郁金香Tulips（第1页）

郁金香Tulips

约瑟夫·艾迪生JosephAddison

约瑟夫·艾迪生（1672—1719），英国著名作家，1672年生于英国一个乡村牧师家庭，后受教于牛津大学，并于1693年获得硕士学位。从1708年开始，艾迪生先后担任过议会议员，国务大臣助理，英国驻爱尔兰总督秘书等职。后曾为理查德，斯帝尔主编的《闲话报》撰写文章。1711年，他与斯帝尔合作创办报纸《旁观者》并担任主编。他的散文文风优美，文笔流畅，亲切通俗，主题明晰，对以后的散文作家有很大的影响。

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1。atally[，?ksi'dentli]adv。偶然地，意外地

&ai?'tei]n。娱乐，款待，消遣

3。particular[p?'tikjul?]adj。详细的，独有的

&ful[di'laitful]adj。令人愉快的，可爱的，可喜的

Icedtoriseveryearlyoiingthissummer，andtookawalkirytodivertmyselfamongthefieldsandmeadows，whilethegreeheflowersintheirbloom。Asatthisseasonoftheyeareverylaifulwalk，andeveryhedgefullofnosegays，Ilostmyself，withagreatdealseveralthidbushesthatwerefilledwithagreatvarietyofbirds，andanagreeableofnotes，whiedthepleasahewordtooneassedawholewinterinnoiseahefreshhedeaboutme，withthecoolbreath，whispiredthebirdswithsomafulinstiedihesamekindofanimalpleasure，aoverflowwithsuchsecretemotionsofjoyandsatisfaasarenottobedescribedoratedfor。OnthisoIotbutrefleabeautifulsimileinMilton:

Asonewholonginpopuloust;

&hidsewersannoytheair;

Forthissuingonasummer'smorhe

Amovillagesandfarms

Adjoin’d，fromeagmetceiveddelight:

Thesmellofgrain，rass，orkine，

Ordairy，eachruralsight，eachruralsound。

Thosewhoaretiingsofpoliteauthorsreadditiofromthetry，asitrevivesihdess，withwhichsuchauthorsdofrequentlyabound。

IwasthinkingbeautifulsimileinMilton，andapplyingittomyself，whehewindwardofmeablackcloud，fallihinlongtrailsofrain，whichmademebetakemyselfforsheltertoahousesawatalittledistaheplacealking。AsIsatintheporch，Iheardthevoicesoftwoorthreepersons，whoseemedveryearindisycuriositywasraisedwhehenamesofAlexaandArtaxerxes;aalkseemedtoruheroes，Icludedthereotbea;forwhithoughtImightveryfairlylistentowhattheysaid。

Afterseveralparallelsbetweemen，earedtomealtroundlessandchimerical，IrisedtohearohathevaluedtheBlacemorethantheDukeofVenoms。HowtheDukeofVendosmeshouldbeearivalofBlace，I’tdwasmorestartledwhenIheardase，withgreatvehemeiftheEmperermanywasnotgoingoff，heshouldlikehimbetterthahem。Headded，thatthoughtheseasonwassogeable，theDukehwasinbloomiy。Iwaswtomyselffromwheheyhadreceivedthisoddintelligence:especiallywhehemmentionthenamesofseveralenerals，asthePriheKingofSweden，who，theysaid，werebaway。Towhichtheyadded，whatIentirelyagreedwiththemin，thattheofFrancewasveryweak，butthattheMarshalVillarsstillkepthiscolors。Atlast，ohepany，iftheywouldgoalongwithhim，hewouldshowthemaey-saintedladyinthesamebed，ouldverymuchpleasethem。Theshowerwhichhaddriventhemaswellasmyselfintothehouse，wasnowover;andastheywerepassihegardeoletmebeoheirpany。

&lemaoldme，ifIdelightedihile;forthathebelievedheesuchablowoftulipsaswasthewholetry。

Iacceptedtheoffer，aelyfoundthattheyhadbeentalkinginterms，andthatthekiheyhadmentionedwereonlysomanytulips，towhichthegardeners，agtotheirusual，hadgivensuchhightitlesaionsofhonor。

Iwasverymuchpleasedandastohegloriousshowofthesegayvegetables，thataroseiprofusiononallthebanksaboutus。SometimesIsideredeveryleafasaepieceoftissue，inwhichthethreadsandfiberswerewoveodifferentfigurations，whichgaveadifferentgtothelightasitglaheseveralpartsofthesurfaesIsideredthewholebedoftulips，agtothenotiomathematidphilosopherthateverlived，asamultitudeofoptistruments，desigheseparatinglightintoallthosevariouscolorsofwhichitisposed。

Iwasawakehesemyphilosophicalspes，bytheedtolaughatme。Iatallypraisedatulipasoeversaw;uponwhie，itwasaonFool'sthatIpraisedanother，whichitseemswasbutanotherkindofFool'sCoat。

Ihadthesamefatewithtwoorthreemore，forwhiIdesiredtheardemeknoerethefiheflower;forthatIwassounskillfulihatIthoughtthemostbeautifulwerethemostvaluable，andthatthosewhichhadthegayestcolourswerethemostbeautiful。Thegentlemamyignorance。Heseemedaveryplaiman，andapersonofgoodsehisheadbeehatdistemperwhichHippocratescallstheTulippomania;insomuchthathewouldtalkveryrationallyonaheworldbutatulip。

&oldme，thathevaluedthebedofflowerswhichlaybeforeus，andwasyyardsihandtwoih，morethahebesthundredacresoflandinEngland，aitwouldhavebeenworthtwieyitis，ifafoolishaidofhishadnotalmostruinedhimiwinter，bymistakingahandfuloftuliprootsforaheapofonions，and“bythatmeans，”sayshe，“mademeadishofpottagethateabovethousandp。”Hethehethoughtthefiofhistulips，whidreceivedalltheirvaluefromtheirrarity，andoddness，andputmeinmindreatfortunes，whiotalwaysthegreatestbeauties。

IhaveofteasapieceofhappiIhaveneverfallenintoaasticaltastes，hingthemoreforitsbeingtheunonandhardtobemetwith，ForthisreasonIlookuponthewholespringtimeasaspaciousgarden，andmakeasmanyvisitstoaspotofdaisiesorabankofviolets，asafloristdoestohisbordersorparterres。Thereisnotabushinblossomwithinamileofme，whiotatedwith，norscarceadaffodilofcowslipthatwithersawayinmyneighborhoodwithoutmymissingit，Iwalkedhomeinthistemperofmindthroughseveralfieldsahandunspeakablepleasure，notwithoyofProvidencewhichhasmadethemostpleasingaifulobjectsthemostordinaryandmoston。

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