4 An Elf ay on Vefign, and the 



fe&s are pkajing to the Fancy ^ as the SfecitlaticnS 

 of Eternity or Jvfnitude are to the TJndeT' 

 flandbig^ But if there he a Beauty or Uncom* 

 tnonmjsjoynd with thi\ GrandHre^ as in a troubled 

 Ocean ^ a Heaven adorn d with Stars and Afe- 

 teors^ or a Jpacious Landskip cut out into Ri^ 

 vers^ IVoods^ Rockj^ and Meadows ^ the Pleii- 

 fitre flill grows upon us^ as it arijes more than 

 from a fingle Principle. 



Every thing that is new or uncommon raifes 



a PlcaJJire in the Imagination^ hecauje it fills the 



Soul with a Curiofity^ and gives it an Idea of 



which it was not before pofejiy we aye indeed fo 



often converfa77t with one Sett of Obje&s^ and 



tired out with fo many repeated Shows of the 



fame things^ that whatfoever is New or ZJncom* 



mon contributes a little to vary human Life^ 



and to divert our Minds for a while ^ with the 



Jirangefiefs of its Appearance : It ferves us for a 



kind ofRefrejhmcnt^ and takes off from the Sa* 



tiety we are apt to complain of in our ufual and 



common Entertainments : It is this that he flows 



charms on a Mcnjier^ and maizes cveti the imper^ 



fe&ions of human Nature pleafe m. It is this 



that recommends Variety^ where the Mind is 



ezery In ji ant called off to JomethingNew^ and the 



Attention not fufferd to dwell too long^ and waft 



itjelfon any particular ObjeU. It is li^ewife thk 



that improves what is Great^ Beautiful^ and 



makes it afford the Mind a double Entertain^ 



tncnt^ Groves^ Fields ^ and Meadows^ are at 



any fa/on of the Tear plcafmt to look, upon^ but 



never 



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