Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 4

           IgaveduepraisestoeverythingIsaw,whereofhisexcellencytooknottheleastnoticetillaftersupper;when,therebeingnothirdcompanion,hetoldmewithaverymelancholyair"thathedoubtedhemustthrowdownhishousesintownandcountry,torebuildthemafterthepresentmode;destroyallhisplantations,andcastothersintosuchaformasmodernusagerequired,andgivethesamedirectionstoallhistenants,unlesshewouldsubmittoincurthecensureofpride,singularity,affectation,ignorance,caprice,andperhapsincreasehismajesty’sdispleasure;thattheadmirationIappearedtobeunderwouldceaseordiminish,whenhehadinformedmeofsomeparticularswhich,probably,Ineverheardofatcourt,thepeopletherebeingtoomuchtakenupintheirownspeculations,tohaveregardtowhatpassedherebelow."

           Thesumofhisdiscoursewastothiseffect:"Thataboutfortyyearsago,certainpersonswentuptoLaputa,eitheruponbusinessordiversion,and,afterfivemonthscontinuance,camebackwithaverylittlesmatteringinmathematics,butfullofvolatilespiritsacquiredinthatairyregion:thatthesepersons,upontheirreturn,begantodislikethemanagementofeverythingbelow,andfellintoschemesofputtingallarts,sciences,languages,andmechanics,uponanewfoot.Tothisend,theyprocuredaroyalpatentforerectinganacademyofprojectorsinLagado;andthehumourprevailedsostronglyamongthepeople,thatthereisnotatownofanyconsequenceinthekingdomwithoutsuchanacademy.

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