Icannotriditofhisexplosiveinterlardings,theybreakineverywherewiththeirirrelevant,\"WhatinhellareyouuptoNOW!pullherdown!more!MORE!therenow,steadyasyougo,\"
andtheotherdisorganizinginterruptionsthatwerealwaysleapingfromhismouth。WhenIreadShakespearenowIcanhearthemasplainlyasIdidinthatlongdepartedtimefiftyoneyearsago。IneverregardedEaler’sreadingsaseducational。
Indeed,theywereadetrimenttome。
Hiscontributionstothetextseldomimprovedit,butbarringthatdetailhewasagoodreader;Icansaythatmuchforhim。Hedidnotusethebook,anddidnotneedto;heknewhisShakespeareaswellasEuclideverknewhismultiplicationtable。
DidhehavesomethingtosaythisShakespeareadoringMississippipilotanentDeliaBacon’sbook?