1 84 Of WILTSHIRE. 
u Light, the prime work of god, to me s extinSl , 
“ And all her various objeEls of delight 
C£ Annulled. 
In another place he bemoans his fortune, 
££ Seasons return , hut ?iot to me return 
££ Day, or the sweet approach ofevn or morn , 
££ Or fight of V ERNAL BLOOM, Or summer’s ROSE, 
<£ Or flocks or herds, or human face divine. 
It is amazing how men of reading and refiedfion, who know 
best which are the trued: objedfs of delight, and how to ex- 
tend the fcene of their joys, are however carelefs in the choice. 
What a world of delights does the contemplation of nature fur- 
nifh ! Who can furvey the face of heaven and earth, without be- 
ing tranfported ? And what joy can exceed the joy of health, 
and the exercife of walking or riding in a fine country ! Did com- 
mon mortals keep alive a true fenfe of the pleafures of fight, and 
of the objedfs which a beautiful country difcovers in fine weather, 
they would think of providence in a very different manner; 
they would fee that, in comparifon with thefe, all expensive 
amufements, which are fo much fought by the rich, are 
but a mere baby-house, and prove, that as a fickly appetite 
requires variety, a falfe tafte creates the fame longing ; that the 
cheapest things are the best, in the strictest fenfe ; and 
that happinefs is really divided much more equally than is ge- 
nerally imagined. 
Let us now look back, and by the power of imagination take 
another view of the many miles of charming plains we have 
travelled 
