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LET. XI. AND VICISSITUDES OF THE SEASONS. l8l

pleasing and agreeable to a philosophic mind,than the alternate succession of day and night,and the regular return of the seasons.

. . —" Sweet is the breath of morn,

" And sweet the coming on of grateful evening mild."

When the sun first appears in the horizon, allnature is animated by his presence; the magni-ficent theatre of the universe opens graduallyto our view, and every object around us excitesideas of pleasure, admiration and wonder. Af-ter “ riding in all his brightness” through thevault of heaven, he is again hid from our sight,and we are now presented with a new spectacleof equal grandeur and sublimity. The heavensare on a sudden covered with innumerable stars;“ the moon rising in clouded majesty, unveilsher peerless lightwhilst the silent solemnityof the scene, fills the mind with sentiments andideas beyond the power of language to express.

Variety is the source of every pleasure; andthe bountiful Author of nature, in the magnifi-cent display of his wisdom and power, has af-forded us every posiible means of entertainmentand instruction. What a pleasing succession ofscenes results from the gradual vicissitudes of theseasons ? Summer, winter, spring and autumn,lead us insensibly through the varied circle ofthe year; and are no less pleasing to the mind,than necessary towards bringing to maturity theN 3 various