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1、查斯特菲尔德勋爵给儿子的信第十三封信感受父爱的力量AstwomailsarenowduefromHolland,Ihavenolettersofyours,orMr.Harte'stoacknowledge;sothatthisletteristheeffectofthat'scribendicacoethes,'whichmyfears,myhopes,andmydoubts,concerningyougiveme.WhenIhavewroteyouaverylongletteruponanysub
2、ject,itisnosoonergone,butIthinkIhaveomittedsomethinginit,whichmightbeofusetoyou;andthenIpreparethesupplementforthenextpost:orelsesomenewsubjectoccurstome,uponwhichIfancyIcangiveyousomeinformations,orpointoutsomeruleswhichmaybeadvantageoustoyou.Thissetsm
3、etowritingagain,thoughGodknowswhethertoanypurposeornot;afewyearsmorecanonlyascertainthat.But,whatevermysuccessmaybe,myanxietyandmycarecanonlybetheeffectsofthattenderaffectionwhichIhaveforyou;andwhichyoucannotrepresenttoyourselfgreaterthanitreallyis.Butd
4、onotmistakethenatureofthataffection,andthinkitofakindthatyoumaywithimpunityabuse.Itisnotnaturalaffection,therebeinginrealitynosuchthing;for,iftherewere,someinwardsentimentmustnecessarilyandreciprocallydiscovertheparenttothechild,andthechildtotheparent,w
5、ithoutanyexteriorindications,knowledge,oracquaintancewhatsoever;whichneverhappenedsincethecreationoftheworld,whateverpoets,romance,andnovelwriters,andsuchsentiment-mongers,maybepleasedtosaytothecontrary.Neitherismyaffectionforyouthatofamother,ofwhichthe
6、only,oratleastthechiefobjects,arehealthandlife:Iwishyouthembothmostheartily;but,atthesametime,Iconfesstheyarebynomeansmyprincipalcare. Myobjectistohaveyoufittolive;which,ifyouarenot,Idonotdesirethatyoushouldliveatall.Myaffectionforyouthenis,andonlywill
7、be,proportionedtoyourmerit;whichistheonlyaffectionthatonerationalbeingoughttohaveforanother.HithertoIhavediscoverednothingwronginyourheart,oryourhead:onthecontraryIthinkIseesenseintheone,andsentimentsintheother.Thispersuasionistheonlymotiveofmypresentaf
8、fection;whichwilleitherincreaseordiminish,accordingtoyourmeritordemerit.Ifyouhavetheknowledge,thehonor,andprobity,whichyoumayhave,themarksandwarmthofmyaffectionshallamplyrewardthem;butifyouhavethemnot,myaversionandindignationwill
