Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 10

           Thatthisbreedofstruldbrugswaspeculiartotheircountry,fortherewerenosuchpeopleeitherinBalnibarbiorJapan,wherehehadthehonourtobeambassadorfromhismajesty,andfoundthenativesinboththosekingdomsveryhardtobelievethatthefactwaspossible:anditappearedfrommyastonishmentwhenhefirstmentionedthemattertome,thatIreceiveditasathingwhollynew,andscarcelytobecredited.Thatinthetwokingdomsabovementioned,where,duringhisresidence,hehadconversedverymuch,heobservedlonglifetobetheuniversaldesireandwishofmankind.Thatwhoeverhadonefootinthegravewassuretoholdbacktheotherasstronglyashecould.Thattheoldesthadstillhopesoflivingonedaylonger,andlookedondeathasthegreatestevil,fromwhichnaturealwayspromptedhimtoretreat.OnlyinthisislandofLuggnaggtheappetiteforlivingwasnotsoeager,fromthecontinualexampleofthestruldbrugsbeforetheireyes.

           "Thatthesystemoflivingcontrivedbyme,wasunreasonableandunjust;becauseitsupposedaperpetuityofyouth,health,andvigour,whichnomancouldbesofoolishtohope,howeverextravaganthemaybeinhiswishes.Thatthequestionthereforewasnot,whetheramanwouldchoosetobealwaysintheprimeofyouth,attendedwithprosperityandhealth;buthowhewouldpassaperpetuallifeunderalltheusualdisadvantageswhicholdagebringsalongwithit.

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