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banks of the sea or of some rivers�察�so as to be floated to them�察�
for it is a harder work to carry wood at any distance over land�察�
than corn。 The people are industrious�察�apt to learn�察�as well as
cheerful and pleasant�察�and none can endure more labor�察�when it is
necessary�察�but except in that case they love their ease。 They are
unwearied pursuers of knowledge�察�for when we had given them some
hints of the learning and discipline of the Greeks�察�concerning
whom we only instructed them ��for we know that there was nothing
among the Romans�察�except their historians and their poets�察�that
they would value much���察�it was strange to see how eagerly they
were set on learning that language。 We began to read a little of
it to them�察�rather in compliance with their importunity�察�than out
of any hopes of their reaping from it any great advantage。 But
after a very short trial�察�we found they made such progress�察�that
we saw our labor was like to be more successful than we could have
expected。 They learned to write their characters and to pronounce
their language so exactly�察�had so quick an apprehension�察�they
remembered it so faithfully�察�and became so ready and correct in
the use of it�察�that it would have looked like a miracle if the
greater part of those whom we taught had not been men both of
extraordinary capacity and of a fit age for instruction。 They were
for the greatest part chosen from among their learned men�察�by
their chief Council�察�though some studied it of their own accord。
In three years' time they became masters of the whole language�察�so
that they read the best of the Greek authors very exactly。 I am
indeed apt to think that they learned that language the more
easily�察�from its having some relation to their own。 I believe that
they were a colony of the Greeks�察�for though their language comes
nearer the Persian�察�yet they retain many names�察�both for their
towns and magistrates�察�that are of Greek derivation。
I happened to carry a great many books with me�察�instead of
merchandise�察�when I sailed my fourth voyage�察�for I was so far from
thinking of soon coming back�察�that I rather thought never to have
returned at all�察�and I gave them all my books�察�among which were
many of Plato's and some of Aristotle's works。 I had also
Theophrastus ;On Plants�察─�which�察�to my great regret�察�was
imperfect�察�for having laid it carelessly by�察�while we were at sea�察�
a monkey had seized upon it�察�and in many places torn out the
leaves。 They have no books of grammar but Lascares�察�for I did not
carry Theodorus with me�察�nor have they any dictionaries but
Hesichius and Dioscorides。 They esteem Plutarch highly�察�and were
much taken with Lucian's wit and with his pleasant way of writing。
As for the poets�察�they have Aristophanes�察�Homer�察�Euripides�察�and
Sophocles of Aldus's edition�察�and for historians Thucydides�察�
Herodotus�察�and Herodian。 One of my companions�察�Thricius Apinatus�察�
happened to carry with him some of Hippocrates's works�察�and
Galen's ;Microtechne�察─�which they hold in great estimation�察�for
though there is no nation in the world that needs physic so little
as they do�察�yet there is not any that honors it so much�此�they
reckon the knowledge of it one of the pleasantest and most
profitable parts of philosophy�察�by which�察�as they search into the
secrets of nature�察�so they not only find this study highly
agreeable�察�but think that such inquiries are very acceptable to
the Author of nature�察�and imagine that as He�察�like the inventors
of curious engines among mankind�察�has exposed this great machine
of the universe to the view of the only creatures capable of
contemplating it�察�so an exact and curious observer�察�who admires
His workmanship�察�is much more acceptable to Him than one of the
herd�察�who�察�like a beast incapable of reason�察�looks on this
glorious scene with the eyes of a dull and unconcerned spectator。
The minds of the Utopians�察�when fenced with a love for learning�察�
are very ingenious in discovering all such arts as are necessary
to carry it to perfection。 Two things they owe to us�察�the
manufacture of paper and the art of printing�此�yet they are not so
entirely indebted to us for these discoveries but that a great
part of the invention was their own。 We showed them some books
printed by Aldus�察�we explained to them the way of making paper�察�
and the mystery of printing�察�but as we had never practised these
arts�察�we described them in a crude and superficial manner。 They
seized the hints we gave them�察�and though at first they could not
arrive at perfection�察�yet by making many essays they at last found
out and corrected all their errors�察�and conquered every
difficulty。 Before this they only wrote on parchment�察�on reeds�察�or
on the bark of trees�察�but now they have established the
manufacture of paper�察�and set up printing´presses�察�so that if they
had but a good number of Greek authors they would be quickly
supplied with many copies of them�此�at present�察�though they have no
more than those I have mentioned�察�yet by several impressions they
have multiplied them into many thousands 。
If any man was to go among them that had some extraordinary
talent�察�or that by much travelling had observed the customs of
many nations ��which made us to be so well received���察�he would
receive a hearty welcome�察�for they are very desirous to know the
state of the whole world。 Very few go among them on the account of
traffic�察�for what can a man carry to them but iron or gold or
silver�察�which merchants desire rather to export than import to a
strange country�此�and as for their exportation�察�they think it
better to manage that themselves than to leave it to foreigners�察�
for by this means�察�as they understand the state of the neighboring
countries better�察�so they keep up the art of navigation�察�which
cannot be maintained but by much practice。
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