第16章 郁金香TulipsLove2（第1页）

第16章郁金香TulipsLove（2）

Afterseveralparallelsbetweemen，earedtomealtroundlessandchimerical，IrisedtohearohevaluedtheBlacemorethantheDukeofVenoms。HowtheDukeofVendosmeshouldbeearivalofBlace，I’tdwasmorestartledwhenIheardase，withgreatvehemeiftheEmperermanywasnotgoingoff，heshouldlikehimbetterthahem。Headded，thatthoughtheseasonwassogeable，theDukehwasinbloomiy。Iwaswtomyselffromwheheyhadreceivedthisoddintelligence：especiallywhehemmentionthenamesofseveralehePriheKiheysaid，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;forthatIwassounskillfuliIthoughtthemostbeautifulwerethemostvaluable，andthatthosewhichhadthegayestcolourswerethemostbeautiful。Thegentlemamyignorance。Heseemedaveryplaiman，andapersonofgoodsehisheadbeehatdistemperwhichHippocratescallstheTulippomania;insomuchthathewouldtalkveryrationallyonaheworldbutatulip。

&oldme，thathevaluedthebedofflowerswhichlaybeforeus，andwasyyardsihandtwoih，morethahebesthundredacresoflandinEngland，awouldhavebeenworthtwieyitis，ifafoolishaidofhishadnotalmostruinedhimiwiakingahandfuloftuliprootsforaheapofonions，and“bythatmeans，”sayshe，“mademeadishofpottagethateabovethousandp。”Hethehethoughtthefiofhistulips，whidreceivedalltheirvaluefromtheirrarity，andoddness，andputmeinmindreatfortunes，whiotalwaysthegreatestbeauties。

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