24 At SALISBURY, 
plied by other people. And, if you pleafe, I will add another re- 
flection, which is that you may be fupplied with moral eflays 
by a much better author than myfelf ; therefore I will refer the 
vicar, curate, gentleman, and author, to their own hearts ; 
there are many things in this nation of more moment to be cor- 
rected. I am yours, &*c. 
LETTER IX. 
To the fame . 
M ADA M, 
F ROM white parish we continued our rout a few miles, 
and entering Wiltshire at east dean, we pafled over a 
down, and came into the great wedern road, at the didance of 
five or fix miles from Salisbury • the lofty fpire of whofe ca- 
thedral foon prefented itfelf to view. 
About two in the afternoon we arrived at the city. And 
here, Madam, we became dill deeper in your debt, for one of 
the mod pleating circumdances that can attend travellers, or 
indeed which occurs in the ordinary courfe of life ; I mean an 
introduction to the acquaintance of polite, lively, and fenfible 
perfons, efpecially of your sex; of this perhaps I am mod fen- 
fible. I ought in gratitude to mention the amiable Mr.&D*****, 
the ingenious and agreeable Mrs. E***, and her dder Mifs 
S* *****, the polite fenfible Mrs. G******* ; the pretty mufi- 
cian her daughter, and the little cherubim and philofopher her 
fon. Shall you forget what was faid of this fweet boy of fix 
years old ? As he fat penfive one day, being afked what he 
thought 
