Chap. I . of GARDENING, &c. 89 



ing his Land, than to be a Prince of the 

 Romans, and poflefs the higheft Place amongft 

 the Senators. 



I might have defcanted upon the Venera- 

 tion the Ancient Egyptians had for Onions, 

 Leeks, and other Culinary Food, and the 

 Pretences that They, the Perjians, Greeks^ 

 and Romans have to the Original and Deri- 

 vation of Agriculture and Gard'ning^ but 

 I leave thofe uncertain Accounts, and draw 

 towards a Conclufion, after fome Reflexions 

 on this Hiftory, and the Delights of thefe 

 Retirements. 



The Ingenious Author of the SpeBators^ 

 whofe Lucubrations are fo much admir'd in 

 this Age, has painted and defcribed the 

 Beauty and Pleafure of thefe Rural Delights 

 in the moft moving Terms ; " If we fup- Speftator, 

 " pofe (fays he) that there are Spirits or^^^'^^^ 

 " Angels that look into the Ways of Men, 

 *' as it is highly probable there are, both 

 " from Reafon and Revelation ^ how differ- 

 " ent are the Notions they entertain of us^ 

 " from thofe we are apt to form of one an- 

 '' other > Were they to give us in their 

 " Catalogues of fuch Worthies as are now 

 " living, how different would it be from 

 " that which our own Species would draw 

 up ? We are dazled with the Splendor 

 of Titles, the Oftentation of Learning, 

 the Noife of Viftory : They, on the con- 

 trary, fee the Philofopher in the Cottage, 

 " under thp Prelfures of what little Minds 



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