5rpcr^, bie ^ewegun^ ailtt fei> 
ntr ebmtntarifc^n %^tilt gt^^rt: fonni|, btrm60t M 
gettouen %anbe^ ^mifd^en Ceib unb Cettt^ INe ^otaCbetbW 
guttg nic^t erfol^eit, mfttn i^re ^artial^etDe^uttt] nic^t 
Inbci Cttit obstbilbee ibbtttn. ^8 difo tint !Borftt(/ 



fie fo :^ufammen9cfc^t mtb t>ctmim fn^n, ba% na«^ tee 

'£)armon(c ,^wlfd)en ^ecle uub\!cii) allc ]>ai-ttc(pcrcept(cncit 
unt^ermeilt iti i^r eutl^aiicti futb. «^iemit flitunu tie @r> 
fa^nitts fe^t ^tnaii Merein* S)fitn anf cine fiarfe (Snu 

Hflb bc^ .^iOi'pcr* fc^ieum^ eifclajctt, 
(r * Sine £raft tmitt tiir<^ tie 3(iHa^( tet in i^r sedrtti) 
(ettn ^iNti^tn^ obtr Mirc^ fie m6()Uc^et^ ^ifunoen 
pcmcffen tt)eii)en, (?<ne ^Jorfleflunt^^frnft alfo burc^ Me 
SKeu^e be< 9BaiuiM^faUiden , mi fie auf etmnai t^oc^ 
let! tarn. Vfl Mfem ^mnid^cMc^m tcm (tine anbtft 
SSerfc^icben^eit m*fommcn, ba^ entwebcr baiJ eiiu in 
bem anbern, eber ba^ fie aUe au^er unb iul>cn ci:ianber 
0eba(^t merben^ S)a eitt jeber srifterer @rab ber Stvo^ 
aW bie ®umme me()rerer ^letnerit tarn ge^vutt mer6eitr 
ttnt? dfo ber grfigeve @rab ben flemern t)orau<'>fe§t; fo ifl 
e^ iiaiAMd^/ ba| bie :3ibeeti ber Srten uub ©aitunsen^ 
Wefc^e l^ar^ Me S^t^^fi^^^nittf^ geiftbet toerben ^ «dii ben 
(Sinjedtett ntfiffen ab^cso^eu locrbcn; mtH u:o>rc (Jifcunti 
iti^ mit ben ^innen anfanBt^ uub bie i^ititie un^ ntc^ 
aU ^abittibtta t^orfteOeti. . ^ .f&orfieftttiiden ber 9ic»M 
tnAflett ba^ev bert S^egriffen te^ ^erftotibed ber 3^it nad^ 
t>oi'v^eI)eti/ ba ba^ @efe^ bee (Smwi^elun^ toiU, bag bie 
.^rafi bem. Un)>oUamimieeeii'iuiir Soiltomiimep fifir 
fc^rette ; . iinb ba lDettt(K(^it oOerbms^ aMltmimmt 

^cit t>ci' Srfenntr.iB " • , 

^ie 3^eeu; ^iraft unb (iin\d)iwsimif 
logenftetiHtttb ^fien ^e^ffe^: eMAte^en man afo^ 
fc^ciuungen 6ci ber iiicufd^Ud^en @ee(e m«6 ^erlciteu 
nen/ wenn bie $>fi)d)olo9ie erne ^;ifiifi"enf(^aft fei)rt foil* 
iE)iefe iSfwU fpivb uifonber^it Mfi^ feyn mOfienr M 
Oroge ©e^imnig aufgufc^Ue^en, nub nni ben Uefter^anf 
be3 JDenfenI in ba$ ®oKen uitb entbedcea. 

Sie tfrfa^rtins le|i^/ ^cA Mefer Ueies^ng atteniil b!w:# 



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ber in 9ftDei]un() ftfteti^ fo miifin bm genauen 

©ant>e swifdjcn ber Bcjfc unb bcm Seibe, auc^ in bee * 

^cmtcfl imki^ig Qma^mmmi Me ben fltiiiftt ifeMt# . . - 

{jungeit, totid)H bie ©emente bcr grfigctrn fmb, entfpre^ 

(^eit. @erabe ba« aUt 1(1 bad ,SBefem(id?fte bc^ Smpfiit* . • 

^en<, n&miic^ biefe akretofSttttg t^ieler Heinm Serfiefittn# 

Qcn su (2Hnet $r6geni. Unmdgltd^ mlit bn fRatittfor# . 

fc^cr ber ©ee(e fortfommen , tDofcvn cc md)t biefe unfid}U . 

^ren lemetuai*t>or fcettun^ en annunmt Stoar i^euwrteti 

toir Mtfe tletoim SSov^ettinidtn ni^c;) mm aUt ' ^ \ ^ 

bavnm i^r JDafcp Icugncn moOten; wilrbcii xviv mit 

cben bem 9led>te leugneit Wn»en, ba§ ju ber ^ewegung 

tsnfmr ^Mb bie Q^eduns. allei* umx^li^ bi%Un, fefieii / 

tinb fU^filgen $^etCe ge^dre, wbtani tit bmf^tnbt^HMtri • 

jijufammenfljefcfet i% Ucbcrhanpt wilrbc man abcr bie^f)u 

lDfo^)t)ie in encje ©ren-^cu (ivt\d)tantm, mnnmawAift * ' , 

til((^ bie (irforfc^iind Utific^areii unb (Sin|<i<|eii 

lafien mottte, bber bie(me^r mMt aM ^(of»fM^ren ein 

^nbe ^aben^ menn blo^ bic ii&m|>jiubuu3 bie SRict^teycQ ber - ' 

SSa^^U fe^n fottte* 

Sitt mail bie Sotttommen^it bet €rf tnnlniS , mnii 
(it au^ cincr gr^^ern TOenge fUincrci* 23Di'|rcliungenoufanu 
titen^efelt Sihmt, obec [ofern fte bie i^ett>egun96< 

tthftt nnb ben ftdryer in ^ewesung feben, i^e e^rte; 
^faidegen il^ren ^6^ern ®rab bon Maxf}txt , if^r neiu 
ncn, fo wir6 man nun augeben fdnnen, toarum 5um«^ani 
^eitt unb ^^itigfepn ^drme unb ^tarte: ^um dtic^tsgf 
i^anbebt nber Slc^t ^^tu, nnb mttm beibe SSoOlommen^ 
l^eiten iucl)t su t)ernad)ldjTit3eu fci)rt; bie eine, urn, gieic^ ' * ' 
ben SBiubeU/ meic^e bad &(^i(f forttreiben unb in ^mu 
gnnfl feben: bie nnbere, nm, 0(ei<^ bem ^teneemann^ 
tie fi^emegnns itH^em tonfe nad^ benr boteefebten 3ie(e^ 
)u ric^ten. biefcm Smpj^nben uttb ^^ewegen tt)ivb 

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466 ' 'Jlt^anfcelnte 'Bd)xi{t\idct. ' 

man a([D Me unmer!6aren mUiDtrttnUniSai'fleilttugeii 

gen in ©ca>oi)nl;eif'^it nub JcrtitTifeitcn. Unfere ^ccl^ 

Sfm Sbtfteitff^mf eit gu $ei9l|yim' SBmk^litM^ 

fei)tt; fic mi'irbe fit^ ii d)t unvcrmevfr^u Dcr2li't i?on@C9cni 
fiant^m/ t)ei' fic 9eii}oI)nt ifl/ nekj^n; ter ^i5rper tour^ 

ffir ft<^ felbfl (^ewtfle Serri(^tttn(|eit t^orsime ^men ; tocna 

tie SJoifteliunacn, WMuit i)fe ®ede ^ornial^ wtffentUd) \o{t 
(^U^ngen be^ldtete/ itUbtm |ie unmerfbac 0en>Mten, 
iimH(|n iD&ren. %i>tt Atn buti^ Me SKt^er^oCun^ hft* 

fefben, i}at c 0ec[c cincr (^Ci^e^enen ^^anMun^j ta^ 
an O^^cnge bcr SBorfccnungen gemonnciT, 6er 6cr SetJ 
ti^teie ^ifcl^fii an Std^t abge^et; iin^ tufer Soufc^ ge^ 

pni fo \)ortf)cili)a|£. $D<efc iji*6^cre ID^enge Don ?50rfJel' 
iungen ^iufl gd^al)er babiuc^, tag tac^^ SBieUr^^ 

eittir ^atxpmtftiihmi , ha lotbtr 5tr XsibUif 
SBeft uid)t cincn Tlugen^Ucf ber n&mlic^e 6(eibt, ucd? tcr 
Suftonb bei* <^eeie einen Stugenbltcf o^ne Uran)anb(tini) 
touitt, Mefe Sor^ettiinfl mil imnitr me^«tm in SSedNiM 
lung gcfe&et i»)rb , tie benn ncHft lent 4(f|ete bet 0i» 
bi(bun9 ful) uiucr einautcr i»crf?ii, uub auf bccfe ^rt.^ii 
eincm 'Hmdz fic^ verflaiicn. (£^en fD id(ft (td^ iMDa beut 
@»ebanteit HxiftPtOH QSm^ onsekn, ba| «>lr l«4 
6fteve^ $)$enrix^ten berfeCben «^anb(nni) , |ie immer Uftt 
vmidjtm Urncii. 3nbem wtr nadj uub nac^ nld)t me^t 
nk^lg ^a^, auf eitit^e ^eiie ^erfeiieit fo i>ief 
merffamfeit )« n^enben , fo Unnen wit biefeit %f)tU, bn 

nhrU} btcibt, auf ncuc '^^cilc bH ^txH i;id)Un, bic voit 
noc^, niii^t bemedt/ bm cf) beren ^emet^un^ aber baffeik 
einen neittn €hrab bon SBoMfommett^ie tt^Uu i(t 
Me ®ef(^lf^e ber Srfinbang aler ^ilnfH. 

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ttat er ^ie von lelTin^ mV Hi rnbe Idfobn geSffiiete ^abn tiitt 

.au^gcjcicftnetem ®ldcf# au^gerfifiet mit aHen ba^n erfurberlidKn 
f^etfiejfdMflWtcu unl) ^enntnifFcn. t^erbanft taber ^ie 

^^ritif bc^ ®effhm«cf^ ttnb bet 5?«nf}f He fpefnlatioef jjraftifcftc 
iinD popuIiSk ^'lMnlci'i)pl)i« nx Dcutfd^fanb flbcrau^ Did t>ort ihre« 
mm cm ;^0rtf'd)rittcn. fcinciii P^ilofopben fxxv tie tStit 

tunQ^atten, am btuifiifyen Wniitttn cntnoicfflti bciett 8^r^ 
if|uii§ mil lAiie fd^tt mit 



inc 6efonbere ^u^trtfamfeit D^rbientn noc^ Qkf 
mi^lfte ter ^tle^ in hmm t§ bit SM^uit^ olen MHtn 

tine ^tiie na<^ itetn imrem QM^lKifftn^titett itn^ iStr&m 
t^ertiiiden ftnnen (e^ren, tft freHId^ bie^: ba( man fte 

fri6(l, in ir^cnb dncr wicf^ttijcn ^ituatic^u, mit i^ren Kb- 

ntt< onifa^e, obit anbtH: bat man nnl t« ttwnitttttar 

r^n i^ter «^anbfun(|en urtb @ni)>f{nbttn$en mac^e. 

^bec ijl f}m noc^ blo^ »Ott ^efcftrcibun^ bte 5lcbe, unb 
e« fvost fi<^ oifo: wie b%t ^k^ttt aniiufansin f^, 
baf er nn^ biif<^ Veft^reibnn^ bon ben Snftinben unb 8er^ 
anberunaen einer 0ee(e lebl)afte ^c^riffc gel>e? — ^aii 
fe^e foi^enbe^ @em&^ef bad vtelleic^t unter ben t>ieUn 
90(tttffii4iii, bie^topftitf^ bir 9to§(cr ber etef gt^ 
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fepn toicb, 

^ot Oa« groge ®cf)e ^om SaUe bi« an beit ©eric^t^tae^ 
Xtt^ecftafli; fleidt tii^t tnijt itbtin aropfen bet 3«t we^c, 
®er ^intriuft in bad SJcer^ber Strijangtic^feit, eiiit« 

SBeiiteii/ tbtt tinH e^tirbmbeti SR^c^lti d^tt ^^immef 
Utttet bit ^ttiiQt\}ir\Qt ber Uli«iitm«^fii wm %bbe; 
SBte il)ncn idivb f€i)n , wenn mit bai k^m ter ^agc 
aRorgeui^amwerung nun bai Utige SBe^e bc^ Scinen^ 
tttib M 9U4Mtt< ^ Wis Mtflitmmt; fte werbeu i»or 

^rtiiMg erfc^recfcn, aud i^rcm eii)abrtcu banfcntcn^iuge 
S^r&nen bet eeli^Mt fUbrsen unb i^iiet :^bel^itum|>^cb 
«lrb mit jetwr <pofaunc, bet lobtm«e«f^rtii, ftr^jUm, 
©treften unD ubeminben ! ^iDic fcann anub ber®er«^ni 
^auftttbmaltaufenb fett«, fo»arc^ bcrttctnefu 0d>aar jefet, 
SHe am Orabe be« ^erm, »or ^&ffen utib vDfiemaiteii 
' S)c«, bad f ommen foUtc, t)erf(^mdd)tet mt, ba b(t®otttii 
Stiffen, ba ©abricl bore, einc S(ammc ®otic^, l)ci'abfii^r, 
. S>« t( m^fi^t^tm Abet bit &<^bel(Uitte ium.@iabe 
^loo, ba m (^^rata« ^ ¥^ bm itrett}e, mm 

©id ^inunter ind ©mb bie Srbe Debt; , ba ©atait 

flBle eiti ®ebflr^e ba^ln, M Eetibnam^ ^ler/ mfe ^ilsd 

©tur^Urt, ba lueg t)on bcm @rabe ben §ett b«f Itn^iN^ 

S4 mil Stntben ®PtHi 3(^mm^ ficl fuuet^ ba ^tfiid 
3(uferjl<uib ! — — — — : 

S>er eigentlic^f (^egenflanb, ben ^ier £(o|)flccf ht^ 
fd^tiU, Ifl, wif man fo^fcic^ f^ewa^r nM, bit %wm 
bcL' eeligcn, bie 6ei bn ?(nfci'|lc^un9 C^tifH jugegen «mm 
len. ®Uic^ a« Xnfaug ctiitnert er und an eine 4^nlic^ 
Srenbf , in bie tt>iir und mil nngMil^ meniaeir .e<^miesi8» 

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Uittut^iimUfmm, Mil UrfM|ftt Utf^fmt (14 Mit 

leid^ter uuC> unmittel^arer faffeti lafTen. bicfc Icfetem 
unenttid) erog jin5, {b mug auc^ jene, tf)re ^irfuitc)/ e4 
f€i^ : uni^ fo^nlangen mM( turc^ Mefi^ ittieti mAr* 

victteic^t tie unmtttel^^arc ^^Hberuttf^ beffelbcn ale wiirbe 
ge^eftm ^<i6ni« 3(ber un^ an ^tefe &|nUc^e Sceube Uo^ 
%u evimtem, f ^ noc^ ni<^( ^intinsUc^ ; aui^ fi^ Ifl un^ tiid^t 
unmittd&ar <)enud ^e^enit^Jlirtig : tinb e6 f dmmt affo ^ie 
anfdnglic^e ®c^»lcri9ttit jurAcf , mle bcr ©ic^ter einen 
@le9tiifianb Mefer ^Xrt wir^e ici<(^ii tAimtti ? ~ Si; ^ObM 
i^it after, iia!bm tt ^unft iuiferfl febhafre Qe^nffe von 
ten \)CL'anfaffcnbcnUi'|ad;eu biefer aI)iUi(^eti ^t'cube erwcc^f/ 
^tc tt>ii* in ber ^^at aU ^ie ^aui»tfi^(ic^(ten ^efianbt^etU 
berfetten attfe^en Miineti. iDftin hhi^ tenfen mir uitf im 
©niubc unteir einer fo(<^en (cibcnft^aftCtd^en ©mppnbuncj 
atiber^, aU tint umotttnt^Un^z t)on 93oi'jtelIun^en, bCe 
aOe an ^ie $e(i#ente «Q.aupn>oir(i:eattit3 tinH fiir unfre 
4S$(Ac!fe(i9(elt (ebeitteobeii ©e^enftoitM atrtetren? Sff un^ 
tiiefce C'^e^enflanb nui* ber ^rt nac^ ftefannt, ^abcn mir 
nut fc^on fon|l ©egenflSnbe biefer Xrt in i^m nac{)t^eifii 
fitn obit vott^l^aften ^e^ie^tts imf uiifm ®IAcefe% 
ftit Icb^aft (^ebac^t; lie^en Me®rAn5t ium^bt^tf^ttn obit 
SJeraftf^fecucti beflfeiben nnr wirfUcft in bcr Qmtin\d)aitiu 
d^tn menf(^Ud^en Shmir: i^i^t btt S)id^tei? imr tin 
lebenbige^ ^(b bel @fdtttftaiibf4 in utifere^f^ahtaltt, iioti' 
• ber ved^ten 0cite, »or<tuf atiHmm% gefaiTt, unb fef 
^eioig/ bag aui^ bieSmi^finbtmc^, bie er erwecfen miU, in 
nn^ ^etDorfommett werbe. ^ie ^le^r i9^M$en SeUni 
^ tel obl^en @em&^tbe^ finb fc((^cnbet 

2i>ie ben^aufenbaiairottfenb — * — — • 

ttiib bii Rt^iitaaf bfilliiiiiiB^ 

Sen J^nf^anb ber ^ee(e b«itn Jiuc^iaflfen mn ^c^merj; 
Mm Ibi^uti t^OA Sktib tetmia oiiv; wit bAcfeti ime 

bitfeii 



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Mifhi 3ttfl4it5 ttttt imetiMfi^ erf df^benfen, ^tsiib bat ml«r 

ben iDtr Iciest, fobdb n)ir fetnc unenMid) grfigem Urfac^cit 
,fa(Ten. — 9iac^^ Oiefer 0cl)t(6ernn<> b^r Ui'fac^eti jeigt 
mA bcv S)t<3bttt imtimt^ bit iu/fent SSirftttiseti, toefd^ 
ihtf fc((^e aufferf! Ctb^flte StA^mns bet 0eefe ^morbrlti^t ; 
l!)re S«f?tm 3?^^^?" im ^6rpcr. ^fer !ann ec abevmaf^ 
bt( ^^atttafie bie atterle^^aflefien Q^ilber d^btn, uiib sicbt 
flewictticb: ' 

— — — fie werben tjci ®ontie ' 

Jreu5<9 ecfd^recfcn — 

^irlimi tmb Abenmnben ! 

* IDiefe^ frcubrge (2d^rccfcn, biefc ^crabtliirjcnben ^tfeubem 
t^rinttt/ biefe^ iattu ^u^cigefcbrei finb 3<^<b<tt/ bie tui^ 
* foefetd) un^ unfe^(6ar auf einin folc^cn unb fofcben Suf^^tnb 
ber ^ecU fuhrcn^ mcil wit* fic )cf)on fonft bcl fc(6(l 
unb bci anbem (jerabc irt eincm foldKn unb nie in etnem^ 
l^erf(biebmartl9^ Softanbe ber &ecU beobacbtet ^abttL 
Hitt m'd^t aDeItt f^rer 2frt, aucb i^rer 0tJr(e nac^, er^aD 
(en wtr ^ier efneu fo ric^H^en ^tf)abncit ^ct^riff ©on' 
ber Smpfinbund ; bcnn mir f(bUe|en auf bie @r56e ^er 
(Smpflnbun^ au^ ber ®r5ge i^rer iSirfungen prflcf ^ n)o# 
\}ou unv^ bn' Stc^tci^ 6efonberd bie le^tere mit eincr fa urn 
Abcrirepcb^t^ <Stdr(e ^eicbnet 

3n bem nod) i5bifcicn ^beile be^ ®emd^(be^ Wmmt 
nun ber ^ic^rer auf feinen J^aupujeijenflanb fclbfc, mo er j 
nil »if(er Jtuiifl afie bit Um^iiibt ^iuft, »eicbe bit m« 
onlaffenbt ttrfac^e ber Snti^finbttiig §tt m^errlic^en, unb 
pe fclbfl ;;u tjerflavfai bicnen, bi^ er enblic^ unfre @ni>ar/ 
' tm%9 bie er fo lange uuter^alten unb immer an^efc^meiU m 
%9m, ' mil hm Uftitn ev^tu^ 3^9^ bef (Sim&^H 
befriebist 

9ta<('btm ya nct^fen, wct§ wfr bti (bmkUmii bit» 

etnen ^tifpieU ^efunben , fc^eint aifo breierlei 
Hi |tt 0ibtsi# mit vian t'on eioiiu ^eiammien innerit 

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^tiff gebfti tann* 'inttft, inhm man un^ an elnm 

fannten aJ^nlic^cn Suflanb eriunert; jweitfit^, inbcm ma» 

uno lump ^m^e m ktt ^tin, mo er ^enfettm matu 
(afft/ eerabe mil ben Umfl^htbtti/ mc(<^ btnfetftett in er^fc 

^en bieiieii; britten^, ini)cin man nn^ bic iu|«rn S^^irf^^^V 
bte mU bi^m Su^atiOe i»erl>ttnben ftnb, Die au^nn 
fm^iR tifib ^nhimi^m^ hit auf l^n al« i^re Urjad^e 
rdctfc^llegen lafTeit, baijleUt. Unterfuc^t man i?ie bejtcji 
:pf^<^Dl^9t[d)en (^emdf^ibe in ben liDicl^rn/ fo \oixt> man . 
finben/ iiNifftc^ bit ^cr anflesebenen Q^et^yoben, mftto 
fie atii^ nid^e bk einst^tn bic^rerifc^en mAren , bod$ bie am 
ineiflcn bichtcHfcf^cn jinb. ?Baiunt ftc ba< abcr fmb, bai 
iiHrb fi(^4i(d)t beffer, ate buril) ^idctenutg bee ita^t be/ • 
. aittmorf en (afen ; anf mae f Hn mit Aberftanpe in oIKtn 
fi^otflellun^en von unfier ci^ucn cber uon anberer ®ce(en 
flelangen? 

(S^ braucbt nur einer goni gerinsen Xufm^rtfantteio 
nm eint ^emiiTe merfmAcbige Vnalo^it iwifcben ^ede nnb 

Jtuge <^emahr wcrben. wie ba^ .Huije feine ©c^* 
trafi litest \xntnitHlbat auf ftc^ felbjl anmenben fann^ (ofti 
bem fic^ nnr baburc^ ertenn^ bai t$ anfier fi<^ Micee: eben 
fo fomi bie ®ee(e i^re tiorfleOenbe Sttaft nid^t unmittetbar 
auf ftcb ]db\i vid)Un ; fi<? wirb ibrc eiijenen ^e[d)affenf^ef/ 
ten nur babnrc^ inne^ ba| lie (Ic^ 4ii|e(t i^o» i|f t»nf(^e^ 
bene ©egenflinbf m^eib* Soi geenbe^ Sotn^ Siebt; 

ircjeub eine anbere @emdt^^beweQuui) fev? ba^ wirb ' 
pe nur tjcrmitfeffl bcr t)eran(a)Tenben Urfacften bcrfelbcn^ 
bermitteifl be( au^ern bamit ]»ei;bunbenenfdri>erlic^n&9m# 
l>tome/ vevmittelfl bet* ^onbiun^en ^maf)v, morinbiefe 
©emijth^bewegungen 9eiu61)nlic^ au^jubrec^en pflegcn. — 
iibQw \o abu, mie i^re e^enen Sujl&nbe, erfennt (|e auc^ 
bie Stt^nbe anbter®eefen ; fie fd^liefflt fi^ au^ ben inpem 
perau(a(Tun<)€n unb Jolgcn berfdi;tii/ bcrm 3bee fie an 

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,fl« Mffett Suftonb tbtn ie(t mil tmi^fltib^ (&fil. ^a^t 

riibrt f«y ^oj in aUm ©prac^en bie 3eid)ett ftCir pf^c^oC^ 
gifd)c ^e^riffe u^^nliuiUd) von !6rperftd)ett iDingen cnt# 
ie^nt fittb: bmit bU iRmfc^en ^otttit (tin ati^tf QKKcir 
fic^ flttr Itintrf Vefc^affen^fldn tmb StrAtibmingen 

verflSnti^eti/ al^ tie Au^ern rinii(id)en t5rfcf>emurtgen» — 
@efe^, d^be erne 2(t:t innnei* ^u^nht, 5u ber un^ 

b<n()< Wn i)3^ittd , un6 tjon b«m ^cfotibcrn unb ©getf^iim* 
(i(^en bUfe^ Sufwnbe^ 3bce mfc^affen ; benn aUe^ 
Sttennen unb ^efjc^aeti Htm ftttnbeti <Sf tie stfit^^ iti 
ttnftw dgtnen ©ttft *). !nur in fo fetnt Wnnain wit 
un^ eiiwn ^etjriff bat)oa mac^en, aU unf^ nad>|c a^n* 
lilf^e S^f^^bt, bun^ u)a^i:dtnommtnt-3(t^nii4^tif btr SSer< 
onfaffungtli ober btv witbtv $urA<f Htfen. 

bet? ^eeU uon fic^ fclbfc unb von anbtm t^i* ^t)nUcf;en ^e^- 
{to t^trbnnbtn ift, i&i{l^aM<»nbeftit adtin foaaib bttfe 
TfOfonbtnmg gtfd^it^t, ge^t bit ftbtnbiije anf(^auenbe ®f# 

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fenntnt^ tn eine |i;mbDii)\te uba*. ^etlft.tn cine foid^tf 
190 toir m bem btr&ac^e tint (i4mt !8o»fleaonji 

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*} 34 itiift oltn, baf lie tIt9t«Af<At tttfAftibnui. M 
^terbtnbtn — bit ftetlict nn? Mc mil Ctcrblicbe gemactf 
if # mib alib bimtr iintibeibaft mb bertrtffrtcb Meibt — btt 
nnjicTHic^n Vtivobntrn iener anbtm er^e To gut 
X feine SJorftcUung t)on eiuem ^egenflanbf gebc/ i)cn fic aui 
md)t Kr sirt luur) Fcnnten. 3c6 re^ete t)amaB nut von ^fitt 
iu^cvu fiJ]£baicn ^I^i'iiiDmcn; «^et aucb Don bem tnnernSui 
flan'oc ^cr (^eele, wcrauf f»et bcr gaiuen ^(f^ilberiing 
, ei(jeutlid) auBmmt/ gilt bae ^^m!t(^e. ^rblaiTen# 
ba^ fiefer /)craiifatl)mf n , uiib aUe il>rige @om»t0me be5 
euxbini Hnnni nur fiU: bieienigen i^erftinbUibt ^eicbttt 
. ttncd beHtntmtcn innern 3u|!anbe$ fe9n/ Die tie eptiDebei 
tiei ftcl) felbft in ibaiicben 3»M»btis (ber ObnmoAtr bei 
^ranfbtiO lufitmmttt twyfnnbttti tbte wtnigfriil Mm 
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^aSeti, alt \>^n 5cr ^ad)z fclbfL ZviiS^ fommeit i^im nnb 
Xnfd^tttig iil(^e t^er iiiW> att 6U man bie iSorfleaum 
0ett m au|re finnU(t>e 3been wicbcr ^mcinM&et, fid) bie 

Iimg M I* 9. er^to tH<^( i^re i^hf^afti^Mt 

twUber, bif man iit bcr q>I)anta|Te ben ^cFcibi^^n* m 

^^ot^^utisiii iinfrc 9te<i^ on^rttfi; aM bi$mn ^ bcr 

©inje^un^an e^'mttrty tic fi(^ Madln unfefitt ^lim, be* 
fonbcr^ in bcr ©ciicnb ber ®rufl 5u^crrt, mo nac^ Qcmif/ 
Jen 4Ue^n S&eUmeifen Me jorni^e ®eeiet^i:en ®i( ^4t; 
at< U$ man fid^ bie Augern ^mpt»mt ^ovbUb^t, bie man 
in ber itaml(d)cn 5e{bcn[d)aft an anient bcmerft ^at, ben 
(iarretm^^/ bie o^mec^felnbe Sarbe, bfe 9et:ii%e(fe 0tim 
II. f. SDo^ IntMre c^^t^tHn^t e«»^ft ?iteif beii !8o^ 
t^ii be* iufem f6n)ei1tc^en Xuge^. SGciut blefc^ cuf 
ittatte, Uttburc(?rid)tu3c g(ad>e# fAlit, bic mit if)m fell^Jt bit . 
2Uf^iaiid^iit f^okn, ba^ fte aUt oon ben aupem ^egenftitir 
M a«i%rf489tite Clibl#i^^«k'|tttft^ fo er^%« 
cin rcincei uui^eimifd)tc^ QSilb feiner feibft ; bafiingectent fSr 
ba^ B^MWB^ ^nfte.bcr ©eele bte ©eoeiiftoiibc, wenni^iL fd 
rtben bai& oKi caji^ ober »o8filmmeii boit^fi^ iftiib, uti^ 
fi'f8r fit <n ber f^an^en Slatur felnen ®acf>, !eittc ei>Uocl/ 
f[ad)e ijicbt, miin fie (Ic^ rem unb uuDermifc^t mn fi'cin# 
ben ©e^en^Qben .befd^ttenJteme^ 3(ae«,. lao* i^r i^n* 
<i<^<fl/ ecftmie fie, ebtti tvie ftc^ fe(6fl, mir bttV(^*8t9tMf» 
leliind t>on fo(dK>n ©ingen, bfei^r uni^nlit^ ftnb. 

95a* ^terau^ fir ben 2)ic^ter folgt, ber t)erm6gc feiaec 
.^119(1 auf Ifb^fre, mic^in aiif a«fci|aiienbe ^egrlffe atbef« 
ten muf/ fie^t man t>9n fe(bft. — flhf wi^fe nur unt^r bm 
t)eranla(fenbenUrfac^)enbiel)auptfad)lid))ien, (tdr^lien, untcr 
•ben Att^em 3ei*en unb gc^lgen bie leifiigfteti, t^titifejlen^ 
ii|^ ben l|nW^ SufUnben bie fte^mtefien^ rei<^^ 



474 7t6§anb€iiibe ©c^tif^O^Uet. 

©at i> e. . 

Cbrifttait <!?(tn>fi itivm^ ^Prefrffer ter ^l)ifofoDf)if # le§t 
f(f)ou fnt mcf)reni 3a^ren iu >I)re^lau, m er im 3^i^t 174-2 
fifboren »ut&e. ^ein reifcr unb ttef foffc^fR^^t p(>tl0fo»Wft6« 
^fift, feine fcine SSeoba(6t«ii?'^gf^^'^/ turcftati^ praftifAc 
aiid^tuiig feitier Uilterfucfiuttg/ fclbji bei fj^efulaticen unb abilra!i 
ten Seftenfdnben ; unt> M tbnt gan^ ct^ne talent , Dcm ^st^ 
tta$t ^mntttfti Mnbtins unb tinivtOer|lei)(i(6en fKtii in 0e0eit# 

SftniM Ihi^ Ht lefoimif Ad M ifemriifcafiiiwtfiei^ter M« 
fpri^(6e betitiftftt.. fo «<tli» MAcf el ^ t(f «ttfift|iiiR9 

fctucr oon adieu tU^M^nn m^m w% tt^tbm^ Q^eleifiiBi 
»!c()t blo§ gelcKneitf fonbem ftubirten €l4rifleii. ^I«r de6e M 
nut citic furjc ^fiift au^ ffiner «6l)anMuttg ihet bit tTtobfi 
in bent 1792 9e^nKr♦:cu crgcii 2:i)eile fctner Doffrvfli^ett t>fr# 




pn ttnb S^Bi!Kn[d)aftni a^nlit^, S>ie ®ntft« §tt betlfeC^en 
wesNa aic^ hti aUen^eiten m ^letc^ertStQa^l geboir^n. ~ 
Vtet tal l(t ited^ tiicit oM*' 8ttib#m fli^ Me 4Bl|f^ 

beiT/ fie ^kii^fam ru^en m^ffcn. ^att f)at namUd) 
ttitt^eNr bi€ ^2(itfdaben , oMc^e fcit ^eraumer ^it bteSSift 

\ud)U: uub che man iDiebcr neue ?brtf<^ritte t^un fami/ 

gd^mfim gtfammfft werben, Obt r ^iit^ 9tti^e fliliiii 
empftttbungen ^at ftc^ niMW> irilbtiMeir iiirogen, i^tfc^ 

ba0 Dicfultatbon a!kn iji, iieent)it^t; tic Srucfjt i(t au^ ii^- 
Vfm jttlmrnac^ unb nad) l^e(bor<)eu)a#fin* 3t6et tittn 9C1 
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bic\c ncuc "Xuffcf^liSffe f6itncn ^efUitben ttcibnt. ?luf cb^'it 
auiucilcu auf cinen ftrcu '3)iinft. 'DDuin erfennt ndinlid;, 

ipffi^et'inan M Un me^rmoliseii 2(6iit5enuisett terfelbtii' 
ftttbit, t>^nt fic fiu^cn $tt Hmtn, xoittlid^ burd^ bte fcV 

ouf eine £(ei6uiiS/ auf ^^m J^oitf^eric^ attf. 
tint XuBiierund b«t 9BolNmi9/ tint Unofhrmnq bt€ qtf* 

^afcl i^cratf)cn, tie becjucm unb fd)5n gUiilcid) ijr. 
^et )old>en 03^obcu m^t, fo fo^eti/ ^ei: Deidn^etUc^e 
@eniut$ berfeiben tin menid oit^/ ~ fro^z iafi^intit lib 
falli^en ^Bl5vfcn Hwai xoivtUd^ ®(^5ttc^ unb bcm Smecfe 
demope^ 9Ctroffen su ^a^cn. (Si mu| eini^c Sett t^oibci^ 
deceit, e^e man Utt bit nttut, aU$tmtin ^biUigf$ itf.4fi 
eber ©etDo^n^dt fa \tf)v t^an neuem raffinUt^ urn ^O^dm 
geC an if)r ju clu^ecfen, cber ef^e inait bcl ©uteu unb M 

cititr ^r&nbfnttts Dedonatn, to«Rti «i au^ titte Seti , 

fc(^Ummerun9 feon foUte. 

iSkn^ SUttemageit ttt^meiif tQenn fie in tiutt &tW4^fi 
(Sin^cincs finbtn mb boA Tdtt oerbrinf^. ^<i^ tvftt i% 

ba&"ftc ?CufKl)n niarf)e!T unb SBibctfpi'ucf) cn'c^cn. Srncm 
^Ifea V^uit btt i&ieufc^eu ifi ba^ S^embe, ,ba& \Xn^t* 
lio^nte^^ iin itR^ fit fid^ lumiber. (Sin anbtter nti^bllligl 
h\t (SiHiUit, bit untei' iauucr i>n'anbertcu ®cflalteii t)Mt 
ueuem .tie 2(u0en auf fl(^ si^^^t^ ^i^* ®n i^^^t* fic^ in 
alie 9^o6e fb ^inttii9iform|r ttnbfmbet fie fiinen befonbertt 
^ebftrfniffenttiitffii^enfic^aftcn fo ati^emeffen, baM*'fieP*/ 
aU ein 0tucf ber i^m notl)wcnbig QCiDoibcnen ^equcmlic^^ 
tt>ia vaiibeti iaf{en. ^ SDiefe Opi^pfiiion^par^ 
t{(ltfatis< bie ^a^lreic^erts unb bte {)cfei^teflen/ i»err 



47^ ^b^ant)elnbe,&djtif(|lei(er. 

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\tib\l flcht mit ber SScrnunft in ^cvblnbttit^^. CD«r 3Bcife 

gere beifammcn ^aben Hnnen. 3Mt ©cmof^n^ctten, We 
cr fid^ einmal cigcn gema<^t ^at , Idfft er ftc^ ntc^t c^m 
ft!kin, mil, eine tteut aniittte^mnt/ immer itficber 
fMdr 3«it ttitb fdflft 

3tttefl>n cbcn bicfc 5Sibcrfcfeft(^fcit , ttJcIAe 9?ewe/ 
runii bet 6cm c^rdgerit «^aufen finOet, uerbunbcn mtt btm 
9eif<ia^, btn fie M btm ftiiittnt imb eiltmt et^tor. fi^ 
bie Qimithn in tie ^eweguns^ webnti^ fie i^u tinttTtm 
htmnc^ tjorbcrcitet wcroen. 5>{e ^ad>c tt>iiD bebatttrt: 
i^ieie ^cat^fc|faideii p<b bar&btr mit ficb fefbfc tmb mit aiu 
bent; tmb Me nic^ t»on t^r wnfften, (enttn fte ytf 
tv\i \>urd) ben (autcn ^abc( three @ei\ncr tcnncit. SUttR 
iburfcn nur bie, mcld>e DieiD^o^e iucr(l aufSrac^tcn, flant* 
fyift Ui berfeiben ^ieibeit/ ~ «oratt^0effbt| ba| fie bsn) 
i^renStttit^ obit aui atiberntttfac^eR Im 7(nfe^en fte^eii— 
©ber ba^ 9>eue mao[ etiDa^ (SjefAH^e^ unb 2(ngcnc^ttie^ (^o-' 
hut, meic^e^ nac^ unb tia(^ bio ^orurt^iU befieeet: ^ 
tvirb fie m <Mt nm befl» fcbnefiet itm ft(^ dteifte/ 
mc^c fie im Tlnfangc anc^cfoc^ten luurbe. 

& itfft mit anbern ^a^tn, bit int 6(feiuiic^eir 91^ 
ttrt^eitaitft iinb aiac^a^muRS an^seflettt finb , totHmm 
auf (^teic^e Seife. tola Mt SBetfe bet QMe^rten m 
S6cii>to(c anfftl)ren. ©icjenii^cn, weld)? feiiun^treit ertt^ 
gcu, meld^e teine @e{^ner unb^abUr finbett/ — biefe (inb 
iti<^, t»et<^e eitt grof e^ @CA(f uuu^en^ Xifftemeine Vtiftatct' 
famfeit ^it erwecfcn, ift &Mit unb 3tt>ifti()tett n6t\)ic^, ^al 
!ann erft t^on toieCett f^eSidti^t merben, wa^ t^ott vielcn tft 
unterfm^t morben: unb jur Unterftt^tmg reibt nU^ flit|(/ 
ole ber SiberA»ntc^ ober ber Xufruf^r, we(^eit ein Sfil^ 
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fc|e no(^ tint t>lf rte TCitafoglt jwlfc^im ber in» 
wcd>]ci\\r\c\ bcr 'SJ^obcn, unb ben ^ortfchdtten ttx ^oMt, 

' 9tt 9Rdimfi9fii, M« f (liter Stmrafiratteit uti^ feittir 

pnniid)cn (Joibenj fS^^ |Tnb, — - uub in ©ieteti/ bic !efr - 
nen uni))anbdbarcn @runb unb feiAen a^foiuutt iD^aa^ftat^ 
4^c#-®«ttn in ttnftm Stomr ^o^/ M^nbtti imniir Str^ 

^enf>dten wcrbcn ^pai'rt)cicn crre^i^n, unb -biefe ^arthctett 
iKVbtiv nad^tm Qkd^n^nh mid^i^ ift, o^t nad^bm 
Mr Mbeiifc^afliti ^Ittft Stftifwi finfltttr «Mr fMp<^er flnV 
(id) cnta>ctcr ^aMcu , cbcr f(c^ ii6cr efnanbci' lullii] mad)en» 
3tt bei: fHelujion ; in ber ^pi>fo^>^e/ In ber^poUtlf, iw 
^ morattfc^n (Slmtibfl^ett / — cnMMI'in bto 
^ben fic^ tie ^enfcf^en tmmcr in 9<^ctC0iien (^et^eift^ He 
mit SBaffen ber etnen cbcr bci* anb^nt 2(i't <;cgeu etnanber 
ait 9itte getogtn ^iib» So(<|ett^t>oit finbi wemr « 
iMdjit ^flmidC MtffMId^ , bod) vifimc^mtf^in , npib %^ 9^ 
nu| b^i £ebeni^ uub ber o^f^d^n Jreubcn su- mminbetnr 

fern: unb cr ifl eben ani ber I8ert)ie(f4(ti^«ng bci: par# 
tl^(en/ ,unb mi ber iin^e^anbturn Sretl^ete, mU meb^er 
^ man (SmifydU^ aimi^t, eni^itbeii* 

' 90 tati^t mm ne# w^^f f^eolof^ifc^e mtb p^itofo# 
^&l)ifc^e ^^ctr.untjcn fanittc, witb jcbcr iiber ber feini^en^ 
ber eiusiijeu; ^ielt, iDobei Stet^tfc^ffen^eit unb Qlikdt 
fUigCiit 6e^«n tamte^ fo fangt tocur bttfe SerfdHebenf^cie 
tint Cuellc t>Ott 93ctfofgtin0en «nb 6iif<^er(k^en ^tiegcn. 
aUac^bcm man allee werfud^t; atte lUtm t)on "SRetnungenf 
Md) ble UttdetiinUffNn Mb bit M^ften ttfffmpttt, get ' 
l^rilft, nrtberteiit, vm voii ntnem ^enMsefhw^t ^at: ~ 
f)at man nitpfe^n art<^efcm(^cn, baf in banfcin unb fre» 
/ Matmn SRaterien, gUub vevnt^nftige onb dtttbetitettbe 
^tttr, fc^»elt«o»eitHnibirabge^n< unb bag mil aOen 

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&9(lemen ^iit e^riic^e^ ^et) unb tu^enb^afte diefmnuttden 
te^e^m {innen* eeit^m teingt. Mefr Utieitiiseeit bit 
tftenfd^ mtniger ^af;, uitb alfo tDcmger Utt^eil ^cmL 

• 3fuf 9(ei<^e S53et[e, meiwi in tints dlatioti ba^ tjcfcUiiji 
fi6eii slei4fam attfttttttmen.attf&iigl/ iui6 tie SRmfilei 
luerfl auf AMt«nd/ €$t«8iiiH)tti imd gMrmfltt Itr 

tntrtfom ukrjben: fo i(l ^tifdn^i tie J^rcfc^fl ^tr &t* 
mf^nf^it fe^r t^mnnifd^. SBeft wail n^^ mtniQ Ser(4^ 
ten^eiten in Mefen ^iit<t«t fennt, menig 2Cb4itberu«^«i 
frU^t |at: fo fc^emt bad/ mad tinmai in berfeibett 

iflcii^e^fge ^'ert^on/ ba^, merbiefe fAr fo^eU'^ ^e^olCiBe 

Slevjeln b^d Soblfuinbe^ nic^t fennt, ^ber 46em*iu, fit 

bed ®of)((lanbc^ pnben wit in fiubcrn ^PcriDfccn bee 
Cnltur l^i ailen ^attonen/ [elb|^ bei ber, »on meic^er mis 

>ie 9tfd4ii M fiiittii @efi^j«aM Mpstrntu ^<ite«, bm 
fkitc^en* todati^ SBerfen Hmmr titi XttfTag ve^ 

ic^ mi^ ni^t , ob von ihm , ober \>on cincm feincr 3eit(^e» 
iw#m/, bfim it|i ^Smca^t unb 0m( fc^eint er ieacd 
TImu 9iM wiiM§, m btr fiSlirMfer ge^m bi% 
an wMjzn bi'e ©cftrift c^eric^tet i% mit ben audgcfuc^teflm 
@ruuben baiuber eiu{f^ulbi0et/ bag er bci tmm iS^or^em 
^ffiu^ ftliiiii 6Mmitr tit<^t mit btm rtc^en SBMt ^rA|^ 
^yoltt; ONu betoegen/ w^l bie &n«fcr <tt i^rer 
Cultur, auf bem ^unfte, wo bad Ceremonkt bed Umgan^d 
(k^ aud^tibet,. abitr nod^ (leif unb unnan^tUc^ ifl, (lei)a 
9«HMtii,fiiib, labfii fit fi» im^fMUu 41kft|t bt« Sb^ 
^fton^c^/ uub 6co^ac^ten biefeiben mit ciner ^rdgem @ei 
nauidfeit, oidbie wefentlic^flen'P^ic^Un beriB^orai. 31o4 

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net gci^cn anbcre ihrcr 3citiKnf^ff>tt jw^icf finb,. gcwaf)r^ 
^<x% bafelbp ein g^ijcn bic etn^efil^mn So^iflanb^regctn ' , 

'^egangetiet weit ^mt geo^nbet, itttb, inii tM/i 
t^pn bcm Urtfl<^en abjumeic^cn, einc roeit 9r6fcve ^^Ul^ • 
^famfett ont^emanbt »irb, in ben fcinjlen @efellfrf)aftcn 

ii^dsptji&bte. ^ biefen , bie eleic^fam bU ^itltU « 
'inmfte ber gro^en ®efeat(3fele ftnb, f&tift ba< Stab ber {OfO' 
-Ven unb ©ebroudre weit fc^neHer um. 2)cr 3SerSnbcrmt^ 
^0en/ toe(d^e man ^icir einanber foi0en unb ftc^ ^erbrinaett 
0efe^, 'ber iBctfttd^e, tft man su Sfierfdnmnsen Ibct 
gtt tX6it)ccftjV(uni]en inSac^en be^ ® efd5>ma<f « gemacl^t bat, * - ' ' 
finb fc^on fo Mx^Kz (jewefen; man i(l fo oft uon bem 9la^ 
"ffirHc^enin^ ©ejioyngeneseratl^en, ttttb m b^^ ^ - 

fi^ietn to^fbir 50 bem 9tetflr(i(ien 5urft<f<)ef6miiieii: bof. 
man enblic^ i)Ciicn aUc ^oben, 5^aniercn, ^(eiomtf^en^ * 
unb gegen <xMi, ma^ feme mefentiicbe 0c^fo^eit l^^cr 
e<^idHi(l^(eit in fl(| ^a^ ^ItU^gAitiger ^orben i(t 
affen iierfuc^tcn anb wieber tjerCaffenen l^or^eiten, <fl — 
fo tt>ie in bem tjor^erge^enben galle au« ber^m^e *ertW' 
.tigter unb t)|ersef{^ner ;3m^iii|r^ dule^t — jmar iticbt 
oHgemeiiit ttebtttiiipiviiiiittit ^ oter aHgtmiitie 
^ ranj entflanben. . • 

S)iefe ^oieran) beru^t barauf/ ba$ man in ^eurt^ei^ 
Inns btr SBenfcbcn imb J^nbhrnstirba^ Sffmitic^ 
notn KiffM^rUc^en, unb bie S>ac^en t»on i^ren Seic^en 
imterfc^eiben (ernt. SRan (le^t mit ber fiSngc bcr 3«^/ 
biircb bit SSersUii^ung btr ^ ^itiftnbtn .Srfa^rnngtn, 

^cit, — im .(^cfcUigen ein cjcbilbeter 95er|lanb unb 3!?en? 
fc^enfreunbUcb^eit ba^ wa^re unb ein^i^t dlot^wenbiije. 
3»ar mAfm ft(b bitft Sigenfi^aflttt bunt gtwifft inffkt 
Sormen, In ffiorten, @ebe^rben unb ^^nbfungen au^^ 
brilcfttu SDitft Sonnen miffen unb t^erjt&nbUc^ * 

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tie @)imie f^en: mti, hmU man fonfi au^ i^nen ouf 

Mt Qivibtud bcv {^ci(li(jen <£c^6n^eit, burd> ben ftniiUd) 

fie btit 2fpta^in iffniid^, iti toek^en »te(H t^iCKA^rtk^ 

3c mct}i' Um^iant^ icmanb mtt tcr Sett i3cl)abt haf, 

toicO tt fi(^ an ettu i^m fffmbt V^iil^nmi^ fMUite 

@ct)anfen unb @eflnnun(|en f^emd^nen. ^te^ mac^t bans 
amCnbe ben'SRann \)om feinfren So^fjtanbc nnb t>tt i^off? 
tommenfim <0^flc(^foii^ t»niii, mil tern ^efif^e ieoer 
{tntUcl^eti @efeafc^afitM9fnb€it^ unb b(K Seitic^tett, 

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