I shall not add myself to such a chase, Thwart his atttempts, or envy his success. He gives a tongue t'enlarge upon, a heart To me, an unambitious mind, content A wish for ease and leisure, and ere long Found here that leisure and that ease I wish'd. ARGUMENT OF THE FIFTH BOOK. A frosty morning.-The foddering of cattle.-The woodman and his dog.-The poultry.-Whimsical effects of frost at a waterfall.—The Empress of Russia's palace of ice.—Amusements of monarchs.-War, one of them.-Wars, whence. -And whence monarchy.-The evils of it.English and French loyalty contrasted.-The Bastille, and a prisoner there.—Liberty the chief recommendation of this country.-Modern patriotism questionable, and why.—The perishable nature of the best human institutions.—Spiritual liberty not perishable.—The slavish state of man by nature.-Deliver him, Deist, if you can.— Grace must do it.-The respective merits of patriots and martyrs stated.-Their different treatment.- Happy freedom of the man whom grace makes free.-His relish of the works of God.-Address to the Creator. THE TASK. BOOK V. THE WINTER MORNING WALK. Tis morning; and the sun, with ruddy orb Seen through the leafless wood. His slanting ray |