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himself in the centre of some spacious grove-belted 

 lawn, contemplating such a scene ; and if he further 

 fancy himself in the company of a beloved wife, 

 daughter, friend, or companion, all the better ; for 

 to be alone in such a case, is beyond doubt, lonely; 

 the Rose and the Violet, plucked and presented by the 

 hand of any one of these, will at the time be prized 

 the more ; and the elegant and lovely Lilac, Jasmine, 

 Honeysuckle, Sweet Briar, and the Virgin's Bower, 

 will appear to shed fresh sweets unnoticed before ; 

 and as two pair of eyes, according to every-day cal- 

 culation, will discover more beauties than one, so two 

 minds, if the least congenial in taste, will, from the 

 pleasing interchange of observation and sentiment, 

 and a disposition to please and be pleased, expe- 

 rience double gratification in examining the lovely 

 and interesting objects before them. 



Let the reader, as I repeated before, contemplate 

 such a scene of Nature, where trees and shrubs 

 (on whose branches the birds are warbling their 

 sweet notes) rise gradually above one another, in 

 form not much unlike to the interior seats and stages 



