And admirations that were there, of God

And of his works: or, yielding to the bent

Of his peculiar humour, would let loose

His tongue, and give it the wind’s freedom; then,

Discoursing on remote imaginations, strong

Conceits, devices, plans, and schemes,[353]

Of alterations human hands might make

Among the mountains, fens which might be drained,

Mines opened, forests planted, and rocks split,

The fancies of a solitary man.[354]