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1、AnHeroicalEpistleofHudibrastoSidrophelWell!Sidrophel,though‘tisinvainTotamperwithyourcrazybrain,WithouttrepanningofyourskullAsoftenasthemoon’satfull:‘Tisnotamiss,e’rey’aregiv’no’er,Totryonedesp’ratemed’cinemoreForwhereyourcasecanbenoworse,Thedesp’rat’stisthewisestcourse.Is
2、’tpossiblethatyou,whoseearsAreofthetribeofIssachar’s,Andmight(withequalreason)either,Formerit,orextentofleather,WithWillaimPryn’s,beforetheywereRetrench’dandcrucify’d,compare,Shou’dyetbedeafagainstanoiseSoroaringasthepublicvoiceThatspeaksyourvirtuesfree,andloud,Andopenly,i
3、nev’rycrowd,As,loudasonethatsingshispartT’awheel-barroworturnip-cart,Oryournewnick-nam’doldinventionTocrygreen-hastingswithanengine;(Asifthevehemencehadstunn’d,Andtornyourdrum-headswiththesound;)And‘causeyourfolly’snownonews,Butovergrown,andoutofuse,Persuadeyourselfthere’s
4、nosuchmatter,Butthat‘tisvanish’doutofnature;Whenfolly,asitgrowsinyears,Themoreextravagantappears;ForwhobutyoucouldbepossestWithsomuchignorance,andbeast,Thatneitherallmens’scornandhate,Norbeinglaugh’dandpointedat,Norbray’dsoofteninamortar,Canteachyouwholesomesenseandnurture
5、;But(likeareprobate)whatcourseSoever’sus’d,growworseandworseCannotransfusionoftheblood,Thatmakesfoolscattle,doyougood?Norputtingpigst’abitchtonurse,Toturn‘emintomongrel-curs,1/4Putyouintoaway,atleast,Tomakeyourselfabetterbeast?CanallyourcriticalintriguesOftryingsoundfromro
6、tteneggs;Yoursev’ralnew-foundremediesOfcuringwoundsandscabsintrees;Yourartsoffluxingthemforclaps,Andpurgingtheirinfectedsaps;Recov’ringshankers,crystallines,Andnodesandbotchesintheirrinds,HavenoeffecttooperateUponthatdullerblock,yourpate?ButstillitmustbelewdlybentTotemptyo
7、urownduepunishment;And,likeyourwhymsy’dchariots,draw,Theboystocourseyouwithoutlaw;AsiftheartyouhavesolongProfess’d,ofmakingolddogsyoung,InyouhadvirtuetorenewNotonlyyouth,butchildhoodtoo.Canyou,thatunderstandallbooks,Byjudgingonlywithyourlooks,Resolveallproblemswithyourface
8、,AsothersdowithB’sandA’s;UnriddleallthatmankindknowsWithsolidbendingofyourbrows;Allartsan
