Gulliver's Travels
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the punishments to the man mountin..
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jill d #170087
I really don't view these conditions as a punishment; it's more like a treaty between Gulliver and those who imprison him; they're insuring themselves safety and setting him free. These conditions are a prerequisite for his freedom and being supplied with enough food and drink for 1,724 Lilliputians.
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The punishments to the man-mountain were as follows:
"1st, The man-mountain shall not depart from our dominions, without our license under our great seal.
"2d, He shall not presume to come into our metropolis, without our express order; at which time, the inhabitants shall have two hours warning to keep within doors.
"3d, The said man-mountain shall confine his walks to our principal high roads, and not offer to walk, or lie down, in a meadow or field of corn.
"4th, As he walks the said roads, he shall take the utmost care not to trample upon the bodies of any of our loving subjects, their horses, or carriages, nor take any of our subjects into his hands without their own consent.
"5th, If an express requires extraordinary despatch, the man-mountain shall be obliged to carry, in his pocket, the messenger and horse a six days journey, once in every moon, and return the said messenger back (if so required) safe to our imperial presence.
"6th, He shall be our ally against our enemies in the island of Blefuscu, and do his utmost to destroy their fleet, which is now preparing to invade us.
"7th, That the said man-mountain shall, at his times of leisure, be aiding and assisting to our workmen, in helping to raise certain great stones, towards covering the wall of the principal park, and other our royal buildings.
"8th, That the said man-mountain shall, in two moons' time, deliver in an exact survey of the circumference of our dominions, by a computation of his own paces round the coast.
"Lastly, That, upon his solemn oath to observe all the above articles, the said man-mountain shall have a daily allowance of meat and drink sufficient for the support of 1724 of our subjects, with free access to our royal person, and other marks of our favour. Given at our palace at Belfaborac, the twelfth day of the ninety-first moon of our reign."
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Aslan
Basically Gulliver has all kinds of conditions attached to his probation in Lilliput.
"First, The Man-Mountain shall not depart from our dominions, without our license under our great seal."
"The said Man-Mountain shall confine his walks to our principal high roads, and not offer to walk or lie down in a meadow or field of corn."
This is symbolic of the very human reaction of fear and control to people and circumstances that are different.
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soha h #221685
im said i need to comments for these conditions..not i need to these conditions
