. Tales of fantasy . havegot so cheap a bargain. But as I was out of all fearof being ill treated, under the protection of so greatand good an empress, the ornament of nature, thedarling of the world, the delight of her subjects, thephoenix of the creation ; so, I hoped my late mastersapprehensions would appear to be groundless; for Ialready found my spirits revive, by the influence of hermost august presence. This was the sum of my speech, delivered with greatimproprieties and hesitation. The latter part was al-together framed in the style peculiar to that people,whereof I learned some phrase
. Tales of fantasy . havegot so cheap a bargain. But as I was out of all fearof being ill treated, under the protection of so greatand good an empress, the ornament of nature, thedarling of the world, the delight of her subjects, thephoenix of the creation ; so, I hoped my late mastersapprehensions would appear to be groundless; for Ialready found my spirits revive, by the influence of hermost august presence. This was the sum of my speech, delivered with greatimproprieties and hesitation. The latter part was al-together framed in the style peculiar to that people,whereof I learned some phrases from Glumdalclitch,while she was carrying me into court. The queen, making great allowance for my defective-ness in speaking, was surprised at so much wit andgood sense in so diminutive an animal. She took mein her own hand, and carried me to the king, who wasthen retired to his cabinet. His majesty, a prince ofmuch gravity, and austere countenance, not well ob-serving my shape at first view, asked the queen after. l_ His MAJESTY SENT FOR THREE GREAT SCHOLARS Gulliver in Brobdingnag 37 a cold manner, how long it was since she grew fond of a splacnuck? for such it seems he took me to be, as I lay in her majestys right hand. But the princess, who has an infinite deal of wit and humor, set me gently on my feet upon the scrutoire, and commanded me to give his majesty an account of myself, which I did in a very few words : and Glumdalchtch, who attended at the cabinet door, being admitted, confirmed all that had passed from my arrival at her fathers house. The king, although he be aslearned a person as any in his do-minions, and had been educated inthe study of philosophy, and par-ticularly mathematics ; yet when he observed my shapeexactly, and saw me walk erect, before I began tospeak, conceived I might be a piece of clock-work(which is in that country arrived to a very great per-fection) contrived by some ingenious artist. But whenhe heard my voice, and found what I delivered t
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