Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 6

           Henceitfollowsofnecessity,thatvastnumbersofourpeoplearecompelledtoseektheirlivelihoodbybegging,robbing,stealing,cheating,pimping,flattering,suborning,forswearing,forging,gaming,lying,fawning,hectoring,voting,scribbling,star-gazing,poisoning,whoring,canting,libelling,freethinking,andthelikeoccupations:"everyoneofwhichtermsIwasatmuchpainstomakehimunderstand.

           "Thatwinewasnotimportedamongusfromforeigncountriestosupplythewantofwaterorotherdrinks,butbecauseitwasasortofliquidwhichmadeusmerrybyputtingusoutofoursenses,divertedallmelancholythoughts,begatwildextravagantimaginationsinthebrain,raisedourhopesandbanishedourfears,suspendedeveryofficeofreasonforatime,anddeprivedusoftheuseofourlimbs,tillwefellintoaprofoundsleep;althoughitmustbeconfessed,thatwealwaysawakedsickanddispirited;andthattheuseofthisliquorfilleduswithdiseaseswhichmadeourlivesuncomfortableandshort.

           "Butbesideallthis,thebulkofourpeoplesupportedthemselvesbyfurnishingthenecessitiesorconveniencesoflifetotherichandtoeachother.Forinstance,whenIamathome,anddressedasIoughttobe,Icarryonmybodytheworkmanshipofahundredtradesmen;thebuildingandfurnitureofmyhouseemployasmanymore,andfivetimesthenumbertoadornmywife."

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