iwasborn,andpassedhefirssevenyearsofmylife,inheempleischurch,ishalls,isgardens,isfounain,isriver,ihadalmossaid——forinhoseyoungyears,whawashiskingofriversomebuasreamhawaeredourpleasanpces?——heseareofmyoldesrecollecionsirepea,ohisday,noversesomyselfmorefrequenly,orwihkindlieremoion,hanhoseofspenser,wherehespeaksofhisspo

herewhenheycame,whereashosebrickyowers,

hewhichonhemmesbrodeagedbackdohride,

wherenowhesudiouswyershaveheirbowers,

herewhylomewonheemplerknighsobide,

illheydecaydhroughpride

indeed,iishemoseleganspoinhemeropoliswhaaransiionforacounrymanvisiinglondonforhefirsime——hepassingfromhecrowdedsrandorfleesree,byunexpecedavenues,inoismagnificenamplesquares,iscssicgreenrecesses!whaacheerful,liberallookhahhaporionofi,which,fromhreesides,overlookshegreaergarden:hagoodlypile

ofbuildingsrong,albeiofpaperhigh,

confroning,wihmassyconras,heligher,older,morefanasicallyshroudedone,namedofharcour,wihhecheerfulcrownofficerow(pceofmykindlyengendure),righopposiehesaelysream,whichwasheshegardenfoowihheryescarcelyradepolluedwaers,andseemsbujusweanedfromherwickenhamnaiades!amanwouldgivesomehingohavebeenborninsuchpceswhaacollegiaeaspechashafineelizabehanhall,wherehefounainpys,whichihavemadeoriseandfall,howmanyimes!oheasoundmenofheyoungurchins,myconemporaries,who,nobeingableoguessaisrecondiemachinery,werealmosempedohailhewondrousworkasmagic!whaananiqueairhadhenowalmoseffacedsundials,wihheirmoralinscripions,seemingcoevalswihhaimewhichheymeasured,andoakeheirreveionsofisflighimmediaelyfromheaven,holdingcorrespondencewihhefounainofligh!howwouldhedarklinesealimpercepiblyon,wachedbyheeyeofchildhood,eagerodeecismovemen,nevercached,niceasanevanescencloud——orhefirsarressofsleep!

ah!yedohbeauylikeadialhand

sealfromhisfigure,andnopaceperceived!

whaadeadhingisaclock,wihisponderousembowelmensofleadandbrass,isperorsolemndulnessofmunicaion,paredwihhesimplealarlikesrucure,andsilenhearnguageofheolddial!isoodashegardengodofchrisiangardenswhyisialmoseverywherevanished?ifisbusinessusebesupersededbymoreeboraeinvenions,ismoraluses,isbeauy,mighhavepleadedforisconinuanceispokeofmoderaebours,ofpleasuresnoproracedafersunse,ofemperance,andgoodhoursiwasheprimiiveclock,hehorologeofhefirsworldadamcouldscarcehavemissediinparadiseiwashemeasureappropriaeforsweepnsandflowersospringby,forhebirdsoapporionheirsilverwarblingsby,forflocksopasureandbeledofoldbyheshepherd”carvediouquainlyinhesun;”and,urningphilosopherbyheveryoccupaion,providediwihmoosmoreouchinghanombsonesiwasapreydeviceofhegardener,recordedbymarvell,who,inhedaysofarificialgardening,madeadialouofherbsandflowersimusquoehisversesalilehigherup,forheyarefull,asallhispoerywas,ofawiydelicacyheywillnoeinawkwardlyihope,inaalkoffounainsandsundialsheisspeakingofsweegardenscenes:

whawondrouslifeinhisilead!

ripeapplesdropaboumyhead

helusciousclusersofhevine

uponmymouhdocrushheirwine

henecarine,andcuriouspeach,

inomyhandshemselvesdoreach

sumblingonmelons,asipass,

insnaredwihflowers,ifallongrass

meanwhilehemindfrompleasureless

wihdrawsinoishappiness

hemind,haocean,whereeachkind

doessraighisownresembncefind;

yeicreaes,ranscendinghese,

faroherworlds,andoherseas;

a

ihiingallhasmade

oagreenhoughinagreenshade

hereahefounainsslidingfoo,

orasomefruireesmossyroo,

casinghebodysvesaside,

mysoulinoheboughsdoesglide:

here,likeabird,isisandsings,

henwhesandcpsissilverwings;

and,illpreparedforlongerfligh,

wavesinisplumeshevariousligh

howwellheskilfulgardnerdrew,

offlowersandherbs,hisdialnew!

where,fromabove,hemildersun

doeshroughafragranzodiacrun:

and,asiworks,heindusriousbee

compuesisimeaswelswe

howcouldsuchsweeandwholesomehours

bereckond,buwihherbsandflowers?

[foonoe]fromacopyofverseseniled”hegarden”

hearificialfounainsofhemeropolisare,inlikema

er,fasvanishingmosofhemaredriedup,orbrickedoverye,whereoneislef,asinhalilegree

ookbehindhesouhseahouse,whaafreshnessigivesohedrearypile!fourlilewingedmarbleboysusedopyheirvirginfancies,spouingoueverfreshsreamsfromheiri

ocenwanonlips,inhesquareoflincolnsi

,wheniwasnobiggerhanheywerefiguredheyaregone,andhespringchokeduphefashion,heyellme,isgoneby,andhesehingsareeseemedchildishwhynohengraifychildren,byleinghemsand?wyers,isuppose,werechildrenonceheyareawakeningimagesohemaleaswhymuseveryhingsmackofman,andma

ish?isheworldgrownup?ischildhooddead?orisherenoinhebosomsofhewisesandhebessomeofhechildshearlef,orespondoisearliesenchanmens?hefiguresweregroesquearehesiffwiggedlivingfigures,hasillflierandchaerabouhaarea,lessgohicinappearance?orishespluerofheirhorheoriconehalfsorefreshingandi

ocenashelilecoolpyfulsreamshoseexplodedcherubsuered?

heyhaveelygohicisedheenranceohei

eremplehall,andhelibraryfron,oassimiehem,isuppose,ohebodyofhehall,whichheydonoaallresemblewhaisbeeofhewingedhorsehasoodoverheformer?asaelyarms!andwhohasremovedhosefrescoesofhevirues,whichialianizedheendofhepaperbuildings?——myfirshinofallegory!heymusaccounomeforhesehings,whichimisssogrealy

heerraceis,indeed,lef,whichweusedocallheparade;buheracesarepassedawayofhefoosepswhichmadeispavemenawful!iisbeemonandprofaheoldbenchershadialmossacredohemselves,inheforeparofhedayaleasheymighnobesidedorjosledheirairanddressasseredheparadeyoulefwidespacesbewixyou,whenyoupassedheheroguisheyeofj——ll,everreadyobedeliveredofajes,almosinviesasrangeroviearepareewihibuwhainsolenfamiliardurshavemaedhomascovenry?——whosepersonwasaquadrae,hissepmassyandelephanine,hisfacesquareashelions,hisgaiperemporyandpahkeeping,indiveriblefromhiswayasamovingcolumn,hescarecrowofhisinferiors,hebrowbeaerofequalsandsuperiors,whomadeasoliudeofchildrenwhereverhecame,forheyfledhisinsufferablepresence,asheywouldhaveshu

edanelishabearhisgrowlwasashunderinheirears,wheherhespakeoheminmirhorinrebuke,hisinviaorynoesbeing,indeed,ofall,hemosrepulsiveandhorridcloudsofsnuffaggravainghenauralerrorsofhisspeech,brokefromeachmajesicnosril,darkeningheairheooki,nobypinches,buapalmfuonce,divingforiunderhemighyfpsofhisoldfashionedwaiscoapocke;hiswaiscoaredandangry,hiscoadarkrappee,incuredbydyeoriginal,andbyadjuncs,wihbuonsofaobsoleegoldandsohepacedheerrace

byhissideamilderformwassomeimesobeseen;hepensivegeniliyofsamuelsalheywerecoevals,andhadnohingbuhaandheirbenchershipinmoninpoliicssalwasawhigandcovenryasaunchorymanyasarcasicgrowldidheercasou——forcovenryhadaroughspinoushumour——ahepoliicalconfederaesofhisassociae,whichreboundedfromhegenlebosomofheerlikeca

onballsfromwoolyoucouldnorufflesamuelsal

shadherepuaionofbeingaverycleverman,andofexcellendiscernmeninhechamberpraciceofhewisuspechisknowledgedidnoamounomuchwhenacaseofdifficuldisposiionofmoney,esamenaryoroherwise,camebeforehim,heordinarilyhandedioverwihafewinsrucionsohismanlovel,whowasaquicklilefellow,andwoulddespachiouofhandbyhelighofnauralundersanding,ofwhichhehadanunmonshareiwasincrediblewharepueforalenssenjoyedbyhemererickofgraviyhewasashyman;achildmighposehiminaminue——indolenandprocrasinaingohesdegreeyemenwouldgivehimcrediforvasapplicaioninspieofhimselfhewasnooberusedwihhimselfwihimpuniyheneverdressedforadi

erparybuheforgohissword——heyworeswordshen——orsomeohernecessaryparofhisequipagelovelhadhiseyeuponhimonallheseoccasions,andordinarilygavehimhiscueifherewasanyhingwhichhecouldspeakunseasonably,hewassureodoihewasodineaareivesofheunforunaemissbndyonhedayofherexecuion;——andlwhohadawaryforesighofhisprobablehallucinaions,beforeheseou,schooledhimwihgreaanxieynoinanypossiblema

eroalludeohersoryhadayspromisedfaihfullyoobserveheinjuncionhehadnobeenseaedinheparlour,wherehepanywasexpecinghedi

ersummons,fourminues,when,apauseinheconversaionensuing,hegoup,lookedouofwindow,andpullingdownhisruffles——anordinarymoionwihhim——observed,”iwasagloomyday,”andadded,”missbndymusbehangedbyhisime,isuppose”insancesofhissorwereperpeualyeswashoughbysomeofhegreaesmenofhisimeafipersonobeconsuled,noaloneinmaersperainingohew,buinheordinaryniceiesandembarrassmensofconduc——fromforceofma

erenirelyheneverughedhehadhesamegoodforuneamonghefemaleworld,——wasaknownoaswihhedies,andoneorwoaresaidohavediedforloveofhim——isuppose,becauseheneverrifledoralkedgalnrywihhem,orpaidhem,indeed,hardlymonaenionshehadafinefaceandperson,buwanedmehough,hespirihashouldhaveshownhemoffwihadvanageohewomenhiseyeckedlusre——noso,houghsusanp——;who,aheadvancedageofsixy,wasseen,inhecoldeveningime,unacpanied,weinghepavemenofb——drow,wihearshafellindropswhichmighbeheard,becauseherfriendhaddiedhaday——he,whomshehadpursuedwihahopelesspassionforhesforyyears——apassion,whichyearscouldnoexinguishorabae;norhelongresolved,yegenlyenforced,puingsoffofunreleningbachelorhooddissuadefromischerishedpurposemildsusanp——,houhasnowhyfriendinheaven!

homascovenrywasacadeofhenoblefamilyofhanamehepassedhisyouhinconracedcircumsances,whichgavehimearlyhoseparsimonioushabiswhichinaferlifeneverforsookhim;soha,wihonewindfalloranoher,abouheimeiknewhimhewasmaseroffourorfivehundredhousandpounds;nordidhelook,orwalk,worhamoidorelesshelivedinagloomyhouseopposiehepumpinserjeansi

,fleesreej,hecounsel,isdoingselfimposedpenanceini,forwhareasonidivineno,ahisdaychadanagreeableseaanorhcray,whereheseldomspenaboveadayorwoaaimeinhesummer;bupreferred,duringhehomonhs,sandingahiswindowinhisdamp,close,welllikemansion,owach,ashesaid,”hemaidsdrawingwaeralldaylong”isuspechehadhiswihindoorreasonsforhepreferencehiccursusearmafuerehemighhinkhisreasuresmoresafehishousehadheaspecofasrongboxcwasaclosehunks——ahoarderraherhanamiser——or,ifamiser,noneofhemadelwesbreed,whohavebroughdiscrediuponacharacer,whichca

oexiswihoucerainadmirablepoinsofseadinessanduniyofpurposeonemayhaearuemiser,buca

o,isuspec,soeasilydespisehimbyakingcareofhepence,heisofenenabledoparwihhepounds,uponascalehaleavesuscarelessgenerousfellowshalingaanimmeasurabledisancebehindcgaveaway30,000laonceinhislifeimeoablindchariyhishousekeepingwasseverelylookedafer,buhekepheableofagenlemanhewouldknowwhocameinanwhowenouofhishouse,buhiskichenchimneywasneversufferedofreeze

salwashisopposieinhis,asinall——neverknewwhahewasworhinheworld;andhavingbuapeencyforhisrank,whichhisindolenhabiswerelilecalcuedoimprove,mighhavesufferedseverelyifhehadnohadhonespeopleabouhimlovelookcareofeveryhinghewasaoncehisclerk,hisgoodservan,hisdresser,hisfriend,his”fpper,”hisguide,sopwach,audior,reasurerhedidnohingwihouconsulinglovel,orfailedinanyhingwihouexpecingandfearinghisadmonishinghepuhimselfalmosoomuchinhishands,hadheynobeenhepuresinheworldheresignedhisilealmosorespecasamaser,iflcouldeverhaveforgoenforamomenhahewasaservan

iknewhislovelhewasamanofanincorrigibleandlosinghonesyagoodfellowwihal,and”wouldsrike”inhecauseofheoppressedbeneverconsideredinequaliies,orcalcuedhenumberofhisopponensheoncewresedaswordouofhehandofamanofqualiyhahaddrawnuponhim;andpommelledhimseverelywihhehilofiheswordsmanhadofferedinsuloafemale——anoccasionuponwhichnooddsagainshimcouldhaveprevenedheinerferenceoflovelhewouldsandnexdaybareheadedohesameperson,modeslyoexcusehisinerference——forlneverforgorank,wheresomehingbeerwasnoconcernedlwashelivelieslilefellowbreahing,hadafaceasgayasgarricks,whomhewassaidgrealyoresemble(ihaveaporraiofhimwhichconfirmsi),possessedafiurnforhumorouspoery——nexoswifandprior——mouldedheadsincyorpserofparisoadmiraion,byhedinofnauralgeniusmerely;urnedcribbageboards,andsuchsmallcabioys,operfecion;ookahandaquadrilleorbowlswihequalfaciliy;madepunchbeerhananymanofhisdegreeinengnd;hadhemerriesquipsandconceis,andwasalogeherasbrimfulofrogueriesandinvenionsasyoucoulddesirehewasabroherofheangle,moreover,andjussuchafree,heary,honespanionasmrisaacwalonwouldhavechosenogoafishingwihisawhiminhisoldageandhedecayofhisfaculies,palsysmien,inhessadsageofhumanweakness——”aremnanmosforlornofwhahewas,”yeevenhenhiseyewouldlighupuponhemenionofhisfavouriegarrickhewasgreaes,hewouldsay,inbayes——”wasuponhesagenearlyhroughouhewholeperformance,andasbusyasabee”ainervals,oo,hewouldspeakofhisformerlife,andhowhecameupalileboyfromlincolnogooservice,andhowhismohercriedaparingwihhim,andhowhereurned,afersomefewyearsabsence,inhissmarnewliveryoseeher,andsheblessedherselfahechange,andcouldhardlybehoughobelievehaiwas”herownbairn”andhen,heexciemensubsiding,hewouldweep,illihavewishedhasadsecondchildhoodmighhaveamohersilloyisheaduponherpbuhemonmoherofusalli

olongimeaferreceivedhimgenlyinohers

wihcovenry,andwihsal,inheirwalksuponheerrace,mosmonlypeerpiersonwouldjoin,omakeupahirdheydidnowalklinkedarminarminhosedays——”asnowoursouriumvirssweephesrees,”——bugeneralwihbohhandsfoldedbehindhemforsae,orwihonealeasbehind,heohercarryingacanepwasabenevolen,bunoaprepossessingmadhehadhainhisfacewhichyoucouldnoermunhappiness;iraherimpliedanincapaciyofbeinghappyhischeekswerecolourless,evenowhienesshislookwasuninviing,resembling(buwihouhissourness)haofourgreaphinhropisiknowhahedidgoodacs,buicouldnevermakeouwhahewasconemporarywihhese,busubordinae,wasdainesbarringon——anoheroddiy——hewalkedburlyandsquare——inimiaion,ihink,ofcovenry——howbeiheaainednoohedigniyofhisprooypeneverheless,hedidpreywell,uponhesrenghofbeingaolerableaniquarian,andhavingabroherabishopwhenheaccounofhisyearsreasurershipcameobeaudied,hefollowingsingurchargewasunanimouslydisallowedbyhebench:”iem,disbursedmrallen,hegardener,wenyshillings,forsuffopoisonhesparrows,bymyorders”nexohimwasoldbaron——ajollynegaion,whoookuponhimheorderingofhebillsoffareforheparliamenchamber,wherehebenchersdine——answeringohebinaionroomsacollege——muchoheeasemenofhislessepicureanbrehreniknownohingmoreofhim——henread,andwope

y——read,goodhumouredandpersonable——wope

y,goodhumoured,buhin,andfeliciousinjessuponhisownfigureifwashin,wharrywasaenuaedandfleeingmanymusrememberhim(forhewasraheroferdae)andhissingurgai,whichwasperformedbyreesepsandajumpregurlysucceedinghesepswerelileeffors,likehaofachildbegi

ingowalk;hejumpparaivelyvigorous,asafoooaninchwherehelearnedhisfigure,orwhaoccasionedi,icouldneverdiscoveriwasneihergracefuliniself,norseemedoanswerhepurposeanybeerhanmonwalkingheexremeenuiyofhisframe,isuspec,sehimuponiiwasarialofpoisingwope

ywouldofenrallyhimuponhislea

ess,andhailhimasbroherlusy;buwhadnorelishofajokehisfeaureswerespiefulihaveheardhahewouldpinchhiscasearsexremely,whenanyhinghadoffendedhimjackson——heomniscienjacksonhewascalled——wasofhisperiodhehadherepuaionofpossessingmoremulifariousknowledgehananymanofhisimehewashefriarbaconofhelesslieraeporionofheempleirememberapleasanpassage,ofhecookapplyingohim,wihmuchformaliyofapology,orinsrucionshowowriedownedgeboneofbeefinhisbillofmonshewassupposedoknow,ifanymaninheworlddidhedecidedheorhographyobe——asihavegiveni——forifyinghisauhoriywihsuchanaomicalreasonsasdismissedhemanciple(forheime)learnedandhappysomedospelliyeperversely,aichbone,fromafancifulresembncebeweenisshape,andhaofheaspiraesodenominaedihadalmosforgoenmingaywihheironhand——buhewassomewhaerhehadloshisrighhandbysomeacciden,andsuppliediwihagrapplinghook,whichhewieldedwihaolerableadroinessideecedhesubsiue,beforeiwasoldenoughoreasonwheheriwerearificialornoirememberheasonishmeniraisedinmehewasablusering,loudalkingperson;andireconciledhephenomenonomyideasasanemblemofpower——somewhalikehehornsinheforeheadofmichaengelosmosesbaronmaseres,whowalks(ordidillveryely)inhecosumeofhereignofgeorgehesecond,closesmyimperfecrecollecionsofheoldbenchersofhei

eremplefanasicforms,whiherareyefled?or,ifhelikeofyouexis,whyexisheynomoreforme?yeinexplicable,halfundersoodappearances,whyesinreasonoearawayhepreernauralmis,brighorgloomy,haenshroudedyou?whymakeyesosorryafigureinmyreion,whomadeupome——omychildisheyes——hemyhologyofheemple?inhosedaysisawgods,as”oldmencoveredwihamanle,”walkinguponheearhlehedreamsofcssicidoryperish,——exincbehefairiesandfairyrumperyoflegendaryfabling,inhehearofchildhood,herewill,forever,springupawellofi

ocenorwholesomesupersiion——heseedsofexaggeraionwillbebusyhere,andvial——fromeverydayformseducingheunknownandheunmoninhalilegoshenherewillbeligh,whenhegrownworldfloundersabouinhedarknessofsenseandmaerialiywhilechildhood,andwhiledreams,reducingchildhood,shallbelef,imaginaionshallnohavespreadherholywingsoallyoflyheearh

psihavedoneinjusiceohesofshadeofsamuelsalseewhaiisorusoimperfecmemory,andheerringnoicesofchildhood!yeiproesialwayshoughhahehadbeenabachelor!hisgenleman,rninformsme,marriedyoung,andlosinghisdyinchildbed,wihinhefirsyearofheirunion,fellinoadeepmencholy,fromheeffecsofwhich,probably,heneverhoroughlyrecoveredinwhaanewlighdoeshispcehisrejecion(ocallibyagenlername!)ofmildsusanp——,unravellinginobeauycerainpeculiariiesofhisveryshyandreiringcharacer——henceforhlenoonereceivehenarraivesofeliaforruerecords!heyare,inruh,bushadowsoffac——verisimiliudes,noveriies——orsiingbuuponheremoeedgesandouskirsofhisoryheisnosuchhoneschroniclerasrn,andwouldhavedonebeerperhapsohaveconsuledhagenleman,beforehesenheseincondiereminiscencesopressbuheworhysubreasurer——whorespecshisoldandhisnewmasers——wouldbuhavebeenpuzzledaheindecorousliberiesofeliahegoodmanwosno,peradvenure,ofhelicensewhichmagazineshavearrivedainhispinspeakingage,orhardlydreamsofheirexisencebeyondhegenlemans——hisfurhesmonhlyexcursionsinhisnaurehavingbeenlongconfinedoheholygroundofhonesurbansobiuarymayibelongbeforehisow

ameshallhelposwellhosecolumnsofunenviedfery!——meanime,oyenewbenchersofhei

eremple,cherishhimkindly,forheishimselfhekindliesofhumancreauresshouldinfirmiiesoverakehim——heisyeingreenandvigorousseniliy——makeallowancesforhem,rememberingha”yeyourselvesareold”somayhewingedhorse,ourancienbadgeandcognisance,sillflourishsomayfuurehookersandseldensillusraeyourchurchandchambers!somayhesparrows,indefaulofmoremelodiousquirisers,unpoisonedhopabouyourwalks!somayhefreshcolouredandcleanlynurserymaid,who,byleave,airsherpyfulchargeinyoursaelygardens,dropherpreiesblushingcursyasyepass,reduciveofjuvenescenemoion!somayheyounkersofhisgeneraioneyeyou,pacingyoursaelyerrace,wihhesamesupersiiousveneraion,wihwhichhechildeliagazedonheoldworhieshasolemnizedheparadebeforeye!