Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-09-20

tue attainment oi power. lie must nave writ
ten with greater zest the lines little further
on
"But here grievance seems to lie,
All this is mine but till die:
Ican't but think 'twould sound more clever,
To me and to my heirs forever"
But his friend Pope sci up his rest early in life
at Twickenham, and never desired to leave it.
I lll.healh itself in him was luckily Of kind
that made him tranquil. The author Of the
Seasons mover tired Of the country. White
Of Selborne never tired Of il. Both found nces-
SAINT occupation IN watching the proceedings Of
the Nature they loved.
1t must be observed Of Thsmson, however,
that he lived so near the town as to be able to
visit 1t whenever he chose. His house was at
beautiful Richmond doubt not he would
have been happy anywhere with a few trees
and friends; but he liked play also, and
streets, and human movement. lie would fain
not go so far from London as not to be able to
interchange the delights Of town and country
And why should anybody that can help il
The loveiest country can he found within that
reasonable distance, especially in these days of
railroads. You may bury yourself in as heal
thy, If not as wide solitude, as il you were
in the Highlands; aud, in an hour or two, you
can enhance the pleasures Of returning 10 ii by
book of your own buying, or a toy for your
children. To resign forever the convenience
and pleasures Of intercourse with a. great city
would be desired by few and it would be least
of all desired Except under very particular cir
Gums iances) by ihose who can enjoy the coun-
try most, because the power to discern, and tie
4 -.
Of the enjoyment in both cases. These, and a
congenal occupation, will make a conscientious
man happy anywhere, il he has decent health
aud If he is sicky, no earthly comforts can sup
ply the want Of them, no, not even the affection
Of those about him for what is affection, if il
show nothing bot the good hearts of those who
feel ii, and is wasted on a lhankless iemperi
Requirement Of information, benigniiy, some
thing to do and as many things as possible to
loye--these are the secrets Of happiness in town
or country. II White of Selborne had been
town instead Of a country clergyman, he would
have told all about the birds in the city as
well as the suburbs. We should have had the
bes, reason given us why lime-trees flourish in
city smoke lists of flowers for our windows
would have been furnished US, together with
told of the ralopolis nnder ground, as well as OF
the dray-horses above ii, and perhaps the dis
coyerer Of the double spirdeula in the noses of
stage would have found out the reason why tai
low-chandlers have no noses at all.
Now, what sor, Of house would most take
the fancy of my readersl We mean for repose
and comfort, apart from the nober and severer
pleasures livery rare ones) arising from dis
charging the duties belonging to a large estate.
Certainly not the house belonging to such an
estates not house like Plinys the size and
"sei out" Of which il is labor TO read OF [; not
the cold southern halls Of the Romans or Ital-
ians unfit for this climate nor an ancient
> Greek, nor modern Eastern house, with the wo-
mems apartments imprisoned of from the rest /;
nor an old Freach chateau (excepi in Mrs Red
clifIe's romances,) for though pretty 10 read Of
as belonging 10 the Monlmorencys or the Ram
bouilleis, il was inconvenient inside, and had
formal grounds without nor the numbering old
German house, such as Goethe describes it,,
though habit and love may have sancii6ed all
these; no, nor even the princcly palace of Chats
e worth, though it be full Of taste as the own
0 er, and Of fragrance from Conservatives as OF
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