Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 5

           However,manyofthemostlearnedandwiseadheretothenewschemeofexpressingthemselvesbythings;whichhasonlythisinconvenienceattendingit,thatifaman’sbusinessbeverygreat,andofvariouskinds,hemustbeobliged,inproportion,tocarryagreaterbundleofthingsuponhisback,unlesshecanaffordoneortwostrongservantstoattendhim.Ihaveoftenbeheldtwoofthosesagesalmostsinkingundertheweightoftheirpacks,likepedlarsamongus,who,whentheymetinthestreet,wouldlaydowntheirloads,opentheirsacks,andholdconversationforanhourtogether;thenputuptheirimplements,helpeachothertoresumetheirburdens,andtaketheirleave.

           Butforshortconversations,amanmaycarryimplementsinhispockets,andunderhisarms,enoughtosupplyhim;andinhishouse,hecannotbeataloss.Thereforetheroomwherecompanymeetwhopractisethisart,isfullofallthings,readyathand,requisitetofurnishmatterforthiskindofartificialconverse.

           Anothergreatadvantageproposedbythisinventionwas,thatitwouldserveasauniversallanguage,tobeunderstoodinallcivilisednations,whosegoodsandutensilsaregenerallyofthesamekind,ornearlyresembling,sothattheirusesmighteasilybecomprehended.Andthusambassadorswouldbequalifiedtotreatwithforeignprinces,orministersofstate,towhosetonguestheywereutterstrangers.

           Iwasatthemathematicalschool,wherethemastertaughthispupilsafteramethodscarceimaginabletousinEurope

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