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condition presents more genuine pleasures; retired
on your estate, you promote and cherish the
happiness of every heart around you; and while you are
occupied in the advancement of agriculture, that
noblest art, that truest fource of national wealth and
best contributor to human felicity, you enjoy the
contentment of a peaceful and virtuous life.
During my long absence, memory, faithful to her first
impressions, has frequently recalled to me the
pleasing scenes of my youth; and often, amidst the noise
of splendid entertainments, and surrounded by a
brilliant crowd, I have heaved a sigh, and found myself
a stranger and alone! Distance has sharpened the
recollection, and my anxious wishes have been
involuntarily turned to your happy retreat.
It is a truth confirmed by every day’s experience,
in individuals as well as in societies, that they diminish
their happiness in proportion to their departure from
nature. My distant excursions, my long journeys, only
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