that　it　was　impossible　to　pass　through　it　without　the　utmost
  danger　and　difficulty；　the　other；　the　most　delightful　imaginable；
  leading　through　the　most　verdant　meadows；　painted　and　perfumed
  with　all　kinds　of　beautiful　flowers；　in　short；　the　most　wanton
  imagination　could　imagine　nothing　more　lovely。　　Notwithstanding
  which；　we　were　surprised　to　see　great　numbers　crowding　into　the
  former；　and　only　one　or　two　solitary　spirits　choosing　the　latter。
  On　inquiry；　we　were　acquainted　that　the　bad　road　was　the　way　to
  greatness；　and　the　other　to　goodness。　　When　we　expressed　our
  surprise　at　the　preference　given　to　the　former　we　were　acquainted
  that　it　was　chosen　for　the　sake　of　the　music　of　drums　and
  trumpets；　and　the　perpetual　acclamations　of　the　mob；　with　which
  those　who　traveled　this　way　were　constantly　saluted。　　We　were
  told　likewise　that　there　were　several　noble　palaces　to　be　seen；
  and　lodged　in；　on　this　road；　by　those　who　had　passed　through　the
  difficulties　of　it　（which　indeed　many　were　not　able　to　surmount）；
  and　great　quantities　of　all　sorts　of　treasure　to　be　found　in　it；
  whereas　the　other　had　little　inviting　more　than　the　beauty　of　the
  way；　scarce　a　handsome　building；　save　one　greatly　resembling　a
  certain　house　by　the　Bath；　to　be　seen　during　that　whole　journey；
  and；　lastly；　that　it　was　thought　very　scandalous　and
  mean…spirited　to　travel　through　this；　and　as　highly　honorable　and
  noble　to　pass　by　the　other。　　We　now　heard　a　violent　noise；　when；
  casting　our　eyes　forwards；　we　perceived　a　vast　number　of　spirits
  advancing　in　pursuit　of　one　whom　they　mocked　and　insulted　with
  all　kinds　of　scorn。　　I　cannot　give　my　reader　a　more　adequate　idea
  of　this　scene　than　by　comparing　it　to　an　English　mob　conducting　a
  pickpocket　to　the　water；　or　by　supposing　that　an　incensed
  audience　at　a　playhouse　had　unhappily　possessed　themselves　of　the
  miserable　damned　poet。　　Some　laughed；　some　hissed；　some　squalled；
  some　groaned；　some　bawled；　some　spit　at　him；　some　threw　dirt　at
  him。　　It　was　impossible　not　to　ask　who　or　what　the　wretched
  spirit　was　whom　they　treated　in　this　barbarous　manner；　when；　to
  our　great　surprise；　we　were　informed　that　it　was　a　king：　　we　were
  likewise　told　that　this　manner　of　behavior　was　usual　among　the
  spirits　to　those　who　drew　the　lots　of　emperors；　kings；　and　other
  great　men；　not　from　envy　or　anger；　but　mere　derision　and　contempt
  of　earthly　grandeur；　that　nothing　was　more　common　than　for　those
  who　had　drawn　these　great　prizes　（as　to　us　they　seemed）　to
  exchange　them　with　tailors　and　cobblers；　and　that　Alexander　the
  Great　and　Diogenes　had　formerly　done　so；　he　that　was　afterwards
  Diogenes　having　originally　fallen　on　the　lot　of　Alexander。　　And
  now；　on　a　sudden；　the　mockery　ceased；　and　the　king…spirit；　having
  obtained　a　hearing；　began　to　speak　as　follows；　for　we　were　now
  near　enough　to　hear　him　distinctly：
  〃GENTLEMEN；I　am　justly　surprised　at　your　treating　me　in　this
  manner；　since　whatever　lot　I　have　drawn；　I　did　not　choose：　　if；
  therefore；　it　be　worthy　of　derision；　you　should　compassionate　me；
  for　it　might　have　fallen　to　any　of　your　shares。　　I　know　in　how
  low　a　light　the　station　to　which　fate　hath　assigned　me　is
  considered　here；　and　that；　when　ambition　doth　not　support　it；　it
  becomes　generally　so　intolerable；　that　there　is　scarce　any　other
  condition　for　which　it　is　not　gladly　exchanged：　　for　what
  portion；　in　the　world　to　which　we　are　going；　is　so　miserable　as
  that　of　care？　　Should　I　therefore　consider　myself　as　become　by
  this　lot　essentially　your　superior；　and　of　a　higher　order　of
  being　than　the　rest　of　my　fellow…creatures；　should　I　foolishly
  imagine　myself　without　wisdom　superior　to　the　wise；　without
  knowledge　to　the　learned；　without　courage　to　the　brave；　and
  without　goodness　and　virtue　to　the　good　and　virtuous；　surely　so
  preposterous；　so　absurd　a　pride；　would　justly　render　me　the
  object　of　ridicule。　　But　far　be　it　from　me　to　entertain　it。　　And
  yet；　gentlemen；　I　prize　the　lot　I　have　drawn；　nor　would　I
  exchange　it　with　any　of　yours；　seeing　it　is　in　my　eye　so　much
  greater　than　the　rest。　　Ambition；　which　I　own　myself　possessed
  of；　teaches　me　this；　ambition；　which　makes　me　covet　praise；
  assures　me　that　I　shall　enjoy　a　much　larger　proportion　of　it　than
  can　fall　within　your　power　either　to　deserve　or　obtain。　　I　am
  then　superior　to　you　all；　when　I　am　able　to　do　more　good；　and
  when　I　execute　that　power。　　What　the　father　is　to　the　son；　the
  guardian　to　the　orphan；　or　the　patron　to　his　client；　that　am　I　to
  you。　　You　are　my　children；　to　whom　I　will　be　a　father；　a
  guardian；　and　a　patron。　　Not　one　evening　in　my　long　reign　（for　so
  it　is　to　be）　will　I　repose　myself　to　rest　without　the　glorious；
  the　heart…warming　consideration；　that　thousands　that　night　owe
  their　sweetest　rest　to　me。　　What　a　delicious　fortune　is　it　to　him
  whose　strongest　appetite　is　doing　good；　to　have　every　day　the
  opportunity　and　the　power　of　satisfying　it！　　If　such　a　man　hath
  ambition；　how　happy　is　it　for　him　to　be　seated　so　on　high；　that
  every　act　blazes　abroad；　and　attracts　to　him　praises　tainted　with
  neither　sarcasm　nor　adulation；　but　such　as　the　nicest　and　most
  delicate　mind　may　relish！　　Thus；　therefore；　while　you　derive　your
  good　from　me；　I　am　your　superior。　　If　to　my　strict　distribution
  of　justice　you　owe　the　safety　of　your　property　from　domestic
  enemies；　if　by　my　vigilance　and　valor　you　are　protected　from
  foreign　foes；　if　by　my　encouragement　of　genuine　industry；　every
  science；　every　art　which　can　embellish　or　sweeten　life；　is
  produced　and　flourishes　among　you；　will　any　of　you　be　so
  insensible　or　ungrateful　as　to　deny　praise　and　respect　to　him　by
  whose　care　and　conduct　you　enjoy　these　blessings？　　I　wonder　not
  at　the　censure　which　so　frequently　falls　on　those　in　my　station；
  but　I　wonder　that　those　in　my　station　so　frequently　deserve　it。
  What　strange　perverseness　of　nature！　What　wanton　delight　in
  mischief　must　taint　his　composition；　who　prefers　dangers；
  difficulty；　and　disgrace；　by　doing　evil；　to　safety；　ease；　and
  honor；　by　doing　good！　who　refuses　happiness　in　the　other　world；
  and　heaven　in　this；　for　misery　there　and　hell　here！　　But；　be
  assured；　my　intentions　are　different。　　I　shall　always　endeavor
  the　ease；　the　happiness；　and　the　glory　of　my　people；　being
  confident　that；　by　so　doing；　I　take　the　most　certain　method　of
  procuring　them　all　to　myself。〃He　then　struck　directly　into　the
  road　of　goodness；　and　received　such　a　shout　of　applause　as　I
  never　remember　to　have　heard　equaled。　　He　was　gone　a　little　way
  when　a　spirit　limped　after　him；　swearing　he　would　fetch　him　back。
  This　spirit；　I　was　presently　informed；　was　one　who　had　drawn　the
  lot　of　his　prime　minister。
  CHAPTER　VI
  An　account　of　the　wheel　of　fortune；　with　a　method　of　preparing　a
  spirit　for　this　world。
  We　now　proceeded　on　our　journey；　without　staying　to　see　whether
  he　fulfilled　his　word　or　no；　and　without　encountering　anything
  worth　mentioning；　came　to　the　place　where　the　spirits　on　their
  passage　to　the　other　world　were　obliged　to　decide　by　lot　the
  station　in　which　every　one　was　to　act　there。　　Here　was　a
  monstrous　wheel；　infinitely　larger　than　those　in　which　I　had
  formerly　seen　lottery…tickets　deposited。　　This　was　called　the
  WHEEL　OF　FORTUNE。
  The　goddess　herself　was　present。　　She　was　one　of　the　most
  deformed　females　I　ever　beheld；　nor　could　I　help　observing　the
  frowns　she　expressed　when　any　beautiful　spirit　of　her　own　sex
  passed　by　her；　nor　the　affability　which　smiled　in　her　countenance
  on　the　approach　of　any　handsome　male　spirits。　　Hence　I　accounted
  for　the　truth　of　an　observation　I　had　often　made　on　earth；　that
  nothing　is　more　fortunate　than　handsome　men；　nor　more　unfortunate
  than　handsome　women。　　The　reader　may　be　perhaps　pleased　with　an
  account　of　the　whole　method　of　equipping　a　spirit　for　his
  entrance　into　the　flesh。
  First；　then；　he　receives　from　a　very　sage　person；　whose　look　much
  resembled　that　of　an　apothecary　（his　warehouse　likewise　bearing
  an　affinity　to　an　apothecary's　shop）；　a　small　phial　inscribed；
  THE　PATHETIC　POTION；　to　be　taken　just　before　you　are　born。　　This
  potion　is　a　mixture　of　all　the　passions；　but　in　no　exact
  proportion；　so　that　sometimes　one　predominates；　and　sometimes
  another；　nay；　often　in　the　hurry　of　making　up；　one　particular
  ingredient　is；　as　we　were　informed；　left　out。　　The　spirit
  receiveth　at　the　same　time　another　medicine　called　the　NOUSPHORIC
  DECOCTION；　of　which　he　is　to　drink　ad　libitum。　　This　decoction　is
  an　extract　from　the　faculties　of　the　mind；　sometimes　extremely
  strong　and　spirituous；　and　sometimes　altogether　as　weak；　for　very
  little　care　is　taken　in　the　preparation。　　This　decoction　is　so
  extremely　bitter　and　unpleasant；　that；　notwithstanding　its
  wholesomeness；　several　spirits　will　not　be　persuaded　to　swallow　a
  drop　of　it；　but　throw　it　away；　or　give　it　to　any　other　who　will
  receive　it；　by　which　means　some　who　were　not　disgusted　by　the
  nauseousnes