Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 10

           Iwouldentertainmyselfinforminganddirectingthemindsofhopefulyoungmen,byconvincingthem,frommyownremembrance,experience,andobservation,fortifiedbynumerousexamples,oftheusefulnessofvirtueinpublicandprivatelife.Butmychoiceandconstantcompanionsshouldbeasetofmyownimmortalbrotherhood;amongwhom,Iwouldelectadozenfromthemostancient,downtomyowncontemporaries.Whereanyofthesewantedfortunes,Iwouldprovidethemwithconvenientlodgesroundmyownestate,andhavesomeofthemalwaysatmytable;onlyminglingafewofthemostvaluableamongyoumortals,whomlengthoftimewouldhardenmetolosewithlittleornoreluctance,andtreatyourposterityafterthesamemanner;justasamandivertshimselfwiththeannualsuccessionofpinksandtulipsinhisgarden,withoutregrettingthelossofthosewhichwitheredtheprecedingyear.

           "ThesestruldbrugsandIwouldmutuallycommunicateourobservationsandmemorials,throughthecourseoftime;remarktheseveralgradationsbywhichcorruptionstealsintotheworld,andopposeitineverystep,bygivingperpetualwarningandinstructiontomankind;which,addedtothestronginfluenceofourownexample,wouldprobablypreventthatcontinualdegeneracyofhumannaturesojustlycomplainedofinallages.

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