In vain you search the domes of Care!

Grass and flowers, Quiet treads,

On the meads and mountain-heads,

Along with Pleasure, close allied,

Ever by each other’s side;

And often, by the murmuring rill,

Hears the thrush, while all is still

Within the groves of Grongar Hill.

John Dyer, 1700–1758.

LETTER ON CERTAIN TREES.