Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 6

           Thus,hopeandexpectationwouldbekeptalive;nonewouldcomplainofbrokenpromises,butimputetheirdisappointmentswhollytofortune,whoseshouldersarebroaderandstrongerthanthoseofaministry.

           Anotherprofessorshowedmealargepaperofinstructionsfordiscoveringplotsandconspiraciesagainstthegovernment.Headvisedgreatstatesmentoexamineintothedietofallsuspectedpersons;theirtimesofeating;uponwhichsidetheylayinbed;withwhichhandtheywipetheirposteriors;takeastrictviewoftheirexcrements,and,fromthecolour,theodour,thetaste,theconsistence,thecrudenessormaturityofdigestion,formajudgmentoftheirthoughtsanddesigns;becausemenareneversoserious,thoughtful,andintent,aswhentheyareatstool,whichhefoundbyfrequentexperiment;for,insuchconjunctures,whenheused,merelyasatrial,toconsiderwhichwasthebestwayofmurderingtheking,hisordurewouldhaveatinctureofgreen;butquitedifferent,whenhethoughtonlyofraisinganinsurrection,orburningthemetropolis.

           Thewholediscoursewaswrittenwithgreatacuteness,containingmanyobservations,bothcuriousandusefulforpoliticians;but,asIconceived,notaltogethercomplete.ThisIventuredtotelltheauthor,andoffered,ifhepleased,tosupplyhimwithsomeadditions.Hereceivedmypropositionwithmorecompliancethanisusualamongwriters,especiallythoseoftheprojectingspecies,professing"hewouldbegladtoreceivefurtherinformation."

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