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1、ROBROYBYSIRWALTERSCOTT,BARTForwhy?BecausethegoodoldruleSufficeththem;thesimpleplan,Thattheyshouldtakewhohavethepower,Andtheyshouldkeepwhocan._RobRoy'sGrave_---WordsworthADVERTISEMENTTOTHEFIRSTEDITIONWhentheEditorofthefollowingvolumespublished,abouttwoyearssince,t
2、heworkcalledthe``Antiquary,''heannouncedthathewas,forthelasttime,intrudinguponthepublicinhispresentcapacity.Hemightshelterhimselfunderthepleathateveryanonymouswriteris,likethecelebratedJunius,onlyaphantom,andthattherefore,althoughanapparition,ofamorebenign,aswell
3、asmuchmeanerdescription,hecannotbeboundtopleadtoachargeofinconsistency.AbetterapologymaybefoundintheimitatingtheconfessionofhonestBenedict,that,whenhesaidhewoulddieabachelor,hedidnotthinkheshouldlivetobemarried.Thebestofallwouldbe,if,ashaseminentlyhappenedintheca
4、seofsomedistinguishedcontemporaries,themeritoftheworkshould,inthereader'sestimation,formanexcusefortheAuthor'sbreachofpromise.Withoutpresumingtohopethatthismayprovethecase,itisonlyfurthernecessarytomention,thathisresolution,likethatofBenedict,fellasacrifice,totem
5、ptationatleast,ifnottostratagem.ItisnowaboutsixmonthssincetheAuthor,throughthemediumofhisrespectablePublishers,receivedaparcelofPapers,containingtheOutlinesofthisnarrative,withapermission,orratherwitharequest,couchedinhighlyflatteringterms,thattheymightbegiventot
6、hePublic,withsuchalterationsasshouldbefoundsuitable.<*>*Asitmaybenecessary,inthepresentEdition(1829),tospeakuponthesquare,*theAuthorthinksitpropertoown,thatthecommunicationalludedtoisentirely*imaginary.Thesewereofcoursesonumerous,that,besidesthesuppressionofnames
7、,andofincidentsapproachingtoomuchtoreality,theworkmayinagreatmeasurebe,saidtobenewwritten.Severalanachronismshaveprobablycreptinduringthecourseofthesechanges;andthemottoesfortheChaptershavebeenselectedwithoutanyreferencetothesupposeddateoftheincidents.Forthese,of
8、course,theEditorisresponsible.Someothersoccurredintheoriginalmaterials,buttheyareoflittleconsequence.Inpointofminuteaccuracy,itmaybestated,thatthebridgeoverthe
