?48 THE RURAL SOCRATES, 



p. 199 — 202. Dr Hirzel devotes one of the fine days 

 of the fpring tea vifit to Kliyogg, in order to examine liis 

 philofophy anew.'— He did this whh the more eager- 

 r.efs, as the family of Klivogg had its peace difturbcd 

 iincth'is Jecond niartiaoe. His children often complain- 

 ed of the iianhnefs and obliinacy of their father, and 

 thought themlclves privileged to oppole him ; regard- 

 ing his ideas of propriety and economy (for he was 

 frugal in fpitc of the increale of his fortune) as fingular- 

 ilies which expofed his family to derifion. Often did 

 they controxert his plans of agriculture, in which he 

 "tvas aKvays in purfnit of lornctlsing new which called 

 for much labor, and wos often inexplicable ; and fame, 

 as ufnal, magnified their quarrels. The family began 

 to deride our philofophcr and to attribute his vivacity 

 to the power of wine; which Was laid to be his great 

 enjoy m en tv fin ce he had planted a vineyard of his ownc 

 — The author himlclf indeed feared either thatKliyogg 

 was deferted by his philofophy ; or that he had drauri 

 too favorable pidure of him, feduced by enthufiafm^ 

 'Sic* ■ . ; • i 



p. 202 — 204. To difcover the truth the author bcgaa 

 with addreiPiDg to Kiiyogg diiierent fhort queAioiis ; 

 and, pretending ignorance of ail which had pjifTed fince 

 their lafl interview, he left him time to anfwer at his 

 jeifare, &c. But all the'anfwers of Kiiyogg ferved on- 

 jly to perfuade the author, that he fteadily entcrtsired 

 liis old ideas and followed his old principles ; and that 

 in fpite of the lufrrcof Ins fame, he was always the fame. 

 This rnnde it the more incredible to Dr. Hirzel, that 

 fuch a matifhould fuffer himfelf lo be ltd away by pal- 

 fion, obflinacy, anger, jealouiy, ai'd the love of wine, 

 it is true, that he himlclf confeiled, Uiat he fom.etimrs 

 loved wine too mucl) ; but he blulhed at hearing tie 

 exhortations which the author ^ddreflcd to liim on this 

 fiibjetft:, and piomilcd to corred himfelf. The efioi t5 

 ivhich he made on this fubjefc, ccnvintcd Uw Hirzei, 



that 



