----But courage! gentle reader! ----I scorn it----'tis enough to have thee in my power----but to make use of the advantage which the fortune of the pen has now gained over thee, would be too much ----No----! by that all-powerful fire which warms the visionary brain, and lights the spirits through unwordly tracts! ere I would force a helpless creature upon this hard service, and make thee pay, poor soul! for fifty pages, which I have no right to sell thee, ----naked as I am, I would browse upon the mountains, and smile that the north wind brought me neither my tent or my supper.
--So put on, my brave boy! and make the best of thy way to _Boulogne_.
- But courage, gentle reader! - I scorn it - 'tis enough to have thee in my power - but to make use of that advantage would be too much - No! by that all-powerful fire which warms the visionary brain! before I would force a helpless creature upon this hard service, and make thee pay, poor soul! for fifty pages, which I have no right to sell thee, - naked as I am, I would browse upon the mountains, and smile when the north wind brought me neither my tent nor my supper.
So keep on, my brave boy! and make thy way to Boulogne.
Book 7 - Chapter 6