约瑟夫·艾迪生/JosephAddison
约瑟夫·艾迪生（1672—1719），英国著名作家，1672年生于英国一个乡村牧师家庭，后受教于牛津大学，并于1693年获得硕士学位。从1708年开始，艾迪生先后担任过议会议员，国务大臣助理，英国驻爱尔兰总督秘书等职。后曾为理查德，斯帝尔主编的《闲话报》撰写文章。1711年，他与斯帝尔合作创办报纸《旁观者》并担任主编。他的散文文风优美，文笔流畅，亲切通俗，主题明晰，对以后的散文作家有很大的影响。
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Uandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle.
1.aidentally[,?ksidentli]adv.偶然地，意外地
2.e[,e]n.娱乐，款待，消遣
3.particur[p?tikjul?]adj.详细的，独有的
4.delightful[diitful]adj.令人愉快的，可爱的，可喜的
Icedtoriseveryearlyoneparticurthissur,andtookawalktotheuntrytodivertyselfaongthefieldsandadows,whilethegreenwasnew,andtheflowerstheirbloo.Asatthisseasonoftheyeareveryneisabeautifulwalk,andeveryhedgefullofnosegays,Ilostyself,withagreatdealofpleasure,aongseveralthicketsandbhesthatwerefilledwithagreatvarietyofbirds,andanagreeablenfionofnotes,whichfordthepleasasethewordtoonewhohadpassedawholeternoiseandsoke.Thefreshnessofthedewsthatyupohgabout,withtheolbreathofthe,whichspiredthebirdswithsoanydelightfulstcts,createdthesakdofanialpleasure,andadeyheartoverflowwithsuchsecreteotionsofjoyandsatisfaasarenottobedescribedoraountedfor.OnthisoasionIuldnotbutreflectuponabeautifulsiileMilton:
Asonewholongpopulocitypent;
Wherehoesthidsewersannoytheair;
Forthissugonasursorn,tobreathe
Aongthepleasantvilgesandfars
Adjo’d,froeachthgtnceiveddelight:
Thesllofgra,ortendedgrass,orke,
Ordairy,eachruralsight,eachruralsound.
Thosewhoarenversantthewritgsofpoliteauthorsreceiveanadditioertantfrotheuntry,asitrevivestheiroriesthosechargdescriptions,withwhichsuchauthorsdofrequentlyabound.
IwasthkgofthefbeautifulsiileMilton,andapplygittoyself,whenIobservedtothedwardofabckcloud,fallgtotheearthlongtrailsofra,whichadebetakeyselfforsheltertoahoesawatalittledistancefrothepcewhereIwaswalkg.AsIsattheporch,Iheardthevoicesofoorthreepersons,whoseedveryeardisurse.MycuriositywasraisedwhenIheardthenasofAlexaheGreatandArtaxerxes;andastheirtalkseedtorunonaheroes,Ihereuldnotbeait;forwhichreasonthoughtIightveryfairlylistentowhattheysaid.
Afterseveralparallelsbeeen,whichappearedtoaltogethergroundlessandchirical,Iwassurprisedtohearonesay,thathevaedtheBckPrceorethantheDukeofVenos.HowtheDukeofVendosshouldbeearivalofBckPrce,Iuldn’tnceive;andwasorestartledwhenIheardasendaffir,withgreatvehehatiftheEperorofGeranywasnotgogoff,heshouldlikehibetterthaherofthe.Headded,thatthoughtheseasonwassogeable,theDukeofMarlbhwasbloogbeauty.Iwaswtoyselffrowheheyhadreceivedthisoddtelligence:especiallywhenIheardthentionthenasofseveralreatgenerals,asthePrceofHessandtheKgofSweden,who,theysaid,werebaway.Towhichtheyadded,whatIentirelyagreedwiththe,thattheofFrancewasveryweak,butthattheMarshalVilrsstillkepthislors.Atst,oneofthetoldthepany,iftheywouldgoalongwithhi,hewouldshowtheaey-sweeperandapateddythesabed,whichhewassurewouldveryuchpleasethe.Theshowerwhichhaddriventheaswellasyselftothehoe,wasnowover;andastheywerepassgbytothegarden,Iaskedthetoletbeoneoftheirpany.
Thegentleanofthehoetold,ifIdelightedflowers,itwouldbeworthywhile;forthathebelievedheuldshowsuchablowoftulipsaswasnottobeatchedthewholeuntry.
Iaeptedtheoffer,andidiatelyfoundthattheyhadbeentalkgtersofgardeng,andthatthekgsandgeneralstheyhadntionedwereonlysoanytulips,towhichthegardeners,atotheirualcto,hadgivensuchhightitlesandappeltionsofhonor.
Iwasveryuchpleasedandastotheglorioshowofthesegayvegetables,thatarosegreatprofiononallthebanksabout.SotisInsideredeveryleafasaneboratepieceoftissue,whichthethreadsandfiberswerewoventogethertodifferentnfigurations,whichgaveadifferentltothelightasitgncedontheseveralpartsofthesurface.SotisInsideredthewholebedoftulips,atothenotionofthegreatestatheatiandphilosopherthateverlived,asaultitudeofopticstrunts,designedfortheseparatglighttoallthosevariolorsofwhichitisposed.
Iwasawakenedouttheseyphilosophicalspecutions,bythepanyofteoughat.Iaidentallypraisedatulipasoneofthefesteversaw;uponwhichtheytold,itwasaonFoolsCoat.UponthatIpraisedanother,whichitseeswasbutanotherkdofFoolsCoat.
Ihadthesafatewithoorthreeore,forwhichreasonIdesiredtheownerofthegardentoletknowwhichwerethefestoftheflower;forthatIwassounskillfultheart,thatIthoughttheostbeautifulweretheostvaable,andthatthosewhichhadthegayestloursweretheostbeautiful.Thegentleansiledatyignorance.Heseedaveryphoan,andapersonofgoodsense,hadnothisheadbeentouchedwiththatdisteperwhichHippocratescallstheTulippoania;souchthathewouldtalkveryrationallyonanysubjecttheworldbutatulip.
Hetold,thathevaedthebedofflowerswhichybefore,andwasnotaboveentyyardslengthandobreadth,orethanhewouldthebesthundredacresofndEngnd,andadded,thatitwouldhavebeenworthicetheois,ifafoolishok,aidofhishadnotalostruedhithestter,byistakgahandfuloftuliprootsforaheapofonions,and“bythatans,”sayshe,“adeadishofpottagethatstabovethoandpoundssterlg.”Hethenshowedwhathethoughtthefestofhistulips,whichIfoundreceivedalltheirvaefrotheirrarity,andoddness,andputdofreatfortunes,whicharenotalwaysthegreatestbeauties.
Ihaveoftenlookeduponitasapieceofhappess,thatIhaveneverfallentoanyofthesefantasticaltastes,eedanythgtheoreforitsbegtheunonandhardtobetwith,ForthisreasonIlookuponthewholeuntrysprgtiasaspaciogarden,andakeasanyvisitstoaspotofdaisiesorabankofviolets,asafloristdoestohisbordersorparterres.Thereisnotabhblossowithaileof,whichIanotacquatedwith,norscarceadaffodilofwslipthatwithersawayyneighborhoodwithoutyissgit,Iwalkedhothisteperofdthroughseveralfieldsandadowswithandunspeakablepleasure,notwithoutreflectgonthebountyofProvidencewhichhasadetheostpleasgandostbeautifulobjectstheostordaryandoston.
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