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第41章 让生命在书香与自然中升华 11（第1页）

第41章让生命在书香与自然中升华（11）

But，the"edu"tersarethemostcuriousfellowsofall。Theyhaveseen"graduation"astheycallit，andcrimes，gtogether，tillthegoal，thoughofsixtimestheirformerdimensions，willhardlysuffidyet，thegcreaturesstillcry，thatcrimesarisefromwantofwhattheycall"edu!"theyseetheFELOerfedahaLABOURER。Theyseethis;ainuallycry，thatthecrimesarisefromawantof"edu!"Whatbethecauseofthisperverseisnotperverseisroguery，andtyra，theuyrahelabain'ssake;apolitidliteraryue，findanexbypretending，thatitisnotwantoffoodandg，butwaion，thatmakesthepwretchesthievesahepress，ifonlythepress，weretodoitsduty，orbutatenthpartofitsduty，thishellishsystemotgoon。But，itfavoursthesystembyasgthemiserytcauses。Thecausesarethese:thetaxgathererpressesthelandlord;Ahelabourer。Hereitfallsatlast;andthisclassismakesomiserable，thatafelon'slifeisbetterthanthatofalabourer。Doestherewantaoproducecrimes?But，onthesecauses，socleartotheeyeofreasonsoplainfromexperiehepressscarcelyeversaysasingleword;whileitkeepsbourbraiionandmorality;andaboutignorandimmoralityleadiobesure，immoralityleadstofelonies。Whodoesnotknowthat?But，whoistoexpectmoralityinahalf-starvedman，whoiswhippedifhedhhehasnot，forhiswholeday'sfood，somuchasifandmylittleboysnappedupinsixorseveoke-Charitydow，ifthepressweretoascribetheinestothetruecauses，itmustgofurtherback。Itmustgotothecauseofthetaxes。Itmustgotothedebt，thedead-weight，thethuandingarmy，theenormoussinesions，andgrants;andthiswouldsuitbutaverysmallpartofapress，whichlivesandthrivesprincipallybyoherofthese。

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&Everley（Wiltshire）

SundayEvening，27Aug。1826

EverleyisbutaboutthreemilesfromUdgarshall，sothatwegothereiernoonofFriday;and，intheeveningaveryheavystormddroveawayallflies，aheairdelightful。ThisisarealDown-try。Hereyouseemilesandmilessquarewithoutatree，e，orbrush。Itistryofgreensward。ThisisthemostfamousplaallEnglandf。Iwashere，atthisveryinn，artyeighteenyearsago;and，thelandlord，whoisstillthesame，reeassoonashesawme。Therewerefrey-houothefieldohedays，andeverybraedsomeofthemtwo。Thegrouintheworld;fromtwotothreemilesfortheharetoruntodnotastonenorabushnorahillock。Itrovedtome，thatthehareis，byfar，theswiftestofallEnglishanimals;forIsawthreehares，inonedayrunawayfromthedogs。Togivedogarial，thereshouldbebutohen，ifthatdoggotsocloseastopeltheharetoturn，thatroofthatthedogra。Whentheds，otheharetoiurn，sheissaid，aly，to"runaway"fromthem;and，asIsawthreeharesdothisinoneday，Iclude，thatthehareistheswiftestanimalofthetwo。

Thisihe，and，insummer，oest，inEngland;for，Ithink，thatmyexperiehiswaywilljustifymeihuspositively。Thehouseislarge，theyardaablesgood，thelandlordafarmeralso，and，therefyourhorsesinhayorstrawandyourselfineggsahegarden，whisthesouthsideofthehouse，islarge，ofgoodshape，hasaterraesideliesontheslope，sistsofwell-disposedclumpsofshrubsandflowers，andrassveryhelowerpartofthegardentherearehightrees，and，amoulip-treeandthelive-oak。Beyondthegardenisalargeclumpofloftysycamores，apopulousrookery，inwhich，ofallthingsintheworld，Idelight。Thevillage，whis301souls，liestothenorthoftheinn，butadjoiningitspremises。Alltherest，iion，isbaredownoropenarable。Iamnowsittihesouthernwindowsofthisinn，lardentowardstherookery。Itisnearlysuherooksareskimmingandgoverthetopsofthetrees;while，uhebranches，Iseeaflockofseveralhundredsheep，ingnibblingtheirwayinfromtheDown，andgoingtotheirfold。