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Chapter 12

           Therefore,sincemyacquaintancewerepleasedtothinkmypoorendeavoursmightnotbeunacceptabletomycountry,Iimposedonmyself,asamaximnevertobeswervedfrom,thatIwouldstrictlyadheretotruth;neitherindeedcanIbeeverundertheleasttemptationtovaryfromit,whileIretaininmymindthelecturesandexampleofmynoblemasterandtheotherillustriousHouyhnhnmsofwhomIhadsolongthehonourtobeanhumblehearer.

           NecsimiserumFortunaSinonem

           Finxit,vanumetiam,mendacemqueimprobafinget.

           Iknowverywell,howlittlereputationistobegotbywritingswhichrequireneithergeniusnorlearning,norindeedanyothertalent,exceptagoodmemory,oranexactjournal.Iknowlikewise,thatwritersoftravels,likedictionary-makers,aresunkintooblivionbytheweightandbulkofthosewhocomelast,andthereforelieuppermost.Anditishighlyprobable,thatsuchtravellers,whoshallhereaftervisitthecountriesdescribedinthisworkofmine,may,bydetectingmyerrors(iftherebeany),andaddingmanynewdiscoveriesoftheirown,justlemeoutofvogue,andstandinmyplace,makingtheworldforgetthateverIwasanauthor.Thisindeedwouldbetoogreatamortification,ifIwroteforfame:butasmysoleintentionwasthepublicgood,Icannotbealtogetherdisappointed.

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