banks　of　the　sea　or　of　some　rivers；　so　as　to　be　floated　to　them；
  for　it　is　a　harder　work　to　carry　wood　at　any　distance　over　land；
  than　corn。　The　people　are　industrious；　apt　to　learn；　as　well　as
  cheerful　and　pleasant；　and　none　can　endure　more　labor；　when　it　is
  necessary；　but　except　in　that　case　they　love　their　ease。　They　are
  unwearied　pursuers　of　knowledge；　for　when　we　had　given　them　some
  hints　of　the　learning　and　discipline　of　the　Greeks；　concerning
  whom　we　only　instructed　them　（for　we　know　that　there　was　nothing
  among　the　Romans；　except　their　historians　and　their　poets；　that
  they　would　value　much）；　it　was　strange　to　see　how　eagerly　they
  were　set　on　learning　that　language。　We　began　to　read　a　little　of
  it　to　them；　rather　in　compliance　with　their　importunity；　than　out
  of　any　hopes　of　their　reaping　from　it　any　great　advantage。　But
  after　a　very　short　trial；　we　found　they　made　such　progress；　that
  we　saw　our　labor　was　like　to　be　more　successful　than　we　could　have
  expected。　They　learned　to　write　their　characters　and　to　pronounce
  their　language　so　exactly；　had　so　quick　an　apprehension；　they
  remembered　it　so　faithfully；　and　became　so　ready　and　correct　in
  the　use　of　it；　that　it　would　have　looked　like　a　miracle　if　the
  greater　part　of　those　whom　we　taught　had　not　been　men　both　of
  extraordinary　capacity　and　of　a　fit　age　for　instruction。　They　were
  for　the　greatest　part　chosen　from　among　their　learned　men；　by
  their　chief　Council；　though　some　studied　it　of　their　own　accord。
  In　three　years'　time　they　became　masters　of　the　whole　language；　so
  that　they　read　the　best　of　the　Greek　authors　very　exactly。　I　am
  indeed　apt　to　think　that　they　learned　that　language　the　more
  easily；　from　its　having　some　relation　to　their　own。　I　believe　that
  they　were　a　colony　of　the　Greeks；　for　though　their　language　comes
  nearer　the　Persian；　yet　they　retain　many　names；　both　for　their
  towns　and　magistrates；　that　are　of　Greek　derivation。
  I　happened　to　carry　a　great　many　books　with　me；　instead　of
  merchandise；　when　I　sailed　my　fourth　voyage；　for　I　was　so　far　from
  thinking　of　soon　coming　back；　that　I　rather　thought　never　to　have
  returned　at　all；　and　I　gave　them　all　my　books；　among　which　were
  many　of　Plato's　and　some　of　Aristotle's　works。　I　had　also
  Theophrastus　〃On　Plants；〃　which；　to　my　great　regret；　was
  imperfect；　for　having　laid　it　carelessly　by；　while　we　were　at　sea；
  a　monkey　had　seized　upon　it；　and　in　many　places　torn　out　the
  leaves。　They　have　no　books　of　grammar　but　Lascares；　for　I　did　not
  carry　Theodorus　with　me；　nor　have　they　any　dictionaries　but
  Hesichius　and　Dioscorides。　They　esteem　Plutarch　highly；　and　were
  much　taken　with　Lucian's　wit　and　with　his　pleasant　way　of　writing。
  As　for　the　poets；　they　have　Aristophanes；　Homer；　Euripides；　and
  Sophocles　of　Aldus's　edition；　and　for　historians　Thucydides；
  Herodotus；　and　Herodian。　One　of　my　companions；　Thricius　Apinatus；
  happened　to　carry　with　him　some　of　Hippocrates's　works；　and
  Galen's　〃Microtechne；〃　which　they　hold　in　great　estimation；　for
  though　there　is　no　nation　in　the　world　that　needs　physic　so　little
  as　they　do；　yet　there　is　not　any　that　honors　it　so　much：　they
  reckon　the　knowledge　of　it　one　of　the　pleasantest　and　most
  profitable　parts　of　philosophy；　by　which；　as　they　search　into　the
  secrets　of　nature；　so　they　not　only　find　this　study　highly
  agreeable；　but　think　that　such　inquiries　are　very　acceptable　to
  the　Author　of　nature；　and　imagine　that　as　He；　like　the　inventors
  of　curious　engines　among　mankind；　has　exposed　this　great　machine
  of　the　universe　to　the　view　of　the　only　creatures　capable　of
  contemplating　it；　so　an　exact　and　curious　observer；　who　admires
  His　workmanship；　is　much　more　acceptable　to　Him　than　one　of　the
  herd；　who；　like　a　beast　incapable　of　reason；　looks　on　this
  glorious　scene　with　the　eyes　of　a　dull　and　unconcerned　spectator。
  The　minds　of　the　Utopians；　when　fenced　with　a　love　for　learning；
  are　very　ingenious　in　discovering　all　such　arts　as　are　necessary
  to　carry　it　to　perfection。　Two　things　they　owe　to　us；　the
  manufacture　of　paper　and　the　art　of　printing：　yet　they　are　not　so
  entirely　indebted　to　us　for　these　discoveries　but　that　a　great
  part　of　the　invention　was　their　own。　We　showed　them　some　books
  printed　by　Aldus；　we　explained　to　them　the　way　of　making　paper；
  and　the　mystery　of　printing；　but　as　we　had　never　practised　these
  arts；　we　described　them　in　a　crude　and　superficial　manner。　They
  seized　the　hints　we　gave　them；　and　though　at　first　they　could　not
  arrive　at　perfection；　yet　by　making　many　essays　they　at　last　found
  out　and　corrected　all　their　errors；　and　conquered　every
  difficulty。　Before　this　they　only　wrote　on　parchment；　on　reeds；　or
  on　the　bark　of　trees；　but　now　they　have　established　the
  manufacture　of　paper；　and　set　up　printing…presses；　so　that　if　they
  had　but　a　good　number　of　Greek　authors　they　would　be　quickly
  supplied　with　many　copies　of　them：　at　present；　though　they　have　no
  more　than　those　I　have　mentioned；　yet　by　several　impressions　they
  have　multiplied　them　into　many　thousands　。
  If　any　man　was　to　go　among　them　that　had　some　extraordinary
  talent；　or　that　by　much　travelling　had　observed　the　customs　of
  many　nations　（which　made　us　to　be　so　well　received）；　he　would
  receive　a　hearty　welcome；　for　they　are　very　desirous　to　know　the
  state　of　the　whole　world。　Very　few　go　among　them　on　the　account　of
  traffic；　for　what　can　a　man　carry　to　them　but　iron　or　gold　or
  silver；　which　merchants　desire　rather　to　export　than　import　to　a
  strange　country：　and　as　for　their　exportation；　they　think　it
  better　to　manage　that　themselves　than　to　leave　it　to　foreigners；
  for　by　this　means；　as　they　understand　the　state　of　the　neighboring
  countries　better；　so　they　keep　up　the　art　of　navigation；　which
  cannot　be　maintained　but　by　much　practice。