Путешествие Гулливера

           AgreatstonethatIhappenedtofind,afteralongsearch,bythesea-shore,servedmeforananchor.Ihadthetallowofthreehundredcows,forgreasingmyboat,andotheruses.Iwasatincrediblepainsincuttingdownsomeofthelargesttimber-trees,foroarsandmasts,whereinIwas,however,muchassistedbyhismajesty’sship-carpenters,whohelpedmeinsmoothingthem,afterIhaddonetheroughwork.

           Inaboutamonth,whenallwasprepared,Isenttoreceivehismajesty’scommands,andtotakemyleave.Theemperorandroyalfamilycameoutofthepalace;Ilaydownonmyfacetokisshishand,whichheverygraciouslygaveme:sodidtheempressandyoungprincesoftheblood.Hismajestypresentedmewithfiftypursesoftwohundredsprugsa-piece,togetherwithhispictureatfulllength,whichIputimmediatelyintooneofmygloves,tokeepitfrombeinghurt.Theceremoniesatmydepartureweretoomanytotroublethereaderwithatthistime.

           Istoredtheboatwiththecarcasesofahundredoxen,andthreehundredsheep,withbreadanddrinkproportionable,andasmuchmeatreadydressedasfourhundredcookscouldprovide.Itookwithmesixcowsandtwobullsalive,withasmanyewesandrams,intendingtocarrythemintomyowncountry,andpropagatethebreed.Andtofeedthemonboard,Ihadagoodbundleofhay,andabagofcorn.Iwouldgladlyhavetakenadozenofthenatives,butthiswasathingtheemperorwouldbynomeanspermit;and,besidesadiligentsearchintomypockets,hismajestyengagedmyhonour"nottocarryawayanyofhissubjects,althoughwiththeirownconsentanddesire."

           HavingthuspreparedallthingsaswellasIwasable,Isetsailonthetwenty-fourthdayofSeptember1701,atsixinthemorning;