Yet, as to myself, I must confess, having never been designed for a courtier, either by my birth or education, I was so ill a judge of things, that I could not discover the lenity and favour of this sentence, but conceived it (perhaps erroneously) rather to be rigorous than gentle.
Nahiz eta, neuri dagokidanez, aitortu beharra dudan-ez jaiotzaz ez heziketaz inoiz ez nintzelarik gortelari izateko aukeratua izan-hango gauza haien epaile txarra nintzela, ezin bainuen ulertu epai haren onginahia eta mesedea; aitzitik, iruditzen zitzaidan (agian oker) zorrotza zela eta ez biguna.