iv The JntrcdiMion to 'Rural 



View of his well difpos'd Seat gratifies 

 the Sight, . the numbcrlcfs feather'd 

 Choirifters that perching amongfthis 

 Woods, warble out their natural and 

 melodious. Strains the Hearing, the 

 rcfrefning Breezes of Air the Feeling, 

 and the Palate isgratify'dby an almoft 

 an innumerable Number of pleafanc 

 and nedarcal Juices, and Fruits, and 

 the Smell of Flowers, cheers the Or- 

 gans of the Head in a wonderful man- 

 ner. How fweetly gUdes the Blood 

 thro' its feveral Offices, how exhilara- 

 ted the Mind, and with what Flagrance 

 and Joy (as our great Poet expreffes it) 

 does the Heart and the whole Frame 

 of Nature overflow. How f\yeet arc 

 thefe Amufements to the Innocent 

 and Virtuous, and how infenfibly are 

 they carried to adore that divine Power 

 that has made them thus fufceptible 

 of their own Happinefs. 



To come nearer to our prcfent 

 purpofe the Buiinefs of Gardening, 

 Planting , and Husbandry , affords 

 H^oth the Mind and Body all that is 



