the works of edgar allan poe-5-第19章

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justice　to　his　essays　_sur　la　Nature_　…　his　thoughts　sur　_l'Ame_　…　his
observations　_sur　l'Esprit　？_　If　his　_omelettes_　…　if　his　_fricandeaux_
were　inestimable；　what　_litt閞ateur_　of　that　day　would　not　have　given
twice　as　much　for　an　〃_Id閑　de　Bon…Bon_〃　as　for　all　the　trash　of　〃_Id閑s_〃
of　all　the　rest　of　the　_savants　？_　Bon…Bon　had　ransacked　libraries　which
no　other　man　had　ransacked　…　had　more　than　any　other　would　have
entertained　a　notion　of　reading…　had　understood　more　than　any　other　would
have　conceived　the　possibility　of　understanding；　and　although；　while　he
flourished；　there　were　not　wanting　some　authors　at　Rouen　to　assert　〃that
his　_dicta_　evinced　neither　the　purity　of　the　Academy；　nor　the　depth　of
the　Lyceum〃　…　although；　mark　me；　his　doctrines　were　by　no　means　very
generally　comprehended；　still　it　did　not　follow　that　they　were　difficult
of　comprehension。　It　was；　I　think；　on　account　of　their　self…evidency　that
many　persons　were　led　to　consider　them　abstruse。　It　is　to　Bon…Bon　…　but
let　this　go　no　farther　…　it　is　to　Bon…Bon　that　Kant　himself　is　mainly
indebted　for　his　metaphysics。　The　former　was　indeed　not　a　Platonist；　nor
strictly　speaking　an　Aristotelian　…　nor　did　he；　like　the　modern　Leibnitz；
waste　those　precious　hours　which　might　be　employed　in　the　invention　of　a
_fricas閑_　or；　_facili　gradu_；　the　analysis　of　a　sensation；　in　frivolous
attempts　at　reconciling　the　obstinate　oils　and　waters　of　ethical
discussion。　Not　at　all。　Bon…Bon　was　Ionic　…　Bon…Bon　was　equally　Italic。　He
reasoned　_？priori_　…　He　reasoned　also　_？posteriori_。　His　ideas　were
innate　…　or　otherwise。　He　believed　in　George　of　Trebizonde　…　He　believed
in　Bossarion　＇Bessarion＇。　Bon…Bon　was　emphatically　a　…　Bon…Bonist。

　　　　I　have　spoken　of　the　philosopher　in　his　capacity　of　_restaurateur_。　I
would　not；　however；　have　any　friend　of　mine　imagine　that；　in　fulfilling
his　hereditary　duties　in　that　line；　our　hero　wanted　a　proper　estimation　of
their　dignity　and　importance。　Far　from　it。　It　was　impossible　to　say　in
which　branch　of　his　profession　he　took　the　greater　pride。　In　his　opinion
the　powers　of　the　intellect　held　intimate　connection　with　the　capabilities
of　the　stomach。　I　am　not　sure；　indeed；　that　he　greatly　disagreed　with　the
Chinese；　who　held　that　the　soul　lies　in　the　abdomen。　The　Greeks　at　all
events　were　right；　he　thought；　who　employed　the　same　words　for　the　mind
and　the　diaphragm。　｛*1）　By　this　I　do　not　mean　to　insinuate　a　charge　of
gluttony；　or　indeed　any　other　serious　charge　to　the　prejudice　of　the
metaphysician。　If　Pierre　Bon…Bon　had　his　failings　…　and　what　great　man　has
not　a　thousand？　…　if　Pierre　Bon…Bon；　I　say；　had　his　failings；　they　were
failings　of　very　little　importance　…　faults　indeed　which；　in　other
tempers；　have　often　been　looked　upon　rather　in　the　light　of　virtues。　As
regards　one　of　these　foibles；　I　should　not　even　have　mentioned　it　in　this
history　but　for　the　remarkable　prominency　…　the　extreme　_alto　relievo_　…
in　which　it　jutted　out　from　the　plane　of　his　general　disposition。　He　could
never　let　slip　an　opportunity　of　making　a　bargain。

｛*1｝　MD；