340 



village bore as strong marks of his and of 

 his brother's attentions (for in that respect 

 they appeared to have but one mind) to 

 the comforts and pleasures of its inhabi- 

 tants. Such attentive kindnesses are am- 

 ply repaid by affectionate regard and re- 

 verence ; and were they general throughout 

 the kingdom, they would do much more 

 towards guarding us against democratical 

 opinions, 



" Than twenty thousand soldiers arm'd in proof." 



The cheerfulness of the scene I have 

 mentioned, and all the interesting circum- 

 stances attending it, so different from those 

 of solitary grandeur, have convinced me, 

 that he who destroys dwellings, gardens, 

 and inclosures, for the sake of mere extent 

 and parade of property, only extends the 

 bounds of monotony, and of dreary selfish 

 pride ; but contracts those of variety, 

 amusement, and humanity. 



I own it does surprise me, that in an age 

 and in a country where the arts are so 



