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ZADIG;OR,THEBookofFate.ANOrientalHISTORY,TranslatedfromtheFrenchORIGINALOFMr.VOLTAIRE.----Quofatatrahunt,retrahuntquesequamur.Pervarioscasus,pertotdiscriminarerum,TendimusinLatium.----VIRG.LONDON:PrintedforIOHNBRINDLEY,BooksellertoHisRoyalHighnessthePrinceofWales,inNewBond-Street.MDCCXLIX.THEDEDICATIONTOTHESULTANASHERAA,BYSADI.The18thoftheMonthScheval,intheYearoftheHegira,837.ThouJoyofev'ryEye!ThouTormentofeveryHeart!ThouIntellectualLight!IdonotkisstheDustofthyFeet;becausethouseldomartseenoutoftheSeraglio,andwhenthouart,thouwalkestonlyontheCarpetsofIran,oronBedsofRoses.IherepresentyouwithaTranslationoftheWorkofanancientSage,whohavingtheHappinessoflivingfreefromallAvocations,thoughtproper,byWayofAmusement,towritetheHistoryofZadig;aPerformance,thatcomprehendsinitmoreInstruction
 
than,'tispossible,youmayatfirstbeawareof.Ibegyouwouldindulgemesofarastoreaditover,andthenpassyourimpartialJudgmentuponit:FornotwithstandingyouareintheBloomofyourLife;tho'ev'ryPleasurecourtsyou;tho'youareNature'sDarling,andhaveinternalQualitiesinproportiontoyourBeauty;tho'theWorldresoundsyourPraisesfromMorningtillNight,andconsequentlyyoumusthaveajustTitletoasuperiorDegreeofUnderstandingthantherestofyourSex;YetyourWitisnowaysflashy;YourTasteisrefin'd,andIhavehadtheHonourtohearyoutalkmorelearnedlythanthewisestDervise,withhisvenerableBeard,andpointedBonnet:Youarediscreet,andyetnotmistrustful;youareeasy,butnotweak;youarebeneficentwithDiscretion;youloveyourFriends,andcreateyourselfnoEnemies.YourmostsprightlyFlightsborrownoGracesfromDetraction;youneverspeakamisbecomingWord,nordoanill-natur'dAction,tho''tisalwaysinyourPower.InaWord,yourSoulisasspotlessasyourPerson.Youhave,moreover,alittleFundofPhilosophy,whichgivesmejustGroundstohopethatyou'llrelishthisHistoricalPerformancebetterthananyotherLadyofyourQualitywoulddo.Itwasoriginallycompos'dintheChaldeanLanguage,towhichbothyouandmyselfareperfectStrangers.Itwastranslated,however,intoArabic,fortheAmusementofthecelebratedSultanOULOUG-BEG.Itfirstappear'dinPublic,whentheArabianandPersianTalesofOneThousandandOneNights,andOneThousandandOneDays,weremostinVogue:OULOUGchoserathertoentertainhimselfwiththeAdventuresofZadig.TheSultanasindeedweremorefondoftheformer.Howcanyou,saidthejudiciousOULOUG,besopartial,astopreferaSetofTales,thatarenowaysinterestingorinstructive,toaWork,thathasaVarietyofBeautiestorecommendit?Oh!repliedtheSultanas,thelessSensethereisinthem,themoretheyareinTaste;andthelesstheirMerit,thegreatertheirCommendation.Iflattermyself,thouPatronessofWisdom,thatthouwiltnotcopyafterthosethoughtlessSultanas,butgiveintotheSentimentsofOULOUG.Iaminhopeslikewise,whenyouaretir'dwiththeConversationofsuchasmakethosesenselessRomancesabovemention'dtheirfavouriteAmusements,youwillvouchsafetolistenforoneMinuteortwo,totheDictatesofsolidSense.HadyoubeenThalestrisintheDaysofScander,theSonofPhilip;hadyoubeentheQueenofSheba,intheReignofSolomon,thoseKingswouldhavebeenproudtohavetakenaTourtovisityou.MaytheCelestialVirtuesgrant,thatyourPleasuresmaymeetwithnoInterruption;yourCharmsknownoDecay;andmayyourFelicitybeeverlasting!SADI.THEApprobation.I,Whohavesubscrib'dmyNamehereto,ambitiousofbeingthoughtaManofWitandLearning,haveperus'dthisMANUSCRIPT,whichIfind,
 
tomygreatMortification,amusing,moral,philosophical,andfittoberead,evenbythosewhohaveanutterAversiontoRomances;forwhichReason,Ihavedepretiatedit,asitdeserves,andhaveindirectTermstoldtheCADI-LESQUIER,that'tisamostdetestablePerformance.THECONTENTS.CHAP.I.TheblindEyeCHAP.II.TheNoseCHAP.III.TheDogandtheHorse,&c.CHAP.IV.TheEnviousManCHAP.V.TheForceofGenerosityCHAP.VI.TheJustJudgeCHAP.VII.TheForceofJealousyCHAP.VIII.TheThresh'dWifeCHAP.IX.TheCaptiveCHAP.X.TheFuneralPileCHAP.XI.TheEvening'sEntertainmentCHAP.XII.TheRendezvousCHAP.XIII.TheFree-booterCHAP.XIV.TheFishermanCHAP.XV.TheBasiliskCHAP.XVI.TheTournamentsCHAP.XVII.TheHermitCHAP.XVIII.TheRiddles,orÃ
nigmasZADIG:ANOrientalHistory.CHAP.I.TheBlindEYE.IntheReignofKingMoabdar,therewasayoungMan,aNativeofBabylon,bynameZadig;whowasnotonlyendowedbyNaturewithanuncommonGenius,butbornofillustriousParents,whobestowedonhimanEducationnowaysinferiortohisBirth.Tho'richandyoung,heknewhowtogiveaChecktohisPassions;hewasnowaysself-conceited;hedidn'talwaysactuptothestrictestRulesofReasonhimself,andknewhowtolookontheFoiblesofothers,withanEyeofIndulgence.Everyonewassurpriz'dtofind,thatnotwithstandinghehadsuchaFundofWit,heneverinsulted;nay,neversomuchasralliedanyofhisCompanions,forthatTittleTattle,whichwassovagueandempty,sonoisyandconfus'd;forthoserashReflections,thoseilliterateConclusions,andthose
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