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an    example�察    �that  there   never    passed�察   �till  this  very   hour�察  �six   words 

between us。       For our horses were of our own breeding�察�our                 arms of our 

own forging�察�and our clothes of our own cutting out and                  sewing。;      Plato 

was by chance up on the next shelf�察�and observing                  those that spoke to be 

in   the   ragged     plight   mentioned      a  while    ago�察   �their    jades   lean   and 

foundered�察�their weapons of rotten wood�察�their                armour rusty�察�and nothing 



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but rags underneath�察�he laughed loud�察�and               in his pleasant way swore�察�by 

´�察�he believed them。 

     Now�察  �the   Moderns   had   not   proceeded   in   their   late   negotiation   with 

secrecy enough to escape the notice of the enemy。                  For those      advocates 

who     had   begun     the  quarrel�察   �by   setting   first  on  foot   the   dispute     of 

precedency�察�talked so loud of coming to a battle�察�that               Sir William Temple 

happened       to  overhear    them�察   �and   gave    immediate       intelligence     to  the 

Ancients�察     �who     thereupon     drew     up   their   scattered     troops     together�察�

resolving to act upon the defensive�察�upon which�察                �several of the Moderns 

fled    over   to  their  party�察  �and   among     the   rest   Temple      himself。    This 

Temple�察�having been educated and long                 conversed among the Ancients�察�

was�察   �of   all  the  Moderns�察     �their   greatest     favourite�察   �and   became     their 

greatest champion。 

     Things   were   at   this    crisis   when   a   material   accident   fell   out。   For 

upon the highest corner of a large window�察�there dwelt a certain                      spider�察�

swollen up to the first magnitude by the destruction of                  infinite numbers 

of   flies�察  �whose   spoils   lay  scattered   before   the   gates   of   his   palace�察  �like 

human bones before the cave of some                giant。     The avenues to his castle 

were guarded with turnpikes and              palisadoes�察�all after the modern way of 

fortification。     After    you    had     passed    several   courts   you    came    to  the 

centre�察   �wherein     you   might     behold     the   constable    himself    in  his   own 

lodgings�察�which had windows              fronting to each avenue�察�and ports to sally 

out upon all occasions          of prey or defence。         In this mansion he had for 

some   time   dwelt   in    peace   and   plenty�察  �without   danger   to   his   person   by 

swallows from         above�察�or to his palace by brooms from below�察�when it 

was the      pleasure of fortune to conduct thither a wandering bee�察�to whose 

curiosity a broken pane in the glass had discovered itself�察�and in                 he went�察�

where�察�expatiating a while�察�he at last happened to alight                 upon one of the 

outward   walls   of   the   spider's   citadel�察  �which�察     �yielding   to   the   unequal 

weight�察 �sunk   down   to   the   very  foundation。          Thrice   he   endeavoured   to 

force    his   passage�察   �and   thrice   the  centre    shook。      The     spider   within�察�

feeling     the   terrible   convulsion�察      �supposed       at  first  that   nature    was 

approaching to her final          dissolution�察�or else that Beelzebub�察�with all his 

legions�察    �was   come      to   revenge    the   death    of  many    thousands      of  his 



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subjects     whom   his      enemy      had   slain   and   devoured。      However�察      �he   at 

length valiantly        resolved   to   issue   forth   and   meet   his   fate。 Meanwhile 

the bee had       acquitted himself of his toils�察�and�察�posted securely at some 

distance�察  �was   employed   in   cleansing   his   wings�察  �and   disengaging   them 

from the ragged remnants of the cobweb。                   By this time the spider          was 

adventured out�察�when�察�beholding the chasms�察�the ruins�察�and                     dilapidations 

of his fortress�察�he was very near at his wit's end�察               �he stormed and swore 

like    a  madman�察     �and   swelled     till  he  was   ready     to   burst。   At    length�察�

casting   his   eye   upon   the   bee�察  �and   wisely    gathering   causes   from  events 

��for they know each other by sight���察              �A plague split you�察─�said he�察 �is it 

you�察  �with   a   vengeance�察  �that     have   made   this   litter   here�察  �could   not   you 

look before you�察�and be           d´d�拭   �Do you think I have nothing else to do ��in 

the   devil's   name��     but   to   mend   and   repair   after   you�拭─     �Good   words�察�

friend�察─�said the       bee�察�having now pruned himself�察�and being disposed to 

droll�察   �I'll   give   you   my   hand   and   word   to   come   near   your   kennel   no 

more�察    �I  was    never     in  such    a  confounded       pickle   since   I  was    born。; 

;Sirrah�察─     �replied the spider�察 �if it were not for breaking an old custom in 

our   family�察  �never   to   stir   abroad   against   an   enemy�察  �I   should   come     and 

teach   you   better   manners。;       ;I   pray   have   patience�察─  �said   the    bee�察   �or 

you'll spend your substance�察�and�察�for aught I see�察�you may                     stand in need 

of it all�察�towards the repair of your house。;               ;Rogue�察�rogue�察─�replied the 

spider�察 �yet   methinks you   should have             more respect to a person   whom 

all the world allows to be so much               your betters。;       ;By my troth�察─�said 

the bee�察 �the comparison will             amount to a very good jest�察�and you will 

do me a favour to let me           know the reasons that all the world is pleased to 

use in so hopeful        a dispute。;      At this the spider�察�having swelled himself 

into the      size and posture of a disputant�察�began his argument in the true 

spirit of controversy�察�with resolution to be heartily scurrilous                  and angry�察�

to   urge   on   his   own   reasons   without   the   least   regard   to  the   answers   or 

objections of his opposite�察�and fully predetermined                    in his mind against 

all conviction。 

     ;Not   to   disparage   myself�察─  �said   he�察   �by   the   comparison   with   such   a 

rascal�察  �what   art   thou   but   a   vagabond   without   house   or   home�察  �without 

stock or inheritance�拭�born to no possession of your own�察�but a pair                          of 



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wings   and   a   drone´pipe。      Your   livelihood   is   a   universal   plunder    upon 

nature�察�a freebooter over fields and gardens�察�and�察�for the                sake of stealing�察�

will rob a nettle as easily as a violet。         Whereas       I am a domestic animal�察�

furnished with a native stock within             myself。     This large castle ��to show 

my improvements in the             mathematics�� is all   built with   my own   hands�察�

and the materials        extracted altogether out of my own person。; 

     ;I am glad�察─�answered the bee�察 �to hear you grant at least that I                    am 

come      honestly   by    my   wings    and   my   voice�察   �for  then�察  �it  seems�察  �I  am 

obliged   to   Heaven   alone   for   my   flights   and   my   music�察  �and   Providence 

would      never   have    bestowed     on   me   two    such   gifts  without     designing 

them for the noblest ends。          I visit�察�indeed�察�all the flowers and          blossoms 

of   the   field   and   garden�察  �but   whatever   I   collect   thence  enriches   myself 

without the least injury to their beauty�察�their            smell�察�or their taste。      Now�察�

for you and your skill in architecture            and other mathematics�察�I have little 

to   say�此  �in   that   building   of  yours   there   might�察  �for   aught   I   know�察  �have 

been labour and method            enough�察�but�察�by woeful experience for us both�察�

it is too plain the       materials are naught�察�and I hope you will henceforth 

take warning�察       �and consider duration and matter�察�as well as method and 

art。    You     boast�察  �indeed�察  �of   being   obliged   to   no   other   creature�察  �but   of 

drawing   and   spinning   out   all   from   yourself�察  �that   is   to   say�察  �if   we may 

judge of the liquor in the vessel by what issues out�察�you                  possess a good 

plentiful store of dirt and poison in your breast�察             �and�察�though I would by 

no means lesson or disparage your genuine                  stock of either�察�yet I doubt 

you   are   somewhat   obliged�察  �for   an      increase   of   both�察  �to   a   little   foreign 

assistance。      Your   inherent      portion   of dirt does not fall of   acquisitions�察�

by sweepings exhaled           from below�察�and one insect furnishes you with a 

share     of  poison    to   destroy     another。    So    that�察 �in  short�察  �the  question 

comes all to       this�此  �whether is the nobler being of the two�察�that which�察�by 

a    lazy   contemplation   of   four   inches   round�察  �by   an   overweening   pride�察�

feeding�察�and engendering on itself�察�turns all into excrement and                     venom�察�

producing nothing at all but flybane and a cobweb�察�or that                     which�察�by a 

universal      range�察  �with   long    search�察  �much     study�察  �true    judgment�察     �and 

distinction of things�察�brings home honey and wax。; 

     This dispute was managed with such eagerness�察�clamour�察�and warmth�察�



                    

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