Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 10

           Ianswered,"itwaseasytobeeloquentonsocopiousanddelightfulasubject,especiallytome,whohadbeenoftenapttoamusemyselfwithvisionsofwhatIshoulddo,ifIwereaking,ageneral,oragreatlord:anduponthisverycase,IhadfrequentlyrunoverthewholesystemhowIshouldemploymyself,andpassthetime,ifIweresuretoliveforever.

           "That,ifithadbeenmygoodfortunetocomeintotheworldastruldbrug,assoonasIcoulddiscovermyownhappiness,byunderstandingthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath,Iwouldfirstresolve,byallartsandmethods,whatsoever,toprocuremyselfriches.Inthepursuitofwhich,bythriftandmanagement,Imightreasonablyexpect,inabouttwohundredyears,tobethewealthiestmaninthekingdom.Inthesecondplace,Iwould,frommyearliestyouth,applymyselftothestudyofartsandsciences,bywhichIshouldarriveintimetoexcelallothersinlearning.Lastly,Iwouldcarefullyrecordeveryactionandeventofconsequence,thathappenedinthepublic,impartiallydrawthecharactersoftheseveralsuccessionsofprincesandgreatministersofstate,withmyownobservationsoneverypoint.Iwouldexactlysetdowntheseveralchangesincustoms,language,fashionsofdress,diet,anddiversions.Byallwhichacquirements,Ishouldbealivingtreasureofknowledgeandwisdom,andcertainlybecometheoracleofthenation.

           "Iwouldnevermarryafterthreescore,butliveinahospitablemanner,yetstillonthesavingside.

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