. Stepping stones to literature : a reader for sixth grades . bodyand limbs well proportioned, all his motions graceful, andhis deportment majestic. He was then past his prime, being twenty-eight years and threequarters old, of which he hadreigned about seven, in great feli-city, and generally victorious. For the better convenience ofbeholding him, I lay on my side,so that my face was parallel to<^ his, and he stood but three yardsoff; however, I have had himsince many times in my hand, andtherefore cannot be deceived inthe description. His dress wasvery plain and simple, and thefashion of
. Stepping stones to literature : a reader for sixth grades . bodyand limbs well proportioned, all his motions graceful, andhis deportment majestic. He was then past his prime, being twenty-eight years and threequarters old, of which he hadreigned about seven, in great feli-city, and generally victorious. For the better convenience ofbeholding him, I lay on my side,so that my face was parallel to<^ his, and he stood but three yardsoff; however, I have had himsince many times in my hand, andtherefore cannot be deceived inthe description. His dress wasvery plain and simple, and thefashion of it between the Asiaticand the European; but he had onhis head a light helmet of gold,adorned with jewels, and a plumeon the crest. He held his sworddrawn in his hand, to defend him-self if I should happen to break loose: it was almost threeinches long; the hilt and scabbard were gold, enriched withdiamonds. His voice was shrill, but very clear and articulate, and Icould distinctly hear it when I stood up. The ladies and courtiers were all most magnificently. GULLrVEE AND THE PTGMT. A VOYAGE TO LILUPUT. 107 clad; so that the spot they stood upon seemed to resemblea petticoat spread on the ground, embroidered with figuresof gold and silver. His imperial majesty spoke often to me,and I returned answers; but neither of us could understanda syllable. There were several of his priests and lawyerspresent (as I conjectured by their habits), who were com-manded to address themselves to me, and I spoke to themin as many languages as I had the least smattering of,which were High and Low Dutch, Latin, French, Spanish,Italian, and Lingua Franca; ^ but all to no purpose. After about two hours the court retired, and I was leftwith a strong guard to prevent the impertinence, and prob-ably the malice, of the rabble, who were very impatient tocrowd about me as near as they durst, and some of them hadthe impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat on theground by the door of my house, whereof
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