Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 8

           Thetwogentlemen,whoconductedmetotheisland,werepressedbytheirprivateaffairstoreturninthreedays,whichIemployedinseeingsomeofthemoderndead,whohadmadethegreatestfigure,fortwoorthreehundredyearspast,inourownandothercountriesofEurope;andhavingbeenalwaysagreatadmirerofoldillustriousfamilies,Idesiredthegovernorwouldcallupadozenortwoofkings,withtheirancestorsinorderforeightorninegenerations.Butmydisappointmentwasgrievousandunexpected.For,insteadofalongtrainwithroyaldiadems,Isawinonefamilytwofiddlers,threesprucecourtiers,andanItalianprelate.Inanother,abarber,anabbot,andtwocardinals.Ihavetoogreatavenerationforcrownedheads,todwellanylongeronsoniceasubject.Butastocounts,marquises,dukes,earls,andthelike,Iwasnotsoscrupulous.AndIconfess,itwasnotwithoutsomepleasure,thatIfoundmyselfabletotracetheparticularfeatures,bywhichcertainfamiliesaredistinguished,uptotheiroriginals.

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