Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 1
Morlandwasaverygoodwoman,andwishedtoseeherchildreneverythingtheyoughttobe;buthertimewassomuchoccupiedinlying-inandteachingthelittleones,thatherelderdaughterswereinevitablylefttoshiftforthemselves;anditwasnotverywonderfulthatCatherine,whohadbynaturenothingheroicabouther,shouldprefercricket,baseball,ridingonhorseback,andrunningaboutthecountryattheageoffourteen,tobooks—oratleastbooksofinformation—for,providedthatnothinglikeusefulknowledgecouldbegainedfromthem,providedtheywereallstoryandnoreflection,shehadneveranyobjectiontobooksatall.Butfromfifteentoseventeenshewasintrainingforaheroine;shereadallsuchworksasheroinesmustreadtosupplytheirmemorieswiththosequotationswhicharesoserviceableandsosoothinginthevicissitudesoftheireventfullives.
FromPope,shelearnttocensurethosewho
“bearaboutthemockeryofwoe.”
FromGray,that
“Manyaflowerisborntoblushunseen,
“Andwasteitsfragranceonthedesertair.”
FromThompson,that—
“Itisadelightfultask
“Toteachtheyoungideahowtoshoot.”
AndfromShakespeareshegainedagreatstoreofinformation—amongsttherest,that—
“Trifleslightasair,
“Are,tothejealous,confirmationstrong,
“AsproofsofHolyWrit.”
That
“Thepoorbeetle,whichwetreadupon,
“Incorporalsufferancefeelsapangasgreat
“Aswhenagiantdies.”
Andthatayoungwomaninlovealwayslooks—
“likePatienceonamonument
“SmilingatGrief.
