There were, likewise, distempers of all sorts, though I could not but observe that there were many more imaginary than real.  One little packet I could not but take notice of, which was a complication of all the diseases incident to human nature, and was in the hand of a great many fine people.  This was called the spleen.  But what most of all surprised me was, that there was not a single vice or folly thrown into the whole heap:  at which I was very much astonished, having concluded within myself that everyone would take this opportunity of getting rid of his passions, prejudices, and frailties.

I took notice in particular of a very profligate fellow, who, I did not question, came loaden with his crimes, but upon searching into his bundle, I found that instead of throwing his guilt from him, he had only laid down his memory.  He was followed by another worthless rogue, who flung away his modesty instead of his ignorance.

When the whole race of mankind had thus cast their burdens, the phantom which had been so busy on this occasion, seeing me an idle spectator of what passed, approached toward me.  I grew uneasy at her presence, when, of a sudden, she held her magnifying glass full before my eyes.  I no sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its utmost aggravation.  The immoderate breadth of the features made me very much out of humor with my own countenance, upon which I threw it from me like a mask.  It happened very luckily that one who stood by me had just before thrown down his visage, which, it seems, was too long for him.  It was, indeed, extended to a most shameful length; I believe the very chin was, modestly speaking, as long as my whole face.  We had both of us an opportunity of mending ourselves; and all the contributions being now brought in, every man was at liberty to exchange his misfortunes for those of another person.

As we stood round the heap, and surveyed the several materials of which it was composed, there was scarcely a mortal in this vast multitude who did not discover what he thought pleasures and blessings of life, and wondered how the owners of them ever came to look upon them as burthens and grievances.  As we were regarding very attentively this confusion of miseries, this chaos of calamity, Jupiter issued out a second proclamation, that everyone was now at liberty to exchange his affliction, and to return to his habitation with any such other bundle as should be delivered to him.  Upon this, Fancy began again to bestir herself, and, parceling out the whole heap with incredible activity, recommended to everyone his particular packet.  The hurry and confusion at this time was not to be expressed.  Some observations, which I made upon the occasion, I shall communicate to the public.