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Writings
NEyEy: S S
N; A, LR M: S LEh T C L
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Representative MenSeven Lectures
1849
Ralph Waldo Emerson1803–1882
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YogeBooks: Springield, MO2010:12:02:11:43:21
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Copyright
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isbn: 978-1-61183-136-8 (pd)isbn: 978-1-61183-137-5 (epub)
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Contents
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U G M.II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P, h Phh P: Nw R
III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sw, h MyIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M, h S
V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sh, h P VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N, h M h W VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gh, h W
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Uses of Great Men
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Uses of Great Men.
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, h , , m, m wh h , whh h x. T m w h, h m m w h
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. W mh y w y h h, y q w .
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m y h m h, q h .”—O F;—“wh w h, h h y h hm , m.” W Ph wh h ; I h y h ChM; “A h h . Wh hm L h , h m ,
h w, m.”T h m hy; y h m
h h q w m, wh m my . Wh h whm I h ? wh y h wh , m
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w m. T w h’y h h h , y h m
h hm h . Wh h h m wh ? W w m h hy . W q m , h y h h w hm .
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wh h, wh q w h mh! T x h whh h x y m ,
mh hh, h h ’ jy y .Nh : h h h m . Sh’ m my y y,h h m h Eh , y wh h w. Y h h h x y hh . Sh’m h y .
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W h ymm h wmm-h hw y h y: h h
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h h wh wh m h y, y h, h B.” Fm m h h mm, , wh y h m. Wh h w, m m my m h m h . I h m z, m h. W h w, ,
w , y, y h h wh x, h h P. A h , w hm, , h h , h q h m w w.
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hm h , y m m h hh. T , h hy h h y h .T y P, Sh, Sw, Gh, h h h w. T h w m h m. L m hh hm.
E h h h . O h R y h h. Ey wh m w mh h m, w h xm . T m A, h Pm my,h Lh; B; L; , h hy
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my m wy h m w. I h h zz h h.B m . w mh, w , w . I wm h , h w h wh wh hm w wh, y h y : h w h
mm qy, m wh h w h; y w h h . T h w h m y; h , h h .
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w x y , w w h P, h, whh P w .
I m h w h .
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my , m h h. W wm,y y y, , y m
wh h w h , whh h m . B y. I , w y, ‘L h m ; I h w h ’ .’ W w w h m m . G h h, , h m, h . W h h ,—y h h m wh jy h
x. Wh hy w, hy w . Whh w m w , h h m . T m hm h m , m , w m w. T m h h hh . W h m , , mm whh h y y, ,
h, h.
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A hy ’ ,
Wh y, w .”
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w h , y h . B m m h y , Ih h h . I B Nw Y,
w my ; hy , hy. I m x y h h I h . I mm h peau d’âne , whh wh, h h h , h w y wh. I hh. D wh I ,
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I my y h . B h h h my m wh w
, C C, wh w h h , m h qy whhhm y y, y , m my y y, m, hm y, h m m; I h ;I h ; I m h my h; I m m mm y h my
. H m h . W m, wh y mh wh, w, ; I h mh m, y h m h mh. I m h , wh h m.Ny h h, ym w, j y. Ey h h Sx wh . I ym: m m
m h y h , , h hm. B h w , h m: h m, x.
I m m , h wh , hh; I h mh, “S G,”
“D h hm ;” I h Cæ; Ch V S; Ch XII Sw; Rh P;
B F. I f m, fq h f; , m, : I m m ; w , h, hm, q, wh , w m y h w. Sw , w- -, y h w h w. B I hm , wh h h hm h, y
h m , , h z, w , hh, ym;—h w , h h h.T h mh wh h ; , wh h h qy , h
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m h hm; m, wh h m.
B I y wh m w h . N h m h,
wh h m h wh m my ,y h y h , h
jyy hh , h , , hh h w h y y. T
wh mm y, wh x , y h hm h m , h hm h h h m. O h y h h, . I h h y , h y, h
w h? Ah h h, h , h y h
w h. N h m, h mw , wh y , h mh h h h h. D m m h m y. N h m w. W h hh h
m h h wh h m, m? B h m h h , m y,
whh T m. T h h hmh h wy w w . T h .
Wh P, w h m h h y . W m w , w w .
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m, , wh h , hh m y m . W w y, hh w y.T w m my, w, h .
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G m h ym y m m, h h w. B h
wh . Mm h m, m h h .I , wh h hm y, h hy w , , hy h h, w h w hm. N h h m, whh h m h w m, h h m
. T m w m w, , y: h hm h , wh h . Vw my hh , h y Nw Y, y y L,h w z w m . W h h , x y m hzy h m. T h h ,
, h , m. A; y y w y m. W m wh hy w, wh , m hh h h . W h y ymhy,, w h m hh. B w wh hy . Vy hy w h . T , h h ,
h, y h y , mh , m m.Ty h x whh w w, wh w . A h m.
T w , h m mh wh m, x h h h whh h . Wh m
m m! Ey mh wh , hh h h m. B w h x h m. H w m . W h m . Ah! y h hz
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h: h m, w q, wh h h h. W y h hy h
. Ey h m . Ph V w h, y h h J, , “I y y, m h h m’ m .” Ty y h G Wh. “Dm G Wh!” h J’ wh h . B hm’ . T m h. W m wh h , h
hh h h -w.T hw y m h h. Ey m h y q .Ty y , m w: w h m h. T m w w,h m w . T mh h h . T y h m
hm. I h mh h m, h h . I m h Dy h whh h w mm h m, , m m hh h , w “ Not ranserable ,” “Good or this trip only ,” h m h . T mwh h m. T
, hy . T h w m, h w , hh h m h h; h w y h; y y, I m I, wm.
F wh yh m , , wh y w x, x w,
h xm h U, m h w y h , y m h y h. Eh . Nh mm h h w y whh m, w wh y m y
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m, y y h y wh : wh h m mh h my
h h , wh m m . W hy h h.Hw h y m , m
y, hh! Ty h h w y h j hy h. T hy hmy h w . I w h hhm, hy m m , :
w hm y, hy h m wh. W x . A m m. S h . S hm. G f h . B h m h y, h h h mh. Cmm hy m: Wh h, h h w ? N m h Bwm: h my y h h wh
whh w . B h: hy, P; , Ch; , C; , Sh. I . T wh y w , w h , , , h h h. O, w! Tm m wh- m h w. Py, h
m, whh , m w m. T - hm hh y. Ch h hy whh : B hy w , h h , h hm . Ay ww hm h .
B great men: h w j. I h ? hF? Wh m h m V? T hh
yh m h œ . ‘G hm,’ h y, ‘ y h; y y,
wh y h whw: h wh
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.’ Why h m, m h w hy w, w? T w , wh
h m, , , , hy m w h ;— wh h wh whm hy h ? T h m y y’ y. I h h h w, h w h w:—
w m h y.I y h , y, y Pzz
h: h . W qy
y y m. M wh w h m h h my h h. B h h x, y
w m y w . I m mh, h , h w h hh hm. W y m m y . A y
m h h, wy , w h my fy h wh m . A wh w h m, mm m;—h mm m. A m z, y h hy h h mwh. F y ! h wh h w hm! B h
q y . Eh y hh h y h h, hh y x. T h hh y ; wh; hy h
whm, h mm , qy whh h q. Oh y w m h q. Sm y h mm , w y y. A
h m h ? H m : h , h m, h y hm.N m h , wh h h .
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O m m h , h h . T h h
y w y q m. T hmy h j wh hy w . W m mh, y my hm h . T hy h ymm, mm. N m h m m m, h w w ; xh m q w . C
w y m h mm whh h m!—T y my m wh h , wh h y h mm. Th h h, m y y y. T h y h w h m,—h . A w qy m y h y y
m , h y w mh;h m m; wh m , y h: h m q h y, y q, mh hmmwh . I h
h, wh h h whh y m h h; m wy h
m j , wh w h y h , w h hy m h whh h h.
T hmy h h w hy.T q ; h m wh xh hm h w m,w , wy; h q m h w.N x m m. O y w hœx: hy
: h w h h. T whh y mm, mmy, h h , y my hm h w h w. F m h y, m m .
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O hy w w, h hh y. T w w , w h m, , m;
hy y h h . Hy, w m m hh, h w h hm, m h hm y.B w h m m, h wh h qy. Ah h my , h hm, wh h m
h x. W h m h y , w hm .I h mm wh h h , h h m . T h x m w. T m whh h h F C.
Y wh h m hm y, w my
y, m x h h my m. T y z m, wh m? I m m h h; y , wh h , h , h m, , m,m, my m, h m my m.
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Plato, or the Philosopher
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Plato, or the Philosopher
A
ong secular , P y Om’ mm h K, wh h
, “B h ; h h .”T h ; h h h; h h h .
A ; hm; ; ymmy; y;; h; y; m, wm. T
w h . O P m hh w m m hh. G
h m h m . W h h hm m whh h w h. TB h wy-w h y, y
y m wh y h h ,—Bh, R, Em, B, L,R, A, C,— m P, h wy h h. E h m
m m h m(h I y?) m h xh z;—S A, C, Nw, Bhm, Sw, Gh, w h , m y hm. F
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h; h y h. Wh , w. H h m x hm
wh m. B h y w hw w: y h m wh m h h, hm. Wh w P m w q m S, Sh, Ph. B . Ey q; y h q , m, q; y m q m h .
A h .P h h m,—Ph, mæ,H, Pm, wh : h h m S;, hm yh,—y xm h ,—h Iy, whPyh h hm; h Ey, h h , m h h m, whh E w,
h E m. T h hm h R Phhy. H y h R,
“Sh hh m y h, w m m m; y “ .” Ey m wh
w yh w, m m m hh ; hh m m h hh. P h
wh h w ; h hh h; , (hh I h w h yx,) my , h h h .
G h h h h. T y h hm. Ty h w, h h- - w mm. I
y w w h mx, h m m h m m hm. P, y, h x hy. I h h , w, h, w hh hm. H hm . A
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hmy m, hh h h h m.
H w 430 a.c. h m h h P; w h m y; h h y w: h wh ym wh S, w y m h , m y h h, h h S.H h w M; h D, Dy, h Sy; w hh h m,
hh y y . H Iy; h Ey, wh h y m; m y, h,—m y,h y. I , h w h, By; h . R Ah, h h Amy h whm h m w hh;— , w h , h w, hy- y.
B h hy P . W h
m h m h hy ; hw h h, h m,hy m h h: h, Jwh B h m h hh y m wm h E Am , h w Ph y h , y hh,y hh, y , m m h
, x hh hm. H w h h y m’ m, h m m h my m hh wh h m . I m hm wh h xm m h y . H h m h E w w w, hy m: h y h m P;— hm. I h
h h, h w m. T m h m m y w ; h h w m y yh h , y . Hw P m h
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E hhy, m , h m .
T h h wh , , h m, h h m m h , w h m, F, h . T , h h. Ch y, m, m wh y, x h . A hy h
w h , hy m . I , wh
h , m wm hmy y, q: h m , h h h. A wh h h , hy hm m m, y , hy mh w hm, x h m . I h h m , m w
h . T m w w hh , y h y m wm.
“Ah! y ’ m: I h m wh y whmh m:” hy h w, w ,
w ,— w x h m. I mh w, hh h h , hy mm h , ,
mm h, hy hw z.—I h. T y, , h, m .
T mm h hy y , wh, h yh, h w hh , h y m m, h m, h , x h , , wh h
h mm Nh, y hy wh . T h mm hh, h m w.
Sh h hy E , h hhy. I y , m h, h
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wh . T P m h hh, hw ,—wh w m h , h , h
, h xm m.I , h m whh w h h m Uy. T y y B. T y hh x h w h E, hy h I , h V, h BhG, h Vh P. T w
h h , hy m .T Sm, h Sm: ; h
hm, h h, h w ; h h mh h h m m. “Y ,” (y h m Kh ,)
“ h h y m m. T whh
I m, h , h h w, wh , h, m. M m , hy wh .” “T w I mine . Wh h , y h w m m. I , , , m,, m , xm m h, wh, y, m, m w, ,
wh , wh m, , h , m , , m. T w h h ,
whh y , ’ w, h , h wm wh w h y h. A hh h , h h , h h ,hh m m, m h q
. Wh h h m, h , h , y, h .”—“T wh w m Vh, wh wh h, y h w m, h m , hm. I h m m,
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my w y , h, h, h,h; m I, I.”—A h h ,—A h ,
h Vh, m , h whwh; ; m mm, h y. T whh h , , m, , h, m .
I h y, whh h ,— y w y. T
h m; h h w . N h m. T y m . N . T w h, hh: h , h my. O ; h h, : y; h h, m:, ; h h, m: , w; h h, :, h; h h, : , ; h h,
: , ; h h, : , ; hh, w: , ; h h, : , ;h h, : , ; h h, my: , w y h z hh, m h y h, w mh y, h h h m z, : h h h hhh my, m, , x y.
Eh h y mm y h h h h h m. By , h y; y , y h , h my. A , x , h w .
h y h hy . Ty y, mm , h
hhy h , m h h , m, mm F, A; z h h h .O h h , h E : y : hhy w :
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, , , m. I h E y, h W h .
E y h mh , h x ym, h h , , h m, h m, mh .P, Ah, G, h w h m whh jy y h y y h h m x. Ty w hm my, m Mh, P L,
, h m h m, h m h w, , , , , ; I; I , y h E hw . T w hh m. A
w y. Ty h P m w w, h w h m h , m f h h m
w h h M y, w m Lw.T h , my ;—hRm , Byz , Eh , h V, h P, h mm, m,mh,—my ,—h wm,h x, h w h .
Mm, P, Ey E m, m
h Dy, whh h . T y A h E, h h A , h , -, mh-m, , E, P m j, , y , h h y h. T x E A h . Mhy hhy xh E; h h A h .
I h, w , h wm. I y m. T why w m , , hy x. I , hy , ; , my, h y m hm,
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h m h . B whh w h h y, ; whh h mh
h h m h h mh w h A; whh wm h , ; m wh w h w . T wyh m , h h h m J, h m whh y j, w, w w h m.
T m. I h h, h hm y h m , h , whh , j h j. I h m , h hm y w h m y , m m , m h , m , h h ,
h, h, hm. H hm y, h h w hhh h m. H m h h. T w , y, mw h h w.
Ey h h y yh. O h , , , h I y, h w . T
h, m h, h m , h wm , w h h h ; h x ,
whh y hm y , m h h, whh m h y m mh ; h mm w m m x h w
h hm P. A x h h m y h. Th w y y; y hw y y, h , wy y j ym. P h w , æh m, h , y h. T h, ,
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hy, . T xhy . P y h h
h m J. xm: T hy hh h hh h hy h w,—h hy m; ; x; ; h mh hm h .P, m mhm, w , h, , h h
w, . h y , h,
h, x h m:—“L h whh h Sm O m h U.H w , h wh h y. Exmm y, h wh h h h mh hm. Wh, h y w m, h m h h m h h w, w h h.” “A h h h G,
h yh .” T m m m h hhy.
T yh whh m h h h m h . Wh h m w, w y x h m y h m, m. T m P xh y Ch , h y
m h x w. I hm h m wh h m.H m hm h m ; h hh h h h . H h, h , y y h yz, h hh h m. A h , “ J h
h h, h w h y P.” Wh h , h h m
h w, hh h hm , , whh m h R, h Phæ, y. H h h wh h m h
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h S. B h h h m w mh m h my h h
m’ h, h y h my P ; h w m, my h , x x. H h y, j h, hmy
whh m hm h h . A h, h h y, hy, h hh h m wm whh m m; h h
hhz; y m, h m mh. H h w , h w hm , w whh h ; h w h ; h h h m h J; h h h mmyh; h F, wh h h; h h x hm h .
B h m hm. O w y, h
h h h By, “B ;” h , “B , , m, :” h h w h h , “B .”H h h mmm , h h , x h G y, h . I hm, m , h w P h
h. Nh h h h, wh h h h m y h y. H h h hh, h h ; h h y m. H h h whhh y h w h . A h hm w m m, m h, m hm, h h , h h h ,
q, m, whh h h h ; P h y , h h w. T w h my w whh h , , y, m, , m, y, w h my . H
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y, h j . S’ hhy, h h w ‘y’
‘y ’ h, h G, . N m wh hm wh m.
Wh m m h hh m y! H h y h h z wh h h h.
“F hhy h, y my m
wh ; h wh m h m, h m.” H w , h whm h y h h h h
wh . Sh h , w h h; h y wh h m h m : h q, y y m h m h . Tm m y h y
h , h. “I, h, C,m y h , hw I my xhmy h j hhy . Wh, h h h m m , hh, I h y y I , ,
wh I , . A I h m h m my w, y, , I h , whh, I
fm, h.”H m, wh, h h
qy h , h m hm h w m m m , m wh hy . A mm h w q h w’ . H h , h hh h, h h wh
hy h , h h y wh h h w, m h h A. H m h ,
h hh, hw q h
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, m h . H w y, h .
P h h . H hm h h, h y, wh h h whh m, , w, m; h whh yh fm ; h “whh y y.” H -. H y, h Pm, m h w ; hh B x h m . N m m
y w h I. H h hm, h hm , h Im, h h , h hm , fm,—A y h w! T ,h A h m w hy h,—h w, m, w, w, hSm, h G, h O,— w, h mw y h wh, h E, my, C, ,
h , Yet things are knowable! Ty w, , m , h . T : h h h, m m, h h wh, . A h , my; q, mhm; q, hmy; h ,—I D,—whh h I m h
h . I h y y,, j, j h whh . T , h , mhm my, m wh z wh y , wh m y . D m h h hm. “T h h m w y y w , y wh w
hm h whh m .”“T y m mh wh; ,
h whh, h y , m y.” “T whh h h h, h hm m.” I m h I.
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h y. “By , h G wh h , h y h
h h, w mh y my h w m, whh, hh wh m whh h h m, h ; h, h h , y y, w mh y m h m y h w w .”
A h R; “By h h
h h m, whh y h ; wh h h y, h y h .”
H Culture , h m , mmy h . H h h. I h h h h . “Sh
w , h m h mDy m ; h my, ; hm .” T E m h h. T K x h . “M hh m ; h y wh w h why h , w h why h h, y m .” P w m. “O
h h, y h h y m.” I h R, h h mm h
yh, h . A h xm h h
wh h y T, wh wh m S. S , h, m h w w y wh hm, h hm; , my,
wh hy w wh hm, hy w w, hm: h w h wy . “I my, h y wh m, whm h Dæm, h m wh h. Whmy, hw, h m m , wh y
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y wh m. Sh, O T, h wh m; h G, y w m
y; y w , h . J whh y m h wh h w h whh hy m m, h y m, wh , j my h.” A h h ,‘I h ym. I w y. Y w wh y m. I h w , y w : , y m , y
w y y m. I h m y , h I h, . Q , y h w y m, h fy . A my m, I, y , y my .’
H C, h N, h ,Tere is also the Divine. T hh y m, qy w, z
h my m. P, m, hm, w h m y whh m mh G , m, h hhm , , q hm; hm h Imm S , y hm mh I . H , h, ‘O y, h: W wy:
h whh w , whh h y . A h , , wh w
w, . A h ym; wh w .’
A y h mh m P h w . A h h h w h G h m h w,
h y:—“L h w q . C h h w , h , h hh w, h w w h h h h w, y w h, h h w,—m, h , h
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hw ; h h , h j h m, h , , m, h w
. T h w m; h w hyh, h h , h.” h , h h : j, h, , R. A y h m h , y hh h m h Sm G. T y m h h y. A
h m m. A h hh h h ; Phæ, hh By h m y h, x hy h hh h , wh , m h: h h h, whh mh m h By, By h Ch, my, Wm, whh w
h h , whh, , w h wh y. H h h m h x w . “Wh h y w h whh wy theSame , my m h x w h w, m w h h h . B wh h h h whh , w
m .” T : h Bq h hm , m w h y, h m h w, h h h x , ymz h h h mm y x . T h h Dy m h h m. By h
wm, G y. I h m m, h y fm, h
V h; h , ;h h hh m, y .
T m h whh h h h h my h hh whh y
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h , wh hy h hw h h h h h
P’ m. S P h whh hm w m w y . S,, h , h xm h yh
whh P’ xy w: S,— m hm m, h h; h mm hy, hm m w h;—h h h h xq
j, h y,—whh w . Ty hm h , h h y h j. H w w, h hm m, w h m,— h wh hmh whm h wh,—whh h m y ,— h mmy h. T y m y hm,
hm h , whh h : h ; h h h Ah, , h wh y h , wy, h hh, w wh my h .I h, h w wh y an old one.
H my z- , w my Ah, h , wy w y h
w, w h h; h h;hh yh Ah h yh y h . H w Q h h, w h, m q, - ym-, m , mf;—y h wh y . Hh F- wm. T, h hw wh w
Oym, h w m h h y w wh , y x, w y h.
P h w, wh h , mm, h m , h, w , h w
wh Bœ, h h hw m whh h
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h : h w m y, h y, h h h y m, wh y h h
h h, y h , whh h wh hm. H y , hh hy , w : y, h , w, x wh y h . H y x w xy m, h . H w m;h m w h m mm w;
h w ; , h, h whh h , h y wh h m y m, h w w h hh, , . Hw h , , h h h w h h hh , h, h hy w h, h w h ,
h hh Ah, whh m A M h I. Ny whhm, h h y w: A m wh w
wy , h h h, wh wy h wh w ;
wh , h wh : h hh y h m, h m
h j j. A —wh w h,— h wh q m h h; wh m w m; wh w wy y ; m h w, w hm h m, h . B h wy w h wy ; w , y w . N : h hm
h y h mm, h H G wh h , y h .T y !—M h h m h V, my m, y w,
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hm: , h mm, h wh ,—h mh S h wh hm.
T hh hm, wh , y, hmm h y , wh h m h y q y y, h q, h y h ; h , , , h y, h h . Wh h j h , h fm h mmy h , h
w hm;—, ,— h m, w m , h . S h , wy my m h , whh , wh h
w h. C h j; S w y hy. “Wh , h j. T h I h m,
wh m m yh y y.” T m h , h m h h, h h hm, h m h hy h w.
T y y, h hmy, h - m- wh h w w y hy, h m, h y
h m P,— h ;— h S y y h h , h h h h mm. I w h h Æ h m, h h, h m, m hh mm h m y. T yh h h S h yh h m
P. M, y h m, h w h wy wh y hm h w wh S, whh qy h w w ; h h m h P.
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I m y h h P w, y h whh y m h qy. H h
m, h x y. M h, h P, x h w h , h , h m m, h h h , h y, hw. I m h m h m P, h h w h , wh h y h w, h hy whh h m h h m
A Jw . T , , h, y.I w wh y h m, h
w h m h h: . T q m wh , h
wh .I h , h h ym. T
. H m hy h U. A h hy m . O m hh m h; h, h; h h h , h h . H h whh m h m m. H h w , , h m h, h , m h, h,
hh; h hy h w h h h.
T w qy h . P w wy h Pm, w x h w, h . I h h w hhh m P;—h . Ey m h h hP ; y m, y , qy, y w
, y h w , h, w ; , . A y h h Ax ,
wh m h, m h ; h whh m, m, ,w m, h hh h m
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h y, m , y: hmmmh m h m P. H h yh
h w. T h m Im. B h mh . B C h w , h . H h m, :h w h h y h w h. T hh; Uq N , hm. S wh : m wh P. I w N,P hh x. H
h , h. T Gm, h , wh Pm w: m x q h y q m hm.
T h w y, w m h P y Phh N,—whh
w . N w h y h hm x x. T m
m. B h j m h m P. L m wh y h m. M, h , h m h m. T wy h hm m hm, wh , wh h m. Hw my h y, h m h! A h hm w, K, h mæ h, h E
m, q h h hm y w .I h , wh wh h m . H , h m my wh y. Wh w y, h ; , wh w h y; hmm ; hm; w y, mh m m h D, I , . Tm m m, wh w hy;
h m h h h xy y. T y P h h h h G .
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T
e publication M Bh’ “Ly,” h w P, whh w m h h
h h h y, hy w m h h x , h j Plato at thelatest dates.
M y h x z h my h m h
y wh ; , y h mx h h , my h. T hm h h h h . H , h y h , wh y h m h x, , h. I m N, h h h h, wh, x mm,
h h x m, Hm, Ph, M, Cm, w w wh h . Tm h h . T w m , h. Wh h m h, h
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wh y y . Sh wqy h w y h h
wh m h . T m h m h h ; h h m h h w w. B , h m , P h h h hy m m h.
P’ m ym, y
m h S y h, , xm, h mmy h . H m h x, hm, m h h m. H h h , h w,my, y y m, y m x. T x h hh: T w h
hm y y h x h , , wh h O, whm h . B h “R” P, y h x, my q, , hmy L. T x . T m wh , y m h h y h. I P h m hm, w y
y, h w m m m wh y h wh h , h , h .
T x x h h wh h hz ,
y h h h w whh h y . Eywh h h whh h , y h . T, y
w m x . Wh h , . H h , h , h,—h w y whh N, m m, h y
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w : h m h h , h h m, y h h z, h
z h , whh h xhh “R” y h h ; h , , m, m, , h , mm hyhy , h
V, , j, m; h h , h hm; h h; h Gy; h h w h; h , , ,
mm; Th Tm; h H h F, whh h m hm h hm mmy h h z; h m y h m ; h m; h m; h h w return reaction ,
whh j hh h , ywh y h , “Wh m m
G m G,” S’ hh w w h w .
M xm h m . Pfm h ; w ; w h . Ty h j w , w ; Pfm h hh; h h ,
hh h j h j m m; h j, h ; h h h hm; h h w m h h hm; h , h y , w m mh y hm; h h wy , h m wy; h h w m h m h y,
h hh y m, y y h y h .T h h h , my, h h hm. T h hm m hm y ; h whh h
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h y, , y w m; h h h h h h
h h , whh w m m w hm yh whh hy .T h x h my. H w
h h h w m w h w h ; h my w h, h w; h h w
w hh mhm; h
xy, z, m; h j mh w, , m; h h mm.
T Gh, h h h, h h h h ; x, y, , ywh; h; h wh m h
, w y yh hh. Eh w w , wh P
w h:—“O wh m h m h m, h y m j, j, hw h h , h, mm hm; wh, h hm , y w w h h
, h m m, h y fy h y -w,—hw, my, h h h h h h h wh , j h .”
H I wh m, m, m, x, m hm m h h , m h w. H w
h h w , w , w whh h y h y h h. P , h h w h m. T h w hm h y; h Rm
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h h m x. C h, m ; h w w
h y B , h x m m.H h y m . H w
h h m , h h h ymmy h . H h , wh w, wh h h w . O
w y, h h h m h m
, , hy, h P w h h. H m h ; m hmm. A h h h my h . T w h h h h hm m. T m h, , , w h h. A h h Ph y h m .
T h . P h m; S, hm; J, h ; M, . V ; C, h h w; A, .
T hh h h , h w- -w G
m m wh mm, h hm , h E h, m h w . B m, h w h hm m. H h w , wh h mæ h m . H y h h w h h m, h , q, , y
: hy , m, h y wy, h w h w hh h hyhm , h w h xm h. H h h h y w m , my, h wh h , h ,
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h- x y h y xh whh y m , Pz.
T Mh A P h . Sh P wh h w, “N m y m m h m,”
“H h
w wh
D q hm h h m q,
A h y.”
Hm P, ’ y h m Sh’ h h hm m h m m h h. Sw hh h m “Cj L” P.
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h h m m, whh hm m. “I,” h , “ h h,” , P, wy m. H w h h m yh y. F h m, m hm mh h h : y h hh h h mæ h Phæ. A h ,, h y m. H , Pyh,
hm wh . A h h R m m myh wh , mm , h hh. Y , wh hm.
I w hh hm, h h , (whh m mh, h x y mmy wm,) h mm whh h w . T h
xm w ; , h wh y m h hm w , w; y h wh y m , h h yw; h h y h w. W hm hm, hm wh hy w. L
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m m h Mh A S y .
I h hh h R, h hw mhm y. I m y hm, h , m h . P yP wh h , w hm wh h .
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Swedenborg, or the Mystic
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III
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A
ong einent , h wh m m h whh h m
; hy h h h h; hy h , m : hy h y m. A hh h m h y- m- m, hP, wh, m h m, h hh m wh whh m h
w my, hm h hm
h y, h m f. T h hh h h , wh h h, y hm wh whh hm w . Oh my ; h hm, hm w.
B h wh h , h w m w. Wh h hh,
, m. Wh h m h m , yh . F h h,—I m y hm; h m m m y m.
I h mm hh h h w h m m, wh h w h
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h w Sh Sw. T hmm xy, m , m
y, m qy h wh h h. T h y . I w h , Sh y . Y h y h, h hm E m h, hq Wh? Wh? Whh? h h m , . A m m xm q y; M, M, J, w
y h m. T mh m m whh m m y, y y wh h h , h h. Am wh h y m h m.I h h K, “G , h h h h h w hm, h y h w hm j, h y h ?” I h m h w,
y h w, whh h y, m h .
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N y h, T.”
A m mm y h . T K m
h wh y , wh h h, h h m : h h m h , y w h h. A h PP xm h ,
“G y h, ’ q;
T h ,—h m wh h.”
T h h , y m hh mh h y x. I mm, wh m y x, m
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xy y , wh x, . T A y, h A Kh h my, A A S, h
hh, h, , , h hh, “A h h , I w;” h my , “A h hw, I .” I h h h , h w h y whh P Rm, whh m y h Bm h m. T h , , hH y, “ h h x hh h
h,” h h h h whh h, h whh h, h whh h, h h whh h h h w: w h h y h wh my hw. “F, h , h h h w , h h h y m wh h m, , h mm
h, h h y, h hm h w, h , h h , h m h h. Fqy m .” Hw mh m, hh q hy . F, y m h S, y whm, whm, h ,h m h y w h, h
w ; hy mx; h ymh whh w.
T h f, , wh . T ecstasy , h h.
A hy h ; , wh y jy; , y, ; “h h,” P , “ h h .”
Μύεσις, h h y, wh w My. T S, P, Phyy, Bhm, By, Fx,P, G, Sw, w y m m. B wh y m m h mm . T m , wh h h m h
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. “I ’m h m y,” h mm, , whh h jm. I
h h xm m, mwh mh m, h q mw. M h hh qy whhz ?
“I
Fm hm wh m hh
T h mw .”
Sh w y h h m mh mh h mh , y wh m, m m, w ywh, hh h ?T h m G h h y y .I y w h , , m, m h
, h h mh h; , hy ’ h, y, m.
I m m, h m xm h m h Em Sw, Shm, 1688. T m, wh hm y x mm, h m y m h h w; w wh
h y F, C, Bw, h y, h , h hm h m h. A h m, h m y h y m h w m , h whh m
y h m. H m , h z. A
h h h , hh y m mh, h w, m hh wh m y m, P Nw, h m h m m.
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H yh xy. Sh y wh , m
m, y hmy , hyy,mhm, my m h m h .
H w h m h, w U. Ah wy-h, h w m A h B M, y Ch XII. I 1716, h hm y,
h E, H, F, Gmy.
H m 1718, h Fh, y h w y, , , m Eh m , h y . I 1721, h
jy E xm m m w.H h, 1716, h Dæ Hy, m hm h x hy y w my h m h w. Wh h h
hw hm hy. I 1743, wh h w y- y, wh h m . A h my h w h y.H h y m , whw mh , hm h w h m h w, whh w h w x, h h D Bw,
h , D, L, L, Amm.L, h h f A: h y h h f hm h . H h h hm m q wh K Ch
XII, y whm h w mh h. T w hm y h . A h D 1751,C H y, h m mm F w
m h . I Sw, h h m. H h m h xy w w hm q, , y, hm, h hh whh h w w h my
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y. T y wh h m h w; h m h h
h m w. H w m. H h my . H h w m; h , m, . H h . H w m E, wh h m h y wh m h h m; , L, 29 Mh, 1772, xy, h hy-h y. H wh L
m q h, , h. H w w wh , wh h w , h . T mm hm q w, h h w .
T whh w h h wh m , h m;
h m -m, m h w h w, q , h m- , hy -m.N m h j h m h w my j. O h h m m h h hh m y h wh h m. I m h h mh h
h y; my, h y h h , hy h hh: h w m my h h y h : mm, m mxm ; hmy, hm hy; my, h Shh, M, W, m h f h . H
x Eh mmy y h, h w , w j y wh h , wh m.
A , h h m, mh y hm, q : ,
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A, B, S, Hm, h , quasi-m h hm
. H m w , wh h h x q h m z h w , h “P,” h y m. O h m h , h m h -qy. A w h h h , xh m. T y , w ; h
h, w h; , Sw, h wh q wh m , w m m h m m. O h mm m , h m y wh y h. Hw w h w y. O
y my: h bonmots , ; hh x
; , w, w y h m h , my y y hmy wh , y m x , j y h m. B Sw ym h w y : h m y ; h w wh m y, h m
w m m.Sw w mh . ’
h y wh w h w; y h w y h . T A mh wh h q, hm y , wh , wh , m w m m,
m , y my hh , h h hh.Hy h hw h h : G hhw h h h w m: D, h y G’m wh x, , y, h E wh
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h hh m, h .Nw, h y whh Sw w , h
h “P,” h h U Gy. Mh,w h hh H, L, L, h mh h m, h N w , “ mm x .” U ,Swmmm, Lwh, Ww, Eh, H,
V, Bh, h m hm m my: Læ, h
my, w fm h , h “N wy h:” , y, h y mh, h h xh y Lz Ch W, Cmy; wh L Gh w h m m. Wh w h , h , y ?I y h m h Sw’ ,
h h m. H h y y h m hh. Y h xmy h, h whm h h , m Sw h xm h fy, hhy , y, h h h w .
H m h w, h Fm, h
S D, h Ix, h C. H m h h . N y m hm, hy w w hm wh . H h w h. H w w f y y h , h “Emy h AmKm” h whh y h y
h h h hm . H h m m . H wm h y wh h hh, m h w m whh wh y. T h m
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h h y. H w my, h y whh m m z
hm. I h m m , h w h qy whh w h m . Thh whh h w, h y h w ; h P h ; h h h, h h ; h h x , ;h y m , h h
hh h. H w h h hm y w y , m hh whh h y h wh m: h h h, x m h , h, “h w m , h m w h wh h Dy.” I h, h w hIy-hhy, whh h h y, h m B B, whh h xm wh h
hh y wh h h h h V h h h Sw .
T hy m h hh, h m h w. I h; h h m y . I h hm, Nature is always selsimilar . I h , h y m , h h , wh
w m h , m, , , , , . T wh h wh , h m h, h, m, m h m h m. I h m, m , æ, h h y w , wh m w my m,— , h h w. A m
w y h h , hz , m, , h , w h h my q m h , h m h h-wm, h wm, h , hy h . My, h h ,
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m , m; h h m,w h; h h , h h ,
. A h h m, h h whh wm , m h ,—wh xm ; h h w h jw, h h w jw, h h m y w h. T w hh . I w m h h h . I m h , m ,
h P h mæ. Wh , hh , h w h , . N h m hh m. T m y, m , , ,x, , w h m. H h h m , hq, m, , m x.
H h myy . I h , m m : h m, h . Ah m h , .Eyh h h x, h y y h .
W y. W h , h whh : , yh, h
, , h h hm æm . C , m m, wy m hm, w hh, w w, , h, h m, h h wh h h.
G x y Nw , , wh w hmy y x h w m
, h h m hy hw h hmy mh . Mhy hw h m hm; h h Fh y
whm hm x m .
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I m wy h hy h h, m h mh, h y wy h
hy h m wh h mh mh. Wh w , y m, mh m whh w h y m.
Amy x, m m h , m h . T y w x h hm , h h y, h h h
h. Eh w h h y, , hy, , , mmh, m whh . T hym ,—h -w y m x h w h h , y h m m,—h h h y Sw, h m
h , whh, y , h m m xm, m h.
I w wh m h h w m y , h w h h wh m: h m m m h Ry Ly Shm. T
w h j w Eh x .
Sw h h ym 1734 1744, hy m m h m , w, h y m, h h M W, L, hh wh q m m
y L B’, wh h h m’ h y, hm wh y mh L Eh, h w mm q . T Sw h y h h
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m h hy. A, , y h m M C, y h y , h
j . T m my wh whh M W h h h m, hw hmy hhy E h mh y h .
T “Am Km” w m. I w w wh h hh , h , m h h, . I w m’
h hm y h hh y y. Nh x h m j y y . H w “wh hh , wh wh h y, x h ,” mm h “ h
wh h h h h y;” wh h m mm y h h y wh
whh my. I m h hm my h y, hyh mh, , wh yh, m hm x.
H w, h y, h w , hw w wh w Am hm wh hm h,—“Y, wy, y w h h w .” Fw
w mh h m, xm y h . H hh m m h y y m. H h h m hh h , h
w hh whh h , h h y hh h. “F h h wm hm, , h w, whw h
w, h y, w, , wh w wh h m h, whh h , h y h .” T h qy h h ,
w m, y h wh w.
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T h m. T H h h , L h h
m my w y h m, , P, h mm y h mm, , h L,
O x q m
O, x q m
V , q
S m ;
Ex q m Am, m ;
I x , hmm hm .
L. I. 835
“T h m
O m ; m ;
B, m ;G, m ; h m m;
Sm w, :”
whh Mh h mm h mxm, h “Nx ;”— hh Sw.
“I w h y, h , m,
m x m m, m, my m m, whh my h , m y, m y, h m y y, h .” T h my hm wh h m; h h , h h mh, mh,
h h h h. T h y y . Wh w m h y w y h ; wh w , y h . T h h hh. “H y my h y h
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h y.” I y h hy . “M y m h h w
h. Ey m, y , y,y m h , m fy hm. A my w m y hh. G h m.”
T hh hh h y q hy m . “Fm m h w h hh. T w m , h
. T x hh m h , whh h -, h m . T m h, h , m m: m , y , h h ; h h -. T m h h , -: x, h -
, : , h -, .” W h h h
, h h mh h , h m h w? I h m h
“Am Km,” h h h j m .“I R C, w
h h h ym y m
h h h whh , I w y, h y y, hh , whh y m h, h w wh h hy w w y ym h
w; mh h w h x y h hy m, h my h m, w h y h
m h, h m, h hy h : hh m w h h yh h y y ; mh h y m h h h y
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. I h mm m xm h , h wh y
h m h, w h hy h whh hy . T ymm h y.”
T h xy m y, y, , h mm, h . P w , m h w h xh h R. L B h h
h y , h m hy wh h m . Bhm, my my h w h w. T , hy , , w hm, y h m w w , y. Sw h h m, w hy hm,
. I w w x y h y , h m xy
wh h m . I q h h h , h, q h h , h h h y h wh h x h w. T h h m hh x mm, hy h , , hh,
y h h m wy y h . A, w h h, h whh h ymm h y . O w y, h, m h h hh y j,—m, , , ,—y, m, , y m , -, h y ,
h w y, h w : h h m w j wh hy m: Why h hz h m whmy jy h ? Why h I h m m , q x
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-?—Y, whh h hh w y , , h my
m m ,—h m, m, , h, q, , ,h m h , hh m h h m h.
B Sw w wh h y h w. I h y-h y, h hh h hm , h m m h , q
hy, h h w m , whm w h wh ; h y wh j h f xh m m h w. h , m, h , h hmh h m w h w ; wh h w, hh m x m
m h , h w y, ,h , . Wh h m h w m y, h w h .
M yhy m xm . T w m hhy ; wh m w h
h ’ , h , m my h m w h , hy h . H m m h modus h w , fm h “h h w wh , y h h m, h w-;” h fm h “h wh h h h h h
h , m y h h h h whh h h w.”
H h h h O Nw m w x , w h m, h my h m y x
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m h h . H h w m P,h “ m , m h w,
w h h ,” Sw , h hy h h ymy; h h, wh hy w j, h hm, y h
whh hy . T w hh h hw hm. “T y m m h .” A m z j j, h
. A h h hmy h h A; “T why h h h h , hy x m x h L hh h.” T xh h, whh, qy x, w hm h w, whh hy w y , w w y h xy
h whh h q . H hm , my H. H h j h ; h ; , ; h m, h; m h; h, h; h, h h; y h y ym . T y P y h. I , h ym
y m , h m hh y ym. T y y ym x y h q h . I h m h hy w, y h y hy. N h y hh y h w h h w. Sh .Eyh m y, w m h
, yh hy.H h h y w h
, h y ym y w. Bh whm m m x w wh h h h m.
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Sw y hm h h ,“S h L J Ch;” y ,
, h h Fh h Chh, y h . N w h h h h wm h hm h. h wh hh
y y hm, h , h wh m h y x, hm y h wh h : h h hm, : h y ,
y , y m.I whh hm my h m, wh h w , wh h m, wh h , wh h , h wh hm, h
w h whh m hm y, m hm m; h h, hw hmhh wh y h hh ; y,
hw y wh f h w h q h; j, hw h m, wh y wh h: h w y h y h m w. H h h y h y h .
T h m m h h w,
h m mm, y h m m. T mm y h h , h h .H y xy, h h m y x. M h h y . Y, h ; h h , h whh m m w. H hh w
m, h m h hm wh . H w h h w, , . T mh hy h h, h h h m mm m. Wh wh, h y
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, wh w y, , y mm m y ! A h
m, whm m h . P wm: h m, hh , m y-w, m , h wh m . B h my w Cæ. Lyhm w w.
T m h Sw, h , h m h w, hm
m wh y h m w, hm m m h w m. Tw mm whh h h q, h h , m x , h , m m. O ,
wh h h wh ymhz y wh h , w h
h mm w j h. T w h hmy y whh x wh x h, h m m h m.
T mmyh whh m h myhy h G, O, h I m, h objective , y y w,— Sw’ m h m hh h. I
j, y h hh h . A h h hm h w, h . M h h hh . M m y w, y w . A h , h . T m h w . I h
w. Wh h w hm .
Eh S hm m; h h, my m; h , h . Nh ; yh : w : wh w
j h . W h m w whh m. Eyh I m. B
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, m h m w m h . Ey m h w h . T
h m wh h h, mmh hy h . Ty wh h, h. Sh h hm hy, w : h whh hy h, h qy hm wy. T m hm wh h my , h wh m. Ty wh m w, m
hm w. “I h hy w w?Ty , h hy h y w h mh.”
H y whh x wh y h h w; wh h h m h “h h y h m h yh, h h h y:”
“T m h m m:” “T m h :” “M h m m h:” “Wh m Hm Hm:” “E wy :” h y h w h m h, whh, x h m h, wh . H m
j h m y h h
h hm y m. “I m y h h h h h h; h h x whh m h L .”T m h h w m’ , mh h h wm, m h h w h .
I h “Cj L,” h h h m.
O h , w y, h, wh h hh m, h . I m h Hym L, whhP m h “Bq;” h L whh, D y,C m h P; whh, hy , , , mh w
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h , w y h ,m, m. T h h Hm
h m, h w wh Ghm h, wh h whh h h q. I P m h m; h h x , ; y hm qy y , , hh; h m wm. T, h w, h mmy, ; hy
, ; hy mh h hhz ; , h, hh h h w, h,
w , h w w my m , w y m.
Y Sw h m h hy my m. H x h m m, , hh
h m h, w h h.B , h mmy.
Do you love me? m, D y h m h? I y , w hy wh h m h: y h w h; w , h h h. I w hw h ,—I x y, y x m;
h’ h y, m z h hm, h -h hh whh y y. T E G : h mm m h , m , wh y w h , , w y h wh h m h . Ph,
h j h “Cj L,” Conversation , whw y m. I , y m. F G h m h . H h w, h mm . Wm w h m hh,
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wh h y m. Mm, I h wh h, m h w. H hh wh h , w h .
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83
jy h , , hh w h h y y, h m mx
my, h m w h m, h h , hm . T y . By , y, wh h h h h , mh wh m , y h
jm. H w, w h w . T h w hh
h . A my h h h wh my h m . I, m y w , m h , h h h w h , h m m h h , y w w . H w w hh m h m , w m , h h mh
y m h hy, w h ; h h h m; hw h m, wh y;h w h h h j, h h h , h h h ; h h wh m; h h ; h xm h; h h h , wh m ,
h m wh. Ex R D Sw,y h h h .
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y, hy . T w hG w m h m
y m, h , hh hE My, wh, wh mh m ,h hh h w wm w h. A
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, h hw hm . G h y m m, wh h h h h . B h h my, h, q y h h, h h. Ay h ym w : h h y .
Sw’ ym h w w y; ym , w . T . T U y, wh m mæ , wh y, . Wh m w, .T mm h m x m xm, whh y y m
h. T h m m, y h m h mz. Ey hhm h m y m y h , h m hh y, . A hy m h m w h. A h h.
A h Swz. B hy wh hy my, h mx m hy m . T Ch
hm h , , , , ,S I Nw, S H S, K G II, Mhm,
wh, h m h y. Oy wh C m y, y h wh C, wh h hm m,
“ whm w m w C;” wh hsoi disant Rm h mh, Rm q h
wy,— h Sw, h .H h h , w m.T h m h. T hh h m, h h y h w, w y h h, h mz
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85
, my w , y h , yz
y h ,— ymhy wh h y. T w h h ym. Th h y “hL” y y m, m .T h y whh z m h , whh h y h mm y .
T Sw’ m h m.Nh wh hm h h y wm, w
wy hh. T Hw m whh h h h w m h h m x hm h h h . T m w h
w . P h m h hy, h m . T Sw, m h m hh, w h
m wh h y m , h P, w m m, w m hh x.Sw Bhm h y h hm h Ch ym, h m m, whh m h, hm, m.
T x hw h m h. ‘Wh h I ,’ h m , ‘wh j yx, y hy; wh wh , hh h;
wh wh m, wh wh h ; h , w h, hmh, ? G , h h
m. T m y x hm, h m h m. T m h hym, h I . I y wh h S, “Why y mh h h whh h h ?”My h G m my h h, h
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h y my y, h m’. O , h m wy my
h, h w, m m wh , hh , m hmw hy, m h m .’
L , “G wh h m h h, m h m.” Sw’ hy h m. Th h Swh hh w h Lh Mh, “h ”
“w ,” hm h h my h , h . TLh h’ , whm h h , hh wh y, h h ym m, h wh h, h hy m h m ,—wh h hm, m h Lh h’
; h jm h Swh m, h m h y m m. H h mmy wh hm h h .H Mh A, wh, h , h C wh h hm, m ; D, wh m h
w; h m M’ h , wh,
hm h , h h Dy m m, h y h h . Sw , wh h Mh Lh W, h w whh h m h.
U h m h m, my h m . H m , h h
h . B h w wh , wh , wh h y m , y,h h . I , h w y h h m y Dy. B h . O m, y y, y,—hw hm h h
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87
; h; hw hm h dread . H wh h , ,
wh G. T w h wh , h . Nm w h mm m. “T y,” y h H, “whh ; h w, whh : h y y w.”
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hhy, h m. T my x, h xm . I y : hm: h . E hy ,
“G h ,
H wh m hm, m hm .”
wh h Gh hy h Sw m ! B hD x; h h w w, m, hh h, j, , h wy h . B whh w hm h h “ N B,”—
“O w y hh m!”
h h h h. Eyh h, h y. T wy h m, w h m h I Vh, “I m h m m. T
wh why my h. Ty wh m wh—I m hm, hy m. I wh wy h , m , h h jm; h h w my, h mh
, h h.”
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F h m R h h w,—y h y y
. H y h y .I m y h h Hy Gh h m hm h h L Jm, ( h h Jm) 1757; ,h h Dh, h h w, h y hm, h Eh, h y hm; I y, h h S
whh hy , , w. T m h h . T h
h hh S m, , ,. S’ G hm , h mwh , hm. “Wh G ,” h , “I w ; wh h ,I w.” T H h m h Sm B, h
“I Ch.” T m Q x h Lh, mwh whh y ,
yh . B h h xm x, whh y h . Sy , Sw’ , . T y h w h , y m h m , whh h.
T h m . N m, y y w h , h m. W h h y wh y h h hhh m wh h , h hm h y m h wy . B h m y wh wh
. I m h y w w h wh h h mm, w h m w. I m h h w, h m, wh w, wh , h m . M h h
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89
wh h y ,—h h-, -, h-, whh
m h whh h , h , h .I h m, w h h m h h h ,
h . B h y, h: ,. T m h h h . HI mm. H w h m h jy h, whh hm h
y m , m’ m h . I y , w , h hm m, whh hy my hm, y, wh h y . Wh hm h h, I h . A m h m h h h w m h ; h , h
h q h m m . Sh h h mj w h h h h y w hh? T h Sw y hh h : hy y-.T h ête champêtre , , Fh z . S, h,, , m, wh
x, h, m h h! H h ymhy. H w h w m, m Rhmh h , wh h, h , . T wm my-wh- w hm mm hyh mm m’ . Hw J
Bhm! he m wh m, w wh h hmy h h wh hy, wh h h, “ m , h G,” h h hh h h hm hh h . ’ .
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Bhm hhy y w, wh hmy w mm. Sw
y w, wh h m yz .I h , h ,
h h m- w.Sw , w hm h m h. Sm m m ; h m
. Wh my m, h h m whh h hm h h m .
I m h h m wh y h ymw h h h my m m, m y h wh x, whh h . H w h
mm m h Mother-ongue ,—hw h m? W h S, wh h
, h wh h w h , h h x hmh h m h h? h h m h hy y? , w , h h w h
y h h h h h
h ? B my, h h my, m, hm, h . Ih my , h y. W w . N h h . T w y m h , h
w. I h mm,
h w . H m w .H h m mm. H y mx wh y, h h m wh h m-,h y m w h h .
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91
Y, h mm m h h , m m y . H ,
h . H h whh h m h yh . My h . I h hw, m -, m , m , m m; h h wh ,—I my h, w h, “h m wh wh m.” D y hy , m y, ,
mm , h m h m. Nh y, , hh, m , y y, ! A
wh y h w h , ,m, h h h h. I h hm mm y I , wh y, hh I , j, m, h m ,
wh m y, I h, h h m G.
Sw h m, whh w y w. By h xm , h m h ; h h hw : , , y j , m h mm , h w wh y h hm
h , hm h jy wh. T wh . I h y w h h y , h h h, h m x h h w, h whh m zhh hm, whh m h h ; h m h h ,—h h h
, hm.
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93
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95
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ver act , , hh, m. T m hh , h
h w , h h: h , h . Nh h, h h w ,, wh h h h , h h . L h h y,—h .
W h m, h h h hm h xh h h , h h w . A m h wh , h
hm wh h . H h h , , h h h . H h y hm , h h h y,
whh m m . H h , mh w, hh h h, h hm, Why?
Wh? T h h h hhy, I F; R A; A
R; my m .Eh m wh h h
h , , w y h h m w h h. O h h D, wh ;
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; h h ;—h m . Ah h h Iy,
m h hhy, m .Eh h . P y hh; Fé, ; P By, . Rh hhy whh P h P m wh h w h :Oh m m. T y y x. T P Sw
m hm m; h Gh Sh, w m, y m .I y hw h m. T
y h h y j. I h y ?D h , h h ;h w y h j. I wmm, h hh h h w
h , h h w hy y. Hh y, whh h my.P, , m, , m, x ’ m, wh w, m, , whh mh x m. S h hh, h , , , , h . I h hm, mm wh hy h h ,
h fm y h y . H m m h h hy w y h w,hy y, Why m wh z?
A, m , hy m h w y .
O h h , h m xy, hm w, h m h hh
,— h w, h whh x hh y m h h , wh hy h h . T mhy , h h h whh x; ,
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97
, , w, . T w-m -y y y m h
h . H m . hm h w, h m h , h m w wh mm , h m h . Ty h .
T wy h w hhy wh hm, h ,. N m q y wh q wh hm . I E, h h y h
x, y m m wh y,h y h. A , m , m: h m hm. A , hm h y : I , y, y m, y h y: m m y h h m q. S , hM P w wh S Gy K, y, wh h hw,
G , m . “Nhw,” S Gy, “y hh h h w m h w.”—“I’ w hw m y my ,” h G m,
“ I ’ y . I h h m mh h h y, m , .” Th m h hm h , y . T h y
, y m h ; h h m hm my wh h hh, wh m y h . Ty h m h , h h, -mh y, , h ; h h mh m h ; m w q y hm w. A y , y m m m-. Ty h h
Lh h m hm wh h ,
W h W, W, G,
D N L ,
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wh h y h x wh -w, w . “T ,” y
C, “hy h m.” My h, jy m h -m, h h h my y . “F h ,” h y, “h h w h , h .”
T h wy h h m, h . L . Wh y. K : I w h
y h. Why h w ? O m w mw yy, w my h h h . “Ah,” my m Ox, “h’ hw, ,— m.”
Wh m h y m, O m y hy hm;h h h hy. “T mh
m h w,” L B, “ mhm, w m, , h ’ hy
wh wh h .” I w hh h y wh w m y m h x hm, y, “M m .” A h y y w, ‘T w y hm, w I.’
T h m h my x h h, h x h w mm, h h y y h m w h w, h , my. H h
w y xm. H h , h m h . H w y h . H h h m h ; h w
G; h h , h, wh : y, w , h . Am I x y?—Y h xm, h y. Y wh w h , w , y y. Y
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99
y m, y w h w, y
, y w whh wh, y m w .Nh w h y , w
w. T h w m: hy h , h , h h h, h h wh, h y , , q, h, m. I y m hm, wh hy
,—hy , h y h m m m; x h hm y m hm h, m, j , y w h hm my z .
B I y, h y, h I . I w h hmh xm, xm. I, ,
w h h w hhz y my h. Wh h w w h ? Wh h w h , h h? Why x h w ? Why
y m? T w hh w . I h wh mmy, , why y j h? I h , why hm? I h
h m h m, y y, why h jm? I wy h mz. I h h , wh y h m. I h fm y. I h y h . I m h , σκέπτειν, hw . I w y h . O wh h h, y h y,, , wh I w h j
h wy m y m y my m? Why , wh h my h m my y m I ? Why h m m, wh w w hw h P? Why h h h y w , wh w
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w h w y, , wy, hh, . Why y h y h h h y
? T mh y . Wh h w m, h h q whh yh m h xm h. I m q, wh , m h h w, h h h wh ; h , wh ? Ah y S hm wh whh h h h
w, m , “T, whh h h h , h w .” I h S q? Ay h j h S. Ny , m , . A h y , , h
w z. I hw wh h Chh? O y h q whh h m , Sh h
y m m w, , ? I w h h h q wh wh m h m. Sh h, h, h y h h hm h , wh h ? T mh y h. Rmm h q w h “m,” h “
L.” T m m h h y ; h y hy; h . I mh m’ h , h h m: y, h h , , h m h m h m, h y my, ‘Wh hh.’ C, hw ! I
y h w mhm: y w y
m h h y . Ex ; hm h , h h Ph’ h. I h, “ wh ww m y wh w w,” w h
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101
h whh w mm, hm y h h y . Cm,
hmæ! L , mx , , , h, m. “M m , , , h hm m h .I hy mh hm, hy .” L h my , w wh w w . Wh w h, , , w. A w h h wh w h h. L h wh m
wm, wh h.T, h, h h h , h , , , y, , hh ; , f, j h . T m h m, h h hhy. H h C, h ,
, , h h m, h m h my m, h h h hw ; h w my , h q , wh w w , h jy h m , w y , h h. I , m y,
h m, m y ; , wh w h, h , hh w, h w, h .
T hhy w w x my. TS S hm .
A hy S Jh, , m, h hh, h . W w m w
, h , m h . W w ship , h w w h. A m h w h , h m my m.N, m h, h m m, ; h m h h h h
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. T m m h y hm, j h y m h y whh wh .
A h y hm . W , , m ,h h .
T w wh h w h m, h h y, wh h , , , my m. Ey h h x m, m , m , ,
, y y w, h w j.T m m h , , h h h
wy h w, mmh w h hm ; h h h y wh : h h h hm, , h q whh, m h
m ym, hm wh . F, h hw x ymhy . M hm y, xm, , h . Sm w m, h mh ; m w h xm, h qy, m f m, wh , fy h w j
P L, , h m m, h, whm w, wh hm,— h y h . T qm h h M. A y, h whh I M my y , I
w, h h h , y hm h Sm, w
w x hw my w h m.
A m C’ h Eym m m my h’ y, wh y. I y , , my y, wh I w wy m
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103
, I h , h m m.I mm h h w whh I wh . I
m m I h my w h m m, y my hh x. Ih, wh P, 1833, h, h Cmy PéLh, I m m A C, wh 1830, xy-h y, wh, h mm, “ h, h m hm h Ey M.” Sm y , I m q wh
mh Eh , Jh S, , my , I h, m M, h hm m h h, C, Pé, , w h y y, h m h w h y h whh Mh w h. T J M S’, h h (L) Wm Rw, Hz h
h Pm h h Ey. I h wh h h wy h WmSh w y F’ M. I h y whh w y w h h’ y. A y h, h y F
whh h Bh Mm h wh w h Sh h, ( I w m h Mm,)
h h h B J h y.Lh H L By, h M w h y w m whm h wh w .Oh m h, m h G w mm m.
I 1571, h h h h, M, h hy-h y , m h w Bx,
hm h . Th h h m , mm , h h w w hm, h h m, , , h y m’ . H h my , m h m y h m. Dwh ,
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h , h w m hy h y. I h w h L,
whh y h , M h , h h wh . A y m w, h h y m. Th y h jw hm -. G h m wm y F, Hy IV M.
M h h w. H
Fh m , h h y h y h w . I h m, w w x y, m w w L; h, hm, m wm, whh m qy h x, w. B, hh wh m y, my h h
my , y h . H : h m h m : y h y w hm,h h . H m h , , h y hm, h y, y h. T m, h , wh h h x m; h x h w h. “F x ,” , h y, “ m, y m
.” B, wh h y , h y w y ’ m.
“Wh I h m y y my, I h h I h h m ; I m h P, h , (I, wh m h m y h wh,) hh , h hm, w h h
m j hm mx; m, y y hm.”
H m y . H h h , h w
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105
hm wh w, h w wh , h : h h y ,
h y ; h w h , hh .H h mh Gm h , h wh ; y , h hh h m m , h h . H h. Y my hy mm mhywh. Wh y h, h m h h , w m . H m h
y wh h h ; h jy Iy q h m. H h qm. O h m, h w mm , w Que sçais je? . A I h fy h , I m h hm y, Y my y O Pz,
y w; y my x. I h h, w , h hh
E, h y , I ; I wh mm wh I y w; my h ; my h, my w my ; my ; my ; wh m I ; wh I; h w, j ; h I w w
wh wq m. I y y m w wh. I m y m my, h
, h h h my , wh m, wh I my m my , h m . O m y h h. O hm h h, h my wh m h. Why h I y h hh, h I h
. S, , I wh m, my y , h h , , wh y. I h yh h , h m m: F’ ’ .
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T Ey, h, qy y m h m h h, yh
wh my, y wh m . T h m wh h, , w y, m whh hh. H , , h h m h h h .
T y mw h m h h .I w ywh h h m w. I h . C h w,
hy w ; hy . O h hm h w h h y h m h w, wh y m mmy m h . F mh m h h; hw ; Cm m wh hm, y h , m w , mh,
w m h m h x. M wh hw, w h w, , hm, h : h, , y;
w, , : wh jm h , y y , h m, ; y mm h y; , m hm hm, z h; w h
w h w w. H h ; hy m ; , h h. H w h hm, ;, , h m h .T x,— h S. I hm, h h h, h y .
M qy, h xy, 1592. Wh h
m , h h m h hm. A h hy-h, h h m. “B,” h y,“mh I h h my w w, I w h m Wmh, h w h h m: ’ mh , h mm m w h . M
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107
my y xm, h.” I h h h h h m wh m. Que sçais je? Wh
I w?T M h w h , y , y- E: h, , mwh h, my,m , , , m h w, m
w y.Sh w y h M h wy,
h h m x h hm m h ?
W . h h . W h h hh h: w : m m y h h:
hy y h w my w h y h . A m whh hw h h , m h; my h, y , h m , m h,— . S , w h x. m ; G h . W h h m , w
h q hm whh h . W wh fm, , , wh w. O m wh m’ y : H w- y, , , , m. I h x, hy w x hhh . T h h m m, wh
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h w w whh m h.
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wh , wh hw h h Mh’f. Ty w m, wh hy h . B I m hy y hm,
h j h h . I h Sy j, m w. I h h w I , whh I hm, hy m.
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my, w w ; h hh w, y y, ‘A, , my w, y!’ B w m h y S C, h Jy, h w m , h w w, my,h y y h . I h m , hy h y m h , hy y, W h h hm m. W m y
h I, h U,h Mhh, h ym .
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, I , y my m. F m h h yh
y h. Wh h Chh Rm E G B, my y y mh y h. I h h h mm m; h hh hhy x
, y h h , y h . I h h h w m , h m h h m my, hm m
.T h w m, h h w . T h w mx—y my h m. T , , h m h y whh w h wh mhy y, h w xm xm, w y
h w . O Mh wh, h. W h , , h Dy, w h : , , y h m, h hh h , w y w; my - h h Sm; F m. A h m. Py, w x
w hh; mm m yy. W y, ‘W, h my, , h m,m, y: , y, h wh h , , m h mm, h z.’ A h m h w, , h my , ?I h G Dy h mh ?
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m ? A wh hw hw , I h h w m wh h I .
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y y, h h z h. B wh h w h ? A mh h w w , h m , whh h h, h m y .Ex, , , , w, h h ; wh m m h m, whh h h ym ,—h h
mh h w, w. S h w h y w h m m , h, whh h m wh , m w y. Sh I , j h hm, h -w whh m m. T y y. B h wy
y mm. H h . H x ymhy wh h hh m h , h w
wh h h , m , m mh, , f. M y mm m, h x h m m whh hm m.
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h whh V? C y h m y h my m , y, hm,
w h , w m, , , m, w, h, y, , h, , , m h hm, h h h h w wy? Wh h , h w wh h .
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h. I , h y, h m h ; x hy h w ; y m m m . Why h I m hm?—W y y h ? T w mm w y .Ty w x h h w, h hy h mm , wh j h. I h .
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whh h . I y wh h my h w whh w Sm Iw h hy w y m h whhm Sm m. A m hh m hhh h h : h h m w.
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Ch F h “h m h ;” h w, h y
w . Y x xh h h; h my w h y m. Ty h P my. I h hw h h h y h, hm wh h wh; ,, h wh ; y m . T h ;— h
m m , w w, per day ,— , h w . Eh m w h m wh h h ym ;
wh ; h y h h h m; h y wh hmy; h m h h, h, , ,
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jy y, m , h j; y , y my, h j w. Ahh w y , hh y m m h h m hh h m, h m
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, whh m h y . Bh w wmm, m w w hm. H h w: , hhhy, h m w m. (T h; h mm .) Th h y h, hh , hh y m, y y m.
L m h m h m ; hm h h h w w , wh h ; hm hh h w, w , , h, hhy y, , h C.
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m. A y wh m m, , h y yh, y, , mh ; h wh h m y. T h
whm h , w , h wh h wh
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hm h h hh , w y h h m. H wh h y m wy, h h h whh h h . T Chh h hm m m, h h
whh h m hm, h y hh . H w ; hm
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T w h h hm h h wy. T hm h hm, h h, h hw, h . M, , , , wm, h w hm, h h . Ch y h h, h y, h hy, h w h hm: h w
w x h . G w,
w m y, ; h ; h w , h h h hh h m.
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h A Chh w hm. B h w hm. Iy, h wh , xm y , w h y h y. T h h w jy, , w h w w, , y h y,
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, Ph, y, h m m. Py , , , h w . I h m y ,—y m , hm h w h hh Ehhy,— wh w h, , ’ h. T y h w w whh y h ; Ky,
Mw, G, J, Chm, D, W, Hyw,M, P, F, M, Bm, Fh.T y h h m h
m h wh w . H m xm. H x .I h Sh, h mh m. A h m whh S, w L, y
y w x m, w h . H h y, whh h w h m , y w: h Dh
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w m. Hy, m wh . Ty y h wy. W h w , my h. Ty h wh hy .
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h E h y, , y whh h w h y mj y. T whh h my w, whh, , my h wh h m.I h hm h , h , h mh w h h, hm , h h h m.
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whh m h h , wh,
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h m m m whh h w y w, whh h x, whh , hw xy, h .
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Sh w h h y . I h y , h m h, , h y, m y
w mh . T w h m.T , h h , w w. A wh m, h h h h whh ywh . Ey jw,y w m, h f h ; h m h mmy, qy wh h .H h wh h hh h
, whh hh , whh hh , whh y , whh y :m wh , hy qy wm h . Ny, h w y hm. Oh m y wh w h; y hy y my h h, w wh hy h wy. H w h h , hh , wh h .
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“P T’ P’ ,
A h y .”
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h Fh I: Gw h , h w y qy, whh h h. H y h y, h wh h h wh wh h , h wh h . I h m y , h m h hw hm w, hh mh w h . Th h y
hm wh ; hm wh qy . A w m h w hh; w h wh wh hm, hy m w.
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y, h w h y whh h m w h wh, h w wm, wh, y , hm
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Hm, M, S, M, m whh hy w; ,, , , ,— h,—whh, , w h w. D h whhy? h hm mh y y m?T h h w. I h h Dh wh y hh h, whh y , y y? h w,
y h? A h whh h m h w, w h y: h m h m wh m h m y wh whh h h .
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Eh B w m h h m h Eh . B w m y m m; hh h . T w m wh h w m x.T Ly, m y h, hy h y , h y m h Ch Chh,—h , ,
, m h y m y w, h w. G m h m h L’ Py, h h whh m, w y , h m Ch, hR m. H h . T h Cmm Lw, h m m , h h h ,
h h hh m m wh h h wh h w . T Ph x y . T w m wh h w . Ah y m h , h
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, wh hm w h y h y , wh h x h mm h w.
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y, m Fx Px, Gmm G’N, w h h y h y whh Sh , m, y m h w.E wh , q y h w hm, hy h h, h , yw m m wm, w h h whh h
y Sh h , whh h h h hh , whh h h, why h h wy h A Hhwy h w.
T mwh h h m wh whh h mh h j whh h, y ; h wh whh y h Q Ezh K Jm h Ex,
L, Bh, Bhm, wh h h yy, whh
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m h, m h, h . A y, y h w h
h hm : h w hy m m, m .B, wh h y h hm h m, m h m. B J, hh w h h w w y, h h m wh h w m. H, , hh h h h hm ,
m hm, q, h hw.I w w w, h , Sh’
m h z . S Hy W w y Sh, wy-h y hm, I m h q, hw : T Bz, I C, S Ph
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whh w h q . I w
w h hy Sh w; h h h Gm : w h Sh Gm, y L, h h w y
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y, wh Hm, hh y Hm h w . Nw,
, hhy, hh Shz. H m h hz y whh w . O m y h hyhm. C Gh h y wh h x wh y q y; h m h w y, whh, Chy, q h .
T Sh Sy h q , h m , my y mh w ;— wh wh ? B mm h hy h Eh whhI , hy h w h h y y h P. I hm y y h w h h B
T: w h w h; h h h h wh h w hh; h h h h S; w y h h wh h mm L, w my, h ; h h w m. A h m wh h w w Mh, h Ph R, h h- S, hy-
h, , hm m;, , h, wh y x. H w m, hh h h, y mh m h m. I m hm h m. I w w wh h hh .
B wh m h h h my h , hy h h h whh h m h . W y my w hy. W hh , h, h, h, hm,
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my, m, , y, h, wh w h m h , y
w h -; m , h w m h “M Ph,” y h h, w h h m w. I h y h w h Wm h , h h , hy.M, W, Dy, C h w h .T m h C G, Dy L, h P,
m, h y . B, G, Km, K, My h h ; hm hy w,, y, x. T G w hm . T ; w mm m h y, wy m wh w hm. I mm I w hHm m m, h h Eh ,
I h h I w mm h , w h whh h h , my Hm’ q h h,—
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y y h R, , S, h h ? T
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m h ymh h. H m h , h . R hq m x, yz, m, y h Dy C; w h y ,—,—whh m h h, whh, y x, h m wh h h w , m hy mh: h
m y m h , whh hm h h h m.
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m h “S,” wh h h P h h, m h m h , h h ; h m hm , , h m m, h m m? Wh h m h h h h m?
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, hy, h . Lm, Ww, A h mh, w h h. S m Sh’ h w, h h m hy w . Wh m, m, my, hhy, , , h , h h ? Wh myy hh h w ? Wh f
m’ w h h mm? Wh hh h , m h N? Wh mh hm h h y? Wh h h ? Wh h h ? Wh m h h h h h?
Sm h m Sh h y h m
m; h h y j hh. I h hhy h h m m, h y. H w m wh ; xhhh m whh , h m x h. H h , w h h h hw
w h h , hw m h w, h h h w. B , h wh h h y
h wh, whw m m h h; h m wh hy , , , , h h whh h ’m h m y w mm, m wh h y . S wh h w Sh h
. H w h m m. H w h x m ; h x m: h w h m E E; h h h m Am: h w h m, h y, wh : h h h m wm, h y, h hh
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w; h w , h y whh h : h h
mh’ m h h’ h h h, w h m m : h w hw , whh m h : hw h hm y h m y
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whh ’ m w.Sh mh h y m h, h h w. H y w, h hy. A P’ , h m h, Sh’. W . F x y, , Sh q. N m m . H w h h h
y m wh ,—h h, y j wh h y hh. Whh wm , h q wm m y w. H h h h wh m m, hy w wh h h, w m h h h h. A hy w w . Y h
hm , h h . A m hmy h .G m y , h y w y . H h , , , whh hm m, whh h xh.H m h , h h , h h h, h h. B Sh
h y, m , y ; , ; w, , m h: h h m: h h y, h m y. H w wh mh ; h , wh h
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H h y, m h: h w y h; h w : h h : h w ; ; h h m ; h h wh jy, wh h h mm h m wm hm, h “h w yh;” wh h h h wm; h hh
h mm h , . H m w: H wm wh w my. H h h h h , h h h, wh h w hm, h wh m, , hy wh hm, h y. I h h yh, , , h h w h . I h, wh y h hh h
w , y w wh m , wh m : h y hh Jupiter Scapin , Sm J.
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I h w whh m y , h Dm h C, I , B
h Dm, h y m , h y C y. I m h y, wh m h m, my, h h w ,y y . T m y : h m. T h m, ; h h h m y, whh
, h h . B my h wh hy h y, yh ; y, wh j, , h w. T -, h-y, w , m y m.
H w xm h m , h w wh . N w h
, w w; h w. A wh w h h w, h mm m, , q, mm m m, h mz E?I m . A wy, h m h y, . H F m, , h h , h wh m w .
T m w . F hm wh m y whhm: wh m w, h, y w h w; h m, w ; hy wh h y, w h w; hy wh hy h ; h w, h hx,—hy hm. M h
h m w y h m. I mh , whh h y wh h , m, whh h m h h, h h m h , h m w m h, h yz
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h m. S h x w, mh, h w x h wh hm;
h y F E, 1814, w, “Eh hm;” “assez de Bonaparte.”I w B’ . H h hm y,
h wh m . I w h h,h w m h w, whh hm; h , m xm, w hm. Ey xm, y m y , h h
h m, w . T F w f h N. A z y y, , x, w m y . O h w , h w h, w w mh.Oy h , whh w wh , whh m.
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Goethe, or the Writer
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VII
Goethe, or the Writer
I ind a h h w h w y, wh h h m
h ywh h w. H f h h m, h hm h x.
N w . A h w hhy. T , h , y hw. T h h m; h h h ; h m h m; h
m h h . T m h h . N h w, h , h m m mh. Ey h m hmm h w, h w m . T , h y , h mm , y j wh h, whh
h .I , h - , h
h h . I h x m h h . B w m h mh m h h . I w m
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h . T , h whh . I m, h mmy , whh, h
h m j, h wh , hm w . T whh , m , h h, h
w h w m h m x. Tm . H mm, h whh hm y, h h, . B, h jy , m m
wh x w h . M w. T y h:h . N h w h . Wh h h x, m hm m, . H h hy y, h m h . H h h hh w, ; h w
h Hy Gh, m . Nh , , , m h mm h , h
w w. I h y, m h y , h h y . I , my, h w m; Gm , “SmG m h w wh I .” H w h m . By hy, h y h w
wy. Vx m y h ; h Lh w, “Wh I m y, I y w, h
w:” , w w h q,hy mh h m S Amh, wh m P h, h h hy V mh hm h m h . H h h . A w hh hm
h h h h y w, x,— h , m m h . Wh h? D h hw wy h ? ; h h w h
whh h h hm,— y m m h my y m w. N . Wh hh
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165
, , hh mm . I hy m , w w,
m hm w, .T m x, whh mywh, h m , mhy. T hh , h m wm h whm h f; h h w, my, wh x, wh h m m, wh
m xh h , y hx whh h m h . N h y hh m h m, h. I h , h h. H m , , h h m, m m , h x
h. Pm, m, h hm. T h h whh h my h,
whh h h h w h h hm. Ey hh whh w h m, h mm m w , —whh m
whmy, whh w.I h h h m, h , h h ,
h h . Sy h, m,h m w, my, m wh q w x h h j mm h. T m my h w mmjm, whh , x, , Rmm,mmm, C; y h h j m , y m ,
m m , hy y h m wh m h y y q zy h h. B mh h mh y h h y h hh , h h,
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h h mmy h h hm.
T h h m h , h m wh whh m w wh h m. B h m , hw h h y, whh m, h h h . Ih y, h mh mm h m, h hmmy m wh y . O
B’ . I m, , m h . I , h mNw Y Smy, h w my h, h , h h j y y- h
Nm, mm.I I w m mh hh wh
m, I h wh mh h m. M h h w m, h h mh y hhm m h hh y. A y, h, , h x whh
m y. A, y , y y .M’ hm. Shw m m wh h, wh h h m h :
Wh hy h , mm hm h m. T , whh w xm, m m. T y m m h m , h h h m,
h . T Q h h Qm, hSh h h h my h , , hhh , h , , whh -. B wh h w h y? I hm, h w : h w ,
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Goete, or te Writer
167
whh h hh m h m m m m wy, , h
, h h m h y, m, h h w . T H w h ,
“Ch y h h h w. Ty , h h m , h whh y h w h , y h w h h. T m h,
wh h h h h .”F m w h . T m , h m m whh . T my y h m m.
T m w m m h , m . T m wh h h h h h h m, h mh
ymhy wh h . I m m x y , h m y h .
Wh h, y’ q h m , , Ih h? h mm? h wm? h h h hy? h h mm? h h hm?—,
Is he anybody? D h mh? H m h . T h y, h S, h h
mm m . B m, ww, y w. A m wh m , y h h . A m m, whh , , m, .
Sy h y h h w hy . A h m h wm mhm. S
h w wh y mm . Ih h h w . A . Th m wh h w : h w ;h hym; h ; h , , Sy ,Ch , L , m w.
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Ey w w , w h w . H w wh y, wh h. Ey w w
h y h h h y, h w y h m , m y. B hw h h wh h h hm, whh hm h w; wh h h w, h yh, h y ; wh h m wh hm y m m, m h y ;
w m; ; , y , w wh hh wh y y y h h ?
Sm y h q my h y h m y . Am h, m m h h Gh, h w h h w.
I B h x m h h y. I h h, Gh, m q m h y, h , jy , m y m, wy y h h h w, whh, hm, w h w h . H m, wh h , h
mh w h ; wh, h h h, m h m. T , w: Cm, h wh -, m, mm: Dmh, Chhm, y m my ;— h , y;
m, , h , m, , wh m. T w h my . T w x Am .
W G Rm , h M A,
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169
m mh ; m m h whh .
Gh w h hh h my, hh, A-y, hy wh h my , , y h w y, hm
wh ; my m m y h y wh whh h , y y h y h, w h h m
wh whh h mm. Wh , , h
m w, y , , m wh Gmy y h h w’ w h m h wh y m, h mh h h Fh, Eh, Rm A . Y h m h m. H h , w wh .
T H, h F, hhy y; h w wh hm hm h, myh, hh, , h yæ m whhm wh h whh’ , h I, E, Cy , y, hmy, my; y
h m m h, y h m. O wh ; h h , h y w wh h h. T wm , m, whh h h h hy y . T wm m h m m y h w h
m. I . S h , hy my, h m ( hm y h ) h h wh h’ h .
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T w h . I hmm h m’ w, h h
h , , m h hy . Wh w myh hhh h! T G , h Ax w Ch;Gh w, y h h y, ; h hhz, h hm .
T h-h m h . Tmm hz whh jy wh mjy
, m y, m m. H w h h y. I h w, h m y , m z, , Ex Ex, m y hh x y, h m’ m h m hm h . H h w h h m y h
w w. H h h m x wh y. Am , h h G , h P, , hw h h w h w y h hm:
“H y h :”
h h h y m , w wh h L, h H, h Rm Ah. H h hm q m , h; , h m h , h hw h æm w; h, h myhy
: h, y h y , y , m, hm h m. H h xm m j h. “I h h my w; m w , hm w y wh h w.”
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171
H w h w , m m h h w, h w. H h
x h w h q h m . H h A, w. H h h h h w . H h hh, h w m , , wh
wh Fh , y hmy m ; hy h m . Ey , h wh, h m. H h
y my , hh h y my h m. T Gh h m By, h h y h y, h y h y m m w ; , y y h, my y h , y h . I m, y, h m
h h mh h h: h h w y h m m.
“T m , , , wh h w h . S h wm, h , m , wh h h. M h hh m hh h æ, h w h h.” I , , h j h hy
, h y w h mx h w . I y y q wh h w . H y , h w h. H w z wh
y y. H h wh, m y m w’ h h h m’ hh h y. H my w h.
H . I m h, h w y, h m j h h: Why h I hm ? A, h,
wh h y , , m, m, y, my, , m, , wh , .
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h m m xm h hy z y y m . T D
h y m myhy m. Gh w h w h h. T mm w :—“I h h y m whhI mh h mm.”—S h h h hm. H h , h h m, h h E,h h m, h m,
w h , w h V,
H, 1820,— h h x. Ay,h hm myh , h, ,h , m, , , , hm h w m, y h , h h w, h hm hh, h h y y yh h
y yh h wy. H h h hh, whh h h hw h h m h w m, w, , wy h y, h h : h , h Mhh, h h h m , whh w m h Pmh.
I h y y h m w. Ty , m, m, y y h m, y j, h m. Y I m y h WhmM.
Whm M y , h , y m h y m y,
h , h S, xm, wh m , h wh h . I whhm w. I y y wh
w h. I y m h Hm, w . I , h y m
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173
wh w, w, hm, y wh my hh, j
h m h; my h h , my x m hh h, h . A y h y y m ,
y y . L h , h wh h m hy m, .O h h h, h wh wh h hh h
why hy , h j w h , h m. Wh Eh m h , my h h w , h h hy ‘Y E,’ whh h y w Pm, . Gh’ m h m mm. G S, C
,h h m . I h h y, h h h h h x h h h h ; hy q h y h h , hy h wh, hy m h , h m , , ,h h wh h h
h h hm , w h w m; m h . “I m y m,” h y, “I h w m,” h y xm . Gh’ h, hy, h my w m, h my, h h Eh , wh h w, w . A y mm wh wm,
wh w h w, wh w w, h y y w, wh h w , w mh, h m w xh, h w m wy, w
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wh m w , h h y f, h m y .
T m h m h y, h w h . A h m y m wy, hh h h . N h , h m y y h . N yh h hm y h , h hhy m .
T hy N hz h “hhy m, h Rm my , h y , h W. T y h y m: z m y. T w xy h m:”— y,—wh h, N h ,
m h h h . Wh h Gh Fh Eh
y whh h h wh h , h h. I E Am, h , , x y y, y, h . I F, h h
y, w . A, h ,m w m . I h h , h ,— my m, my h, y wy. T Gm
w h Fh , h h Eh, h Am ; h y whh m,
y, to what end? A Gm y. H y hh, wh ? Wh h m m? Wh? wh h hh?
m w. T m m hh ; y whh y h qy
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175
h h h, whh x h , hw: h h hy
h. I h hy x hm y, h mh , w hm mw. T h h m,—h h ,—m , h h w, h hh, m hm w.
Wh h h mm, h h hh h, h h mh h q? T
m w mh my, my.Th h w m, w . I ,— h h G’ w h m,—wh w hw , hw , hw h ?
I m h y , whhh m h , . I h j, h w, I m, y m
hw, , m m , m , wh h h m h h, my. B, hh y h h
, I m h y h m m m: h y w: h mm h ; h h w h m, .
I E Am, my h w
G L , wh y . T mh y P P, mh h h h , h h hw. B h Gm h h m h h j; h , h -m, h ; h hm h y h h h hhy h m
B Mh. T hm m mh m . H m h
whh hh , h m Gmy. B, wh m h w , E F, h y h
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wh y, y y m h h h hy
, Gh, h h y h Gm , m , h h h hh: h y w, hh h h wm. Hw xh , h h mwh w. I w my y. H h h m whh
wh h ;—h y, , h ; y h w h y, h m
m mmy wh h h m h y, wh h h h , h w h hm. T E G, wh h w, h hm m h m h y h. I y hGh h hh m whh h. H h wh h hh y; h h m m. T
y h y h h . T w , wh , m h h h. Gh m. H h h; h h . H h m h h q , h h: m , , w; mm , h
m, What can you teach me? A y hm h y; , , hh, m, .
H h y , h m ; , ; , .T h h h h w; h w h my h h h, wh my h h h h mm
j y h m. H y y h y , w hm h y. Fm hmh w h, h whh. T æm hm; h S wh w h æm; h mhym m. “Py ,” h y, “ m, y
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177
m, why hh w w my hh .” A h y h F
A w m Gh m q. H hhm wm my y C wm h . Em h h . Emy hm y my , y h h hm h whh y w ,—w y wh x w m y . Emy
wm, my hh m. H h yy; hm wh mh. mm m my
, m wh h y m.H hy h “Py h
my L” h x h w m h whh h Gm m, y E O Nw wh h , h m x C; wh h mh, wh mh
hm. T h h m h y why . A m hm h ,h h hm qy wh h. Th h wh , h wh m w h hy y m; wh h hm y w .
T h Dichtung und Wahrheit ,
h h ; w h xm , h h , h m. O , h m wh
w wh “L Gh;” w ; ; f mym; h h m; y h h h m h , h m Wm, .
Mm, -, h m h, y, h h m. H w wh : whm , m, hw , , y h m m, h hh, h h m. H “Dy
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Yy J,” h “I ,” h “Cm F,” h h h “Ty C,” h h m
. I h , h y K, R B,G, Nw, V, &. A h hm h h h m m h wxh E hy hm; hm w h m Gh K, m Gh B, m Gh Nw. T w h h m h m m,
wh Ih F , wh y m h Ih F.T w . W h h w
mh, h h h w m, wh h j, h h wh? H my; w m, yæ . Whh w w m , h h
m h , m hm h y y h . A : h h y, h , m h j, h . A h w y .T h y h : hwh h my h w, w h
m h h, hm, Xenien , &.
I h wy h w h . I w h my mh wh h w ; wh w wh, , h, , ,
w h, wh q h m y . S Ah; M P; Mm S , h w y h ;
(my, P.) I h . A h y y, h wh hmmwh . W m yy wh y . T h h hm h h m m, . B h
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179
m w y hm hy h y h w.N w , m hy jy h m. I h
m C, whh h h w, h w.T h wh my wm y , hh. T h hh; , m wh y m whh w E Am, h y h, h h w whh h. T h h h m mh y.
Gh, m z m y, wh w h mh x h y m,h m hw h m my, m . I j N wh hm h h m h m ,—w , wh, wh h
h, h y h x h h m, h m, m. T h ,
wh x y , w h m h m h w , hm wh , wh x , x y h, w hy y wh h h z.
I h m h h hh my y w m, y h hhmxy. M h m m : h
wh-, volvox globator h h xm. W h w m h mm my h h . Gh h , hq m; h h y h
x y h h. G h wh h h m y h . N m, , w h m h. T w y: hm m y. W m wB, h hy h hy w. T
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x ; z h w w; h hh m m , ,
, , m, x h, y, ; , , m, wh , h y h y .
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