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of the day, with fickle in hand, to the ripened 

 field. His heart exults with joy as he binds up 

 the fwelling flieaves, while his children dance 

 around them, crowned with garlands of blue-bottles 

 and wild poppies. Their harmlefs play recalls to 

 his memory the amufements of his own early days, 

 and of his virtuous anceftors, whom he hopes, at 

 length to rejoin in a better and happier World. 

 The fight of his copious harveft demonftrates to 

 him that there is a GOD ; and every return of 

 that joyous feafon, bringing to his recollection the 

 delicious eras of his pad exiftence, infpire him 

 with gratitude to the Great Being who has united 

 the tranfient fociety of men, by an eternal chain 

 of bleflings. 



Ye flowery meadows, ye majeftic, murmuring 

 forefts, ye moify fountains, ye defert rocks, fre- 

 quented by the dove alone, ye enchanting foli- 

 tudes, which charm by your ineffable concerts ; 

 happy is the man who (hall be permitted to unveil 

 your hidden beauties \ but ftill happier far is he 

 who fhall have it in his power calmly to enjoy 

 them in the inheritance of his forefathers ! 



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