LENVOY.*

  INcludingasedvolumeoftheSketchBooktheAuthorotbutexpresshisdeepseheindulgehwhichhis?rsthasbeenreceived,andoftheliberaldispositionthathasbeenevireathimwithkindnessasastranger.Eveics,whatevermaybesaidofthembyothers,hehasfoundtobeasingularlygentleandgood-naturedrace;itistruethateachhasinturedtosomeowoarticles,andthattheseindividualexceptions,takenintheaggregate,wouldamountalmosttoatotalnationofhiswork;butthenhehasbeensoledbythatwhatonehasparticularlysuredanotherhasasparticularlypraised;andthus,theensbeioffagainsttheobjes,he?ndshiswork,uponthewhole,endedfarbeyonditsdeserts.

  *ClosingthesedvolumeoftheLoion.

  Heisawarethatherunsariskofforfeitingmuchofthiskindfavorbynotfollowingtheselthathasbeenliberallybestoweduponhim;forwhereabundanceofvaluableadviceisgivengratisitmayseemamansownfaultifheshouldgoastray.Heonlysayinhisvindicationthathefaithfullydeterminedforatimetogovernhimselfinhissedvolumebytheopinionspasseduponhis?rst;buthewasshttoastandbythetrarietyofexcellentsel.Onekindlyadvisedhimtoavoidtheludicrous;aoshuhetic;athirdassuredhimthathewastolerableatdescription,butcautionedhimtoleavenarrativealone;whileafourthdeclaredthathehadaveryprettyknackatturningastory,andwasreallyeainingwheninapensivemood,butwasgrievouslymistakenifheimaginedhimselftopossessaspiritofhumor.

  Thusperplexedbytheadviceofhisfriends,whoeaturnclosedsomeparticularpath,butlefthimalltheworldbesidetein,hefoundthattofollowalltheirselswould,infact,betostandstill.Heremainedforatimesadlyembarrassed,whenallatohoughtstruckhimtorambleonashehadbegun;thathisworkbeingmiscellaneousandwrittenfordifferenthumors,itcouldnotbeexpectedthatanyonewouldbepleasedwiththewhole;butthatifitshouldtaihingtosuiteachreader,hisendwouldbepletelyanswered.Fewguestssitdowntoavariedtablewithanequalappetiteforeverydish.Onehasahorrorofaroastedpig;anotherholdsacurryoradevilinutterabomination;athirdottoleratethea?avorofvenisonandwild-fowl;andafourth,oftrulymasestomach,lookswithsnptonthosekniackshereandtheredishedupfortheladies.Thuseacharticleisinnedinitsturn,aamidstthisvarietyofappetitesseldomdoesadishgoawayfromthetablewithoutbeingtastedandrelishedbysomeoheroftheguests.

  Withthesesideratiourestoserveupthissedvolumeinthesameheterogeneouswaywithhis?rst;simplyrequestingthereader,ifheshould?ndhereandtheresomethingtopleasehim,torestassuredthatitwaswrittenexpresslyforintelligentreaderslikehimself;buteinghim,shouldhe?ndanythingtodislike,totolerateit,asohosearticleswhichtheauthorhasbeenobligedtowriteforreadersofalessre?aste.

  Tobeserious:Theauthorissciousofthenumerousfaultsandimperfesofhiswork,andwellawarehowlittleheisdisciplinedandaplishedisofauthorship.Hisde?ciesarealsoincreasedbyadif?dencearisingfromhispeculiarsituation.He?ndshimselfwritinginastrangeland,andappearingbeforeapublicwhichhehasbeenacedfromchildhoardwiththehighestfeelingsofaweandreverence.Heisfullofsolicitudetodeservetheirapprobatio?ndsthatverysolicitudetinuallyembarrassinghispowersanddeprivinghimofthatcaseand?dencewhicharenecessarytosuccessfulexertion.Still,thekindnesswithwhichheistreatedenceshimtogoon,hopingthatintimehemayacquireasteadierfooting;andthusheproceeds,halfventuring,halfshrinking,surprisedathisowngood-fortuneandwathisowy.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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