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lated―Ihadconceivednothing―Ihadfeltthewhole.Thisco nfusedsuc-
cessionofemotionsdidnotretardthefutureeffortsofmyr eason
thoughtheyaddedanextravagantromanticnotionofhumanl ifewhich
experience and reflection have never been able to eradicate.
Myromancereadingconcludedwiththesummerof1719thefol low-
ingwinterwasdifferentlyemployed.Mymother'slibraryb eingquiteex-
haustedwehadrecoursetothatpartofherfather'swhichha ddevolved
tous;herewehappilyfoundsomevaluablebookswhichwasby no
mean######traordinaryhavingbeenselectedbyaministertha ttrulyde-
servedthattitleinwhomlearning(whichwastherageofthe times)was
butasecondarycommendationhistasteandgoodsensebeing most
conspicuous.ThehistoryoftheChurchandEmpirebyLeSueu r
Bossuett'sDiscoursesonUniversalHistoryPlutarch'sLi vesthehistory
ofVenicebyNaniOvid'sMetamorphosesLaBruyereFontenel le's
WorldhisDialoguesoftheDeadandafewvolumesofMolierew ere
soonrangedinmyfather'sclosetwhereduringthehourshew asem-
ployedinhisbusinessIdailyreadthemwithanavidityandt asteun-
commonperhaps unprecedented at my age.
Plutarchpresentlybecamemygreatestfavorite.Thesatis factionIde-
rivedfromrepeatedreadingsIgavethisauthorextinguish edmypas-
sionforromancesandIshortly,
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