I have been planning what I would shew you: a flower here, a tree there; yonder a grove, near it a fountain; on this side a hill, on that a river. indeed madam I know nothing so charming as our own country. the learned say it is a new creation; and I believe them; not for their reasons, but...

I am then to be liberated from the hated occupations of politics, & to sink into the bosom of my family, my farm & my books. I have my house to build, my feilds to farm, and to watch for the happiness of those who labor for mine.

I know no country where ... public esteem is so attached to worth, regardless of wealth.

I am now in that tranquil situation which is my delight, with all my family living with me, and forming a delicious society.

travelling is good for your health and necessary for your amusement.