44 Of W1L TO N, with REFLECTIONS, 
mind, of what little worth all thefe glories of this vifible world 
would be, to me who might be fnatched from them by a fuddera 
blaft from the north- eaft, if I had no hopes beyond the grave, 
nor any fure ground on which to build thofe hopes ! Of what 
moment are all the works of art or nature, compared to the 
happinefs of a future ftate ? How glorious foever material ob- 
jects may appear, the imprefiion remains but a little while, and 
at belt they are but as the outlines of a picture, compared with 
the moll finifh’d piece. 
The weather was very ferene and delightful. Heaven, and 
the earth, now feemed to fmile upon us, as if they approved 
the pleafure we enjoyed. Nor did thefe give me more delight, 
than the recolledion of the lines in pope, which the fight of 
the ftatue juft mentioned brought to my mind, and chimed in 
with my thoughts at this time •: 
“ Who noble ends by noble means obtains 
u Or , failing , dies in exile or in chains ; 
“ Like good aurelius let him reign , or bleed 
u Like socrates, that man is great indeed 
But let us not leave this charming fcene of wilton, without 
looking back to the ferpentine walks, in the hanging wood, on 
the fouth-weft ftde of the houfe ; nor pafs over in ftlence the 
beautiful and extenfive profpedts, which are feen from the room 
on the fumrnit of this hill. 
Amidft all this pleafure, I was afraid your health would re- 
ceive harm from the mofly damp turf in walking by the fides 
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