Tom Jones'un Ingiliz yazari Henry Fielding'in dogum yildonumu (22 Nisan 1707)
“Bir yazar, ozel bir solen ya da fakir fukaraya yardim etmek icin yemek veren bir adam degil, ucretini odeyen herkesin girebilecegi bir yerde listedeki yemekleri sunan bir adam saymali kendini. Ozel solen verenin istedigi yiyecekleri sundugu herkesce bilinir. Bu yiyecekler, konuklari istediklerinden bambaska olsa da, hic hoslarina gitmese de, solene cagrilanlar hicbir sey soylemezler; tam tersine, terbiyeleri, onlerine konulan her seyi begenmis gibi yapiıp ovmelerini gerektirir. Oysa para karsiligi yemek verenin durumu bunun tersidir. Ucret odeyenler, hoslandiklari yiyecekler ne denli ender ya da acayip olursa olsun, ille canlarinin istedigini yemekte direnirler; yediklerinden hoslanmazlarsa da, bagirip cagirirlar, kufrederler, kıyameti koparirlar.”
“An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money. In the former case, it is well known that the entertainer provides what fare he pleases; and though this should be very indifferent, and utterly disagreeable to the taste of his company, they must not find any fault; nay, on the contrary, good breeding forces them outwardly to approve and to commend whatever is set before them. Now the contrary of this happens to the master of an ordinary. Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates, however nice and whimsical these may prove; and if everything is not agreeable to their taste, will challenge a right to censure, to abuse, and to d—n their dinner without controul.”



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