III. TO RICHMOND. 



sary to ensure a plentiful harvest in the en- 

 suing year. It is thus that the Author of 

 nature has x consulted the true interests of 

 man in all his operations. 



Before we quit this enchanting spot, I am 

 anxious to imprint on your minds the 

 delightful sensations which we have this day 

 experienced from the varied and magnifi- 

 cent aspect of nature. 



The greatest number of mankind con- 

 sume their days without attempting to taste 

 those pure enjoyments, wliich Providence 

 lias placed within the reach of all. They 

 proceed on the journey of life without ex- 

 periencing any real enjoyment; like the 

 shipwrecked mariner, who, cast by the 

 tempest on an unknown island, traverses it 

 from one extremity to the other, without 

 casting a glance on its numerous produc- 

 tions. They pursue a continual round of 

 dissipation, in search of pleasure ; uncon- 

 scious that, if true happiness exists upon 

 earth, it can only he found in those simple 



F 3 enjoyments 



