PREFACE

作者:查尔斯·兰姆

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 20:36

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本章字节:9904字

ohesessaysofelia


byafriendofheeelia


hispoorgenleman,whoforsomemonhspashadbeeninadecliningway,hahalenghpaidhisfinalribueonaure


osayruh,iisimeheweregohehumourofhehing,ifherewasevermuchini,waspreywellexhaused;andawoyearsandahalfexisencehasbeenaolerableduraionforaphanom


iamnowaliberyoconfess,hamuchwhichihaveheardobjecedomyefriendswriingswaswellfoundedcrudeheyare,igranyou——asorofunlicked,incondiehings——vilinouslyprankedinanaffecedarrayofaniquemodesandphrasesheyhadnobeenhis,ifheyhadbeenoherhansuch;andbeeriis,haawriershouldbenauralinaselfpleasingquainness,hanoaffecanauralness(socalled)hashouldbesrangeohimegoisicalheyhavebeenpronouncedbysomewhodidnoknow,hawhaheellsus,asofhimself,wasofenrueonly(hisorically)ofanoher;asinaformeressay(osavemanyinsances)——whereunderhefirsperson(hisfavoriefigure)heshadowsforhheforlornesaeofacounryboypcedaalondonschool,farfromhisfriendsandco


ecions——indirecopposiionohisownearlyhisory


myefriendwasinmanyrespecsasingurcharacerhosewhodidnolikehim,haedhim;andsome,whooncelikedhimaferwardsbecamehisbiereshaersheruhis,hegavehimselfoolileconcernwhaheuered,andinwhosepresenceheobservedneiherimenorpce,andwouldeenouwihwhacameuppermoswihheseverereligionisliewouldpassforafreehinker;whileheoherfacionsehimdownforabigo,orpersuadedhemselveshahebeliedhissenimensfewundersoodhim;andiamnocerainhaaallimeshequieundersoodhimselfheoomuchaffecedhadangerousfigure——ironyhesoweddoubfulspeeches,andreapedpin,unequivocalhared——hewouldinerruphegravesdiscussionwihsomelighjes;andye,perhaps,noquieirrelevaninearshacouldundersandiyourlongandmuchalkershaedhimheinformalhabiofhismind,joinedoaninveeraeimpedimenofspeech,forbadehimobealloraor;andheseemeddeerminedhanooneelseshouldpyhaparwhenhewaspresenhewaspeiandordinaryinhispersonandappearanceihaveseenhimsomeimesinwhaiscalledgoodpany,buwherehehasbeenasranger,sisilen,andbesuspecedforanoddfellow;illsomeunluckyoccasionprovokingi,bewouldsuerousomesenselesspun(noalogehersenselessperhaps,ifrighlyaken),whichhassampedhischaracerforheeveningiwashiormisswihhim;buniimesouofen,heconrivedbyhisdeviceosendawayawholepanyhisenemieshisconcepionsrosekindlierhanhisuerance,andhishappiesimprompushadheappearanceofefforhehasbeenaccusedofryingobewiy,wheninruhhewasbusrugglingogivehispoorhoughsaricuionhechosehispanionsforsomeindividualiyofcharacerwhichheymanifesed——hence,nomanypersonsofscience,andfewprofessedlierai,wereofhiscouncilsheywere,forhemospar,personsofanuncerainforune;and,asosuchpeoplemonlynohingismoreobnoxioushanagenlemanofseled(houghmoderae)ine,hepassedwihmosofhemforagreamiseromyknowledgehiswasamisakehisinimados,oconfessaruh,wereinheworldseyearaggedregimenhefoundhemfloaingonhesurfaceofsociey;andhecolour,orsomehingelse,inheweedpleasedhimheburrssuckohim——buheyweregoodandlovingburrsforallhahenevergrealycaredforhesocieyofwhaarecalledgoodpeopleifanyofhesewerescandalised(andoffencesweresureoarise),hecouldnohelpiwhenbehasbeenremonsraedwihfornomakingmoreconcessionsohefeelingofgoodpeople,hewouldreorbyasking,whaonepoindidhesegoodpeopleeverconcedeohim?hewasemperaeinhismealsanddiversions,bualwayskepalileonhissideofabsemiousnessonlyinheuseofheindianweedhemighbehoughalileexcessiveheooki,hewouldsay,asasolvenofspeechmarry——ashefriendlyvapourascended,howhispralewouldcurlupsomeimeswihi!heligamens,whichongueiedhim,wereloosened,andhesammererproceededasais!


idonoknowwheherioughobemoanorrejoicehamyoldfriendisdeparedhisjesswerebegi


ingogrowobsolee,andhissoriesobefoundouhefelheapproachesofageandwhilehepreendedoclingolife,yousawhowslenderwereheieslefobindhimdiscoursingwihhimerlyonhissubjec,heexpressedhimselfwihapeishness,whichihoughunworhyofhiminourwalksabouhissuburbanrerea(ashecalledi)ashacklewell,somechildrenbelongingoaschoolofindusryhadmeus,andbowedandcurseyed,ashehough,inanespecialma


erohim”heyakemeforavisiinggovernor,”hemueredearneslyhehadahorror,whichhecarriedoafoible,oflookinglikeanyhingimporanandparochialhehoughhaheapproachednearerohasampdailyhehadageneraversionfrombeingreaedlikeagraveorrespecablecharacer,andkepawaryeyeuponheadvancesofagehashouldsoenilehimheherdedalways,whileiwaspossible,wihpeopleyoungerhanhimselfhedidnoconformohemarchofime,buwasdraggedalonginheprocessionhisma


ersggedbehindhisyearshewasoomuchofheboymanheogavirilisneversaegracefullyonhisshouldersheimpressionsofinfancyhadburninohim,andheresenedheimperinenceofmanhoodhesewereweaknesses;busuchasheywere,heyareakeyoexplicaesomeofhiswriings


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