Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Theywereinallnotabovetwenty-fivethousandfoot,andsixthousandhorse;butitwasimpossibleformetocomputetheirnumber,consideringthespaceofgroundtheytookup.Acavalier,mountedonalargesteed,mightbeaboutninetyfeethigh.Ihaveseenthiswholebodyofhorse,uponawordofcommand,drawtheirswordsatonce,andbrandishthemintheair.Imaginationcanfigurenothingsogrand,sosurprising,andsoastonishing!itlookedasiftenthousandflashesoflightningweredartingatthesametimefromeveryquarterofthesky.

           Iwascurioustoknowhowthisprince,towhosedominionsthereisnoaccessfromanyothercountry,cametothinkofarmies,ortoteachhispeoplethepracticeofmilitarydiscipline.ButIwassooninformed,bothbyconversationandreadingtheirhistories;for,inthecourseofmanyages,theyhavebeentroubledwiththesamediseasetowhichthewholeraceofmankindissubject;thenobilityoftencontendingforpower,thepeopleforliberty,andthekingforabsolutedominion.Allwhich,howeverhappilytemperedbythelawsofthatkingdom,havebeensometimesviolatedbyeachofthethreeparties,andhavemorethanonceoccasionedcivilwars;thelastwhereofwashappilyputanendtobythisprince’sgrand-father,inageneralcomposition;andthemilitia,thensettledwithcommonconsent,hasbeeneversincekeptinthestrictestduty.

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