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Catharine Talbot
The Works of the Late Miss Catharine Talbot, an Editorial Volume Associated with Elizabeth Carter Editorial unit 247
Editorial unit 247 of 271
Canonical reference 247
English
The only thing I insist on, said she, is that you will keep your drawers exactly clean, and never litter them with trash. If you stuff them, with what does not de serve a place, they will no longer be capa ble of containing real treasures : but the bottom of the cabinet will become directly like a sieve : and if Malice or Resentment ever persuade you, to put in any thing out of their shops, you will soon find every drawer infested with snakes and adders. But above all things value the gifts of Truth, Gratitude, and Friendship, which will fill them with constant perfume, that shall make you agreeable to every body Thus furnished, George proceeded joy fully, and ascended from one apartment to another, till he become possest of all the treasures of the Castle. Sometimes Ima gination led him into delightful gardens, gay with perpetual spring. Sometimes from entrances dug into the solid rock, (on the side of the apartments opposite to the windows) he wandered through the mines tf Science, and brought from thence, riches that had not yet been discovered. The holidays always found him cheerfully glad to go with them ; but not impatient for their approach, and equally glad to return, when they flew back. Whenever he re turned, he was received with honour, and crowned with wreaths of bays and laurel. He became a favourite with the Virtues, and the Graces, and at last was led by them to the top of the Castle : where JReputation and Prudence waited to receive him, and conduct him through a fair plain, that was stretched out along the top of the mountain, and terminated by the glittering temple of Felicity*
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
« La seule chose que j’exige, dit-elle, est que vous teniez vos tiroirs parfaitement propres et ne les encombriez jamais de rebuts. Si vous les bourrez de ce qui ne mérite pas d’y trouver place, ils ne pourront plus contenir de véritables trésors ; mais le fond du coffret deviendra aussitôt semblable à un crible ; et si la Malveillance ou le Ressentiment vous persuadent jamais d’y mettre quelque article provenant de leurs boutiques, vous trouverez bientôt chaque tiroir infesté de serpents et de vipères. Mais estimez par-dessus tout les dons de la Vérité, de la Gratitude et de l’Amitié : ils les rempliront d’un parfum constant qui vous rendra agréable à tous. » Ainsi équipé, George poursuivit joyeusement sa route et monta d’un appartement à l’autre, jusqu’à être en possession de tous les trésors du Château. Tantôt l’Imagination le conduisait dans des jardins délicieux, égayés par un printemps perpétuel. Tantôt, par des entrées creusées dans le roc massif, du côté des appartements opposé aux fenêtres, il errait dans les mines de la Science et en rapportait des richesses qui n’avaient pas encore été découvertes. Les vacances le trouvaient toujours gaiement disposé à partir avec elles, mais sans impatience de les voir approcher, et tout aussi heureux de revenir lorsqu’elles reprenaient leur vol. Chaque fois qu’il revenait, il était reçu avec honneur et couronné de guirlandes de laurier. Il devint le favori des Vertus et des Grâces, qui finirent par le conduire au sommet du Château ; là, la Réputation et la Prudence attendaient pour le recevoir et le guider à travers une belle plaine qui s’étendait au sommet de la montagne et aboutissait au temple étincelant de la Félicité.*
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Care of the soul
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Poverty and wealth
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