THE CONTENT S. WALK in the Garden; Summer Morning; A foaring Lark; Invitation to early Rifing; 122-Vaftness of the Heavens, greater Extent of Divine Mercy, 124-The Sun; its rifing Glories; Emblem of CHRIST, in its enlightening, fructifying, chearing, and extenfive Influences, 126Dews; their tranfient Brightness; their refreshing Nature; their immenfe Number: difficult Paffage in the Pfalms cleared up, 136—The various, but harmonious, Procedure of Providence and Grace, 143-View of the Country, and its principal Productions; particularly of an Orchard, and Kitchen Garden; chiefly characterized as ufeful, 145-CHRIST made and recovered, upholds and actuates All; Addrefs to Mankind on this · Occafion, 155-Obfervations contracted to the Garden; Fields of Literature left for the Study of the Bible, 161-Fragrance of Flowers; its fugitive Nature, another Motive to shake off Sloth; the delightful Senfation it creates, faint Reprefentation of CHRIST's Sacrifice; all our Performances formances polluted, this the Caufe of our Accept- the the Difpofals of Heaven, 199-Quotations from Cafimir and Juvenal tranflated, 201, 203-A favourite Tenet of Mr. Pope's rightly stated, 204 -The brute Creatures unaffected with Flowers: Their fine Qualities peculiarly intended to delight Mankind: All Things conftituted with a parti cular Regard to our Advantage; this, an endear- ing Obligation to Gratitude; but a more engaging Motive, is the Gift of an immortal Soul, 205- Remark on the Notion of a great Poet, 209- The cultivated Garden, an Image of a well-nur- tured Mind; Addrefs to Perfons concerned in the Education of Youth, 216-Flowers in the Bud, figurative of a Niggard, Flowers in full Expan- fion, expreffive of a benevolent Difpofition, 219- Sun-Flower; its remarkable Attachment to the Sun; fuch fhould be our Adherence to the Saviour, 221-Paffion-Flower; its Defcription; with a religious Improvement, 225- Senfitive Plant; Shrinks from every Touch; fuch should be our folicitous Care to avoid Sin, 230-The Delicacy of Flowers, and Coarfeness of their Roots; the ennobling Change of our Bodies at the Refur- rection; this should reconcile us to the Thoughts of Diffolution, 234-Passage from Theocritus; the Perfections of Flowers foon decay; the Charms the Honours of the future State unfading, 239— All the Delights of the flowery Seafon pass away; the celeftial Entertainments know no End, 242- Not Flowers only, but the most durable Things in Nature, are perishing; their Felicity ftable, who bave Gop for their Portion, 244-Retreat into an Arbour; Practice of St. Auguftine, Pattern for our Imitation, 245-Coolness of this fhady Si- tuation; the infufferable Heat, that rages abroad; our Safety in all the Dangers of Life, and amidst the Terrors of eternal Judgment, if sheltered by the Redeemer's Protection, and interested in his Merits, 246-The Bees; their Ingenuity; their Industry; fet an Example for the Author, 250—A distant Profpect of the whole Scene, with its various De- corations, reminds the Beholder of Heaven; its RE- REFLECTIONS ON A FLOWER-GARDEN, In a LETTER to a LADY. MADAM, COME Time ago, my Meditations took a Turn among the Tombs. They visited the awful and melancholy Manfions of the Dead*; and you was pleased to favour them with your Attention.-May I, now, beg the Honour of your Company, in a more *Difcourfes on the Vanity of the Creature, which "represent the Barrenness of every Thing in this World, and its Incapacity of producing any folid or fubftantial VOL. I. "Happi K |