I put on the garb and assumed the manners of a clown.
"My chief recreation was walking.

My principal haunts were the lawns and gardens of Mettingen.

In this delightful region the luxuriances of nature had been chastened by judicious art, and each successive contemplation unfolded new enchantments.
"I was studious of seclusion: I was satiated with the intercourse of mankind, and discretion required me to shun their intercourse.

For these reasons I long avoided the observation of your family, and chiefly visited these precincts at night.
"I was never weary of admiring the position and ornaments of THE TEMPLE.

Many a night have I passed under its roof, revolving no pleasing meditations.