Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 10

           Afterthatperiod,theyareheldincapableofanyemploymentoftrustorprofit;theycannotpurchaselands,ortakeleases;neitheraretheyallowedtobewitnessesinanycause,eithercivilorcriminal,notevenforthedecisionofmeersandbounds.

           "Atninety,theylosetheirteethandhair;theyhaveatthatagenodistinctionoftaste,buteatanddrinkwhatevertheycanget,withoutrelishorappetite.Thediseasestheyweresubjecttostillcontinue,withoutincreasingordiminishing.Intalking,theyforgetthecommonappellationofthings,andthenamesofpersons,evenofthosewhoaretheirnearestfriendsandrelations.Forthesamereason,theynevercanamusethemselveswithreading,becausetheirmemorywillnotservetocarrythemfromthebeginningofasentencetotheend;andbythisdefect,theyaredeprivedoftheonlyentertainmentwhereoftheymightotherwisebecapable.

           Thelanguageofthiscountrybeingalwaysupontheflux,thestruldbrugsofoneagedonotunderstandthoseofanother;neitheraretheyable,aftertwohundredyears,toholdanyconversation(fartherthanbyafewgeneralwords)withtheirneighboursthemortals;andthustheylieunderthedisadvantageoflivinglikeforeignersintheirowncountry."

           Thiswastheaccountgivenmeofthestruldbrugs,asnearasIcanremember.

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