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With the authorities at Geneva Voltaire had got into dispute, owing to his attempt to establish a private theatre in the territory still dominated by the ghost of Calvin. Moreover, he was continually reminding them of Servetus. When D’Alembert’s article on Geneva appeared the citizens were enraged1, and Voltaire thought proper to also purchase an estate near Lausanne, in the Vaud Canton, which was somewhat less austere3 in theatrical4 matters. Here Gibbon was also residing at the time.
Stupid stories have been told of Gibbon’s attempts to see Voltaire, and of their mutual5 laughter at each other’s ugliness. Voltaire is said to have refused himself to the young Englishman, which is very unlikely, and that he replied: “You are like the Christian6 God: he permits one to eat and drink, but will never show himself.” It is said that he got Voltaire’s mare7 let loose on purpose to see the old man chase after him. Voltaire sent a servant to charge him twelve sous for seeing the great beast, whereupon he gave twenty-four, with the remark, “that will pay for a second visit.” Gibbon himself, speaking of the winter of 1757-58, which he spent in the neighborhood of Lausanne, says: “My desire of beholding8 Voltaire, whom I then rated above his real magnitude, was easily gratified. He received me with civility as an English youth, but I cannot boast of any peculiar9 notice or distinction. The highest gratification which I derived10 from Voltaire’s residence at Lausanne was the uncommon11 circumstance of hearing a great poet declaim his own productions on the stage. He had formed a company of gentlemen and ladies, some of whom were not
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austere
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| adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的 | |
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theatrical
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| adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的 | |
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beholding
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destitute
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| adj.缺乏的;穷困的 | |
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ardor
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addicted
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relaxation
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softening
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superstition
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covert
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labors
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| v.努力争取(for)( labor的第三人称单数 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转 | |
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| adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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obstructing
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| 阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止 | |
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patronage
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dedicated
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inscription
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prospect
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salvation
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| n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
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spoke
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impiety
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ordinance
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prosecutor
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remains
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celebrated
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effaced
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monarchy
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| n.君主,最高统治者;君主政体,君主国 | |
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asylum
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unanimity
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colonists
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| n.殖民地开拓者,移民,殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 ) | |
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| a.正当的,有理的 | |
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scoffer
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benevolence
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| n.慈悲,捐助 | |
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munificent
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sinecure
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| n.闲差事,挂名职务 | |
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devoted
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complimentary
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| adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的 | |
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beaks
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wrath
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| n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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prettily
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| adv.优美地;可爱地 | |
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stolid
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| 爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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landmark
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controverted
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| v.争论,反驳,否定( controvert的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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touching
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belle
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| vt.迫害,虐待;纠缠,骚扰 | |
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utterances
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contraband
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eminence
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| n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家 | |
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defender
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obstinacy
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assail
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adversaries
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talons
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