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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

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,Y\ WILL RECOLLECT1 MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ?AT ,I PROMIS$ TO CONFESS TO Y\ MY FAULTS & MY FOLLIES1 & TO TAKE Y\ = ! UMPIRE & DIRECTOR ( MY CONDUCT4 ,P]HAPS ,I HAVE DONE WRONG4 ,P]HAPS1 ?\< UNCONSCI\S ( ]ROR1 ,I AM SOME H[ OR O!R MISL$1 & NE$ Y\R FAI?FUL H& TO LEAD ME BACK AGA9 TO ! ROAD ( 9TEGRITY4 

,:Y IS IT ?AT ,I FEEL A RELUCTANCE TO /ATE TO Y\ ! :OLE ( MY CONDUCT8 ,IT IS A S5SATION TO :I* ,I HAVE HI!RTO BE5 A /RANG]1 & 9 SPITE ( ME1 IT OBLIGES ME TO MI/RU/ MYSELF4 ,BUT ,I HAVE DISCOV]$ ! REASON4 ,IT IS1 ?AT $UCAT$ 9 SOLITUDE1 & IMMUR$ 9 ! WALLS ( A COLLEGE1 WE HAD NOT LE>N$ TO MAKE ALL[ANCES = ! SITUATIONS & ! PASSIONS ( MANK9D4 ,Y\ & ,I1 MY DE> C\NT1 HAVE LONG AGRE$1 ?AT ! MORALITY ( PRIE/S IS TO BE DI/RU/$3 ?AT IT IS TOO (T5 F\ND$ UPON S9I/] VIEWS & PRIVATE 9T]E/3 ?AT IT HAS NONE ( ?AT COMPREH5SION ( ?\<T1 ?AT MANLY 5?USIASM1 :I* IS *>ACT]I/IC ( ! G5U9E MORAL PHILOSOPH]4 ,:AT HAVE P5ANCES & PILGRIMAGES1 :AT HAVE BEADS & CROSSES1 V[S MADE 9 OPPOSITION TO EV]Y 9/9CT ( NATURE1 & AN OB$I5CE SUBV]SIVE ( ! ORIG9AL 9DEP5D5CY ( ! HUMAN M9D1 TO DO ) VIRTUE8 

,?US F>1 MY AMIABLE FRI5D1 Y\ ADVANC$1 BUT YET ,I AM AFRAID Y\ HAVE NOT ADVANC$ F> 5\<4 ,I AM TOLD !RE IS AN HONE/Y & AN HONOR1 ?AT PRES]VES A MAN'S *>ACT] FREE FROM IMPEA*M5T1 :I* IS P]FECTLY SEP>ATE FROM ?AT SUBLIME GOODNESS ?AT Y\ & ,I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIR$4 ,BUT TO ?IS S5TIM5T ,I AM BY NO MEANS RECONCIL$4 ,TO SPEAK MORE IMM$IATELY TO ! SUBJECT ,I 9T5D$4 

,:AT CAN BE MORE JU/IFIABLE1 OR REASONABLE1 ?AN A CON=MITY TO ! ORIG9AL PROP5SITIES ( \R NATURE8 ,IT IS TRUE1 !SE PROP5SITIES MAY BY AN UNDUE CULTIVATION BE SO MU* 9CREAS$1 AS TO BE PRODUCTIVE ( ! MO/ EXT5SIVE MIS*IEF4 ,! MAN :O1 = ! SAKE ( 9DULG+ HIS CORPOREAL APPETITES1 NEGLECTS EV]Y VALUABLE PURSUIT1 & EV]Y IMPORTANT AVOCATION1 CANNOT BE TOO W>MLY C5SUR$4 ,BUT IT IS NO LESS TRUE1 ?AT ! PASSION ( ! SEXES = EA* O!R1 EXI/S 9 ! MO/ 9NOC5T & UNCORRUPT$ HE>T4 ,CAN IT !N BE REASONABLE TO CONDEMN SU* A MOD]ATE 9DULG5CE ( ?IS PASSION1 AS 9T]RUPTS NO EMPLOYM5T1 & IMP$ES NO PURSUIT8 ,?IS 9DULG5CE1 9 ! PRES5T CIVILIZ$ /ATE ( SOCIETY1 REQUIRES NO 9FR+EM5T ( ORD]1 NO DEPRAVATION ( *>ACT]4 ,! LEGISLATORS ( EV]Y C\NTRY1 :OSE WISDOM MAY SURELY BE CONSID]$ AS SOME:AT GREAT] ?AN ?AT ( ITS PRIE/S1 HAVE JUDICI\SLY OV]LOOK$ ?IS IMAG9$ IRREGUL>ITY1 & AMONG ALL ! P5ALTIES :I* !Y HAVE AMBITI\SLY1 & TOO (T5 )\T EI!R S5TIM5T OR HUMANITY1 HEAP$ TOGE!R AGA9/ ! (F5SES ( SOCIETY1 HAVE SUFF]$ ?IS TO PASS UNNOTIC$4 ,:Y %\LD WE BE MORE H>% & RIGOR\S ?AN !Y8 ,IT IS 9CONSI/5T ) ALL LOGIC & ALL C&OR1 TO >GUE AGA9/ ! USE ( ANY ?+ FROM ITS ABUSE4 ,( :AT MIS*IEF CAN ! MOD]ATE GRATIFICATION ( ?IS APPETITE BE ! S\RCE8 ,IT DOES NOT 9DE$ ROMANTICALLY SEEK TO RECLAIM A CLASS ( WOM51 :OM EV]Y SOB] MAN ACKN[L$GES TO BE IRRECLAIMABLE4 ,BUT ) ?AT B5EVOL5CE ?AT IS CONG5IAL TO A COMPREH5SIVE M9D1 IT PITIES !M ) ALL !IR ]RORS1 & IT CONTRIBUTES TO PRES]VE !M FROM MIS]Y1 DI/RESS1 & FAM9E4 

,FROM :AT ,I HAVE N[ SAID1 ,I BELIEVE Y\ WILL HAVE ALREADY SUSPECT$ ( :AT NATURE >E ?OSE P>TICUL>S 9 MY CONDUCT1 :I* ,I SET \T ) AN 9T5TION ( CONFESS+4 ,:ATEV] MAY BE MY M]IT OR DEM]IT 9 ?IS 9/ANCE1 ,I WILL NOT HIDE FROM Y\ ?AT ! M>QUIS ( ,SAN ,SEV]9O WAS ! ORIG9AL CAUSE ( :AT ,I HAVE DONE4 ,Y\ >E ALREADY SUFFICI5TLY ACQUA9T$ ) ! FRE$OM ( HIS S5TIM5TS UPON ?IS SUBJECT4 ,HE IS A PR(ESS$ DEVOTEE ( ! SEX1 & HE SUFF]S ?IS PASSION TO 5GROSS A MU* L>G] %>E ( HIS TIME ?AN ,I CAN BY ANY MEANS APPROVE4 ,9CIT$ BY HIS EXHORTATIONS1 ,I HAVE 9 SOME MEASURE IMITAT$ HIS CONDUCT1 AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ,I HAVE 5DEAVOR$ NOT TO FALL 9TO ! SAME EXCESSES4 

,BUT ,I BELIEVE ?AT ,I %ALL TREAT Y\ MORE REGUL>LY 9 ! MANN] ( A CONFESSOR1 & R5D] Y\ MORE MA/] ( ! SUBJECT1 BY RELAT+ TO Y\ ! /EPS BY :I* ,I HAVE BE5 L$ TO ACT & TO JU/IFY1 ?AT :I* ,I =M]LY US$ TO CONDEMN4 ,I HAVE ALREADY TOLD Y\1 H[ AUKW>D ,I FELT MY SITUATION 9 ! FIR/ SOCIETY ( ! GAY] K9D1 9TO :I* MY FRI5D 9TRODUC$ ME4 ,?\< HE POLITELY FRE$ ME FROM MY PRES5T EMB>ASSM5T1 HE C\LD NOT HELP RALLY+ ME UPON ! RU/IC APPE>ANCE ,I MADE4 ,HE APOLOGIZ$ = ! ILL =TUNE ,I HAD EXP]I5C$1 & PROMIS$ TO 9TRODUCE ME TO A MI/RESS BEAUTIFUL AS ! DAY1 & SPRI<TLY & +5I\S AS ,SAPPHO H]SELF4 

,:AT C\LD ,I DO8 ,I WAS UNWILL+ TO BREAK ) ! MO/ AMIABLE COMPANION ,I HAD F\ND 9 ! CITY ( ,NAPLES4 ,I WAS /AGG]$ ) HIS REASON+S & HIS ELOQU5CE4 ,%ALL ,I ACKN[L$GE ! TRU?8 ,I WAS MORTIFI$ AT ! S+UL> & UNC\? FIGURE ,I HAD MADE4 ,I FELT MYSELF ACTUAT$ ) A SOCIAL SYMPA?Y1 ?AT MADE ME WI% TO RESEMBLE ?OSE ( MY [N RANK & AGE1 9 ANY ?+ ?AT WAS NOT S]I\SLY CRIM9AL4 ,I WAS 9VOLUNT>ILY 9CIT$ BY ! W>M DESCRIPTION ,SAN ,SEV]9O GAVE ME ( ! BEAUTY & ATTRACTIONS ( ! LADY HE RECOMM5D$4 ,MU/ WE NOT CONFESS1 MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 SETT+ ! NATURE ( ! BUS9ESS QUITE \T ( ! QUE/ION1 ?AT !RE WAS SOME?+ HI<LY DIS9T]E/$ 9 ! BEHAVIOR ( ! M>QUIS UPON ?IS OCCASION8 ,HE LEFT HIS COMPANIONS & HIS PLEASURES1 TO ACCOMMODATE HIMSELF TO MY WEAKNESS4 ,HE MANAG$ HIS [N *>ACT] SO LITTLE1 AS TO UND]TAKE TO RECOMM5D TO ME A FEMALE FRI5D4 ,& HE SEEMS TO HAVE NEGLECT$ ! 9T]E/ ( HIS [N PLEASURES 5TIRELY1 9 ORD] TO 9TRODUCE ME TO A WOMAN1 9F]IOR 9 ACCOMPLI%M5TS TO NONE ( H] SEX4 

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