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condemned　me；　after　having　taken　a　large　dose　of　avarice；　to

wander　three　years　on　the　banks　of　Cocytus；　with　the　knowledge　of

having　spent　the　fortune　in　the　person　of　the　grandson　which　I

had　raised　in　that　of　the　grandfather。



〃The　place　of　my　birth；　on　my　return　to　the　world；　was

Constantinople；　where　my　father　was　a　carpenter。　　The　first　thing

I　remember　was；　the　triumph　of　Belisarius；　which　was；　indeed；

most　noble　show；　but　nothing　pleased　me　so　much　as　the　figure　of

Gelimer；　king　of　the　African　Vandals；　who；　being　led　captive　on

this　occasion；　reflecting　with　disdain　on　the　mutation　of　his　own

fortune；　and　on　the　ridiculous　empty　pomp　of　the　conqueror；　cried

out；　VANITY；　VANITY；　ALL　IS　MERE　VANITY。'



〃I　was　bred　up　to　my　father's　trade；　and　you　may　easily　believe

so　low　a　sphere　could　produce　no　adventures　worth　your　notice。　

However；　I　married　a　woman　I　liked；　and　who　proved　a　very

tolerable　wife。　　My　days　were　passed　in　hard　labor；　but　this

procured　me　health；　and　I　enjoyed　a　homely　supper　at　night　with

my　wife　with　more　pleasure　than　I　apprehend　greater　persons　find

at　their　luxurious　meals。　　My　life　had　scarce　any　variety　in　it；

and　at　my　death　I　advanced　to　Minos　with　great　confidence　of

entering　the　gate：　　but　I　was　unhappily　obliged　to　discover　some

frauds　I　had　been　guilty　of　in　the　measure　of　my　work　when　I

worked　by　the　foot；　as　well　as　my　laziness　when　I　was　employed　by

the　day。　　On　which　account；　when　I　attempted　to　pass；　the　angry

judge　laid　hold　on　me　by　the　shoulders；　and　turned　me　back　so

violently；　that；　had　I　had　a　neck　of　flesh　and　bone；　I　believe　he

would　have　broke　it。〃





CHAPTER　XIII　



Julian　passes　into　a　fop。　　



〃My　scene　of　action　was　Rome。　　I　was　born　into　a　noble　family；

and　heir　to　a　considerable　fortune。　　On　which　my　parents；

thinking　I　should　not　want　any　talents；　resolved　very　kindly　and

wisely　to　throw　none　away　upon　me。　　The　only　instructors　of　my

youth　were　therefore　one　Saltator；　who　taught　me　several　motions

for　my　legs；　and　one　Ficus；　whose　business　was　to　show　me　the

cleanest　way　（as　he　called　it）　of　cutting　off　a　man's　head。　　When

I　was　well　accomplished　in　these　sciences；　I　thought　nothing　more

wanting；　but　what　was　to　be　furnished　by　the　several　mechanics　in

Rome；　who　dealt　in　dressing　and　adorning　the　pope。　　Being

therefore　well　equipped　with　all　which　their　art　could　produce；　I

became　at　the　age　of　twenty　a　complete　finished　beau。　　And　now

during　forty…five　years　I　dressed；　I　sang　and　danced；　and　danced

and　sang；　I　bowed　and　ogled；　and　ogled　and　bowed；　till；　in　the

sixty…sixth　year　of　my　age；　I　got　cold　by　overheating　myself　with

dancing；　and　died。



〃Minos　told　me；　as　I　was　unworthy　of　Elysium；　so　I　was　too

insignificant　to　be　damned；　and　therefore　bade　me　walk　back

again。〃





CHAPTER　XIV



Adventures　in　the　person　of　a　monk。



〃Fortune　now　placed　me　in　the　character　of　a　younger　brother　of　a

good　house；　and　I　was　in　my　youth　sent　to　school；　but　learning

was　now　at　so　low　an　ebb；　that　my　master　himself　could　hardly

construe　a　sentence　of　Latin；　and　as　for　Greek；　he　could　not　read

it。　　With　very　little　knowledge　therefore；　and　with　altogether　as

little　virtue；　I　was　set　apart　for　the　church；　and　at　the　proper

age　commenced　monk。　　I　lived　many　years　retired　in　a　cell；　a　life

very　agreeable　to　the　gloominess　of　my　temper；　which　was　much

inclined　to　despise　the　world；　that　is；　in　other　words；　to　envy

all　men　of　superior　fortune　and　qualifications；　and　in　general　to

hate　and　detest　the　human　species。　　Notwithstanding　which；　I

could；　on　proper　occasions；　submit　to　flatter　the　vilest　fellow

in　nature；　which　I　did　one　Stephen；　an　eunuch；　a　favorite　of　the

emperor　Justinian　II；　one　of　the　wickedest　wretches　whom　perhaps

the　world　ever　saw。　　I　not　only　wrote　a　panegyric　on　this　man；

but　I　commended　him　as　a　pattern　to　all　others　in　my　sermons；　by

which　means　I　so　greatly　ingratiated　myself　with　him；　that　he

introduced　me　to　the　emperor's　presence；　where　I　prevailed　so　far

by　the　same　methods；　that　I　was　shortly　taken　from　my　cell；　and

preferred　to　a　place　at　court。　　I　was　no　sooner　established　in

the　favor　of　Justinian　than　I　prompted　him　to　all　kind　of

cruelty。　　As　I　was　of　a　sour　morose　temper；　and　hated　nothing

more　than　the　symptoms　of　happiness　appearing　in　any　countenance；

I　represented　all　kind　of　diversion　and　amusement　as　the　most

horrid　sins。　　I　inveighed　against　cheerfulness　as　levity；　and

encouraged　nothing　but　gravity；　or；　to　confess　the　truth　to　you；

hypocrisy。　　The　unhappy　emperor　followed　my　advice；　and　incensed

the　people　by　such　repeated　barbarities；　that　he　was　at　last

deposed　by　them　and　banished。



〃I　now　retired　again　to　my　cell　（for　historians　mistake　in　saying

I　was　put　to　death）；　where　I　remained　safe　from　the　danger　of　the

irritated　mob；　whom　I　cursed　in　my　own　heart　as　much　as　they

could　curse　me。



〃Justinian；　after　three　years　of　his　banishment；　returned　to

Constantinople　in　disguise；　and　paid　me　a　visit。　　I　at　first

affected　not　to　know　him；　and　without　the　least　compunction　of

gratitude　for　his　former　favors；　intended　not　to　receive　him；

till　a　thought　immediately　suggested　itself　to　me　how　I　might

convert　him　to　my　advantage；　I　pretended　to　recollect　him；　and；

blaming　the　shortness　of　my　memory　and　badness　of　my　eyes；　I

sprung　forward　and　embraced　him　with　great　affection。



〃My　design　was　to　betray　him　to　Apsimar；　who；　I　doubted　not；

would　generously　reward　such　a　service。　　I　therefore　very

earnestly　requested　him　to　spend　the　whole　evening　with　me；　to

which　he　consented。　　I　formed　an　excuse　for　leaving　him　a　few

minutes；　and　ran　away　to　the　palace　to　acquaint　Apsimar　with　the

guest　whom　I　had　then　in　my　cell。　　He　presently　ordered　a　guard

to　go　with　me　and　seize　him；　but；　whether　the　length　of　my　stay

gave　him　any　suspicion；　or　whether　he　changed　his　purpose　after

my　departure；　I　know　not；　for　at　my　return　we　found　he　had　given

us　the　slip；　nor　could　we　with　the　most　diligent　search　discover

him。



〃Apsimar；　being　disappointed　of　his　prey；　now　raged　at　me；　at

first　denouncing　the　most　dreadful　vengeance　if　I　did　not　produce

the　deposed　monarch。　　However；　by　soothing　his　passion　when　at

the　highest；　and　afterwards　by　canting　and　flattery；　I　made　a

shift　to　escape　his　fury。　　



〃When　Justinian　was　restored　I　very　confidently　went　to　wish　him

joy　of　his　restoration：　　but　it　seems　he　had　unfortunately　heard

of　my　treachery；　so　that　he　at　first　received　me　coldly；　and

afterwards　upbraided　me　openly　with　what　I　had　done。　　I

persevered　stoutly　in　denying　it；　as　I　knew　no　evidence　could　be

produced　against　me；　till；　finding　him　irreconcilable；　I　betook

myself　to　reviling　him　in　my　sermons；　and　on　every　other

occasion；　as　an　enemy　to　the　church　and　good　men；　and　as　an

infidel；　a　heretic；　an　atheist；　a　heathen；　and　an　Arian。　　This　I

did　immediately　on　his　return；　and　before　he　gave　　those　flagrant

proofs　of　his　inhumanity　which　afterwards　sufficiently　verified

all　I　had　said。



〃Luckily　I　died　on　the　same　day　when　a　great　number　of　those

forces　which　Justinian　had　sent　against　the　Thracian　Bosphorus；

and　who　had　executed　such　unheard…of　cruelties　there；　perished。　

As　every　one　of　these　was　cast　into　the　bottomless　pit；　Minos　was

so　tired　with　condemnation；　that　he　proclaimed　that　all　present

who　had　not　been　concerned　in　that　bloody　expedition　might；　if

they　pleased；　return　to　the　other　world。　　I　took　him　at　his　word；

and；　presently　turning　about；　began　my　journey。〃





CHAPTER　XV



Julian　passes　into　the　character　of　a　fiddler。



〃Rome　was　now　the　seat　of　my　nativity。　　My　mother　was　an　African；

a　woman　of　no　great　beauty；　but　a　favorite；　I　suppose　from　her

piety；　of　pope　Gregory　II。　　Who　was　my　father　I　know　not；　but　I

believe　no　very　considerable　man；　for　after　the　death　of　that

pope；　who　was；　out　of　his　religion；　a　very　good　friend　of　my

mother；　we　fell　into　great　distress；　and　were　at　length　reduced

to　walk　the　streets　of　Rome；　nor　had　either　of　us　any　other

support　but　a　fiddle；　on　which　I　played　with　pretty　tolerable

skill；　for；　as　my　genius　turned　naturally　to　music；　so　I　had　been

in　my　youth　very　early　instructed　at　the　expense　of　the　good

pope。　　This　afforded　us　but　a　very　poor　livelihood：　　for；　though

I　had　often　a　numerous　crowd　of　hearers；　few　ever　thought

themselves　obliged　to　contribute　the　smallest　pittance　to　the

poor　starving　wretch　who　had　given　them　pleasure。　　Nay；　some　of

the　graver　sort；　after　an　hour's　attention　to　my　music；　have　gone

away　shaking　their　heads；　and　crying　it　was　a　shame　such

vagabonds　were　suffered　to　stay　in　the　city。



〃To　say　the　truth；　I　am　confident　the　fiddle　would　not　have　kept

us　alive　had　we　entirely　depended　on　the　generosity　of　my

hearers。　　My　mother　therefore　was　forced　to　use　her　own　industry；

and　while　I　was　soothing　the　ears　of　the