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查尔斯·兰姆CharlesLamb
查尔斯·兰姆（1775—1834），英国最杰出的小品文作家、散文家。
兰姆十分赞赏浪漫主义思潮中人性主义的主张，并以此创作了充满温情和调侃的个性化散文。
同时，兰姆也热爱城市生活，善于用敏锐独特的眼光捕捉市井生活中变幻的都市风情。
其后期创作的《伊里亚随笔》，情趣丰富，表述精妙，堪称兰姆散文创作的最高成就。
《古瓷器》是其中的名篇之一。
本文节选自《古瓷器》的前半部分。
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Ihadnhen--whyshouldIhoselittle，lawless，azure-tiesques，thatuionofmenaabout，uncircumscribedbyahatworldbeforeperspective--aateacup.
Iliketoseemyoldfriends--whomdistadiminish--figuringupintheair（sotheyappeartoouroptics），yetonterrafirmastill--forsowemustierpretthatspeckofdeeperblue，whichthedecorousartist，topreventabsurdity，hadmadetupbeheirsandals.
Ilovethemenwithos;sfadthewomen，ifpossible，withstillmoreressions.
Hereisayoungandandarin，haoaladyfromasalver--twomilesoff.Seehowdistaoffrespedherethesamelady，oranother--forlikenessisidentityonteacups--issteppingintoalittlefairyboat，mooredohersideofthiscalmgardehadaintymingfoot，whiarightangleofinglesgoinourworld）mustinfalliblylahemidstofaflowerymead--furlongoffohersideofthesamestraream!
Fartheron--iffarornearbepredicatedoftheirworld--seehodas，dangthehays.
Here--adrabbitt，aensive--soobjectsshow，seenthroughthelucidatmosphereoffihay.
Iointingouttomylastevening，overourHyson（whichweareold-fashioodriillofanafternoohesespeiraasetofextraordinaryoldbluea（aretpurchase）forthefirsttimeusing;andhowfavorableceshadbeentousoflateyearsthatwecouldaffordtopleasetheeyesometimeswithtriflesofthissort--assiseemedtoovershadethebrowsofmyquickatdetegthesesummerBridget.
"Iwishthegoodoldtimeswouldeagain，"shesaid，"erenotquitesorieanthatIwatherewasamiddlestate"--sosheleasedtorambleon--"inwhichIamsurewewereagreatdealhappier.Apurchaseisbutapurowthatyouhavemoneyenoughandtospare.Formerlyitusedtobeatriumph.Wheedacheapluxury（and，O!HowmuchadoIhadtogetyoutotiimes!）--wewereusedtohaveadebatetwoorthreedaysbefore，ahefainst，andthispareitoutof，andwhatsavingwecouldhitupon，thatshouldbeahingwaswthehemowepaidforit.
"Doyourememberthebrownsuit，whiadetohanguponyou，tillallyourfriendscriedshameuponyou，itgrewsothreadbare--andallbecauseofthatfolioBeaumocher，whichyedhomelateatnightfromBarker'siGarden?Doyourememberhowweeyeditforweeksbeforeweakeupourmindstothepurdhaderminationtillitwaseno'clockoftheSaturdaytyoushouldbetoolate--aheoldbooksellerwithsopenedhisshop，awinklingtaper（forhewassettingbedwards）lightedouttherelihisdustytreasures--andwhenyouluggedithome，wishiwicease--andwhetome--andereexpltheperfeessofit（g，youcalledit）--andairiheselooseleaveswithpaste，whipatiencewouldobelefttilldaybreak--wastherenopleasureinbeingapoorman?Orthoseblackclotheswhichyouwearnow，andaresocarefultokeepbrushed，sincewehavebeeriical，giveyouhalfthehoywithwhichyouflauaboutinthatoverwornsuit--youroldcorbeau--forfourorfiveweekslohanyoushouldhavedoopacifyyourightysumoffifteen--orsixteenshillingswasit?--agreataffairwethoughtitthen--whichyouhadlavishedontheoldfolio.Nowyouaffordtobuyanybookthatpleasesyou，butIdoymehomeanyniceoldpurow.
"WhehtoloutalessnumberofshillingsuponthatprintafterLeonardo，whichweedthe'LadyBlanch';whenyoulookatthepurdthoughtofthemohoughtofthemoney，andlookedagaiure--wastherenopleasureinbeingapoorman?Now，youhavenothingtodobuttowalkintop;apos;s，andbuyawildernessofLeodoyou?
"Then，doyourememberourpleasantwalkstoEnfield，andPotter'sBar，andehadaholiday--holidays，andallotherfun，aregonenowweareridthelittlehainwhichIusedtodepositourday'sfareofsavorybandsalad--andhowyouwouldpryaboutatnoontideforsomedethhtgoinandproduceourstore--onlypayiyoumustcallfor--aeuponthelooksofthelandlady，ahershewaslikelytoallowusatabledwishforsuotherhoessasIzaakWaltonhasdesyaoblanksoftheLea，whea-fishing--aheywingenough，aheywouldllyuponus--butwehadcheerfullooksstillforoher，aourplainfoodsavrudgingPiscatorhisTroutHall?Noegooutaday'spleasuring，whichisseldom，moreover，weridepartoftheway--andgointoafineinhebestofdiingtheexpense--which，afterall，neverhashalftherelishofthosetrysnaps，ereatthemerusageandapree.
"Youaretooproudtoseeaplayai.Doyouremembereusedtosit，theBattleofHexham，andtheSurrenderofdBannisterandMrs.Blandintheintheesqueezedsapiecetositthreeorfourtimesiheone-shillinggallery--whereyoufeltallthetimethatyououghtnotthtme--aroobligationtbroughtme--andthepleasurewasthebetterforalittleshame--ahedrewup，whatcaredweforourplathehouse，orwhatmatterediteresittihoughtswerewithRosalihViolaattheCourtofIlyria.Youusedtosaythatthegallerywasthebestplaceofallforenjoyingaplaysocially--thattherelishofsuchexhibitionsmustbeinproportiontotheinfrequeng--thatthepahere，notbeingingeneralreadersofplays，wereobligedtoattendthemore，anddidattend，towhatwasgoingoage--becauseawordlostwouldhavebeenachasm，whichitossibleforthemtofillup.Withsuchrefleswesoledourpridethen--aoyouwhether，asawomagehlessattentionandaodationthanIhavedonesinmoreexpeiohegettingihegupthoseiaircaseswasbadenough--buttherewasstillalawofcivilityteasgreataasweeverfouherpassages--andhowalittlediffieheightehesheplay，afterelypayourmoneyandwalkin.Youotsee，yousay，inthegalleriesnow.Iamsurewesaw，aoo，wellesight，andall，Ithihourpoverty."
我对古瓷器的偏爱甚至有些女性化。
每次去大户人家造访，我都要求先看看瓷器架，然后才是走廊。
我改变不了这个欣赏的先后顺序，只能说人人都有这样或那样的偏好，由于年代久远不可能记得哪些是后天形成的。
我还记得跟人看的第一出戏、第一次展览，但真不记得这些瓷坛瓷碟是何时进入我的思索空间的。
那些怪异的天蓝色的小巧形体没有规律可以琢磨，我当时就不曾反感，现在又怎么会反感呢？在常人眼中，他们在那个没有透视的世界——一个瓷茶上飘浮不定，不受任何局限。
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