iisanordinarycriicism,hamylordshafesbury,andsirwilliamemple,aremodelsofhegeneelsyleinwriingweshouldprefersaying——ofhelordly,andhegenlemanlynohingcanbemoreunlikehanheinfedfinicalrhapsodiesofshafesbury,andhepi

auralchichaofemplehemanofrankisdiscernibleinbohwriers;buinheoneiisonlyinsinuaedgracefully,inheoherisandsouoffensivelyhepeerseemsohavewrienwihhiscoroon,andhisearlsmanlebeforehim;hemonerinhiselbowchairandundress——whacanbemorepleasanhanhewayinwhichhereiredsaesmanpeepsouinheessays,pe

edbyheerinhisdelighfulrereaashene?heyscenofnimeguen,andhehaguescarceanauhoriyisquoedunderanambassadordonfranciscodemelo,a”porugalenvoyinengnd,”ellshimiwasfrequeninhiscounryformen,spenwihageoroherdecays,soasheycouldnohopeforaboveayearorwooflife,oshiphemselvesawayinabrazilflee,andaferheirarrivalhereogoonagrealengh,someimesofwenyorhiryyears,ormore,byheforceofhavigourheyrecoveredwihharemove”whehersuchaneffec(emplebeauifullyadds)mighgrowfromheair,orhefruisofhaclimae,orbyapproachingnearerhesun,whichishefounainoflighandhea,whenheirnauralheawassofardecayed:orwheherhepiecingouofanoldmanslifewereworhhepains;ica

oell:perhapshepyisnoworhhecandle”——monsieurpompone,”frenchambassadorinhis(sirwilliams)imeahehague,”cerifieshim,hainhislifehehadneverheardofanymaninfrancehaarrivedaahundredyearsofage;alimiaionoflifewhichheoldgenlemanimpuesoheexcellenceofheirclimae,givinghemsuchalivelinessofemperandhumour,asdisposeshemomorepleasuresofallkindshaninohercounries;andmoralisesuponhemaerverysensiblyhe”eroberearlofleiceser”furnisheshimwihasoryofacounessofdesmond,marriedouofengndinedwardhefourhsime,andwholivedfarinkingjamessreignhe”samenobleperson”giveshimanaccoun,howsuchayear,inhesamereign,herewenabouhecounryaseofmorricedancers,posedofenmenwhodanced,amaidmarian,andaaborandpipe;andhowhesewelve,onewihanoher,madeupwelvehundredyears”iwasnosomuch(saysemple)hasomanyinonesmallcouny(herefordshire)shouldliveohaage,ashaheyshouldbeinvigourandinhumouroravendodance”monsieurzulichem,oneofhis”colleaguesahehague,”informshimofacureforhegou;whichisconfirmedbyanoher”envoy,”monsieurserinchamps,inhaown,whohadriedi——oldprincemauriceofnassauremendsohimheuseofhammocksinhapin;havingbeenalluredosleep,whilesufferingunderihimself,byhe”consanmoionorswingingofhoseairybeds”counegmon,andherhinegravewho”waskilledssummerbeforemaesrich,”imparohimheirexperiences

buherankofhewrierisnevermorei

ocenlydisclosed,hanwhereheakesforgranedheplimenspaidbyforeignersohisfruireesforheaseandperfecionofwhaweeseemhebes,hecanrulysay,hahefrench,whohaveeaenhispeachesandgrapesashenei

overyillyear,havegenerallyconcludedhahesareasgoodasanyheyhaveeaeninfranceonhissidefonainebleau;andhefirsasgoodasanyheyhaveeaingasconyialianshaveagreedhiswhiefigsobeasgoodasanyofhasorinialy,whichisheearlierkindofwhiefighere;forinheerkindandheblue,weca

oenearhewarmclimaes,nomorehaninhefronignacormuscagrapehisorangereesoo,areasrgeasanyhesawwhenhewasyounginfrance,excephoseoffonainebleau,orwhahehasseensinceinhelowcounries;excepsomeveryoldonesofheprinceoforangesofgrapeshehadhehonourofbringingoverfoursorsinoengnd,whichheenumeraes,andsupposeshaheyareallbyhisimepreymonamongsomegardenersinhisneighbourhood,aswelsseveralpersonsofqualiy;forheeverhoughallhingsofhiskind”hemonerheyaremadehebeer”hegardenpedanrywihwhichheassershaisolilepurposeopnanyofhebesfruis,aspeachesorgrapes,hardly,hedoubs,beyondnorhamponshireahefurhesnorhwards;andpraiseshe”bishopofmunseracosevel,”foraempingnohingbeyondcherriesinhacoldclimae;pleasanandincharacer”imayperhaps”(hehusendshissweegardenessaywihapassageworhyofcowley)”beallowedoknowsomehingofhisrade,sinceihavesolongallowedmyselfobegoodfornohingelse,whichfewmenwilldo,orenjoyheirgardens,wihouofenlookingabroadoseehowohermaerspy,whamoionsinhesae,andwhainviaionsheymayhopeforinooherscenesformyownpar,ashecounrylife,andhisparofimoreparicurly,wereheinclinaionofmyyouhiself,soheyarehepleasureofmyage;andicanrulysayha,amongmanygreaemploymenshahavefallenomyshare,ihaveneveraskedorsoughforanyofhem,buhaveofenendeavouredoescapefromhem,inoheeaseandfreedomofaprivaescene,whereamanmaygohisownwayandhisownpace,inhemonpahsandcirclesoflifehemeasureofchoosingwelliswheheramanlikeswhahehaschosen,whichihankgodhasbefallenme;andhoughamonghefolliesofmylife,buildingandpninghavenobeenheleas,andhavecosmemorehanihaveheconfidenceoown;yeheyhavebeenfullyrepensedbyhesweenessandsaisfacionofhisrerea,where,sincemyresoluionakenofnevereneringagaininoanypublicemploymens,ihavepassedfiveyearswihoueveroncegoingoown,houghiamalmosinsighofi,andhaveahouseherealwaysreadyoreceivemenorhashisbeenanysorofaffecaionassomehavehoughi,buamerewanofdesireorhumouromakesosmalremove;forwheniaminhiscorner,icanrulysaywihhorace,mequoiesrefici,&c

”me,whenhecolddigeniansreamrevives,

whadoesmyfriendbelieveihinkorask?

lemeyelesspossess,soimaylive,

whaeerofliferemains,unomyself

mayihavebooksenough;andoneyearssore,

noodependuponeachdoubfulhour:

hisisenoughofmighyjoveopray,

who,ashepleases,givesandakesaway”

hewriingsofempleare,ingeneral,aferhiseasycopyononeoccasion,indeed,hiswi,whichwasmoslysubordinaeonaureandenderness,hasseducedhiminoasringoffeliciousaniheses;which,iisobviousoremark,havebeenamodeloaddisonandsucceedingessayiss”whowouldnobecoveous,andwihreason,”hesays,”ifhealhcouldbepurchasedwihgold?whonoambiious,ifiwereahemandofpower,orresoredbyhonour?bu,as!awhiesaffwillnohelpgouyfeeowalkbeerhanamoncane;norablueribandbindupawoundsowelsafilleheglierofgold,orofdiamonds,willbuhursoreeyesinseadofcuringhem;andanachingheadwillbenomoreeasedbywearingacrown,hanamo

ighcap”inafarbeersyle,andmoreaccordanwihhisownhumourofpi

ess,areheconcludingsenencesofhis”discourseuponpoery”empleookaparinheconroversyabouheancienandhemodernlearning;and,wihhaparialiysonaurandsogracefulinanoldman,whosesaeengagemenshadlefhimlileleisureolookinomodernproducion,whilehisreiremengavehimoccasionolookbackuponhecssicsudiesofhisyouh——decidedinfavourofheer”cerainiis,”hesays,”ha,wheherhefiercenessofhegohichumours,ornoiseofheirperpeualwars,frighediaway,orhaheunequalmixureofhemodernnguageswouldnobeari——hegreaheighsandexcellencybohofpoeryandmusicfellwihheromanlearningandempire,andhaveneversincerecoveredheadmiraionandappuseshabeforeaendedhemye,suchasheyareamongsus,heymusbeconfessedobehesofesandsweees,hemosgenerandmosi

ocenamusemensofmonimeandlifeheysillfindroominhecoursofprinces,andhecoagesofshepherdsheyserveoreviveandanimaehedeadcalmofpoorandidlelives,andoalyordiverheviolenpassionsandperurbaionsofhegreaesandhebusiesmenandbohheseeffecsareofequaluseohumanlife;forhemindofmanislikehesea,whichisneiheragreeableohebeholdernorhevoyager,inacalmorinasorm,buissoobohwhenalileagiaedbygenlegales;andsohemind,whenmovedbysofandeasypassionsoraffecionsiknowverywellhamanywhopreendobewisebyheformsofbeinggrave,areapodespisebohpoeryandmusic,asoysandriflesoolighforheuseorenerainmenofseriousmenbuwhoeverfindhemselveswhollyinsensibleoheircharms,would,ihink,dowellokeepheirowncounsel,forfearofreproachingheirownemper,andbringinghegoodnessofheirnaures,ifnoofheirundersandings,inoquesionwhilehisworldss,idoubnobuhepleasureandrequesofhesewoenerainmenswilldosooo;andhappyhosehaconenhemselveswihhese,oranyohersoeasyandsoi

ocen,anddonoroubleheworldorohermen,becauseheyca

obequiehemselves,houghnobodyhurshem””whenallisdone(heconcludes),humanlifeisahegreaesandhebesbulikeafrowardchild,hamusbepyedwih,andhumouredalile,okeepiquie,illifallsasleep,andhenhecareisover”