作者:查尔斯·兰姆
|类型:都市·校园
|更新时间:2019-10-06 20:36
|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
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beholdingchoiceofdainydressedmea:
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