DETACHEDTHOUGHTSONBOOKSANDREADING

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:21636字

omindheinsideofabookisoenerainonesselfwihheforcedproducofanohermansbrainnowihinkamanofqualiyandbreedingmaybemuchamusedwihhenauralsprousofhisown——


lordfoppingoninherepse


aningeniousacquainanceofmyownwassomuchsruckwihhisbrighsallyofhislordship,hahehaslefoffreadingalogeher,ohegreaimprovemenofhisoriginaliyahehazardoflosingsomecredionhishead,imusconfesshaidedicaenoinconsiderableporionofmyimeooherpeopleshoughsidreamawaymylifeinohersspecuionsiloveolosemyselfinohermensmindswheniamnowalking,iamreading;ica


osiandhinkbookshinkforme


ihavenorepugnancesshafesburyisnooogeneelforme,norjonahanwildooloherearehingsinhashapewhichica


oallowforsuch


inhiscaalogueofbookswhicharenobooks——bibliaabiblia——ireckoncourcalendars,direcories,pockebooks,draughboardsboundandleeredaheback,scienificreaises,almanacks,sauesarge;heworksofhume,gibbon,roberson,beaie,soamejenyns,and,generally,allhosevolumeswhich”nogenlemanslibraryshouldbewihou:”hehisoriesoffviusjosephus(halearnedjew),andpaleysmoralphilosophywihheseexcepions,icanreadalmosanyhingiblessmysarsforaasesocaholic,sounexcluding


iconfesshaimovesmyspleenoseehesehingsinbooksclohingpercheduponshelves,likefalsesains,usurpersofrueshrines,inrudersinohesancuary,hrusingouhelegiimaeoccupansoreachdownawellboundsembnceofavolume,andhopeiissomekindhearedpybook,hen,openingwha”seemisleaves,”oeboluponawiheringpopuionessayoexpecaseele,orafarquhar,andfind——adamsmihoviewawellarrangedassormenofblockheadedencyclopaedias(anglicanasormeropolianas)seouinanarrayofrussia,ormorocco,whenaiheofhagoodleaherwouldforablyreclohemyshiveringfolios;wouldrenovaeparacelsushimself,andenableoldraymundlullyolooklikehimselfagaininheworldineverseeheseimposors,builongosriphem,owarmmyraggedveeransinheirspoils


obesrongbackedandneaboundishedesideraumofavolumemagnificenceesaferhis,whenicanbeafforded,isnoobevisheduponallkindsofbooksindiscriminaelyiwouldnodressaseofmagazines,forinsance,infullsuihedishabille,orhalfbinding(wihrussiabacksever)isourcosumeashakespeare,oramilon(unlesshefirsediions),iweremerefopperyorickouingayapparelhepossessionofhemconfersnodisincionheexeriorofhem(hehingshemselvesbeingsomon),srangeosay,raisesnosweeemoions,noicklingsenseofproperyinheownerhomsonsseasons,again,looksbes(imainaini)alileorn,anddogsearedhowbeauifuloagenuineloverofreadingarehesulliedleaves,andwornouappearance,nay,heveryodour(beyondrussia),ifwewouldnoforgekindfeelingsinfasidiousness,ofanold”circuinglibrary”omjones,orvicarofwakefield!howheyspeakofhehousandhumbs,hahaveurnedoverheirpageswihdeligh!——ofhelonesempsress,whomheymayhavecheered(milliner,orharderworkingmanuamaker)aferherlongdaysneedleoil,ru


ingfarinomidnigh,whenshehassnachedanhour,illsparedfromsleep,oseephercares,asinsomeleheancup,inspellingouheirenchaningconens!whowouldhavehemawhilesssoiled?whabeercondiioncouldwedesireoseehemin?


insomerespecshebeerabookis,helessidemandsfrombindingfielding,smolle,serne,andallhacssofperpeuallyselfreproducivevolumes——greanauressereoypes——weseehemindividuallyperishwihlessregre,becauseweknowhecopiesofhemobe”eerne”buwhereabookisaoncebohgoodandrare——whereheindividualisalmoshespecies,andwhenhaperishes,


weknownowhereishapromeheanorch


hacanislighrelumine”——


suchabook,forinsance,ashelifeofhedukeofnewcasle,byhisduchess——nocaskeisrichenough,nocasingsufficienlydurable,ohonourandkeepsafesuchajewel


noonlyrarevolumesofhisdescripion,whichseemhopelesseverobereprined;buoldediionsofwriers,suchassirphilipsydney,bishopaylor,miloninhisproseworks,fuller——ofwhomwehavereprins,yehebookshemselves,houghheygoabou,andarealkedofhereandhere,weknow,havenoendenizenedhemselves(norpossiblyeverwill)inhenaionalhear,soasobeesockbooks——iisgoodopossessheseindurableandcoslycoversidonocareforafirsfolioofshakspeareiraherpreferhemonediionsofroweandonson,wihounoes,andwihpes,which,beingsoexecrablybad,serveasmaps,ormodesremembrancers,oheex;andwihoupreendingoanysupposableemuionwihi,aresomuchbeerhanheshakspearegalleryengravings,whichdidihaveamuniyoffeelingwihmycounrymenabouhispys,andilikehoseediionsofhimbes,whichhavebeenofenesumbledabouandhandled——onheconrary,ica


oreadbeaumonandflecherbuinfolioheocavoediionsarepainfulolookaihavenosympahywihhemifheywereasmuchreadashecurrenediionsofheoherpoe,ishouldpreferheminhashapeoheolderoneidonoknowamorehearlesssighhanhereprinofheanaomyofmencholywhaneedwashereofunearhinghebonesofhafanasicoldgreaman,oexposeheminawindingsheeofhenewesfashionomoderncensure?whahaplesssaionercoulddreamofburoneverbeingpopur?——hewrechedmalonecouldnodoworse,whenhebribedhesexonofsrafordchurcholehimwhiewashhepainedeffigyofoldshakspeare,whichsoodhere,inrudebulivelyfashiondepiced,oheverycolourofhecheek,heeye,heeyebrow,hair,heverydressheusedowear——heonlyauhenicesimonywehad,howeverimperfec,ofhesecuriousparsandparcelsofhimheycoveredhimoverwihacoaofwhiepainby——,ifihadbeenajusiceofpeaceforwarwickshire,iwouldhavecpbohmenaorandsexonfasinhesocks,forapairofmeddlingsacrilegiousvarles


ihinkiseehemaheirwork——hesesapienroubleombs


shallibehoughfanasical,ificonfess,hahenamesofsomeofourpoessoundsweeer,andhaveafinerrelishoheear——omine,aleas——hanhaofmilonorofshakspeare?imaybe,haheeraremoresaledandrunguponinmondiscoursehesweeesnames,andwhichcarryaperfumeinhemenion,are,kimarlowe,drayon,drummondofhawhornden,andcowley


muchdependsuponwhenandwhereyoureadabookinhefiveorsiximpaienminues,beforehedi


erisquieready,whowouldhinkofakinguphefairyqueenforasopgap,oravolumeofbishopandrewessermons?


milonalmosrequiresasolemnserviceofmusicobepyedbeforeyoueneruponhimbuhebringshismusic,owhich,wholisens,hadneedbringdocilehoughs,andpurgedears


winerevenings——heworldshuou——wihlessofceremonyhegenleshakspeareenersasuchaseason,heempes,orhisownwinersale——


hesewopoesyouca


oavoidreadingaloud——oyourself,or(asichances)osomesinglepersonliseningmorehanone——andidegeneraesinoanaudience


booksofquickineres,hahurryonforincidens,areforheeyeoglideoveronlyiwillnodooreadhemouicouldneverlisenoevenhebeerkindofmoder


ovelswihouexremeirksomeness


anewspaper,readou,isinolerableinsomeofhebankofficesiishecusom(osavesomuchindividualime)foroneofheclerks——whoishebesschor——omenceuponheimes,orhechronicle,andrecieisenireconensaloudprobonopublicowiheveryadvanageoflungsandelocuion,heeffecissingurlyvapidinbarbersshopsandpublichousesafellowwillgeup,andspellouaparagraph,whichhemunicaesassomediscoveryanoherfollowswihhisselecionsoheenirejournalranspiresalenghbypiecemealseldomreadersareslowreaders,and,wihouhisexpediennooneinhepanywouldprobablyeverravelhroughheconensofawholepaper


newspapersalwaysexciecuriosiynooneeverysonedownwihouafeelingofdisappoinmen


whaaernalimehagenlemaninbck,anandus,keepshepaper!iamsickofhearinghewaierbawlingouincessanly,”hechronicleisinhand,sir”


cominginoani


anigh——havingorderedyoursupper——whacanbemoredelighfulhanofindlyinginhewindowsea,lefhereimeouofmindbyhecarelessnessofsomeformergues——woorhreenumbersofheoldownandcounrymagazine,wihisamusingeedeepicures”——heroyalloveranddyg——;””hemelingponicandheoldbeau,”——andsuchlikeaniquaedscandal?wouldyouexchangei——ahaime,andinhapce——forabeerbook?


poorobin,whoerlyfellblind,didnoregreisomuchforheweighierkindsofreading——heparadiselos,orcomus,hecouldhavereadohim——buhemissedhepleasureofskimmingoverwihhisowneyeamagazine,oralighpamphle


ishouldnocareobecaughinheseriousavenuesofsomecahedralone,andreadingcandide


idonorememberamorewhimsicalsurprisehanhavingbeenoncedeeced——byafamiliardamsel——reclinedamyeaseuponhegrass,onprimrosehill(hercyhera),reading——pameherewasnohinginhebookomakeamanseriouslyashamedaheexposure;buassheseaedherselfdownbyme,andseemeddeerminedoreadinpany,icouldhavewishedihadbeenanyoherbookwereadonverysociablyforafewpages;and,nofindingheauhormuchoherase,shegoup,and——wenawaygenlecasuis,ileaveioheeoconjecure,wheherheblush(forherewasonebeweenus)washeproperyofhenymphorheswaininhisdilemmafrommeyoushallnevergehesecre


iamnomuchafriendoouofdoorsreadingica


oselemyspirisoiiknewauniarianminiser,whowasgenerallyobeseenuponsnowhill(asyeski


erssreewasno),beweenhehoursofenandeleveninhemorning,sudyingavolumeofrdneriownhisohavebeenasrainofabsracionbeyondmyreachiusedoadmirehowhesidledalong,keepingclearofsecurconacsanillieraeencounerwihaporerskno,orabreadbaske,wouldhavequicklypuoflighallheheologyiammaserof,andhavelefmeworsehanindifferenohefivepoins


hereisacssofsreereaders,whomica


everconempewihouaffecion——hepoorgenry,who,nohavingwherewihalobuyorhireabook,filchalilelearningaheopensalls——heowner,wihhishardeye,casingenviouslooksahemallhewhile,andhinkingwhenheywillhavedonevenuringenderly,pageaferpage,expecingeverymomenwhenheshallinerposehisinerdic,andyeunableodenyhemselveshegraificaion,hey”snachafearfuljoy”marinb——,inhisway,bydailyfragmens,gohroughwovolumesofcrissa,whenhesallkeeperdampedhisudableambiion,byaskinghim(iwasinhisyoungerdays)wheherhemeanopurchaseheworkmdecres,haundernocircumsancesofhislifedidheeverperuseabookwihhalfhesaisfacionwhichheookinhoseuneasysnachesaquainpoeessofourdayhasmoraliseduponhissubjecinwoveryouchingbuhomelysanzas


isawaboywiheagereye


openabookuponasall,


andread,asheddevouriall;


whichwhenhesallmandidespy,


soonoheboyiheardhimcall,


”you,sir,youneverbuyabook,


hereforeinoneyoushallnolook”


heboypassdslowlyon,andwihasigh


hewishdheneverhadbeenaughoread,


henofheoldchurlsbooksheshouldhavehadnoneed


ofsufferingshepoorhavemany,


whichnevercanhericha


oy:


isoonperceivdanoherboy,


wholookdasifhednohadany


food,forhadayaleas——enjoy


hesighofcoldmeainaavernrder


hisboyscase,henhoughi,issurelyharder,


hushungry,longing,huswihouape


y,


beholdingchoiceofdainydressedmea:


nowonderifhewishheneerhadlearndoea


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