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约瑟夫·艾迪生JosephAddison
约瑟夫·艾迪生（1672—1719），英国著名作家，1672年生于英国一个乡村牧师家庭，后受教于牛津大学，并于1693年获得硕士学位。
从1708年开始，艾迪生先后担任过议会议员，国务大臣助理，英国驻爱尔兰总督秘书等职。
后曾为理查德，斯帝尔主编的《闲话报》撰写文章。
1711年，他与斯帝尔合作创办报纸《旁观者》并担任主编。
他的散文文风优美，文笔流畅，亲切通俗，主题明晰，对以后的散文作家有很大的影响。
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1.atally[，?ksi'dentli]adv.偶然地，意外地
&ai?'tei]n.娱乐，款待，消遣
3.particular[p?'tikjul?]adj.详细的，独有的
&ful[di'laitful]adj.令人愉快的，可爱的，可喜的
Icedtoriseveryearlyoiingthissummer，andtookawalkirytodivertmyselfamongthefieldsandmeadows，whilethegreeheflowersintheirblooAsatthisseasonoftheyeareverylaifulwalk，andeveryhedgefullofnosegays，Ilostmyself，withagreatdealseveralthidbushesthatwerefilledwithagreatvarietyofbirds，andanagreeableofnotes，whiedthepleasahewordtooneassedawholewinterinnoiseahefreshhedeaboutme，withthecoolbreath，whispiredthebirdswithsomafulinstiedihesamekindofanimalpleasure，aoverflowwithsuchsecretemotionsofjoyandsatisfaasarenottobedescribedoratedfor.OnthisoIotbutrefleabeautifulsimileinMilton:
Asonewholonginpopuloust;
&hidsewersannoytheair;
Forthissuingonasummer'smorhe
Amovillagesandfarms
Adjoin’d，fromeagmetceiveddelight:
Thesmellofgrain，rass，orkine，
Ordairy，eachruralsight，eachruralsound.
Thosewhoaretiingsofpoliteauthorsreadditiofromthetry，asitrevivesihdess，withwhichsuchauthorsdofrequentlyabound.
IwasthinkingbeautifulsimileinMilton，andapplyingittomyself，whehewindwardofmeablackcloud，fallihinlongtrailsofrain，whichmademebetakemyselfforsheltertoahousesawatalittledistaheplacealking.AsIsatintheporch，Iheardthevoicesoftwoorthreepersons，whoseemedveryearindisycuriositywasraisedwhehenamesofAlexaandArtaxerxes;aalkseemedtoruheroes，Icludedthereotbea;forwhithoughtImightveryfairlylistentowhattheysaid.
Afterseveralparallelsbetweemen，earedtomealtroundlessandchimerical，IrisedtohearohathevaluedtheBlacemorethantheDukeofVenoms.HowtheDukeofVendosmeshouldbeearivalofBlace，I’tdwasmorestartledwhenIheardase，withgreatvehemeiftheEmperermanywasnotgoingoff，heshouldlikehimbetterthaheHeadded，thatthoughtheseasonwassogeable，theDukehwasinbloomiy.Iwaswtomyselffromwheheyhadreceivedthisoddintelligence:especiallywhehemmentionthenamesofseveralenerals，asthePriheKingofSweden，who，theysaid，werebaway.Towhichtheyadded，whatIentirelyagreedwiththemin，thattheofFrancewasveryweak，butthattheMarshalVillarsstillkepthiscolors.Atlast，ohepany，iftheywouldgoalongwithhim，hewouldshowthemaey-saintedladyinthesamebed，ouldverymuchpleasetheTheshowerwhichhaddriventhemaswellasmyselfintothehouse，wasnowover;andastheywerepassihegardeoletmebeoheirpany.
&lemaoldme，ifIdelightedihile;forthathebelievedheesuchablowoftulipsaswasthewholetry.
Iacceptedtheoffer，aelyfoundthattheyhadbeentalkinginterms，andthatthekiheyhadmentionedwereonlysomanytulips，towhichthegardeners，agtotheirusual，hadgivensuchhightitlesaionsofhonor.
Iwasverymuchpleasedandastohegloriousshowofthesegayvegetables，thataroseiprofusiononallthebanksaboutus.SometimesIsideredeveryleafasaepieceoftissue，inwhichthethreadsandfiberswerewoveodifferentfigurations，whichgaveadifferentgtothelightasitglaheseveralpartsofthesurfaesIsideredthewholebedoftulips，agtothenotiomathematidphilosopherthateverlived，asamultitudeofoptistruments，desigheseparatinglightintoallthosevariouscolorsofwhichitisposed.
Iwasawakehesemyphilosophicalspes，bytheedtolaughatme.Iatallypraisedatulipasoeversaw;uponwhie，itwasaonFool'sthatIpraisedanother，whichitseemswasbutanotherkindofFool'sCoat.
Ihadthesamefatewithtwoorthreemore，forwhiIdesiredtheardemeknoerethefiheflower;forthatIwassounskillfulihatIthoughtthemostbeautifulwerethemostvaluable，andthatthosewhichhadthegayestcolourswerethemostbeautiful.Thegentlemamyignorance.Heseemedaveryplaiman，andapersonofgoodsehisheadbeehatdistemperwhichHippocratescallstheTulippomania;insomuchthathewouldtalkveryrationallyonaheworldbutatulip.
&oldme，thathevaluedthebedofflowerswhichlaybeforeus，andwasyyardsihandtwoih，morethahebesthundredacresoflandinEngland，aitwouldhavebeenworthtwieyitis，ifafoolishaidofhishadnotalmostruinedhimiwinter，bymistakingahandfuloftuliprootsforaheapofonions，and“bythatmeans，”
sayshe，“mademeadishofpottagethateabovethousandp.”
Hethehethoughtthefiofhistulips，whidreceivedalltheirvaluefromtheirrarity，andoddness，andputmeinmindreatfortunes，whiotalwaysthegreatestbeauties.
IhaveofteasapieceofhappiIhaveneverfallenintoaasticaltastes，hingthemoreforitsbeingtheunonandhardtobemetwith，ForthisreasonIlookuponthewholespringtimeasaspaciousgarden，andmakeasmanyvisitstoaspotofdaisiesorabankofviolets，asafloristdoestohisbordersorparterres.Thereisnotabushinblossomwithinamileofme，whiotatedwith，norscarceadaffodilofcowslipthatwithersawayinmyneighborhoodwithoutmymissingit，Iwalkedhomeinthistemperofmindthroughseveralfieldsahandunspeakablepleasure，notwithoyofProvidencewhichhasmadethemostpleasingaifulobjectsthemostordinaryandmoston.
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