Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 12

           ForwhocanreadofthevirtuesIhavementionedinthegloriousHouyhnhnms,withoutbeingashamedofhisownvices,whenheconsidershimselfasthereasoning,governinganimalofhiscountry?IshallsaynothingofthoseremotenationswhereYahoospreside;amongwhichtheleastcorruptedaretheBrobdingnagians;whosewisemaximsinmoralityandgovernmentitwouldbeourhappinesstoobserve.ButIforbeardescantingfurther,andratherleavethejudiciousreadertohisownremarksandapplication.

           Iamnotalittlepleasedthatthisworkofminecanpossiblymeetwithnocensurers:forwhatobjectionscanbemadeagainstawriter,whorelatesonlyplainfacts,thathappenedinsuchdistantcountries,wherewehavenottheleastinterest,withrespecteithertotradeornegotiations?Ihavecarefullyavoidedeveryfaultwithwhichcommonwritersoftravelsareoftentoojustlycharged.Besides,Imeddlenottheleastwithanyparty,butwritewithoutpassion,prejudice,orill-willagainstanyman,ornumberofmen,whatsoever.Iwriteforthenoblestend,toinformandinstructmankind;overwhomImay,withoutbreachofmodesty,pretendtosomesuperiority,fromtheadvantagesIreceivedbyconversingsolongamongthemostaccomplishedHouyhnhnms.Iwritewithoutanyviewtoprofitorpraise.Ineversufferawordtopassthatmaylooklikereflection,orpossiblygivetheleastoffence,eventothosewhoaremostreadytotakeit.

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