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1、TRANSLATIONENGLISHTOCHINESEProseofitsverynatureislongerthanverse,andthevirtuespeculiartoitmanifestthemselvesgradually.Ifthecardinalvirtueofpoetryislove,thecardinalvirtueofproseisjustice;and,whereaslovemakesyouactandspeakonthespurofthemoment,justiceneedsinquiry,patience,andacontrolevenofthenobles
2、tpassions.Byjusticehere1donotmeanjusticeonlytoparticularpeopleorideas,butahabitofjusticeinalltheprocessesofthought,astyletranquilizedandaformmouldedbythathabit•Themasterofproseisnotcold,buthewillnotletanywordorimageinflamehimwithaheatirrelevanttohispurpose•Unhasting,unresting,hepursuesit,subduin
3、galltherichesofhismindtoit,rejectingallbeautiesthatarenotgermanetoit;makinghisownbeautyoutoftheveryaccomplishmentofit,outofthewholeworkanditsproportions,sothatyoumustreadtotheendbeforeyouknowthatitisbeautiful.Buthehashisreward,forheistrustedandconvinces,asthosewhoareatthemercyoftheirowneloquence
4、donot;andhegivesapleasureallthegreaterforbeinghardlynoticed•Inthebestprose,whethernarrativeorargument,wearesoledonasweread,thatwedonotstoptoapplaudthewriter,nordowestoptoquestionhim.2、Letmecometothepointboldly;whatgovernstheEnglishmanishisinneratmosphere,theweatherinhissoul.Itisnothingparticular
5、lyspiritualormysterious.Whenhehastakenhisexerciseandisdrinkinghisteaorhisbeerandlightinghispipe;when,inhisgardenorbyhisfire,hesprawlsinanaggressivelycomfortablechair;whenwell-washedandwell-brushed,heresolutelyturnsinchurchtotheeastandrecitestheCreed(withgenuftexions,ifhelikesgenuflexions)without
6、intheleastimplyingthathebelievesonewordofit;whenhehearsorsingsthemostcrudelysentimentalandthinnestofpopularsongszunmovedbutnotdisguised;whenhemakesuphismindwhoishisbestfriendorhisfavoritepoet;whenheadoptsapartyorasweetheart;whenheishuntingorshootingorboating,orstridingthroughthefields;whenheisch
7、oosinghisclothesorhisprofession—neverisitaprecisereason,orpurpose,orouterfactthatdetermineshim;itisalwaystheatmosphereofhisinnerman.3、Everyweek,everyemployedmanandwomaninBritainhastopaytheStateacertainsumofmoneyasacompulsory