Of WILTON, with REFLECTIONS. 43 
It was in this houfe wc faw Tome prodigious llabs of marble ; 
indeed they are the largefl I ever beheld, except at the famous 
church which the late king of Portugal built at maffra, near 
Lisbon. I am yours, &c. 
LETTER XIV. 
To the fame . 
Mad a m, 
S INCE our time, permits only a tranlient view of the noble 
ornaments and coftly collections at wilton, let us haften 
from the works of men, to the more glorious works of god ! 
We may here contemplate the beautiful lawns on the fouth-eafl 
fide of the houfe, and the bright ftreams which water them. 
Over this river is a palladian bridge of exquilite architecture, 
much admired by all connoifeurs. Above this, to the fouth- 
ward, you mull not forget that noble riling ground, to the 
fummitof which is about a quarter of a mile. Here Hands a 
very large equeftrian Ilatue, in lead, of marcus aurelius, a 
roman emperor, whole virtues are fo much extolled by hiflo- 
rians. From this eminence there is a view of the valley below, 
and of part of Salisbury, which looks very rural, the cathedral, 
as well as other parts of the city, being embower’d with trees. 
From the contemplation of beautiful nature, the mind is ea- 
lily led to that of moral rectitude. True tafte in the arrange- 
ment of material objects, fuch.as delight the fenfes, or exalt the 
heart, feems to have a great analogy with the harmony, or or- 
der, which the love of virtue infpires. It now occur’d to my 
G 2 mind, 
