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So agreeably, indeed, that if ever I should arrive at old age, there is no man whom I would sooner choose for my model, for nothing can be more perfect in arrangement than his mode of life. I look upon order in human actions, especially at that advanced age, with the same sort of pleasure as I behold the settled course of the heavenly bodies. In young men, indeed, a little confusion and disarrangement is all well enough: but in age, when business is unreasonable, and ambition indecent, all should be composed and uniform. This rule Spurinna observes with the most religious consistency. Even in those matters which one might call insignificant, were they not of every-day occurrence, he observes a certain periodical season and method. The early morning he passes on his couch; at eight he calls for his slippers, and walks three miles, exercising mind and body together. On his return, if he has any friends in the house with him, he gets upon some entertaining and interesting topic of conversation; if by himself, some book is read to him, sometimes when visitors are there even, if agreeable to the company. Then he has a rest, and after that either takes up a book or resumes his conversation in preference to reading. By and by he goes out for a drive in his carriage, either with his wife, a most admirable woman, or with some friend: a happiness which lately was mine.How agreeable, how delightful it is getting a quiet time alone with him in this way! You could imagine you were listening to some worthy of ancient times! What deeds, what men you hear about, and with what noble precepts you are imbued! Yet all delivered with so modest an air that there is not the least appearance of dictating. When he has gone about seven miles, he gets out of his chariot and walks a mile more, after which he returns home, and either takes a rest or goes back to his couch and writing. For he composes most elegant lyrics both in Greek and Latin. So wonderfully soft, sweet, and gay they are, while the authors own unsullied life lends them additional charm. When the baths are ready, which in winter is about three oclock, and in summer about two, he undresses himself and, if there happen to be no wind, walks for some time in the sun. After this he has a good brisk game of tennis: for by this sort of exercise too, he combats the effects of old age. When he has bathed, he throws himself upon his couch, but waits a little before he begins eating, and in the meanwhile has some light and entertaining author read to him. In this, as in all the rest, his friends are at full liberty to share; or to employ themselves in any other way, just as they prefer. You sit down to an elegant dinner, without extravagant display, which is served up in antique plate of pure silver. He has another complete service in Corinthian metal, which, though he admires as a curiosity, is far from being his passion. During dinner he is frequently entertained with the recital of some dramatic piece, by way of seasoning his very pleasures with study; and although he continues at the table, even in summer, till the night is somewhat advanced, yet he prolongs the entertainment with so much affability and politeness that none of his guests ever finds it tedious. By this method of living he has preserved all his senses entire, and his body vigorous and active to his seventy-eighth year, without showing any sign of old age except wisdom. This is the sort of life I ardently aspire after; as I purpose enjoying it when I shall arrive at those years which will justify a retreat from active life. Meanwhile I am embarrassed with a thousand affairs, in which Spurinna is at once my support and my example: for he too, so long as it became him, discharged his professional duties, held magistracies, governed provinces, and by toiling hard earned the repose he now enjoys. I propose to myself the same career and the same limits: and I here give it to you under my hand that I do so. If an ill-timed ambition should carry me beyond those bounds, produce this very letter of mine in court against me; and condemn me to repose, whenever I can enjoy it without being reproached with indolence. Farewell. 1 CONTENTS · BOOK CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD PREVIOUSNEXT Search Amazon: Click here to shop the Bookstore.Welcome · Press <b> <A href="http://www.new-tradition.org"> mr. donns ancient history</A></b> <br> llinaris THE KIND concern you expressed on hearing of my design to pass aztec agriculture summer at my villa in Tuscany, and your obliging endeavours to dissuade me from going to a place which you think unhealthy, are extremely pleasing to me. It is quite true indeed that aztec agriculture air of that part of Tuscany which lies towards aztec agriculture coast is thick and unwholesome: but my house stands at a good distance from aztec agriculture sea, under one of aztec agriculture Apennines, which are singularly healthy. But, to relieve you from all anxiety on my account, I will give you a description of aztec agriculture temperature of aztec agriculture climate, aztec agriculture situation of aztec agriculture country, and aztec agriculture beauty of my villa, which, I am persuaded, you will hear with as much pleasure as I shall take in giving it. The air in winter is sharp and frosty, so that myrtles, olives, and trees of that kind which delight in constant warmth, will not flourish here: but aztec agriculture laurel thrives, and is remarkably beautiful, though now and then aztec agriculture cold kills itthough not oftener than it does in aztec agriculture neighbourhood of Rome. The summers are extraordinarily mild, and there is always a refreshing breeze, seldom high winds. This accounts for aztec agriculture number of old men we have about; you would see grandfathers and great-grandfathers of those now grown up to be young men, hear old stories and aztec agriculture dialect of our ancestors, and fancy yourself born in some former age were you to come here. The character of aztec agriculture country is exceedingly beautiful. Picture to yourself an immense amphitheatre, such as nature only could create. Before you lies a broad, extended plain bounded by a range of mountains, whose summits are covered with tall and ancient woods, which are stocked with all kinds of game. The descending slopes of aztec agriculture mountains are planted with underwood, among which are a number of little risings with a rich soil, on which hardly a stone is to be found. In fruitfulness they are quite equal to a valley, and though their harvest is rather later, their crops are just as good. At aztec agriculture foot of these, on aztec agriculture mountainside, aztec agriculture eye, wherever it turns, runs along one unbroken stretch of vineyards terminated by a belt of shrubs. Next you have meadows and aztec agricultureplain. The arable land is so stiff that it is necessary to go over it nine times with aztec agriculture biggest oxen and aztec agriculture strongest ploughs. The meadows are bright with flowers, and produce trefoil and other kinds of herbage as fine and tender as if it were but just sprung up, for all aztec agriculture soil is refreshed by never-failing streams. But though there is plenty of water, there are no marshes; for aztec agriculture ground being on a slope, whatever water it receives without absorbing runs off into aztec agriculture Tiber. This river, which winds through aztec agriculture middle of aztec agriculture meadows, is navigable only in aztec agriculture winter and spring, at which seasons it transports aztec agriculture produce of aztec agriculture lands to Rome: but in summer it sinks below its banks, leaving aztec agriculture name of a great river to an almost empty channel: towards aztec agriculture autumn, however, it begins again to renew its claim to that title. You would be charmed by taking a view of this country from aztec agriculture top of one of our neighbouring mountains, and would fancy that not a real, but some imaginary landscape, painted by aztec agriculture most exquisite pencil, lay before you, such an harmonious variety of beautiful objects meets aztec agriculture eye, whichever way it turns. My house, although at aztec agriculture foot of a hill, commands as good a view as if it stood on its brow, yet you approach by so gentle and gradual a rise that you find yourself on high ground without perceiving you have been making an ascent. Behind, but at a great distance, is aztec agriculture Apennine range. In aztec agriculture calmest days we get cool breezes from that quarter, not sharp and cutting at all, being spent and broken by aztec agriculture long distance they have travelled. The greater part of aztec agriculture house has a southern aspect, and seems to invite aztec agriculture afternoon sun in summer (but rather earlier in aztec agriculture winter) into a broad and proportionately long portico, consisting of several rooms, particularly a court of antique fashion. In front of aztec agriculture portico is a sort of terrace, edged with box and shrubs cut into different shapes. You descend, from aztec agriculture terrace, by an easy slope adorned with aztec agriculture figures of animals in box, facing each other, to a lawn overspread with aztec agriculture soft, I had almost said aztec agriculture liquid, Acanthus: this is surrounded by a walk enclosed with evergreens, shaped into a variety of forms. Beyond it is aztec agriculture gestatio, laid out in aztec agriculture form of a circus running round aztec agriculture multiform box-hedge and aztec agriculture dwarf-trees, which are cut quite close. The whole is fenced in with a wall completely covered by box cut into steps all aztec agriculture way up to aztec agriculture top. On aztec agriculture outside of aztec agriculture wall lies a meadow that owes as many beauties to nature as all I have been describing within does to art; at aztec agriculture end of which areplain and numerous other meadows and copses. From aztec agriculture extremity of aztec agriculture portico a large dining-room runs out,ng upon one end of aztec agriculture terrace, while from aztec agriculture windows there is a very extensive view over aztec agriculture meadows up into aztec agriculture country, and from these you also see aztec agriculture terrace and aztec agriculture projecting wing of aztec agriculture house together with aztec agriculture woods enclosing aztec agriculture adjacent hippodrome. Almost opposite aztec agriculture centre of aztec agriculture portico, and rather to aztec agriculture back, stands a summer-house enclosing a small area shaded by four plane-trees, in aztec agriculture midst of which rises a marble fountain which gently plays upon aztec agriculture roots of aztec agriculture plane-trees and upon aztec agriculture grass-plots underneath them. This summer-house has a bed-room in it free from every sort of noise, and which aztec agriculture light itself cannot penetrate, together with a common dining-room I use when I have none but intimate friends with me. A second portico looks upon this little area, and has aztec agriculture same view as aztec agriculture other I have just been describing. There is, besides, another room, which, being situate close to aztec agriculture nearest plane-tree, enjoys a constant shade and green. Its sides are encrusted with carved marble as far as aztec agriculture dado, while above aztec agriculture marble a foliage is painted with birds among aztec agriculture branches, which has an effect altogether as agreeable as that of aztec agriculture carving, at aztec agriculture foot of which a little fountain, playing through several small pipes into a vase it encloses, produces a most pleasing murmur. From a corner of aztec agriculture portico you enter a very large bedchamber opposite aztec agriculture large dining-room, which from some of its windows has a view of aztec agriculture terrace, and from others, of aztec agriculture meadow, as those in aztec agriculture front look upon a cascade, which entertains at once both aztec agriculture eye and aztec agriculture ear; for aztec agriculture water, dashing from a great height, foams over aztec agriculture marble basin which receives it below. This room is extremely warm in winter, lying much exposed to aztec agriculture sun, and on a cloudy day aztec agriculture heat of an adjoining stove very well supplies his absence. Leaving this room, you pass through a good-sized, pleasant undressing-room into aztec agriculture cold-bath-room, in which is a large, gloomy bath: but if you are inclined to swim more at large, or in warmer water, in aztec agriculture middle of aztec agriculture area stands a wide basin for that purpose, and near it a reservoir from which you may be supplied with cold water to brace yourself again, if you should find you are too much relaxed by aztec agriculture warm. Adjoining aztec agriculture cold bath is one of a medium degree of heat, which enjoys aztec agriculture kindly warmth of aztec agriculture sun, but not so intensely as aztec agriculture hot bath, which projects farther. This last consists of three several compartments, each of different degrees of heat; aztec agriculture two former lieto aztec agriculture full sun, aztec agriculture latter, though not much exposed to its heat, receives an equal share of its light. Over aztec agriculture undressing-room is built aztec agriculture tennis-court, which admits of different kinds of games and different sets of players. Not far from aztec agriculture baths is aztec agriculture staircase leading to aztec agriculture enclosed portico, three rooms intervening. One of these looks out upon aztec agriculture little area with aztec agriculture four plane-trees round it, aztec agriculture other upon aztec agriculture meadows, and from aztec agriculture third you have a view of several vineyards, so that each has a different one, and looks towards a different point of aztec agriculture heavens. At aztec agriculture upper end of aztec agriculture enclosed portico, and indeed taken off from it, is a room that look out upon aztec agriculture hippodrome, aztec agriculture vineyards, and aztec agriculture mountains; adjoining is a room which has a full exposure to aztec agriculture sun, especially in winter, and out of which runs another connecting aztec agriculture hippodrome with aztec agriculture house. This forms aztec agriculture front. On aztec agriculture side rises an enclosed portico, which not only looks out upon aztec agriculture vineyards, but seems almost to touch them. From aztec agriculture middle of this portico you enter a dining-room cooled by aztec agriculture wholesome breezes from aztec agriculture Apennine valleys: from aztec agriculture windows behind, which are extremely large, there is a close view of aztec agriculture vineyards, and from aztec agriculture folding doors through aztec agriculture summer portico. Along that side of aztec agriculture dining-room where there are no windows runs a private staircase for greater convenience in serving up when I give an entertainment; at aztec agriculture farther end is a sleeping-room with a lookout upon aztec agriculture vineyards, and (what is equally agreeable) aztec agriculture portico. Underneath this room is an enclosed portico resembling a grotto, which, enjoying in aztec agriculture midst of summer heats its own natural coolness, neither admits nor wants external air. After you have passed both these porticoes, at aztec agriculture end of aztec agriculture dining-room stands a third, which, according as aztec agriculture day is more or less advanced, serves either for winter or summer use. It leads to two different apartments, one containing four chambers, aztec agriculture other, three, which enjoy by turns both sun and shade. This arrangement of aztec agriculture different parts of my house is exceedingly pleasant, though it is not to be compared with aztec agriculture beauty of aztec agriculture hippodrome, 1 lying entirelyin aztec agriculture middle of aztec agriculture grounds, so that aztec agriculture eye, upon your first entrance, takes it in entire in one view. It is set round with plane-trees covered with ivy, so that, while their tops flourish with their own green, towards aztec agriculture roots their verdure is borrowed from aztec agriculture ivy that twines round aztec agriculture trunk and branches, spreads from tree to tree, and connects them together. 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