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ole　country。

I　accepted　the　offer；　and　immediately　found　that　they　had　been　talking　in　terms　of　gardening；　and　that　the　kings　and　generals　they　had　mentioned　were　only　so　many　tulips；　to　which　the　gardeners；　according　to　their　usual　custom；　had　given　such　high　titles　and　appellations　of　honor。。　最好的txt下載網

鬱金香（4）

I　was　very　much　pleased　and　astonished　at　the　glorious　show　of　these　gay　vegetables；　that　arose　in　great　profusion　on　all　the　banks　about　us。　Sometimes　I　considered　every　leaf　as　an　elaborate　piece　of　tissue；　in　which　the　threads　and　fibers　were　woven　together　into　different　configurations；　which　gave　a　different　coloring　to　the　light　as　it　glanced　on　the　several　parts　of　the　surface。　Sometimes　I　considered　the　whole　bed　of　tulips；　according　to　the　notion　of　the　greatest　mathematician　and　philosopher　that　ever　lived；　as　a　multitude　of　optic　instruments；　designed　for　the　separating　light　into　all　those　various　colors　of　which　it　is　posed。

I　was　awakened　out　these　my　philosophical　speculations；　by　observing　the　pany　often　seemed　to　laugh　at　me。　I　accidentally　praised　a　tulip　as　one　of　the　finest　ever　saw；　upon　which　they　told　me；　it　was　a　mon　Fool’s　Coat。　Upon　that　I　praised　another；　which　it　seems　was　but　another　kind　of　Fool’s　Coat。

I　had　the　same　fate　with　two　or　three　more；　for　which　reason　I　desired　the　owner　of　the　garden　to　let　me　know　which　were　the　finest　of　the　flower；　for　that　I　was　so　unskillful　in　the　art；　that　I　thought　the　most　beautiful　were　the　most　valuable；　and　that　those　which　had　the　gayest　colours　were　the　most　beautiful。　The　gentleman　smiled　at　my　ignorance。　He　seemed　a　very　plain　honest　man；　and　a　person　of　good　sense；　had　not　his　head　been　touched　with　that　distemper　which　Hippocrates　calls　the　Tulippo