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I.-THAT A BULLY IS ALWAYS A COWARD

  <strong>I.-THATABULLYISALWAYSACOWARD</strong>

  Thisaxiomtainsaprincipleofpensationwhichdisposesustoadmitthetruthofit.Butthereisnosafetrustingtodiariesanddefinitions.Weshouldmorewillinglyfallinwiththispopularlanguage,ifwedidnotfindbrutalitysometimesawkwardlycoupledwithvalour--inthesamevocabulary.Theicwriters,withtheirpoeticaljustice,havetributednotalittletomisleadusuponthispoint.Toseeahectfellowexpoblusterer,agiant,andadastard.ButAlmanzor,inDryden,talksofdrivingarmiessinglybeforehim--a.TomBrownhadashrewderinsightintothiskindofcharacterthaherofhispredecessors.Hedividesthepalmmoreequably,andallowshisheroasortofdimidiatepreeminence:--"BullyDawsonkickedbyhalfthetown,andhalfthetownkickedbyBullyDawson."Thiswastruedistributivejustice.

  <strong>II.--THATILL-GOTTENGAINNEVERPROSPERS</strong>

  Theweakestpartofmankindhavethissayingointheirmouth.Itisthetritesolationadmiotheeasydupe,whenhehasbeentrickedoutofhismoneyorestate,thattheacquisitionofitwilldotheood.Buttheroguesofthisworld--theprudenterpartofthem,atleast--ker;and,iftheobservationhadbeenastrueasitisold,wouldnothavefailedbythistimetohavediscoveredit.Theyhaveprettysharpdistinsofthefluctuatingandtheperma."Lightlytopostpoheprophecyofrefuoalateposterity.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读